June 2009 Archives
10:39 PM Sun, Jun 28, 2009 | Permalink
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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 ...
1:20 AM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink
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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...
1:04 AM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink
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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...
3:41 PM Wed, Jun 10, 2009 | Permalink
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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...
3:47 PM Tue, Jun 09, 2009 | Permalink
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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...
9:59 PM Mon, Jun 08, 2009 | Permalink
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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...
9:31 PM Mon, Jun 08, 2009 | Permalink
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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...
