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Column: Cats look like No. 1 in win over Razorbacks

Now that looked like the No. 1 team in the country. In a game where UK could easily have overlooked its opponent, let another sharpshooter go off on their home floor or let a former Cat come home and earn a career defining win as a coach, the Cats did what they do best: win. [...]

By now you’ve heard. The Cats are just 40 minutes away from the No. 1 ranking for the first time since the end of the 2002-03 regular season. I’m sure you didn’t forget that drought. The Cats feature the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft to go with two other likely lottery [...]

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The eight-run second inning in UK’s marathon victory against Tennessee on Sunday may go down as just one inning in an offensive onslaught, but it just might have been the turning point of the Bat Cats’ season. UK trailed by four entering the second after two defensive errors had helped the Volunteers open up the [...]

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The UK baseball team has nine conference games remaining, but has to hope that its chance to make the Southeastern Conference Tournament and NCAA Tournament hasn’t already passed them. The Cats sit two games behind South Carolina for the eighth and final spot in the SEC Tournament, and their road to Hoover, Ala., is further [...]

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UK guard Jodie Meeks has not decided whether he will keep his name in the NBA draft permanently. “I’m just in the process of doing what I need to do to get the experience,” Meeks said. “I’m not really sure what I’m going to do, I’m just working out and trying to stay in shape.” [...]

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If you’re looking for headlines for the upcoming 2009-2010 football season expect tales of Cobb, Hartline, Newton or Smith. But after Saturday’s spring game there might be a few more headlines in your future you weren’t expecting. “Fidler leads Cats on 93 yard drive for victory” might be a stretch with rising junior Mike Hartline [...]

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Cats’ season is all about the numbers

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There’s a UK team about to make history this season, and I’ll give you three guesses as to which team it is. Basketball?  Nope. That history-making squad is at least a season away.  Football? Nope.  Three straight bowl wins is nice, but spring practice isn’t the stuff of record books.  Baseball?  Wrong again.  The Bat [...]

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When discussing the UK baseball second-ranked recruiting class, there was plenty of praise to be heaped on the incoming Cats.  Despite the universal applause for the entire class, most of the focus remained on the top-ranked prospects. By the time most pundits reached outfielder Chad Wright on the list of future Cats, they had exhausted [...]

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With the first day of the late signing recruiting period in the books, the UK recruiting scene is starting to heat up. UK can check off its first item on its recruiting to-do list after securing the signature of commitment DeMarcus Cousins.  Cousins, ranked the No. 2 recruit in the county by Rivals.com and No. [...]

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LOUISVILLE — A bloop down the left field line and a double against one of the best relievers in the Big East may have finally given the Cats the break they were looking for. Entering the eighth inning Tuesday, the Cats were down two runs and appeared to be on the way to their eighth [...]

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