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UK softball hopes to avenge early-season loss to Arizona State in NCAA super regional
When senior infielder Kara Dill broke a finger while attempting a bunt versus LSU on March 15, she questioned whether she would ever see another plate appearance as a Wildcat. Dill was able to serve as a pinch …
UK baseball team faces must-win scenario
in SEC Tournament to reach NCAA regional
What started as a promising season for the UK baseball team, has turned into a disappointment. The Wildcats, who had already earned three weekend series wins versus RPI top-40 teams by the end of March, find themselves likely in …
UK Hoops recruit Linnae Harper named
to U19 national team, will play in Lithuania
UK women’s basketball signee Linnae Harper was one of 12 players selected to the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Team, USA Basketball announced Sunday. Harper was one of 33 athletes invited to tryouts for the team, …
After freshman season, Willie Cauley-Stein features new mindset on and off the court
Willie Cauley-Stein made no attempt to hide his opinion about school from his coach when arriving on campus for his freshman season at UK. “Hated school,” said John Calipari of Cauley-Stein. “He’d have told you at the beginning of …
UK softball beats Virginia Tech to advance
to second super regional in program history
After Virginia Tech forced a winner-take-all game two in the NCAA regional final Saturday, UK head coach Rachel Lawson had a simple message for her squad. “I told them that the defense, if they wanted to extend their …
UK softball remains undefeated in NCAA regional to advance to championship game
Freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley threw seven strong innings, allowing only one hit and no earned runs, while junior infielder Krystal Smith went 2 for 3 at the plate with a home run and two RBI, as the No. 12 …
UK stays in winners’ bracket with extra-inning win vs. Marshall to open NCAA regional
Freshman infielder Nikki Sagermann went 2 for 3 in the game, including an RBI game-winning single in the eighth inning, while freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley went eight strong innings in the circle, becoming the second rookie in school history …
John Calipari confident Archie Goodwin will
‘be fine’ with hard work as NBA prospect
Minutes after UK’s season-ending loss to Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT, guard Archie Goodwin said any of the Wildcats would be “delusional” to consider leaving school for the NBA draft. Less than two weeks later …
Morgan Newton signs NFL contract as tight end, is fifth former Wildcat to sign pro deal
The New York Giants announced Thursday that former Kentucky quarterback Morgan Newton has signed a free-agent contract as a tight end. Newton becomes the fifth player from the 2012 UK senior class to sign with an NFL team. …
UK softball hoping second chance to host postseason play ends better than first
Just more than one week ago, the UK softball team failed in its attempt to win a postseason tournament in front of the home crowd. While the Wildcats’ stint at Southeastern Conference Tournament hosts ended with a first-round …
John Calipari not shying away from 40-0 talk as staff looks ahead to next season’s team
The positive momentum surrounding the UK men’s basketball team since the season-ending NIT loss in March hit a bump Tuesday with top-ranked recruit Andrew Wiggins‘ commitment to Kansas, but expectations for next season are still skyrocketing. With six …
UK baseball feeling better about tourney hopes after win versus No. 15 Indiana
With losses in five of its last six weekend games, the UK baseball team need a win Tuesday to boost its sagging hopes of earning a NCAA Tourney at-large bid. A seventh-inning comeback gave the Wildcats just that …
UK men’s basketball team posts 3.39 GPA
to help Wildcats to deparment-wide record
Staff report UK scholarship athletes combined for a 3.14 grade-point average in the spring semester with 16 of 20 teams posting a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. The women’s tennis team led the department with a 3.69 …
UK men’s tennis team advances to Sweet 16 with 4-1 win versus Virginia Tech Saturday
The UK men’s tennis team is in familiar territory, advancing out of the Lexington regional to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season. But reaching the tournament’s second weekend is not enough to …
Four-star Conner quarterback Drew Barker commits to UK football team’s 2014 class
Staff report While UK football coach Mark Stoops may still not have decided on his quarterback of the present, on Friday he may have found his quarterback of the future. Conner High School junior Drew Barker, a four-star …
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