After a marathon court day on Friday — a two-hour hearing Friday morning followed by a six hour afternoon hearing that lasted close to 10 p.m. — James Paxton and his attorneys could not convince a Fayette County Circuit Court judge to grant a temporary injunction allowing Paxton to play this season without submitting to […]
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John Wall is getting all the attention. The freshman point guard from Raleigh, N.C., is averaging 17.3 points per game, has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated and Sporting News, and in the eyes of many analysts is the leader to win the National Player of the Year award. His fellow backcourt teammate Eric Bledsoe […]
Continue reading …A Fayette County Circuit Court judge denied UK’s motion to dismiss the case with UK senior pitcher James Paxton. A 3 p.m. hearing will be held to decide on Paxton’s request for a temporary injunction. Paxton sued the university for a temporary injunction that would allow him to play baseball this season without submitting to […]
Continue reading …After a whirlwind month full of legal filings, but no actual court dates, senior pitcher James Paxton could finally get some answers in his case against UK on Friday. Paxton sued the university for a temporary injunction that would allow him to play baseball this season without submitting to an NCAA interview regarding his eligibility. […]
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By Chandler Howard Three, two, one, dodgeball! The idiom ricocheted off the gym walls as nearly 30 players ran toward midcourt. Many can rattle off a few memorable quotes from the blockbuster film starring Ben Stiller centering on an underdog gym’s dodgeball aspirations to make it big in the sport. Though many may believe this […]
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Football is known as a game of inches. Basketball is not given the same moniker, but Amani Franklin, a senior for the UK women’s basketball team, may soon contest such a fact. The 5-foot-11 Franklin, who primarily played guard prior to this season, has been forced to be the starting power forward for all of […]
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Coming out of a long holiday break, the UK hockey team doesn’t expect a holiday hangover. “We’re riled up,†head coach Rob Docherty said. “We have to come out strong to start the second half of the season. We will need 110 percent effort in both games.†The first game back from a long layoff […]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The will to win made its way to the South. After letting a 15-point lead with 14:30 to go in the game dwindle to a tie, the Cats used a 10-1 run to put away Florida 89-77 in front of a hostile home crowd. “Again, you get up 15 and all of […]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For a while, it looked like UK wanted to get out of Gainesville on Tuesday faster than Lane Kiffin got out of Knoxville, Tenn. After a 15-point UK lead turned into a tie game in the second half, UK looked ready to tuck its tail and run. Then, as Eric Bledsoe said, […]
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After a seven-year stint that started with a bumpy ride through losing seasons, Rich Brooks stepped down as head football coach after leading the Cats to four consecutive bowl games, the longest such streak in school history. Brooks told his team and the media he would likely not return for another season after UK’s 21-13 […]
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