Quickies: Rise of Andrew Harrison Edition

Former Kentucky guard Andrew Harrison set a new career-high in points for the second time in one week with 28 points Wednesday night. Harrison is having perhaps the best month of his career so far in February, scoring 16 points and dishing 3.8 assists per game. He’s been a bright spot for a Memphis Grizzlies team that’s 12th in the Western Conference right now.

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Kentucky Wildcats podcast: Recapping UK's 76-66 loss at Auburn - SEC Country
Kentucky's NCAA Tournament resume took its latest hit at Auburn on Wednesday night in a 76-66 loss to the Tigers.

Kentucky football: Contract details released for assistants Michael Smith, Brad White - SEC Country
New Kentucky football assistants Michael Smith and White both signed contracts that will carry them through the 2019 season.

Report: Kentucky agrees to three-game series with Akron - Cats' Pause
Kentucky football has agreed to a three-game series with Akron, according to a report from fbschedules.com.

CatsIllustrated.com - First look at UK's 2018 schedule: Missouri
Perhaps no team in the entire country improved as much as Missouri over the course of the 2017 season.

Kentucky Sweeps Regular Season Series from Arkansas - University of Kentucky
Maci Morris scored 20 points as the Kentucky women's basketball team beat Arkansas 78-57 on Thursday night at Memorial Coliseum.

No. 8 Kentucky Opens 2018 Season With Four-Game Road Trip - University of Kentucky
Coming off a season that saw Kentucky advance to its first-ever Super Regional and just two wins from the College World Series the Wildcats open 2018 with a four-game road trip to South Carolina, where it will face hosts Wofford and USC Upstate, as well as Evansville.

Next Man Up: Getting to know Immanuel Quickley | Kentucky Sports Radio
I don't know what John Calipari and the Kentucky basketball program will be getting in Immanuel Quickley next season. Quickley has all the potential and the accolades of Calipari's other star point guards before him, but if you want me to tell you how good he will be, I simply cannot do that.

Kentucky's biggest problem is the rest of the SEC | Kentucky Sports Radio
Everyone is focused on youth and lack of star power - but Kentucky's biggest problem right now is something that no one is talking about.

John Calipari, UK basketball are almost out of options | Page - Courier Journal
Louisville news and Southern Indiana news, Louisville sports and Kentucky sports, politics, entertainment and Kentucky Derby coverage from the Courier-Journal

Loaded pitching staff, key returners could mean more dog piles for Kentucky baseball | Lexington Herald Leader
Kentucky baseball comes into the 2018 season off its first NCAA Tournament super regional appearance ranked No. 8 in the country in every major preseason survey. The Cats have one of the best pitching staffs in the nation returning as they try for more history this year, a first ever trip to the College World Series.

Ticking timebomb FBI case should ‘scare’ all of college hoops | New York Post
College basketball as we know it could be uprooted in the near future.

The corruption scandal that rocked the sport in October when 10 men, including four...

Bengals QB AJ McCarron is set to hit open market and could reshape NFL draft - The Washington Post
The 27-year-old wins a grievance case and could be a target of the Browns, who tried to trade for him last year and hold two of the first four picks in the draft.

Los Angeles Lakers star Lonzo Ball is caught between his famous father and his team - ESPN
Last year, the Lakers went all-in on Lonzo Ball -- and all that came with him, including his outspoken father, LaVar. Now, with Lonzo sidelined and LaVar across the globe, the Lakers are finding their way on the court, with or without them.

Bogaerts, Betts acknowledge tension in Red Sox clubhouse - USA Today
Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts both anxious to move forward from disagreements, controversy last year.

The NFL Draft could be held in Las Vegas soon; ranking NFL draft cities for '19, '20 - CBSSports.com
Denver, Kansas City, Cleveland/Canton, Nashville and Vegas are finalists for the 2019, 2020 NFL Drafts.

Tiger Woods had his moments, just not enough of them to fuel optimism - Golf Digest
Tiger Woods had his moments, just not enough of them to fuel optimism