Sports News

• *LEX 18 True Blue Coverage

  Chase-ing a Dream

  

  Posted 8:57 PM 5/24/2012 by Kyle Scott

  Lexington is known as the Horse Capital of the World.  Just outside of town, in Bourbon County, the Colonels baseball team has their own work horse -- Chase Mullins.  At 6 feet 9 inches tall and 260 pounds, the lefty has already committed to play baseball at Kentucky next season (More)

  
  

• *Cutler's Comments

  Strong Pitching Leads Cats To Second Win In SEC Tournament

  

  Posted 7:04 PM 5/24/2012 by Alan Cutler

  For the second game in a row in the SEC Tournament UK (43-15) was led by their pitching to advance.

  Jerad Grundy worked six innings and allowed only one run while fanning a career-high nine and No. 11 Kentucky got four hits - including three doubles -from senior Thomas McCarthy to post a (More)

  
  

• *Cutler's Comments

  Good Day For UK In NCAA Tennis Championships

  

  Posted 5:49 PM 5/24/2012 by Alan Cutler

  UK's tennis team had a big day at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships on Thursday with seniors Eric Quigley and Alex Musialek earning wins in singles, while Quigley and sophomore Panav Jha earned a win in doubles.

  No. 3 Quigley and No. 15 Musialek both won their second round singles (More)

  
  

• *Cutler's Comments

  Going Inside The Huddle With UK's Max Smith

  

  Posted 5:04 PM 5/24/2012 by Alan Cutler

  Put yourself in Max Smith's shoes. He can't wait to get started being the boss in the summer workouts. He's not sure how he's going to be different, but he is sure that as a starting quarterback, he has to always be thinking.

  "Tom Brady is thinking and Peyton Manning is thinking," says (More)

  
  

• *Cutler's Comments

  UK Is Loaded With Top Newcomers

  

  Posted 1:41 PM 5/24/2012 by Alan Cutler

  Yahoo Sports did a piece on the top newcomers to watch.

  The way Cal works, it doesn't matter that he's hoping to have six players drafted in the first round by the NBA. Harrow is a transfer who learned a lot by practicing with the team last year.

  Alex Pothyress is explosive. He (More)

  
  

• *Cutler's Comments

  UK Freshman Finalist For Best Two Way Player

  

  Posted 1:24 PM 5/24/2012 by Alan Cutler

  Kentucky freshman A.J. Reed, who pitched and hit UK to a 2-0 win over Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament has been named one of the top-10 finalists for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, given annually to the top two-way player in the nation.

  Reed is the only freshman among the (More)

  
  

• *High School Sports

  Hight School Baseball District Tournament Highlights May 24

  

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  Posted 12:25 PM 5/24/2012

  No.1 Lexington Catholic rallied for a 3-1 victory over Dunbar to take the 43rd District championship Wednesday night. The Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead after Kyle Monthie singled and advanced around the bases off a wild pitch, a ground out and a balk. The Knights tied things up in the fourth off an (More) • Video (1)

  
  

• *High School Sports

  Softball District Tourney Roundup May 24

  

  Posted 10:45 AM 5/24/2012

  Several districts crowned softball champions Wednesday night.

  The Dunbar softball team lost 10 of its first 12 games this season, but on Wednesday evening, the Lady Bulldogs left the field as District 43 champs. Dunbar topped Tates Creek 5-1 to earn its first district crown in four years. (More)

  
  

• *Cutler's Comments

  Cal Takes UK To The Next Level With Major Scheduling Changes

  

  Posted 6:49 PM 5/23/2012 by Alan Cutler

  Cal takes a lot of heat for wanting to play neutral games and cutting back on home and home series with big name schools like Indiana.

  But, Cal is convinced that if UK played a few games in football stadiums two years ago, UK would have won the NCAA Championship.

  "When we schedule (More)

  
  

• *Cutler's Comments

  Louisville's Jurich Makes More Than Double Barnhart's Salary

  

  Posted 5:19 PM 5/23/2012 by Alan Cutler

  Is Tom Jurich of Louisville worth twice as much as Mitch Barnhart?

  Is UK's athletics director worth more money? Less?

  According to the USA Today who has a list of Athletic Director salaries all over America, Barnhart makes $650,000 a year, plus $5050 from another source. That puts (More)

  
  

• *Horse Racing Coverage

  I'll Have Another Jogs At Belmont For First Time

  

  Posted 4:44 PM 5/23/2012

  NEW YORK (AP) - Triple Crown contender I'll Have Another returned to the track for the first time since winning the Preakness with a jog around Belmont Park's 1 1-2-mile oval Wednesday.

  The colt arrived in New York on Sunday to begin preparations for the Belmont Stakes on June 9, when he (More)