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Big Blue Links for Tuesday:

• Kentucky’s non-conference football schedule ties for worst in SEC, according to Andy Bitters of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. (Hat tip to Chris Low.)

• Joker Phillips ranks as the 11th best football coach in the SEC, according to Paul Finebaum of the Mobile Press-Register.

• David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that John Calipari is busy explaining his “greatest day” remark.

• The Sporting News blog picks up on Herald-Leader story about former players’ reactions to Cal’s remark.

• Kentucky could be a young team every year, reports Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader.

• Calipari says he could see Darius Miller and DeAndre Liggins in next year’s draft, reports Tipton.

• Louisville St. Xavier defensive back commits to UK, reports Jason Frakes of the Courier-Journal.

• Kentucky and LSU are on different recruiting paths, writes Gary Laney of The Advocate.

• Kentucky football ranks 10th in the Dooley Decimal System, says Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun.

• No way UK’s draft night trumps seven national titles, blogs Eamonn Brennan for espn.com.

Continue reading ‘BBL: UK’s non-conference sked ties for easiest in SEC’

SEC links for Tuesday:

• South Carolina just one win one away from NCAA baseball title, reports Neil White of The State.

• Top Tennessee basketball prospect cuts list to Florida, Alabama, Vandy and Memphis, reports Chip Cirillo of the Tennessean.

• Kyle Veazey of the Clarion-Ledger reports that MSU guard Dee Bost is looking for slack from the NCAA.

• Ole Miss has released a list of new mascot ideas.

• Carolina pitcher Blake Cooper finds way to ruin the Bruins, writes Ron Morris of The State.

• UCLA digs itself a hole in CWS final, reports Shandel Richardson of the Los Angeles Times.

• Cooper strikes out 10 in eight innings, reports Travis Haney of the Charleston Post and Courier.

• Rick Cleveland of the Clarion-Ledger thinks its puzzling how Phil Turner and Rick Stansbury failed to connect.

• SEC basketball coaches pondering early scholarship offers, reports Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun.

• Cecil Hurt of the Tuscaloosa News reports that Anthony Grant is comfortable with current Bama basketball roster.

Continue reading ‘SEC links: South Carolina one win away from NCAA title’

The Bengals released their 2011 training camp schedule for Georgetown College.

Here it is:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2010

FROM CINCINNATI BENGALS PUBLIC RELATIONS

BENGALS 2010 TRAINING CAMP

at Georgetown (Ky.) College

PUBLIC SCHEDULE

(Practice times are approximate. