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  • Georgia Bars Polygraph For Condemned Man

    September 21, 2011 9:42 AM

    ATLANTA (AP) - A defense attorney says Georgia prison officials have blocked inmate Troy Davis from taking a polygraph test before his scheduled execution. Attorney Stephen Marsh told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the Georgia Department of Corrections has denied his request to allow Davis to take a polygraph... more »
  • Firefighters Return After Battling Georgia Blaze

    July 20, 2011 8:03 AM

    FRANKFORT (AP) - Nearly a dozen Kentucky firefighters have returned home from Georgia, where they helped battle a massive wildfire. The 11-member contingent from the Kentucky Division of Forestry came home last weekend after rains helped quell the wildfires that started in early June in Georgia. Two separate crews from... more »
  • UK Women Blown Out At Georgia 69-51

    February 17, 2011 9:29 PM

    ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Meredith Mitchell scored 16 points and Georgia rolled past No. 19 Kentucky 69-51 on Thursday night to remain in second place in the Southeastern Conference. Georgia (20-6, 10-3) kept its lead in double figures over cold-shooting Kentucky through the second half. The Wildcats came no closer... more »
  • Darius Miller Redeems Himself Against Georgia

    January 29, 2011 8:05 PM

    Darius Miller had one of his worst games against Georgia in Athens. He's not afraid to admit that. But he certainly wasn't going to let it happen again. Darius had 14 points and seven rebounds in the win over Georgia on Saturday. The Cats dominated for much of the... more »
  • Cats Hang On To Beat Georgia 66-60

    January 29, 2011 6:34 PM

    (AP) - Doron Lamb scored 19 points, including a pair of crucial baskets to halt a late Georgia rally, and No. 14 Kentucky held off the Bulldogs 66-60 on Saturday. The Wildcats (16-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) avenged a loss at Georgia three weeks ago by clamping down on the cold-shooting... more »
  • Kentucky Leads Georgia 39-24 At The Half

    January 29, 2011 4:59 PM

    If revenge was on their minds, you could see it in the first half. From the time the game started, Kentucky was in control. Kentucky leads Georgia 39-24 at the break, with Doron Lamb leading the way off the bench with 11 points. Lamb has hit three three-pointers.... more »
  • Revenge A Factor For Cats Today

    January 29, 2011 2:38 PM

    Coach Cal may not agree, but for the players, there is a revenge factor today against Georgia. Darius Miller had an awful game in Athens, and after Cal got on him, he's turned things around. But Darius hasn't forgotten his performance that day. "Yeah pretty bad, pretty bad,"... more »
  • Facts and Stats: Kentucky Loses At Georgia

    January 8, 2011 6:31 PM

    Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky at Georgia January 8, 2011 Stegeman Coliseum - Athens, Ga. -- Kentucky fell to 12-3, 0-1 SEC on the season. Georgia improved to 12-2, 1-0 SEC. -- The Wildcats are 112-25 all-time against the Bulldogs and 39-16 in Athens. -- UK is now 52-25... more »
  • Colonels Give Georgia A Run

    December 31, 2010 3:33 PM

    ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Trey Thompkins scored 26 points to lead Georgia to its eighth straight win, 64-57 over Eastern Kentucky on Friday. The game was tied at 47 with 7:17 to play after Eastern Kentucky's Joshua Jones scored from the lane. Thompkins then scored 10 of Georgia's next 12... more »
  • I-75 Crash Victim Dies At UK Hospital

    December 29, 2010 2:01 PM

    A Georgia woman critically injured in a crash along I-75 in Fayette County Tuesday, has died from her injuries. Eighteen-year old Kendra Stefanko of Dallas, Georgia died at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, according to a release from the Fayette County coroner. Stefanko was a passenger in a Pontiac driven... more »
  • Kentucky, Georgia To Face In What Amounts To SEC Elimination Game

    October 22, 2010 12:06 PM

    (AP) - Most seasons in the Southeastern Conference, having three losses before Halloween relegates a team to spoiler status. This isn't most seasons, at least not in the wide-open SEC East. Kentucky (4-3, 1-3) and Georgia (3-4, 2-3) meet on Saturday knowing a win could give them a... more »
  • Locke Officially Out For Georgia Game

    October 21, 2010 2:55 PM

    Kentucky running back Derrick Locke will miss Saturday's game against Georgia with a shoulder injury. Coach Joker Phillips said Thursday Locke is still dealing with pain from a pair of shoulder stingers sustained earlier in the season. Phillips is optimistic Locke will be available when the Wildcats (4-3, 1-3 SEC)... more »
  • Orange Slices Key To Victory Against Georgia?

    October 18, 2010 8:49 PM

    Kentucky coach Joker Phillips has a theory on what it will take for his defense to show up in the first half on Saturday against Georgia: Fruit. "We usually eat orange slices" at halftime, Phillips said. "Maybe we'll do that at the beginning of the game instead." At this point,... more »
  • Georgia Federal Judge Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges

    October 4, 2010 5:44 PM

    ATLANTA (AP) - A veteran federal judge faces drug and firearms charges after an exotic dancer at an Atlanta strip club told authorities he used cocaine, marijuana and other illegal drugs with her. Senior U.S. District Judge Jack T. Camp was arrested Friday minutes after he handed an undercover... more »
  • Long Distance Service Out For Windstream In Kentucky, Georgia

