Sometimes you have to do what it takes to get the job done. Such was the case a week ago. I traveled to Corbin and covered a high school game between George Rogers Clark High School and the Redhounds. I used the mobile hot spot on my Commando and it was a charm. I was …
Monthly Archive: August 2012
Aug 23
Charity basketball game set for Sept. 15 at Rupp Arena
LEXINGTON – On Sept. 15, the Big Blue Nation will have an opportunity to enjoy some of the top talent to come through the UK men’s basketball program in the last two decades when Kentucky hosts the 2012 UK Alumni Charity Game at Rupp Arena. Set to tip off at 2 p.m., the game will …
Aug 21
Big Blue Madness tickets to be distributed Sept. 22
LEXINGTON – Tickets for Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena will be available Saturday, Sept. 22 at 7 a.m. at the Memorial Coliseum ticket windows on Euclid Avenue and online at UKathletics.com and Ticketmaster.com. Madness, the first open practice opportunity for UK’s 2012-13 men’s and women’s basketball teams, is set for Friday, Oct. 12. Times …
Aug 20
UK Football: Max Smith is the guy
When Kentucky takes on Louisville in its season opener in less than two weeks, Maxwell Smith will be behind center. Smith was named the team’s starter Monday and won the job over backup signal caller Morgan Newton. A year ago, the job was Newton’s before the season began, but an injury forced Newton to the …
Aug 14
It’s (almost) football time in the Bluegrass!
It’s (almost) football time in the Bluegrass. Although Kentucky’s season opener isn’t until Sept. 2 at Louisville, the prep season begins Friday night. I will be covering the George Rogers Clark at Corbin game in Corbin, with a trip to Sonny’s Barbecue on the agenda. It will be the first time in 13 seasons a …
Aug 11
UK Football: Phillips pleased with scrimmage
LEXINGTON – On Friday, Kentucky football coach Joker Phillips said he was looking for intense competition during his team’s first preseason scrimmage and that’s what he got Saturday afternoon at Commonwealth Stadium. “(It was) Really competitive,” Phillips said afterward. “We had an old-school scrimmage, 140-something plays, just wanted to put the ball down and get …
Aug 09
UK Football: Cats have first split session of fall drills
LEXINGTON – The University of Kentucky football team completed its first two-a-day practice schedule of fall camp on Thursday with a run-heavy practice in the morning, followed by a pass-heavy practice in the afternoon, according to head coach Joker Phillips. “Two-a-day today, we went old school,” Phillips said after practice. “This morning was more of …
Aug 08
UK Football: Cats receive ice cream treat
LEXINGTON – After a two-hour, 40-minute practice in temperatures past 90 degrees Wednesday afternoon, the Kentucky football team was greeted by an unexpected, but definitely welcome sight – an ice cream truck. The excited Wildcats crowded the truck after the long, hot workout and enjoyed some of their favorite treats, much to the delight of …
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