Collected cashes in for Baffert in Lexington
Collected looked much the best while winning Saturday's Lexington Stakes at Keeneland.(Photo: Coady Photography)LEXINGTON, Ky. -- If Bob Baffert misses in the Kentucky Derby, he has a new shooter to try in the Preakness Stakes.The Hall of Fame trainer doubted this week his Collected wants the Derby's 1 1/4 miles but considered the colt a contender for the second leg of the Triple Crown. And that was before Collected dominated Saturday's Grade III, $150,000 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland.Under joc..>> view originalNAACP official wants Lexington Catholic High leaders to resign
In the wake of allegations of racial harassment, discrimination and other incidents at Lexington Catholic High School, the president of the Lexington NAACP chapter said he has met with Bishop John Stowe of the Catholic Diocese of Lexington and is asking for the resignation of the school’s principal, Sally Stevens, and its president, Steve Angelucci.Incidents have been mishandled, said William Saunders, president of the Lexington-Fayette NAACP, “and there is racial discrimination going on.”Saund..>> view originalKentucky football spring game: Live updates
Follow along live Saturday afternoon as Jennifer Smith, John Clay, Mark Story and Ben Roberts of the Herald-Leader tweet live updates from Commonwealth Stadium during the University of Kentucky football team’s Blue-White Spring Game.Game time is noon.The game is the final event of Kentucky’s annual spring practice, which began in March, and the last chance for coaches to evaluate the team as a whole heading into the 2016 season.Kentucky finished the 2015 season 5-7 and did not qualify for the p..>> view originalUK surplus athletic gear sale draws thousands
The checkout line probably lasted longer than the actual University of Kentucky athletics surplus sale.By 10 a.m., the line of those waiting to pay stretched through the Nutter Field House turf — twice. It was chock-full of people with garbage bags full of discounted UK athletics gear, from rain suits to sweat shirts, ball bats to football helmets.Alex Green of Paintsville was looking for a blue football jersey with the number “85,” to commemorate his 1985 birthday. He found a white football je..>> view originalGeneral Assembly allows tax increase to fund Lexington Convention ...
The General Assembly sent a bill to Gov. Matt Bevin Friday to let Lexington increase its hotel tax by 2.5 percentage points to pay for a $250 million overhaul and expansion of the Lexington Convention Center.The Senate voted 26-11 to pass House Bill 55, which gives Lexington officials the authority to raise its hotel and motel tax to 9.5 percent. The House later concurred with changed made to the bill by the Senate and sent it to Bevin for his signature or veto.“If we do not do this, it will pu..>> view originalBrad Calipari's sweet Friday begins with cake, ends with makes
After a morning interview at WHAS television, a woman stopped Brad Calipari. She wanted him to know that she was a rabid Kentucky fan.To prove it, she showed him a picture from her wedding. She reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her wedding cake, which was a bust of UK Coach John Calipari.“It was like from the shoulders up,” Brad Calipari said. “His whole head. It looked exactly like him.”When asked what he thought of seeing a likeness of his father in cake form, Brad Calipari ..>> view originalTwo UK recruits named co-MVPs of Jordan Brand Classic
The future of the University of Kentucky basketball program was on full display at the Jordan Brand Classic in Brooklyn on Friday.UK signees De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk shared most valuable player honors in the game, and Fox’s East squad defeated Monk’s West team 131-117 at Barclays Center.Fox, who is expected to be UK’s starting point guard next season, scored 23 points and added five rebounds for the East. He started alongside future UK teammate Bam Adebayo, who tallied 15 points, five reboun..>> view originalDurkin takes the offensive in 1st spring with Maryland
DJ Durkin spent his first spring at Maryland trying to install a culture that stresses competition, high energy and an unyielding desire to win."It's everywhere," linebacker Jermaine Carter Jr. said. "The other day we had breakfast at 5 in the morning, and you had to do a tug of war before you could eat."Durkin was hired in December to revive a program that went 3-9 last season. His first extended bonding session with the team occurred over the past five weeks, during which he installed a new, ..>> view originalBlue Review: Instant analysis from Kentucky football's Blue-White ...
Instant analysis from Kentucky’s spring football game:How the game was won The Blue team (the first string) got two touchdown passes from Drew Barker and 15 tackles from Denzil Ware and beat the White (the backups) 31-20.Who’s up 1.) Denzil Ware. The sophomore defensive end/outside linebacker had 10 tackles and three quarterback sacks, in the first half alone for the Blue team, then forced a fumble on first play of the second half. He finished with 15 stops, 10 solo.2). Ryan Timmons. Coming off..>> view originalMatt Campbell brings spark to the Cyclones
Iowa State knew it was bringing in some much-needed energy when it made Matt Campbell the nation's youngest Power Five coach.Campbell has provided the Cyclones with an mistakable spark in his first few months in Ames.The 36-year-old wrapped up his first series of workouts Saturday with the program's annual spring game. The scrimmage brought out a relatively sizable crowd of over 15,000 eager to see what Campbell had been working on since taking over a team that went 3-9 last season."He's an ele..>> view original
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