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Perry to play British Open despite mother's cancer
Last Updated: 7:24 PM 07/06/09Kenny Perry has decided to play in the British Open next week after meeting with doctors for his mother, who is dying of blood cancer. Perry was criticized last year when he did not go to golf's oldest championship, sticking to his commitment to play in Milwaukee and to his goal of making the Ryder Cup team for the competition held in his native Kentucky. (READ FULL STORY)
Mayfield not on Chicagoland entry list
Last Updated: 3:18 PM 07/06/09NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield's team isn't on the entry list for Saturday's race at Chicagoland Speedway. Mayfield, whose drug suspension was overturned by a federal judge last week, still could attempt to qualify for the race. Under NASCAR rules, teams have until one hour before the first practice to register. That gives Mayfield until Thursday afternoon, but he would have to pay a late entry fee of several thousand dollars. He also could make the race if hired to drive for another team. (READ FULL STORY)
McNair's Death Ruled A Homicide
Last Updated: 11:55 PM 07/05/09Shot twice in the head and two more times in the chest, former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was the victim of a homicide, police declared Sunday. But authorities wouldn't say it was a murder-suicide - even with his 20-year-old girlfriend dead at his feet from a single bullet. McNair had been dating Sahel Kazemi for several months, and Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said Sunday that a semiautomatic pistol was found under her body. She was shot in the head. (READ FULL STORY)
Former Titans QB Steve McNair Shot To Death
Last Updated: 5:41 PM 07/04/09Former Tennessee Titans Quarterback & NFL MVP Steve McNair was found shot to death at an apartment in downtown Nashville. 
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Osborne one of 4 for West Florida job
Last Updated: 4:39 PM 07/03/09 - Georgetown's Happy Osborne is one of four finalists for the West Florida men's basketball coaching position. (Full Story) |
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More trouble for former Wildcat
Last Updated: 1:41 PM 07/02/09 - DAVIE, Fla. -- Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz was arrested Thursday in South Florida on charges of domestic battery against his ex-wife, just two months before his trial on a DUI manslaughter charge was set to begin. (Full Story) |
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Mayfield won't drive No. 64 car at Daytona
Last Updated: 9:53 AM 07/02/09 - Car owners Larry Gunselman and Tommy Baldwin say they will not put Jeremy Mayfield in their cars this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Gunselman says his sponsor, Fred's, does not want Mayfield in the car. (Full Story) |
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Pillow joins UK women's staff
Last Updated: 8:11 PM 07/01/09 - Lexington, KY – Kentucky women’s basketball head coach Matthew Mitchell has announced the hiring of former Tennessee standout Shalon Pillow (pronounced Shu-LON) to its coaching staff. Pillow will be responsible for the post players. (Full Story) |
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Borel Out, Mine That Bird Needs New Jockey
Last Updated: 4:51 PM 07/01/09 - Trainer Chip Woolley said Wednesday that he and jockey Calvin Borel could not agree on a long-term commitment to ride the gelding, scheduled to run the West Virginia Derby on Aug. 1. Woolley wants someone committed to ride Mine That Bird through the Breeders' Cup in November. (Full Story) |
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NASCAR: Mayfield tested positive for meth
Last Updated: 4:13 PM 07/01/09 - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR has confirmed suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamines. (Full Story) |
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Henry staying at KU
Last Updated: 4:13 PM 07/01/09 - For much of the day Tuesday, it was unclear whether Kansas basketball recruits Xavier and C.J. Henry would end up in KU uniforms. But a late-night report said that Xavier would honor his commitment to the Jayhawks. “I’m goin to kansas and that’s final,” Xavier Henry wrote via text message to Cory Anderson of radio station KCSP (610 AM). (Full Story) |
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Could Xavier Henry End Up At Kentucky?
Last Updated: 7:30 PM 06/30/09 - Carl Henry said he planned to meet Tuesday night with his sons at the family home in Oklahoma City to see if the boys want to go to Kentucky or keep their commitment to Kansas. (Full Story) |
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Calipari leading SEC resurgence
Last Updated: 11:35 AM 06/30/09 - With John Calipari at the helm of the SEC's flagship basketball program, coaches say the conference is heading in the right direction. In addition to the buzz swirling around Calipari and UK, several of the better players in the Southeastern Conference last year are returning to school. (Full Story) |
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UK Seeks to move Gillispie lawsuit
Last Updated: 3:01 PM 06/29/09 - The University of Kentucky Athletics Association says former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie has sued the wrong people and in the wrong place. The athletics association has asked a federal judge in Texas to either dismiss Gillispie's lawsuit over his firing or move the case to Kentucky. In a motion filed Friday in federal court, the association's attorneys say the school has minimum contact with the state of Texas, giving the court there no jurisdiction to hear Gillispie's claims. (Full Story) |
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| In case you missed it, and I'm certain 99 percent of Americans did, two of the best thoroughbreds in history raced over the weekend. And won. Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta are two of the best ever to break from a starting gate. Unless you were tuned to TVG or HRTV, you had little chance to see the two most-talented horses currently racing. (Read Blog) |
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| UK coach John Calipari said he didn't anticipate adding another player to next year's Wildcat roster. Calipari made the comments on Saturday morning, moments after participating in the UK women's basketball's "5K for 5 K" run. Calipari was the race starter. (Read Blog) |
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