Darius Miller shined during his senior year at Mason County High School. He led the Royals to the state championship in 2008 and was named the state’s Mr. Basketball. His high school coach, Chris O’Hearn, believes Miller is poised for a “great” senior campaign. “I think he’s going to have a great senior season,” O’Hearn …

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My wife Rhonda and I took a fall break trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. last weekend and the fall colors were splendid. We drove to Cades Cove just to figure out how to get there and mostly ate well. We dinned at Bubba Gump Scrimp Company on Gatlinburg for the first time and experienced the …

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Harlan County defensive coordinator Ovie Canady was impressed with George Rogers Clark senior running back Pokey Harris, who rushed for 377 yards in the Cardinals’ 57-36 loss to the Black Bears last week. Canady sent the following e-mail to George Rogers Clark coach Paul Columbia earlier this week. “We take a lot of pride in …

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Big Blue Madness, the first open practice opportunity for Kentucky’s 2011-12 men’s and women’s basketball teams, is Friday, Oct. 14. This will be the seventh time Madness has been held at Rupp Arena. Fans will be allowed to enter Rupp Arena beginning at 6 p.m. the night of Big Blue Madness. Madness Timeline: 6 p.m. …

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LEXINGTON — Kentucky sophomore forward Terrence Jones has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list as announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The 2011 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year (league coaches) and SEC Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press) averaged 15.7 points, while pulling down 8.8 rebounds per …

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Received this note from my friend Andrea Lingenfelter on Kentucky coach John Calipari’s women’s clinic that was held Sunday: The woman’s clinic was an awesome experience. How many people can say they got to meet the entire 2011-2012 team? Even more amazing was watching them practice! Fast & tough! Looks like it is going to …

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Jeff Sheppard is excited to announce the current confirmed rosters for the State Farm Big Blue All Star Tour presented by Zija and Coal Mining Our Future. The Big Blue All Stars will be playing against 5 of the top NAIA College Basketball programs in the state from October 8-13. The schedule and the current …

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LEXINGTON – Once again, Kentucky fans have demonstrated their insatiable appetite for basketball. All tickets for Big Blue Madness were snapped up in the first hour of availability Saturday morning. Thousands of fans were present at UK’s Memorial Coliseum ticket office at 7 a.m. when the distribution of free tickets began. Others obtained their tickets …

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