Monthly Archive: June 2009

Jun 30

UK Basketball: Thinking ahead

Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari isn’t afraid to think outside the box. The Kentucky coach indicated during the SEC basketball coaches teleconference Monday that he wouldn’t mind playing high-profile teams at neutral sites. Imagine Kentucky playing a high-profile opponent at Freedom Hall as opposed to a mid-major. How about a game against Indiana at …

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Jun 23

UK sports: Helping each other

Last week, my wife Rhonda and I took a short excursion to Berlin, Ohio and spent a few days the Amish parts of the state that borders Kentucky. We drove through the area last year on our way back from Cleveland, Ohio, and decided to spend more time in the area the year in the …

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Jun 11

Vacation time

Just to let my readers and followers know that I will be on vacation for the next 10 days. My wife and I are going to visit Holmes County Ohio and visit the Amish settlements in the region. Looking forward to some time off. I will attempt to update the blog once we get there.

Jun 08

Lessons from a coach

Managing editor Randy Patrick blogs about the movie “Forever Young” http://kyvoice.com/winchestersun/newerworld/

Jun 08

Helping hand

My father-in-law shared a story with us over the weekend that shows there are some good people — and coaches — in the world in which we live. Recently, Bill’s brother Owen was mowing his lawn and ran out of gas and needed to take a trip into town to refill the gas can. While …

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Jun 03

UK basketball and football: Five thoughts

(1) What will Jodie Meeks do? The Kentucky junior has until June 15 to decide whether or not to remain in the NBA Draft. For now, Meeks is still testing the waters and trying to determine his future. Your guess is as good as mine as to whether or not he will return. The guess …

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