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Kentucky Wildcats forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) showed off his jersey as #1 Kentucky defeatedTennessee 69-44 on Tuesday January 31, 2012 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff

Cats beat Vols

Kentucky beats up on Tennessee in Rupp. Photos by Mark Cornelison | Staff and Jonathan Palmer

Fans at the Kentucky women's basketball game at Memorial Coliseum Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Photo by Amy Wallot

Fans: UK women-Bama

Photo gallery of the fans who attended the UK women's game Sunday in Memorial Coliseum

Kentucky men's and women's basketball teams aren't afraid to rib — and root for — each other

Amber Smith and Kastine Evans pestered Mississippi State's Jerica James during a home win last month. Kentucky is averaging 13.3 steals a game, eighth best in the nation.

The University of Kentucky men's and women's basketball teams are both nationally ranked. The coaches and players get along, and that, says men's coach John Calipari, has made the season even more special.

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BASKETBALL: MEN

Kentucky wary of Gamecocks as higher-profile games loom

Groundhog Day , the movie, hung in the air at the Craft Center as John Calipari spoke of Kentucky's game Saturday at South Carolina. As far as day-before-the-game news conferences go, Calipari had been there, done that. Twenty-five times, counting exhibitions.

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KENTUCKY DERBY

Trio of Derby preps to test promising prospects

On Saturday, the Grade II $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes will showcase some of the leading California-based runners — including two of the more promising prospects from trainer Bob Baffert's arsenal — while the Grade III Withers and Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes take center stage at ...

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FOOTBALL

Kentucky's Dawson could get call from Hall on Saturday

Former University of Kentucky and Bryan Station standout Dermontti Dawson is among 17 finalists for potential enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame when voting takes place Saturday.

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FOOTBALL

Kentucky Hall of Fame honors ex-Cats Neal, Trevathan

Former University of Kentucky offensive lineman Dan Neal was among five 2012 inductees named Friday for the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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MARK STORY

Mark Story: Fact is, Cats recruited just fine

With another college football national signing day in the books, it's time for a Kentucky Wildcats football version of America's rad, new game show: Truth or Fiction?

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FOOTBALL | NFL

Giants, Patriots have evolved since 2008

They're the same teams, with the same coaches and quarterbacks, and they'll wear the same uniform colors they did four years ago.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Henry Clay boys cap big week, knock off No. 2 Scott County

Three days after beating No. 5 Madison Central, 13th-ranked Henry Clay ended a six-year, 17-game losing streak to Scott County, beating the No. 2 team in the state on its home floor Friday.

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BASKETBALL: MEN

LSU's White sends letters of apology to UK's Davis and Calipari

LSU forward Malcolm White sent letters to Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis and Coach John Calipari this week, apologizing for the takedown of Davis that referees called a flagrant foul in UK's victory at LSU on Saturday.

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BASKETBALL: WOMEN

Kentucky women maul Mississippi, take two-game lead in SEC

Sixth-ranked Kentucky used defensive pressure to force Mississippi into 35 turnovers Thursday night and ran away with an 82-41 win, its 10th in a row and its 18th straight in Memorial Coliseum.

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MORE SPORTS

Kentucky women sign highly rated soccer class

University of Kentucky women's soccer coach Jon Lipsitz announced the signing Thursday of a 15-player recruiting class that is rated by one service among the top five in the nation.

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