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John Clay: Prince, Knight proud to be part of Kentucky family

jclay@herald-leader.com (John Clay) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

Tayshaun Prince did not even play for John Calipari, but you would never know that by the correspondence the former Kentucky basketball star receives from the current Kentucky basketball coach.

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Former UK player Desmond Allison is shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio

kward1@herald-leader.com (Karla Ward) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

Former University of Kentucky basketball player Desmond Allison was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. Allison, 31, was pronounced dead at Grant Medical Center in Columbus at 3:54…

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Josh Harrellson plays tennis, talks about NBA lockout at celebrity event

cclaybourn@herald-leader.com (Cole Claybourn) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

Josh Harrellson admits he is bad at tennis. But that didn't stop the former University of Kentucky star center from teaming up with former UK All-American and national champion Kyle…

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Calipari's parting post-season gift: $325,000 in bonuses

ctruman@herald-leader.com (Cheryl Truman) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00 EDT

University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari will have $325,000 in bonuses to ease the sting of his team's Final Four loss to the University of Connecticut on Saturday…

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Cats' Knight showing he can play with poise amid comparisons

jtipton@herald-leader.com (Jerry Tipton) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00 EST

Brandon Knight, the new point guard prodigy for Kentucky Coach John Calipari, makes his college debut Friday night. In hopes of not marking the occasion, he downplayed any talk of…

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Cats say recent road success will help in 'Swamp'

ccosby@herald-leader.com (Chip Cosby) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00 EDT

Many a college football player has been swallowed in "The Swamp," the loud, hot and hostile home field of the University of Florida.

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Locke leads deep stable of running backs

ccosby@herald-leader.com (Chip Cosby) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00 EDT

Kentucky Coach Joker Phillips likes to point out that in 2007, injuries forced a young freshman named Derrick Locke to enter the game as a fifth-team running back and deliver…

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Cousy passes torch to Rondo

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00 EDT

Imagine Willie Mays giving us his take on baseball's best young center fielder. Or the late Frank Sinatra assessing the skills of a hot young crooner. Today we give you…

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Young Cats turn in veteran performance

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00 EST

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Talk about your Hoosier hostility. The Indiana crowd was into this Kentucky-Indiana thing from the jump, displaying rude signs, howling obscenities and reverting to the "Cal's a…

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Cats 10-0 after beating Hoosiers 90-73

jtipton@herald-leader.com (Jerry Tipton) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00 EST

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Indiana fans hurled verbal abuse at Kentucky Coach John Calipari. His team responded with enough physical torment to bury the Hoosiers 90-73 Saturday.

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Fidler to forgo final season of eligibility

ccosby@herald-leader.com (Chip Cosby) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00 EST

University of Kentucky quarterback Will Fidler has decided to forgo his final season of eligibility, but he will participate in Senior Day activities Saturday before UK's regular-season finale against Tennessee.

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UK showed its better half in upset

ccosby@herald-leader.com (Chip Cosby) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00 EST

A game where you get outgained 487-260 and still manage to pull out a win might be described by some as ugly.

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Cats' ground game pounds Vandy in 24-13 win

ccosby@herald-leader.com (Chip Cosby) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00 EST

NASHVILLE Neither Derrick Locke nor Randall Cobb is very big, and both have spent a good portion of the year beaten up from carrying such a heavy workload for…

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UK settles with Gillispie for $2.98 million

ralessi@herald-leader.com (Ryan Alessi) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:32 EDT

The University of Kentucky and the UK Athletic Association have settled their contract dispute with former UK men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie. The agreement gives Gillispie $2.98 million. UK also…

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Media policy only will hurt SEC

jclay@herald-leader.com,JohnClay (John Clay) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00 EDT

The SEC's new media policies, which since becoming public last Friday, have produced such a negative firestorm the league is already into its best Deion Sanders backpedal. In its original…

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UK has high hopes for juco teammates

ccosby@herald-leader.com (Chip Cosby) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00 EDT

Chris Matthews and DeQuin Evans both know what everybody is expecting of them. Teammates at Los Angeles Harbor College, the duo were brought in to help fill glaring holes on…

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Cats leave summer fun behind

ccosby@herald-leader.com (Chip Cosby) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00 EDT

Party time is officially over for the University of Kentucky football team.

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OK, UK: It's time to toughen up

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00 EDT

That four-year football friendship pledge UK and Western Kentucky announced in Nashville last week was the subject of a lot of congratulatory back-slapping from both sides.

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Redskins sign ex-Cat Jarmon to 4-year deal

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00 EDT

Supplemental draft pick Jeremy Jarmon and the Washington Redskins agreed to a four-year contract with a $755,000 signing bonus Monday.

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SEC QBs few and far between

ccosby@herald-leader.com (Chip Cosby) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00 EDT

The Southeastern Conference is still regarded as the top football league in the country, but the one area where the league could be classified as "middle of the pack" the…

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