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Julius Randle Suffers Broken Leg in NBA Debut

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So sorry to hear about this. We hope he get's back on it real soon and continues his dream.

Happy Birthday to Aaron and Andrew Harrison

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Twenty years old today. I don't even remember when I turned 20.

Missouri 7 Point Favorite

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Mizzou opens as a touchdown favorite over UK next weekend. That seem about right?

Kentucky Women's Soccer Signee a High School All-American

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Check it out. Payton Atkins of Turpin in Cincinnati is a UK signee, and is a soccer high school All-American.

More on Payton here.

UNC Academic Fraud Went On For 18 Years

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A new investigation of the North Carolina academic scandal found it went on for 18 years and "was pushed by academic counselors for athletes, hatched and enabled by two sympathetic officials in a key department and employed by coaches eager to keep players eligible."

This is really disturbing reading.

Blue/White Scrimmage To Be Live On SEC Network

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Well, after the unfortunate mess around Big Blue Madness, it's good to see that at least the Blue/White Scrimmage will rate live SEC Network coverage.

Media Picks UK Hoops 4th In The SEC

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I think this is probably right, pre-season. South Carolina is certainly deserving of the top pick, and Tennessee and Texas A&M are both good squads this season. UK will have to earn it if they want to win the SEC this season.

Mike DeCourcy Identifies Four Challenges In UK's Platoon System

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This is an interesting piece by Mike Decourcy that addresses what he sees as four problems Kentucky faces next season. These are all good thoughts, but I’m not sure I would classify them as much of a challenge except for the transition defense, which was a problem last season and a problem in the Big Blue Bahamas.

I think his suggestion to redshirt Willis is a good one, but I don’t know if Calipari will do that. I hope he does, though. I think Hawkins will get playing time primarily because of his defense, but redshirting him wouldn’t be the worst idea in the world, either.

As for Towns, well, Calipari has proven he doesn’t care much about what folks say. Read the whole thing.

Tony Delk Will Be A Commentator For SEC Network Basketball

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About time we got some Kentucky perspective during SEC games. Tony Delk will give that.

Miss. State Opens as 13 Point Favorite Over Kentucky

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Mississippi State heads to Lexington as the number one team in the country, and opened as a 13 point favorite.