Sports Update

UK baseball sent to Gary Regional, draws Kent State in opener

The Kentucky baseball team learning Monday it will go to Gary, Ind., as a No. 2 seed. UK (43-16) will take on No. 3 regional seed Kent State (41-17) Friday at 4 p.m. ET in U.S. Steel Yard, home of the professional independent Gary Southshore RailCats. 38 minutes ago

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LEXINGTON LEGENDS

Legends rally twice, win on Scott's RBI single in 10th

Jordan Scott's RBI single to center field in the 10th inning gave the Lexington Legends a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Augusta GreenJackets on Monday night at Whitaker Bank Ballpark.

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Sports briefs: May 29

Horse racing

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

11th Region softball: Scott County beats Madison Southern in extra innings

It took extra innings and a pair of miscues for No. 8 Scott County to escape with a 2-1 win over Madison Southern on Monday in the 11th Region softball tournament at Eastern Kentucky University's Gertrude Hood Field.

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UK NEWS, RECRUITING

UK's Quigley keeps it close but loses NCAA tennis title to USC star

Steve Johnson of Southern Cal completed a 32-0 season by defeating Kentucky's Eric Quigley 6-4, 6-4 Monday to win his second consecutive NCAA singles tennis championship.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

11th Region baseball: LexCath, Bryan Station and Madison Central advance

Lexington Catholic ace Zach Haynes kept his no-hit streak alive and Robert Waller provided the offense as the No. 1 Knights flattened Franklin County 9-0 in the first round of the 11th Region tournament at Tates Creek on Monday.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

11th Region baseball: Hollon, Woodford County edge Paul Dunbar 3-1

Woodford County's baseball team is in a rut this post-season, but it's a rut the Yellowjackets can revel in.

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UK's Quigley reaches NCAA singles finals

Kentucky senior Eric Quigley beat Ohio State's Blaz Rola 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) Sunday to advance to the NCAA singles finals. No UK player has ever won the national championship.

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BASEBALL

UK baseball notes: UK's Henderson OK with SEC tourney format

After Kentucky became the first one-game loser eliminated from the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, Coach Gary Henderson said he was "fine with the format."

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KENTUCKY DERBY

Triple Crown won't be a magic fix for horse racing

Though the electricity of what began beneath the Twin Spires on May 5 was still reverberating in front of Kevin Flanery's eyes, the president of Churchill Downs racetrack understands as much as anyone how much repair must take place for the industry to get its house in order. Even if I'll Have Another...

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LEXINGTON LEGENDS

Hickory rides 13 hits to 11-2 rout of Legends

The Hickory Crawdads pounded out 13 hits and broke the game open with a five-run fourth inning and a three-run fifth on their way to an 11-2 win over the visiting Lexington Legends on Saturday night.

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