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Radio station KCSP 610am in Kansas City reports late Tuesday night that highly touted recruit Xavier Henry will stick with his commitment to Kansas and not join the Kentucky Wildcats. Earlier on Tuesday Henry's father, Carl, went on 610sports saying his son may be rethinking his decision to go to Kansas and instead may want to play for UK. That interview set off a firestorm of chatter on the world wide web. The elder Henry stated the family wa... I've been a sports broadcaster for about a decade now and the business is definitely changing. There used to be the day when all I had to do was worry about what to air on the 6:00 and 11:00 news. Then about 5 years ago blogging really took off. I was a little hesitant at first. I thought there's no way with all my job duties I would have time to blog. But as you can see I've pretty much gotten the hang of it. Then two years or so ago ... There's a long history of quality football being played at historically black colleges and universities. Some of the biggest names to lace 'em up on the gridiron played for HBCU's. Jerry Rice played for Mississippi Valley State. Walter Payton suited up for Jackson State. Doug Williams, the only black quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl win while also winning the MVP, played under the late Eddie Robinson at Grambling State. Now HBCU fo... Thursday night will be like none other for former UofL basketball players Terrence Williams and Earl Clark. It's NBA Draft night and although they're like night and day, they'll share a common bond. Williams is Mr. Flamboyant. He seems to relish the spotlight. When you walk into a room he's the first one you notice. Clark is more subdued. He's soft spoken. He doesn't beat his chest much. But on Thursday night the two basketball talents who hai... It's official former UK assistant coach Ralph Willard has left Holy Cross to join Rick Pitino's staff at UofL. Here's the full release from the University of Louisville: LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ralph Willard, whose 38 years of coaching experience include the last 10 as head men's basketball coach at Holy Cross, has joined the University of Louisville men's basketball staff as associate coach to Cardinals' head coach Rick Pitino. Wi... Former University of Louisville football players Michael Bush and Kerry Rhodes, along with former UK star Keenan Burton are hosting a free camp for kids ages 8-18 this Friday (June 10th) at the Oldham County Youth Football Complex. The camp runs from 8:00 am-1:00 pm. The press release from the organizer states it's "an opportunity for NFL athletes who played their college football in and around the Louisville / Lexington area to give b... By: Kyle Brown-WHAS11 Sports Dept. Those who are blaming Courtney Lee for missing the shot at the end of regulation in Game 2 (Kyle Draper) need to look no further than Pau Gasol getting caught in the rim. That is a goaltend. Whistle blows, basket counts, game over, series tied at 1 game a piece. I will say that Lee had a good look at the basket, he just missed the shot. But a goaltend is a goaltend. The NBA's rule #11... Former Western Kentucky Hilltopper star Courtney Lee has scored close to 800 points (regular season and playoffs) in his NBA career. At Western he averaged 17.6 points and scored more than 2200 in his career. But it's the two points he didn't make on Sunday night that may haunt him forever. With the scored tied at 88 and 0.6 seconds left on the clock Lee had a chance to even up the Orlando Magic series with the Lakers. But instead of b... The NCAA has served the University of Memphis basketball program with a notice of allegations that could result in major violations. The alleged violations are said to have occurred when current UK coach John Calipari was head coach. According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal a player on the 2007-2008 squad allegedly had someone e... The Louisville Cardinal baseball team will host NCAA Regional play at Jim Patterson Stadium beginning on Friday. The Big East champion Cards (44-15) first day opponent will be the Big Ten champion Indiana Hoosiers (32-25). Louisville won both meetings with the Hoosiers this season; 15-1 at Patterson Stadium and 10-8 in Bloomington. The other teams in the Louisville regional are Vanderbilt (34-25) and Middle Tennessee (43-16). The last ... Your chance to ask UK big man Patrick Patterson anything you want is almost here. The UK Athletic Department is hosting a live chat with Patterson, Thursday at 1:00. Here's the release from UK. LEXINGTON, Ky. - University of Kentucky men's basketball player Patrick Patterson is back for another year and now he's ready to talk to the fans. Patterson, a 6-foot-9 forward from Huntington, W. Va., will join Cat Scratches, UK's offi... UofL men's basketball coach Rick Pitino has been linked to the Sacremento Kings job but on Saturday he issued his strongest statement yet saying he has not contacted nor been contacted by the Kings. Here's his statement sent out by UofL:
"I'm not sure how these rumors get started, but there is absolutely no truth that there has been any dialog, either directly or indirectly, with the Kings and I'm sure they would confirm t... Horse racing can be a cruel game and in a span of 24 hours I learned how cruel it could be. I've been heading out to Churchill Downs every day for the past week or so, covering the horses running in the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. It's the 7th year I've been on the backside and I feel comfortable covering the sport. But on Monday I wondered if it was all too much. First came the news that Florida Derby winner Quality Road would n... There have been a number of rumors going around about the UofL basketball program and specifically Cards head coach Rick Pitino. On Saturday UofL released a statement shedding some light about what's going on. Earlier this week we (WHAS) received a call from someone claiming Coach Pitino had committed a crime against a family member and the family member was being interviewed by the FBI. Apparently this same person has been speaking with other... After about a month of practice the UofL football team gets to show off everything they've learned in Friday's Spring football game at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. It's supposed to be a huge fan friendly event. Former UofL players including Harry Douglas will be in attendance. The biggest draw of the night however may be the 7-on-7 celebrity football game, which yours truly is a part of. It's been a while since I've hit the gridiron b... I just got off the phone with St. Xavier athletic director Alan Donhoff and he tells me the St. X-Trinity football game will now be played Saturday October 3rd at 6:00. It will still be played at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. This is the second time the game has been moved. It was originally scheduled to be played October 2nd but UofL has a home football game that night. it was then pushed back to Sunday October 4th but another conflict arose.... Come join the WHAS11 Sports Team as we discuss all things UL heading into their Sweet 16 showdown with Arizona. And don't worry Cards fans, the entire crew will still be chatting even during the game, so stick with us as the Cards try to advance. ...I've always thought of myself as a guy in the know. I'm down with pop culture. Jay-Z even said 30's the new 20. So at the tender age of 33 I still thought I was cool. But then I had a rude awakening at the Cards practice in Dayton on Thursday. I'm in the locker room interviewing the UofL players when all of a sudden I hear a cacophony of screams and chants coming from the bathroom. My first thought was is everyone ok? But as I walked closer I ... Live chat begins at noon on Thursday! Sound off your opinions, favorites and predictions in our live chat! ...Here's your chance to ask your questions, share your predictions and talk about all things NCAA with other Sports fans and the WHAS11 Sports team. Chat begins at 6:45 on Wednesday! ... |
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