Cousins growing up as season progresses

UK freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins has come a long way, not only on and off the basketball court, but also in becoming media savvy.
Earlier in the season when asked about the Cats’ upcoming game against defending National Champions North Carolina, Cousins shrugged his shoulders and said he wasn’t impressed.
On Monday, when the Mobile, Ala., native
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Mitchell’s message remains the same as wins pile up

UK head coach Matthew Mitchell is becoming repetitive.
“As we go forward and we continue to work through our schedule, I’m basically saying the same things to (my team),” Mitchell said.
The “same things” Mitchell preaches to his team have become engrained in their minds since the beginning of the season. Over the course of the season,
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Hockey brawl spurs ejected players, team unity

Rivalry week transferred over to the ice last weekend.
When fighting on the ice, locked in a frenzied flurry of tossed punches and tugged jerseys with an opponent, the strategy is simple.
“Get him before he gets me,” Sean Wormald said.
Wormald, Nick Skuraton and Dylan Rohar were the starting first line when Saturday’s game against Tennessee got
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Cats move up in polls, Cousins wins fourth SEC award

With the loss of the previous No. 2 Villanova Wildcats, it was only fitting another group of Cats enjoy the benefits.
UK (22-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) moved up one spot to No. 3 in the newest version of the Associated Press top 25, and received two first-place votes.
Kansas (22-1) remained at No. 1 in
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Cool Cats fight, claw Tennessee in 9-3 victory

It was just another goal — for a few seconds.
After junior Sean Wormald netted the Cool Cats’ fifth goal of the night, it started to play out like any other goal. The crowd cheered, the players circled up and hugged, and the fans warmed up for another round of chants.
Five seconds later, three pairs of
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UK wins 71-57 as Arkansas falters down the stretch

On Super Bowl Sunday, UK continued its own Southeastern Conference championship aspirations with a 71-57 win over struggling Arkansas on Sunday afternoon.
The No.18 Cats (20-3, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) swept the season series with Arkansas (9-14, 1-9 SEC) after defeating the Razorbacks, this time on their home court at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.
The win
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Cats romp LSU in the Bayou [ SLIDESHOW ]

BATON ROUGE, La. — Jet lag may have been the only thing that slowed UK (22-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) down on Saturday afternoon.
The Cats used a 41-8 run to close out the first half and put away any chance for a Louisiana State (9-14, 0-9 SEC) upset. Freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins  paced the Cats yet
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Live Blog: UK vs. LSU

Join Kernel sports writers Metz Camfield and Kenny Colston for a live blog of UK’s game against Louisiana State. The Cats (21-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference), and Camfield, have traveled down to Baton Rouge as the defending SEC Champions, LSU Tigers (9-13, 0-8 SEC) look to capture their first SEC win of the season.
The Cats, led
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Cats not paying attention to LSU record

One of the biggest obstacles on Saturday afternoon for the young UK men’s basketball team may just be themselves.
The Cats (21-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) will travel down to Baton Rouge to play Louisiana State (9-13, 0-8 SEC) who is still looking for their first conference victory of the season.
“I understand they haven’t won a game,”
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‘Coach Cal’ app skyrockets in popularity

UK men’s basketball head coach John Calipari launched an application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch earlier this week. Like everything else Calipari has touched since arriving at UK, it immediately turned to gold.
As of late Thursday, it was the No. 2 paid sports app on iTunes, behind only ESPN Radio. Calipari’s app was ahead
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