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NCAA softball: Freshman's good glove, bat in eighth carry Cats past Marshall, 2-1

Kentucky's Sylver Samuel scored in the fifth inning to tie the game on Kara Dill's single. Samuel led off the inning with a slap hit, then stole second to move into scoring position.
and went on to score as Kentucky beat Marshall 2-1 in the NCAA regional on Friday May 17, 2013 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff

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

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Washington Wizards guard John Wall goes in for a dunk as Boston Celtics' Brandon Bass looks on during the fourth quarter of Boston's 107-96 win in an NBA basketball game in Boston Sunday, April 7, 2013.

Ex-Cats: John Wall

Photo gallery of former Kentucky star John Wall's 2012-13 season with the Washington Wizards.

Charlotte Bobcats forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, right, and Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, left, chase a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013.

Ex-Cats: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Photo gallery of former Kentucky star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist's rookie season with the Charlotte...

Next Cats Recruiting

Eight is enough: A look at UK’s No. 1 recruiting class

Andrew Wiggins is going to Kansas, but Kentucky should be just fine for next season. Here’s a look at the Wildcats’ eight-man recruiting class, which includes six McDonald’s All-...
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UK football: 3-star safety commits to Wildcats

Kobie Walker, a three-star safety in the class of 2014, announced his commitment to Kentucky on Monday night. “Proud to announce my commitment to The University of Kentucky. #BBN #GOBLUE,&rdquo...
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2013 schedule
2012 schedule, results

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
Aug. 31	at Western Ky.	TBA
Sept. 7	vs. Miami (Ohio)	TBA
Sept. 14	vs. Louisville	TBA
Sept. 28	vs. Florida	TBA
Oct. 5	at South Carolina	TBA
Oct. 12	vs. Alabama	TBA
Oct. 24	at Miss. State	7:30 p.m. ESPN
Nov. 2	vs. Ala. St.	TBA
Nov. 9	vs. Missouri	TBA
Nov. 16	at Vanderbilt	TBA
Nov. 23	at Georgia	TBA
Nov. 30	vs. Tennessee	TBA

2012-13 Schedule
× SEC Tournament * NIT Tournament

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
10/12	Big Blue Madness # TV	Highlights
10/24	Blue-White Game # TV	Highlights
11/01	vs. Northwood (Fla.)	W, 93-61
11/05	vs. Transylvania # TV	W, 74-28
11/09	vs. Maryland TV	W, 72-69
11/13	vs. Duke TV	L, 75-68
11/16	vs. Lafayette TV	W, 101-49
11/21	vs. Morehead State TV	W, 81-70
11/23	vs. Long Island Brooklyn TV	W, 104-75
11/29	at Notre Dame TV	L, 64-50
12/01	vs. Baylor TV	L, 64-55
12/04	vs. Samford TV	W, 88-56
12/08	vs. Portland TV	W, 74-46
12/15	vs. Lipscomb TV	W, 88-50
12/22	vs. Marshall TV	W, 82-54
12/29	at Louisville TV	L, 80-77
01/02	vs. Eastern Michigan TV	W, 90-38
01/10	at Vanderbilt	W, 60-58

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
01/12	vs. Texas A&M	L, 83-71
01/15	vs. Tennessee	W, 75-65
01/19	at Auburn	W, 75-53
01/22	at Alabama	L, 59-55
01/26	vs. LSU	W, 75-70
01/29	at Ole Miss	W, 87-74
02/02	at Texas A&M	W, 72-68
02/05	vs. South Carolina	W, 77-55
02/09	vs. Auburn	W, 72-62
02/12	at Florida	L, 69-52
02/16	at Tennessee	L, 88-58
02/20	vs. Vanderbilt	W, 74-70
02/23	vs. Missouri	W, 90-83
02/27	vs. Mississippi State	W, 85-55
03/02	at Arkansas	L, 73-60
03/07	at Georgia	L, 72-62
03/09	vs. Florida	W, 61-57
03/15 ×	vs. Vanderbilt	L, 64-48
03/19 *	vs. Robert Morris	L, 59-57

2013 schedule
× SEC Tournament * NCAA Tournament

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
Oct. 12	Big Blue Madness TV	Highlights
Nov. 5	vs. Bellarmine	W, 113-33
Nov. 10	vs. Delaware State	W, 90-50
Nov. 13	at Baylor TV	L, 85-51
Nov. 17	vs. High Point	W, 80-46
Nov. 23	vs. Morehead State	W, 73-37
Nov. 25	vs. USC Upstate TV	W, 100-34
Nov. 28	vs. Miami (Oh)	W, 92-53
Dec. 2	at Louisville TV	W, 48-47
Dec. 7	vs. DePaul TV	W, 96-64
Dec. 9	vs. Middle Tenn. St. TV	W, 68-46
Dec. 18	at Pepperdine	W, 80-62
Dec. 21	at UC Santa Barbara	W, 66-38
Dec. 28	vs. Alcorn State	W, 90-23
Dec. 30	vs. Marist TV	W, 78-56
Jan. 3	vs. Florida TV	W, 76-69
Jan. 6	at Alabama	W, 87-70
Jan. 10	vs. Texas A&M TV	W, 65-62
Jan. 13	at Missouri TV	W, 69-43

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
Jan. 17	vs. Mississippi State	W, 100-47
Jan. 20	vs. Auburn TV	W, 97-53
Jan. 24	at South Carolina TV	L, 55-50
Jan. 27	vs. LSU TV	W, 73-60
Feb. 3	vs. Georgia TV	L, 75-71
Feb. 7	at Arkansas	W, 80-74
Feb. 10	at Vanderbilt TV	W, 75-53
Feb. 14	vs. South Carolina	W, 78-74
Feb. 18	at Texas A&M TV	W, 70-66
Feb. 24	at LSU	L, 77-72
Feb. 28	at Ole Miss	W, 90-65
Mar. 3	vs. Tennessee TV	W, 78-65
Mar. 8 ×	vs. Vanderbilt	W, 76-65
Mar. 9 ×	vs. Georgia	W, 60-38
Mar. 10 ×	vs. Texas A&M	L, 75-67
Mar. 24 *	vs. Navy	W, 61-41
Mar. 26 *	vs. Dayton	W, 84-70
Mar. 30 *	vs. Delaware	W, 69-62
Apr. 1 *	vs. Connecticut	L, 83-53

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Huntington (W.Va.) Prep star Andrew Wiggins and his mother, Marita Payne-Wiggins, were all smiles during his college announcement Tuesday.

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UK's athletic teams posted a cumulative 3.14 grade-point average in the spring semester, the best for a single semester during Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart's 11-year tenure.

Football

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.

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...