Updated: 5:39 PM FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz was arrested and jailed Friday after a judge revoked his bond for violating his pretrial release on a DUI manslaughter charge, authorities said.
Updated: 5:23 PM Kentucky guard Jodie Meeks continues to be among the nation's leading scorers. His three-pointer to beat Florida Tuesday night gave him his 600th point of the season. Meeks is averaging 25 ppg, ranking him fourth in the country. Morehead State's Kenneth Faried and EKU's Mike Rose continue to rank among the NCAA's national statistical leaders as well.
Posted: 3:07 PM Gillispie and Pelphrey will coach against each other Saturday when the Razorbacks host the Wildcats, and their unusual career paths have added some extra intrigue to what was already one of the Southeastern Conference's best rivalries.
Posted: 12:31 PM FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Senior Marcus Monk will not return to competition for the University of Arkansas men’s basketball team it was announced on Friday.
Updated: 12:01 AM MOREHEAD, Ky. - Maze Stallworth scored a game-high 20 points and Kenneth Faried had his 16th double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead Morehead State to a 64-48 Ohio Valley Conference win over Eastern Illinois Thursday evening in Morehead.
Posted: 9:11 PM Luke Harangody had 32 points and 17 rebounds and Notre Dame shot 54 percent in a 90-57 victory over No. 5 Louisville on Thursday night that ended a seven-game losing streak.
Posted: 9:03 PM Whitney Boddie had 20 points and 10 assists, helping No. 5 Auburn overcome a second-half rally by Kentucky in an 81-69 victory over the Wildcats on Thursday night.
Posted: 4:25 PM Coach John Pelphrey announced at his Thursday news conference that freshman guard Courtney Fortson was suspended indefinitely.
Updated: 1:32 PM So you’ve just been handed the keys to the castle. You’re a Big Blue fan, your favorite coach at your disposal, and you have a chance to ask one – just one – question. What would it be?
Posted: 11:56 AM Carolyn Orton, the mother of Bishop McGuinness forward Daniel Orton and former Oklahoma State forward Terrence Crawford, died of complications from Lupus on Tuesday night.
Updated: 10:53 PM Kayla Webb sank two free-throws with no time on the clock to lead Montgomery County to a thrilling 60-59 win over host Franklin County. Webb buried the game-winning free throws after being fouled on an inbounds play underneath the basket. The senior forward finished with 18 points.
Posted: 10:37 PM CINCINNATI (AP) - With fans buying less expensive ticket packages this year, the Cincinnati Reds have laid off a few workers on their support staff.
Updated: 11:33 AM The Elliott County Lions beat the Mason County Royals 86-71 in our featured match-up of the night. All your scores from around the blue grass inside.
Updated: 12:39 AM Jodie Meeks scored 23 points, including a fade-away 3-pointer with under 5 seconds left, as Kentucky snapped a three-game losing streak with a critical 68-65 victory over Florida on Tuesday night. (Stats Included)
Updated: 3:42 PM Baseball player Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to Congress about steroids. The All-Star shortstop is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow, where he is expected to plead guilty.
Updated: 2:51 PM STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Travis Ford went on a radio show to apologize after a courtside microphone caught him using a profanity when he called guard Obi Muonelo an idiot in the final minute of the Cowboys' 78-67 loss at Kansas on Saturday.
Updated: 2:00 PM The Round Mound of Touchdown will again be suiting up here in Lexington. Jared Lorenzen, who threw for more than 10,000 yards and 78 touchdowns during his career with UK, is joining the Kentucky Horsemen. The official announcement will come on Tuesday in an afternoon news conference.
Updated: 10:16 PM Kentucky's players know coach Billy Gillispie well enough to understand there's no such thing as a must-win game because that would mean the others are somehow less important. That said, they acknowledge few regular season games have featured seemingly higher stakes for Kentucky (16-7, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) than Tuesday night's nationally televised showdown with rival Florida (19-4, 6-2).
Updated: 5:39 PM On his overall impressions of Florida … “They are a really good team and it is hard to imagine, but in my opinion they have been underappreciated nationally. They haven’t lost too many times and they have some really great players. I think they have one of the best point guards in the country by far. It is amazing to me that a team that just came off of back-to-back national championships with a coach that is destined for the hall of fame to be totally underappreciated in my opinion.
Updated: 4:49 PM Despite a second-half rally and a team-high 17 points from sophomore Victoria Dunlap, the UK women's basketball team (13-11, 3-6 SEC) lost to No. 20/22 Vanderbilt (17-7, 7-2 SEC) 72-62 on Sunday in front of 6,051 fans at Memorial Coliseum 72-62.
Updated: 8:04 AM ...the 200 participants said they do not want the coach and public to forget about their support for Stinson. The walk followed vigils last month outside his home and one at the PRP football field.
Posted: 7:58 PM JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - DeAndre Bray scored 21 points, shooting 7-for-7 from 3-point range, to lead Jacksonville State to an 75-70 win over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.
Updated: 11:34 AM Friday Night Was Full Of Great Games Across The Bluegrass. Clark County Beats Mason County In A Thriller 56-55, While Scott County Wins There 14th Straight Game.(Scores Inside)
Posted: 10:34 PM The UK Hoops team turned up the defensive pressure and found a solution to its rebounding problems in a dominating 61-47 victory over South Carolina on Thursday night in front of 4,677 fans in Memorial Coliseum.
Posted: 6:33 PM MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Middle Tennessee State University has hired Tony Franklin as the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
