By Sam Ranard Exchanging their jerseys and sneakers for jackets and dresses, UK Athletics celebrated the best of the best at the seventh annual Catspy Awards. Scores of athletes and coaches from all 22 varsity sports at UK filled Memorial Coliseum to honor their peers in this year’s Catspy Awards. A total of five teams [...]
Myron Pryor became the only UK football player to get drafted in the 2009 National Football Draft when the New England Patriots selected Pryor with the No. 34 pick in the sixth round on Sunday.
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By Bill Nigut Freshman pitcher Rachel Riley did it all for the UK softball team on Wednesday night. Not only did she hit a home run in the second inning, but she also carried a no-hitter through five innings against Eastern Kentucky University. UK picked up a 7-0 win, improving its record to 26-18 and [...]
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The No. 24 UK women’s tennis team lost to No. 19 Vanderbilt over the weekend, and will now face No. 20 South Carolina in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament at 3:30 on Thursday. The Gamecocks defeated UK earlier this season, 5-2, which ended the Cats’ nine-match winning streak. Freshman Caroline Lilley has [...]
Continue reading …John Calipari has one mission as the UK men’s basketball head coach: to serve the players and constantly recruit. Calipari said while the ultimate prize is to win the NCAA Championship, he is here to make sure his players achieve their dreams — be it the NBA or a post-graduate job. “This is their program,†[...]
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John Calipari is not bringing just 445 wins with him to Lexington, he’s also bringing change to the men’s basketball program. For some, like the case of DeAndre Liggins, that’s a good thing, but for others, like Josh Harrellson, that can mean something completely different. It has been well-documented Calipari runs the Dribble-Drive Motion, a [...]
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Basketball traditionalists say a normal offensive set is full of passes, screens, cuts and then, finally, a shot. However, that’s not the case anymore in what is widely considered the Mecca of college basketball — Lexington. With the hiring of John Calipari, a new system is on the horizon. The Dribble-Drive Motion offense, known as [...]
Continue reading …Students that can’t wait for football season to begin are now one step closer to getting there. Season tickets for students went on sale Monday, with high expectations. In 2008, the student season tickets sold out before classes started in August. In order to purchase season tickets, you must be a full-time UK student, which [...]
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UK head coach John Calipari stood at half court of the Joe Craft Center practice floor, wearing his new, white long-sleeve UK shirt and blue warm-up pants. He looked right at DeAndre Liggins, a rising sophomore, and told him what could be. If Liggins does one thing: Play the way Calipari wants him to. “If [...]
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Days after UK landed John Calipari, its star junior guard looks to be heading to the NBA. On Tuesday, Jodie Meeks declared he would enter the NBA Draft but not hire an agent, through a UK Athletics news release. Not hiring an agent allows Meeks the opportunity to return to school if he chooses. The [...]
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