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Kentucky Wildcats Quickies: John Wall in the Clutch Edition

John Wall is cold blooded, Isaiah Briscoe makes some interesting comments, UK Baseball rolls the Vols, Stephen Johnson throws the first pitch, and More!

By James Streble
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Good morning Big Blue Nation. We are going to have a sunny, beautiful Saturday so I hope you make the most of your day. But first, I hope you enjoy the Quickies.

After being embarrassed by the Boston Celtics in Boston, the Washington Wizards faced elimination on their home court. Down two with 3.5 seconds left in the game, our own John Wall nailed a three pointer for the win and a game seven back in Boston.

Win or lose, John Wall has cemented himself as one of the top 10 players in the NBA and is in the conversation as the second best player in the East.

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Coach Cal with the good Tweets.

Your Quickies

UK football: New early signing period brings benefits, drawbacks | Lexington Herald Leader
After six players committed to Kentucky bolted during an eight-day span before the 2015 signing day, Stoops was one of the vocal minority calling for an early signing period similar to other NCAA sports. The new early signing period in December seems a good fit for Kentucky, but there are plenty of uncertainties in the new rule, the Cats’ head coach argues.

Stephen Johnson throws first pitch at the Cliff | SEC Country- Not bad form from the Wildcats QB. He also signed autographs and interacted with fans. I love this kid.

Kentucky pounds Tennessee | UK Athletics- The Baseball 'Cats opened an important series with Tennessee in style as they demolished the Vols 15-5 in their 16th SEC win of the season. If they win the series, they position themselves nicely to host a regional and possibly a super regional.

Isaiah Briscoe enjoys big day at NBA Draft Combine - 247
After not receiving an invite to last year's NBA Draft Combine, Isaiah Briscoe wanted to make a splash. Thursday, he did just that. Currently, Briscoe is projected as a late second round pick to undrafted.

Briscoe doesn't want to talk about Kentucky | SEC Country- Even though Briscoe is making the best of his time at the combine, don't as him about his time at Kentucky. "All the Kentucky questions, I don't play for Kentucky no more," Briscoe yelped. "I'm just trying to start fresh." As you can imagine, these comments haven't gone over well with some fans.

Kentucky Football Notes of the Week | Kentucky Sports Radio
Kentucky secured a commitment from the top-rated prospect in Michigan, Kroger Field will host the KHSAA state football championships, and more.

Five Most Important: Offense - 247
CatsPause.com ranks the five players most critical to Kentucky's offensive success in 2017.

Calipari’s Alumni Charity Game returning to Rupp Arena this August | Lexington Herald Leader
Coach John Calipari’s traditional alumni event was moved outdoors and became a softball game last year because Rupp Arena was undergoing renovations.

Thursday 10: The biggest college football storylines of 2017 - 247
From the "Year of the QB" to those who will challenge the SEC's dominance, these are the most interesting CFB stories of 2017.

Kyrie Irving thinks LaVar Ball needs to cool it | CBS- I agree with Kyrie on his comments. But I still can't believe that he thinks the earth is flat.

Frank Jackson spurns Duke for the NBA | CBS- In a bit of a surprising move, freshman Frank Jackson will take his talents to the NBA. Duke now has Grayson Allen, Marques Bolding, and EKU one star players on the roster. They're going to suck. Coach K now HAS to get Trevon Duval to commit.

A year ago he barely competed in pole vault. Now he could win a state title. | Lexington Herald Leader
Bryan Station senior Jordan Hampton is tied for the Class 3A high mark in the boys’ pole vault, a track and field event in which he barely competed before this season.

UFC books light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier - ESPN
The UFC has officially booked a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier to UFC 214 on July 29 in Anaheim.

Tom Brady will be on cover of 'Madden NFL 18' - NFL.com
After winning the Super Bowl three months ago, Tom Brady received yet another honor Friday. EA Sports announced the Patriots quarterback will be on the cover of "Madden NFL 18" this year.

EKU QB Tyler Swafford leaving college as student of the world | Lexington Herald Leader
Tyler Swafford came to Eastern Kentucky University determined to carve out a memorable career as a quarterback. Instead, the Franklin, Tenn., product used resources available to him as an EKU student to engage the world.

20 Best SNL Political Sketches | Rolling Stone- Chris Farely as Newt Gingrich, Dana Carvey as George H.W. Bush, and Will Ferrell as George W. Bush are my favorite.

A Christmas Story will be a musical on Fox | The Wrap- In a trend that isn't going away anytime soon, a classic movie is coming to network TV as a live musical. A Christmas Story , the tale of a young man's quest to get a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas, will come to Fox as a live 3 hour musical this December. The Wiz, the Sound of Music, and Peter Pan have already been transformed into live musical events for NBC.

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