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John Clay: Sports world seems to have spun off its axis

Western Kentucky Coach Bobby Petrino, left, called 69 passing plays during the Red-White spring game Saturday.

We have seen evidence of peculiar activity right here in the sports world, even in the Commonwealth.

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John Clay's notes: It's OK for UK to compliment U of L

UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart saying that Louisville has had a "nice year" in college athletics is a little like saying that George Clooney is not unattractive.
FOOTBALL RECRUITING

John Clay: Stoops recruiting at Calipari-like pace

New Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops is generating the kind of recruiting buzz this summer normally reserved for John Calipari's basketball program.
CINCINNATI REDS

John Clay: Clutch hitting fuels Cards' fast start

No team in Major League Baseball is better at getting timely hits than the St. Louis Cardinals. In fact, it's not even close.
CINCINNATI REDS

John Clay: Reds fans on edge as Cards come to town

It is St. Louis' first trip to Cincinnati this year, the best record in the National League (the Cardinals) facing the third-best record in the National League (the Reds), so you'd think the Ohio River banks would be buzzing. Instead, there is an uneasy feeling.
BASKETBALL: MEN

John Clay: Connecting the dots between college game, NBA Finals

One is the nomad. The other is the triumvirate. No two entities have had more to do with the two most important hoops happenings in recent weeks.
FOOTBALL

John Clay: Five things to talk about when you're sipping iced tea by the pool

It is Memorial Day weekend, which means school is either out or about to be out. The weather is warmer. The skies are brighter. The days are longer. Summer is here.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

John Clay: ESPN trolling for football fanatics and Finebaum is right man for job

ESPN reportedly laid off nearly 400 employees earlier this week, but on Thursday the World Wide Leader announced a hire that sets the tone for the future.
BASEBALL

John Clay: Baseball Cats a big disappointment this year

After Kentucky's 4-1 loss to Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament on Tuesday, the UK baseball season has to be characterized as a huge disappointment. After starting the year No. 11 in Baseball America's pre-season poll, the Cats are unlikely to get an NCAA Tournament bid after going 11-19 in the SEC ...
HORSE RACING

John Clay: Calumet's return to racing prominence is a welcome one

Saturday's Preakness Stakes was a great big welcome back to a trio of horse racing's most important names: D. Wayne Lukas, Gary Stevens and Calumet Farm.
KENTUCKY DERBY

John Clay: Racing world craves greatness from Orb

The Preakness runs at 6:20 p.m. on NBC-18. We have not seen a Triple Crown winner since 1978, but for some reason, maybe because we are optimistic and sentimental fools when it comes to horses, even with two legs of the Triple Crown remaining, this year feels different, as if there really is more...