I have been under the weather since early Christmas Eve morning and have spent most of the past five days in the bed because of the stomach flu. It’s has been unlike anything I have ever experienced in my life. Now that I’m on the mend, wanted to take a few minutes to relay some …
Monthly Archive: December 2009
Dec 23
UK Basketball: Monson likes Cats
LEXINGTON –Baking a cake requires using the right ingredients. Dan Monson thinks Kentucky coach John Calipari has assembled the right mix that’s needed to make a run at a national championship. “They have all of the ingredients to be successful,” the Long Beach coach said following his team’s 86-73 loss to the Wildcats Wednesday at …
Dec 22
UK Basketball: Wazoo bringing back blasts from the past
Press release from Wazoo Sports — Channel 18.2 on digital cable box. Wazoo Sports will broadcast a Wazoo Classic Christmas Day Marathon on the Wazoo Sports Network featuring the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals. The marathon will consist of nine classic games from past NCAA Tournaments. If you are a sports fan …
Dec 21
Verizon Wireless a winner in my book
My career is all about covering sports. I wouldn’t have it any other way. In the past 17 years since I ventured on this journey, the way I present a point of view and write a story has been expanded, thanks to advanced technology. My writing has been presented to those in our own little …
Dec 21
UK Basketball: FOX to air special on Calipari
FOX Sports South announced today the debut of In My Own Words: John Calipari, a 60-minute interview special spotlighting the University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach, one of the all-time winningest coaches in NCAA basketball history. The special on John Calipari debuts on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 9 p.m. on FOX Sports South. Calipari chronicles …
Dec 19
Prep Basketball: Memphis Central ‘scary’
George Rogers Clark boys basketball coach Scott Humphrey knows what his team will be up against today in the quarterfinals of the King of the Bluegrass today at Louisville Fairdale. The Cardinals will take on Memphis Central at 4:30 p.m. The Warriors opened the tournament with an impressive 67-63 win over Louisville Ballard in the …
Dec 13
Thoughts on Tiger Woods
I witnessed Tiger Woods in his prime. It was at the 2000 PGA championship at Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville. I was inside the ropes with a camera in hand, shooting his every shot, burning four rolls of film in the process. I captured the moment when Woods sank a birdie in the first playoff …
Dec 11
Zollo gaining interest
George Rogers Clark forward Vinny Zollo re-opened his options for college last summer and is gaining a lot of interest from big-time college programs. Zollo, who verbally committed to Kentucky more than a year ago, re-opened his commitment after Billy Gillispie was fired last spring. The decision to re-examine his future has prompted several schools …
Dec 06
Replay: Cats to play Clemson in Music City Bowl
NASHVILLE – Representatives of the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl announced today the University of Kentucky will represent the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the 12th annual Bowl and face off against the Atlantic Coast Conference’s (ACC) Clemson University. Kick off will be Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at LP Field in Nashville. The …
Dec 03
UK Basketball: Wall speaks out on Tar Heels
Kentucky freshman guard John Wall was recruited by North Carolina before deciding to sign with Kentucky in a process that went down to the wire. Wall answered a few questions during an interview session Thursday at the Joe Craft Center. Kentucky plays the Tar Heels at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Rupp Arena in a nationally …