Tuesday Headlines: Kentucky Baseball in the SEC Tournament

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Today, the Kentucky Wildcats baseball team begins what hopes to be a long run in the SEC Tournament as the 8-seed.

Up first, they’ll face the 9-seed Alabama Crimson Tide at 5:30 pm ET on the SEC Network. It’s a single-elimination game, and the winner advances to Wednesday to face the top-seeded Florida Gators.

D1 Baseball currently has Kentucky projected as the 9-seed in the NCAA Tournament. A big showing in the SEC Tournament could bump the Cats up to one of the top eight seeds, which means they would host through the Super Regional round.

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John Welch Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach - UK Athletics
Longtime NBA assistant coach John Welch will join the Kentucky men’s basketball staff as its newest assistant coach in 2023-24.

Jokic leads Denver Nuggets past LeBron's Lakers 113-111, into their first NBA Finals - ESPN
“It’s incredible,” Jamal Murray said. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s surreal. We’re going to keep making history, that’s the thing. We’re going to keep that mindset.”

Dub's Last Stand: Darren Williams Looks to Close Seven-Year College Career in Style - Wildcats Today
When the Maysville, Ky. native graduated from Mason County High School in 2016, he expected to be a successful right-handed pitcher in the year 2023. He just didn't think that he would still, somehow, be in college.

SEC baseball tournament: Predicting every game of the 2023 bracket - 247 Sports
There's a lot on the line in the SEC Tournament this week.

Kentucky still stuck on seven scholarship players after latest miss - The CatsPause
Time is running out for John Calipari to round out his roster. Kentucky has only strongly pursued two transfers in the portal: Michigan All-American center Hunter Dickinson, who chose Kansas; and San Diego State forward Keshad Johnson, who appeared to be a tailor-made replacement for Livingston, picked Arizona on Saturday.

Resume Rundown: Kentucky still has great chance to host next weekend - KSR
The Bat Cats are in solid resume shape entering the SEC Tournament. A strong performance could lock up a national seed.

SEC football 2023: Best and worst case scenarios for every team - 247 Sports
Could the SEC put multiple teams in the College Football Playoff? Will the Wildcats record another 10-win season.

Kentucky Baseball Slips Six Spots in Final Regular Season Poll - KSR
Following their end-of-season series loss to Florida, Kentucky falls six spots to No. 25 in D1Baseball's final poll of the regular season.

Colts resolve Luck tampering dispute with Commanders
The Colts have accepted the finding that the Commanders did not contact former quarterback Andrew Luck and therefore did not violate the NFL’s anti-tampering rules.

Tom Brady agrees to buy minority stake in Raiders
When Tom Brady was set to become a limited partner with the Dolphins, the plan was that he’d eventually unretire and play for the team. Will that happen in Las Vegas?

NFL owners pass proposal to allow teams to have third QB active on game days
NFL owners approved a bylaw proposal at the Spring League Meeting that allows teams to dress a third QB without using an active roster spot on game days.

MIRACLE MONDAY: Dealing With Cancer and Homelessness, Former Teacher Now Has an Apartment and Lifelong Friend - GNN
Elizabeth was a teacher when she got cancer and later became homeless, but Miracle Friends matched her with a phone buddy and found housing.

Tennessee center Uros Plavsic turns pro, will forgo final season - On3
Tennessee will not be getting veteran big man Uros Plavsic back for one final season in Knoxville, as he will explore professional options.

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