Men's Basketball
Cats tune up for Cancun by beating Rider 92-63
By Jerry Tipton
After struggling while winning, Kentucky blasted Rider 92-63 Saturday in a performance worthy of UK's next destination: The Riviera Division of the Cancun Challenge.
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Men's Basketball
After struggling while winning, Kentucky blasted Rider 92-63 Saturday in a performance worthy of UK's next destination: The Riviera Division of the Cancun Challenge.
Memorable Games
Herald-Leader Sports Columnist Mark Story has looked back at Kentucky basketball games since the 1983-84 season, when the Herald-Leader began its electronic archive, and has selected his top 25 most memorable games. One game will be revealed each day until Nov. 11. Check each day to see where your favorite game was ranked.
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| 2009-10 UK MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE | ||||
| (Click on opponent to scout; click on result for game coverage) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2 | a-C-VILLE | 7 | Fox Sports South | W, 74-38 |
| Nov. 6 | a-CLARION | 7 | Fox Sports South | W, 117-52 |
| Nov.13 | MOREHEAD ST. | 6:30 | ESPNU | W, 75-59 |
| Nov.16 | MIAMI (Ohio) | 7 | Fox Sports South | W, 72-70 |
| Nov.19 | b-SAM HOUSTON ST. | 7 | Fox Sports South | W, 102-92 |
| Nov.21 | b-RIDER | 1 | Fox Sports South | W, 92-63 |
| Nov.24 | c-Cleveland St. | 4:30 | CBS | |
| Nov.25 | Stanford/Virginia | 7/9:30 | TBA | |
| Nov.30 | d-UNC-Asheville | 7 | Fox Sports South | |
| Dec. 5 | NORTH CAROLINA | 12:30 | CBS-27 | |
| Dec. 9 | e-Connecticut | 9:30 | ESPN | |
| Dec.12 | at Indiana | Noon | CBS-27 | |
| Dec.19 | AUSTIN PEAY | 4 | Charter Sports Southeast | |
| Dec.21 | DREXEL | 7 | ESPNU | |
| Dec.23 | LONG BEACH ST. | TBA | Fox Sports South | |
| Dec.29 | HARTFORD | 7 | ESPN2 | |
| Jan. 2 | LOUISVILLE | 3:30 | CBS-27 | |
| Jan. 9 | GEORGIA | 4 | SEC Network | |
| Jan. 12 | at Florida | 9 | ESPN | |
| Jan. 16 | at Auburn | 4 | SEC Network | |
| Jan. 23 | ARKANSAS | 4 | SEC Network | |
| Jan. 26 | at South Carolina | 9 | ESPN | |
| Jan. 30 | VANDERBILT | 4 | ESPN | |
| Feb. 2 | MISSISSIPPI | 7 | ESPN | |
| Feb. 6 | at Louisiana St. | 4 | SEC Network | |
| Feb. 9 | ALABAMA | 9 | ESPNU | |
| Feb.13 | TENNESSEE | 9 | ESPN | |
| Feb.16 | at Mississippi St. | 9 | ESPN | |
| Feb.20 | at Vanderbilt | 6 | ESPN | |
| Feb.25 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 9 | ESPN/ ESPN2 | |
| Feb.27 | at Tennessee | Noon | CBS-27 | |
| Mar. 3 | at Georgia | 8 | SEC Network | |
| Mar. 7 | FLORIDA | Noon | CBS-27 | |
| Mar. 11-14 | f-SEC Tournament | TBA | SEC Network / ABC-36 | |
Women's Basketball
One recruiting service has Kentucky's class in the top 10 in the nation. Another has it in the top 15. Another has it in the top 25.
Football recruiting
Highlands football star Austin Collinsworth says he has always been "ultra-competitive" and confesses that when he was a little kid and would lose to older sister Katie in checkers, he would "flip the table over" in anger.
Basketball recruiting
Tobias Harris, a consensus top-10 recruit and Kentucky target in the class of 2010, announced Thursday that he had signed with Tennessee.
Baseball
The University of Kentucky baseball team released its 2010 schedule Tuesday. The Cats have 15 opponents who played in the NCAA Tournament last season.
KENTUCKY 34, GEORGIA 27
Kentucky's Derrick Locke ran for the game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter, and the Wildcats went on to upset Georgia in Athens for the first time since 1977.
» Game story | Box | John Clay | Photos
Football
ATHENS, Ga. -- In the first half against Georgia on Saturday night, Kentucky looked like a team that was ready to call it a night and get back home to Lexington and get ready for the regular-season finale against Tennessee.
| 2009 UK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||||
| (Home games CAPITALIZED; times are p.m.) | ||||
| (Click on score for game coverage) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 5 | Miami (Ohio)* | noon | ESPNU | W, 42-0 |
| Sept. 19 | LOUISVILLE | noon | ESPNU | W, 31-27 |
| Sept. 26 | FLORIDA | 6 | ESPN2 | L, 41-7 |
| Oct. 3 | ALABAMA | 12:20 | SEC Network | L, 38-20 |
| Oct. 10 | at South Carolina | 12:30 | FSN | L, 28-26 |
| Oct. 17 | at Auburn | 7:30 | ESPNU | W, 21-14 |
| Oct. 24 | LOUISIANA-MONROE | 7 | FSN | W, 36-13 |
| Oct. 31 | MISSISSIPPI ST. | 7 | FSN | L, 31-24 |
| Nov. 7 | EASTERN KENTUCKY | 1 p.m. | WKYT | W, 37-12 |
| Nov. 14 | at Vanderbilt | 12:21 p.m. | SEC Network | W, 24-13 |
| Nov. 21 | at Georgia | 7:45 | ESPN2 | W, 34-27 |
| Nov. 28 | TENNESSEE | 7 | ESPNU | -- |
| * -- at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati | ||||
| Click here to see results of the 2008-09 season | ||||
John Clay on UK
ATHENS, Ga. — Prince Charles, you really should have been here. It had been 30 years since you crossed the pond and witnessed the historic American college football event in which the Kentucky Wildcats, led by Derrick Ramsey, Art Still and Co., chewed up the Georgia Bulldogs 33-0 at Sanford Stadium, in a performance that an Englishman might have considered boring.
Chip Cosby's notebook
Several members of the University of Kentucky coaching staff took advantage of UK's open date to hit the recruiting trail last week.
Jerry Tipton's notebook
That Patrick Patterson took only seven shots in the exhibition against Campbellsville led Kentucky Coach John Calipari to implore the star big man to be more assertive.
More Sports
Senior libero BriAnne Sauer's career-best 35-dig performance was not enough to help the seventh-ranked Kentucky volleyball team overcome Tennessee in a 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22) loss on Wednesday night.
Mark Story on UK
With John Wall, it's hard not to get caught up in the thrill ride. The faster-than-a-speeding-bullet drives to the basket. Dipsy-do reverse layups made from impossible angles. Soaring blocked shots. No-look passes.