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Kentucky Derby winner Orb will take aim at a Preakness win, then set his sights on becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 35 years.

John Clay: Racing world craves greatness from Orb

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... 3 hours ago

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MARK STORY

Mark Story: Can UK's Air Raid 2.0 produce one-year offensive turnaround Mumme did?

Is it realistic to expect Kentucky's Air Raid 2.0 to produce in 2013 the type of dramatic reversal of offensive fortunes that Hal Mumme's original operating system did in 1997?
JOHN CLAY

John Clay: What Calipari said, what he meant

John Calipari held a "summer press conference" on Wednesday where the Kentucky basketball coach addressed last season, the state of the program and his incoming freshman class.In the interest of helping you the reader, we bring you the annotated John Calipari.
RECRUITING

John Clay: Calipari can't win 'em all

Andrew Wiggins' decision to sign with Kansas proves UK Coach John Calipari can't get every top recruit, though one might wonder if that isn't within the realm of Calipari's capabilities.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mark Story: Andrew Wiggins faces a lot of scrutiny next year

Also discussed in notes column: Future of UK-WKU football series, how UK benefits from Kentucky-Louisville football rivalry and Kentucky Speedway, which has a race (sort of) coming up among area police chiefs.
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS

Mark Story: The area where UK and U of L basketball need to work together

The state of North Carolina has played host to NCAA Tournaments 10 times already in the 2000s. Teams from North Carolina are 30-1 in NCAA games played inside state lines this century. UK and U of L should work together to bring more NCAA tourneys here and give teams from our state the same advantage...
FOOTBALL

John Clay: Viewing Stoops through rose-colored glasses

Mark Stoops, you're making this tough.
FOOTBALL RECRUITING

John Clay: Barker's commitment sustains Stoops' knack for keeping recruits in Kentucky

HEBRON — Nailing a key commitment from the four-star quarterback Drew Barker will certainly make a national splash, but for Kentucky the significance also extends to the home front.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Mark Story: Madison Central's Bosley enjoying life as The Guy Who Hit The Shot That Won State

As of Friday, it has been exactly two months since Bosley, a slight 6-foot guard, joined one of the more select historical fraternities in Kentucky high school hoops: Players who have hit game-winning shots in a boys' state championship game.
JOHN CLAY

John Clay's notes: Changes might be coming to NCAA basketball, SEC football

Random notes:
FOOTBALL

Mark Story: Barnhart says Kentucky is against 9-game SEC football schedule

Now that ESPN and the SEC are in business together on the soon-to-launch SEC Network, the feeling is that the TV network will soon compel the Southeastern Conference to go from eight league football contests a year to nine. Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart says UK will oppose any such plan.