Kentucky Wildcats Morning Quickies: Softball Edition

Kentucky softball definitely deserves a Quickies edition after winning their way into the Women's College World Series. Kentucky will play sixth-seeded Louisiana-Lafayette in the opening round Thursday at 7:00 PM. It will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

  Tweet of the morning

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— TheCatsPause247 (@TheCatsPause247) May 27, 2014

Your Quickies:

Kentucky football

• Drake Jackson is a big UK target for 2016, and he's right in the Wildcats' back yard. This guy would seem to be a must-get for Stoops & Co. if he wants to close the borders of the Commonwealth. Note: Link may be premium.

Kentucky Basketball

• I noted this the other day. To me, there is nothing dumber than an unnamed NBA scout.

• The UK basketball team should be proud of the president of the University of Kentucky for putting academics first. I think this is true, with the caveat that Rupp Arena does need to be upgraded. But in this case, I think Dr. Capilouto's emphasis is on the right things.

• Every time Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. opens his mouth, l like him even more.

• 2016 UK target Jayson Tatum mixtape.

• Malik Newman, a 2015 target for UK, will narrow his list down to five by the end of the summer.

Other UK sports

• Gary Henderson, A.J. Reed and Austin Cousino react to Kentucky's NCAA selection.

• Believe it: Softball headed to World Series

• Ten of the SEC's 14 baseball teams made the NCAA Tournament, a record for any conference. Five of the ten will be hosting regionals.

Links post

• John Clay's Big Blue Links

• The Leach Report: Tuesday Wildcat Links

College football

• The Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party will kick off at 3:30 on November 1st.

• CBS is making some crew changes for SEC football next season.

College basketball

• 12 rising college basketball teams for next season. Three of them are SEC teams, and one of them may surprise you.

Other sports news

• Charles Barkley has a little fun at Kentucky's expense. I for guess Charles doesn't care much for bourbon or horse racing.

• California Chrome a big favorite to win the Triple Crown. I hope so.

• Miami Heat take 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

• Paul George blames officiating for Indiana's Game 4 loss.

Other news