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UK head coach Rachel Lawson gives direction to players during a break in the action. The University of Kentucky Softball team hosted Virginia Tech in KY Regional Game 3 of the NCAA D1 Softball Championship, Saturday, May 18, 2013 at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington. Photo by Jonathan Palmer

Softball Cats expect Arizona State to be strong on mound and at plate

Fresh off winning the Lexington Regional in Lexington, Kentucky softball coach Rachel Lawson expects "dramatically better" competition when her team plays at Arizona State this weekend in the NCAA Super Regional.

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BASEBALL

UK needs a deep run in SEC Tournament to make NCAAs

When Kentucky opens play Tuesday morning against Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, the mission is clear. Win or go home. For the season.
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Times set for UK softball team in Super Regional

The UK softball team opens its best-of-three series with Arizona State Saturday at 10 p.m. Game 2 is Sunday, as is a third game if needed.
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UK softball advances to Super Regionals

The 12th-seeded Wildcats will visit fifth-seeded Arizona State in a best-of-three series next weekend. So it will be UK moving on to NCAA Softball's Sweet Sixteen, known as Super Regionals.
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Nunley's one-hitter moves Kentucky into NCAA softball regional finals

Freshman Kelsey Nunley pitched a one-hitter Saturday as the University of Kentucky softball team defeated Virginia Tech 6-2 in the NCAA Tournament Lexington Regional at UK's John Cropp Stadium.
BASKETBALL: MEN

UK basketball notebook: Media part of problem when fans' Twitter trash gets credence

After committing to Kansas on Tuesday, mega prospect Andrew Wiggins made a big mistake. He sat down in his coach's office, pulled out his cellphone and checked immediate Twitter reaction to his decision.
BASEBALL

Kentucky tops Missouri 5-1 in regular-season baseball finale

The University of Kentucky baseball team slumped badly in the second half of the 2013 campaign but closed the regular season on a high note Saturday, beating Missouri 5-1 in Columbia, Mo., to claim the No. 11 seed in this week's 12-team Southeastern Conference Tournament.
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NCAA softball: Freshman's good glove, bat in eighth carry Cats past Marshall, 2-1

Kentucky's brand-new John Cropp Stadium became a Field of Dreams for freshman third baseman Nikki Sagermann Friday night.
UK NEWS, RECRUITING

Duke knocks off Kentucky in NCAA men's tennis

The University of Kentucky men's tennis team got off to a fast start, but Duke was able to rally and win a back-and-forth battle in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 at Champaign, Ill., on Thursday night.
UK NEWS, RECRUITING

UK baseball team falls at Missouri, 4-2

Missouri moved one step closer to a spot in next week's Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament with a 4-2 victory over Kentucky on Thursday night in Columbia, Mo.
FOOTBALL | NFL

Giants sign Kentucky's Newton as tight end

Former University of Kentucky quarterback Morgan Newton has signed with the NFL's New York Giants as a tight end.