    August 12, 2010 12:14 PM

    Windstream is reporting that their long distance calling service is out in Kentucky and Georgia. The service has been out since about 10 a.m. There is no word yet on what caused the problem or when service will be restored. more »
  • Joker Picks Up Second Commitment From Georgia In A Week

    August 1, 2010 4:04 PM

    Joker Phillips picked up his 17th commitment for the class of 2011 on Sunday. According to the CatsPause, Georgia safety Ashely Lowery gave his verbal after his unofficial visit to Lexington over the weekend. He chose UK over offers from Illinois, UAB, Navy, Air Force, Western Carolina and Eastern Kentucky.... more »
  • Prominent Lexington Banker Sam Barnes Dies In Georgia Play Video

    July 20, 2010 4:55 PM

    The president of Fifth Third's central Kentucky operations died Tuesday morning in Georgia, where he was attending his son's wedding. Samuel G. Barnes Sr., 64, was at a beach with his wife at the couple's hotel in St. Simons Island at about 10 a.m. According to information provided by the... more »
  • Georgia Athletic Director Charged With DUI

    July 1, 2010 2:00 PM

    ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say University of Georgia athletic director Damon Evans has been arrested and charged with drunken driving. Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright said that Evans was arrested late Wednesday night after his 2009 BMW was pulled over by a state trooper in north Atlanta. Wright said... more »
  • Man Who Walked Out Of Jessamine Jail Caught In Georgia Play Video

    May 25, 2010 9:10 AM

    On Monday night, Police in Georgia arrested the man who walked out of the Jessamine County jail back in April. Officers in Newton County, Ga.say that they pulled Justin Darland, 28, over around 10:30 p.m. driving a stolen truck from Lexington. Darland gave police false ID info, but investigators eventually... more »
  • Georgia Takes Game One From Bat Cats

    May 20, 2010 10:22 PM

    The Georgia Bulldogs rode eight runs in the first four innings and a career-long pitching performance from junior right-hander Justin Grimm to an 8-6 series-opening win over the Kentucky Wildcats, on Thursday night at Foley Field. Kentucky (30-24, 12-16 Southeastern Conference) suffered its first loss in four games and its... more »
  • Bat Cats Prepare For Important Final Series

    May 19, 2010 10:15 PM

    Riding a four-game winning streak and coming off a series sweep of No. 20 LSU, the Kentucky baseball team will hit the road for the final three games of the 2010 regular-season, traveling to Athens, Ga., to face off with the Georgia Bulldogs, with the series opener set for 6:30... more »
  • UK Over Georgia Post Game Notes

    March 3, 2010 10:20 PM

    Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky at Georgia March 3, 2010 Stegeman Coliseum - Athens, Ga. -- Kentucky improves to 28-2, 13-2 SEC on the season. Georgia falls to 13-15, 5-10. -- UK is 112-24 against the Bulldogs and 39-15 against UGA in Athens. -- With a win, Kentucky claims a... more »
  • Star Running Back Once Recruited By UK Killed In Murder-Suicide Play Video

    February 18, 2010 11:32 AM

    Police say a high school football star from Georgia who was recruited by UK was the victim in a murder-suicide early Thursday morning. Police say Rajaan Bennett, 18, was shot and killed at his home at about 2:30 a.m. by his mother's former boyfriend. Bennett went to McEachern High School... more »
  • UK Women Beat Georgia 64-48 For Ninth SEC Win

    February 11, 2010 9:27 PM

    A'dia Mathis and Amani Franklin each scored 15 points, and No. 17 Kentucky pushed its home winning streak to 16 games with a 64-48 victory over No. 19 Georgia on Thursday night. The Wildcats (21-3, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) forced 24 turnovers and harassed Georgia 19-6, 6-6) into 36 percent shooting... more »
  • Undefeated Cats Still A Work In Progress

    January 8, 2010 3:06 PM

    Kentucky coach John Calipari was vaguely talking about areas where the unbeaten Wildcats could improve on Friday when asked if he could be more specific. "I don't know," Calipari said, playing coy. After a little more prodding, Calipari looked directly at a television camera and sent a message to Georgia... more »
  • Georgia Fires Defensive Coordinator, Other Assistants

    December 2, 2009 4:30 PM

    Georgia coach Mark Richt has fired defensive coordinator Willie Martinez and two other defensive assistants. Richt announced on Wednesday that Martinez, linebackers coach John Jancek and defensive ends coach Jon Fabris will not return in 2010. Richt says the three have been asked to remain through the team's bowl game.... more »
  • UPDATE: Cobb Playing Saturday Will Be A Game-Time Decision

    November 19, 2009 11:06 AM

    Whether or not Randall Cobb plays Saturday against Georgia will be a game time decision, Rich Brooks said Thursday. Cobb has a nagging shoulder injury that worsened in the win against Vanderbilt. "For all those fans out there that want him to touch the ball all the time,... more »
  • UPDATED: Georgia Officials Report Ninth Southeast Flooding Death

    September 22, 2009 4:21 PM

    AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) - Authorities in Georgia say they have found another Southeast storm victim and the death toll is now nine. Douglas County Coroner Randy Daniel says authorities believe the woman was swept from her car just west of Atlanta during thunderstorms that brought several inches of rain to... more »
  • Eight Now Confirmed Dead In Southeast Flooding

    September 22, 2009 2:19 PM

    AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) - Neighborhoods, schools and even roller coasters at Six Flags over Georgia were awash in several feet of murky, brown water Tuesday, and officials warned worried residents to wait for the floodwaters to recede before checking out their damaged homes. Torrential Southeast rains soaked the area for... more »