John Clay: Kentucky basketball suffers a post-Duke letdown
Three things from Kentucky's 78-63 win over Wright State on Friday night.1. "We had a lot of casual play today."That was John Calipari's assessment. The Kentucky coach wasn't too happy with the way his team played, basically performing only as well as necessary to get the 15-point victory over a team that was 1-2 entering Rupp Arena.Cal gave Wright State lots of credit for its strategy. The Raiders played a pack-line defense, sagging in on the post. Coach Billy Donlan said he wanted to force Ken..>> view originalDrifting in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -Some say it's like riding a roller coaster...sliding in a car at fifty to sixty miles- per-hour, tires smoking, and the driver in complete control. It's called "drifting", and a dedicated group of drivers is bringing the exciting sport to Lexington. Buckle up, and hang on! Even if you have never heard of "drifting", you've probab..>> view originalStarbucks at Main and Broadway to reopen inside Triangle Center
The Starbucks Coffee shop at 325 West Main Street has closed for now but will reopen inside Triangle Center soon, according to the building’s landlord.Farra Alford of First Lexington Co. said that the coffee shop will reopen at Broadway and West Main Street after the corner store is renovated.Alford said that a temporary location, which can be accessed through the mall doors on West Main and on Broadway, should be open in about two weeks and that signs on the doors reflect that.Earlier, the Seat..>> view originalMatt Bevin seeks pension changes for new state hires
Gov.-elect Matt Bevin said Friday he hopes to present to state lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session a plan to implement a 401(k)-style retirement plan for new state government employees.Bevin, speaking to about 400 people at the annual Kentucky Association of Counties conference at the Lexington Center, called the state’s public retirement systems the “most critical” challenge his administration faces. The Republican businessman from Louisville takes office Dec. 8.He later told reporter..>> view originalLiveblog: Kentucky-Charlotte football
After last week’s disappointing 21-17 loss at Vanderbilt, Kentucky football gets back on the field Saturday night as a 24-point favorite over visiting Charlotte at Commonwealth Stadium. The Cats do so with a new starting quarterback in redshirt freshman Drew Barker.We will be blogging live from the new CWS for the 7:30 p.m. kickoff on the SEC Network alternate channel. Join us with your comments, observations, questions and frustrations. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to have your comments app..>> view originalHSP: Lexington Catholic defeats Central | High School Playbook - WLKY Home
JUST HAPPY WE GOT BETTER TONIGHT, HAPPY WE GOT THE WIN. WE ARE MOVING ON. BELIEVE IN IT AND FINISH IT. FINISH ON THREE. 1, 2, 3. FINISH! DEREK: CENTRAL AT HOME TAKING ON LEXINGTON CATHOLIC. SECOND QUARTER, CENTRAL UP 7-0 WHEN MYRON NORFLEET FIGHTS HIS WAY IN TO THE END ZONE, JACKETS TAKE A 13-0 LEAD. THIRD QUARTER, ANDY THOMPSON BACK TO PASS FOR LEX CATH. THE SCREEN PASS WILL GO TO JAYLEN JONES, HE'LL FIND THE END ZONE, SO CATHOLIC IS NOW DOWN 13-7. FOURTH QUARTER, SAME SCORE. MORE FROM CATHOLIC..>> view originalLexington votes to increase minimum wage to $10
Lexington has become the second city in Kentucky to raise its minimum wage above the state and federal level.Several media outlets reported the Lexington Urban County Council voted 9-6 on Thursday to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2018. The ordinance exempts agriculture workers and employees who receive tips. Mayor Jim Gray said he would sign the ordinance into law."While a local ordinance is not ideal, there simply is no hope in the foreseeable future that Congress will do its job ..>> view originalWill anyone else join Kentucky's basketball recruiting class?
Kentucky is back on top of the recruiting rankings with an early signing period flurry of commitments that included top-10 prospects De’Aaron Fox, Edrice “Bam” Adebayo and Malik Monk.The Cats don’t really need to add anybody else to be a national title contender in 2016-17, but does that mean they’re finished recruiting for the class of 2016?Seven high school seniors that have been tied to UK at one time or another remained uncommitted through the early signing period. Three of them (Jarrett All..>> view originalKentucky ready to go full throttle vs. Charlotte
It has cruise control game written all over it.A struggling Charlotte team that hasn’t won since Sept. 12 is coming to Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday.The 49ers have lost eight straight and are among the nation’s worst offensively, averaging just 19.3 points a game.Their offensive line is allowing the most sacks in the nation, nearly the most tackles for loss.They got rocked by Middle Tennessee State 73-14 the third game of the season.So even though the temptation to set it on cruise control is..>> view originalLowry scores 25, Raptors hang on to beat Lakers 102-91
A broken bone in starting center Jonas Valanciunas' left hand put a damper on an otherwise satisfying Friday night for the Toronto Raptors.Kyle Lowry had 25 points, DeMar DeRozan scored seven of his 18 in the final 3:34, and the defending Atlantic Division champions snapped a three-game skid with a 102-91 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.Valanciunas scored three points in 18 minutes before breaking his non-shooting hand on a foul by Kobe Bryant under the Toronto basket in the final minute of ..>> view original
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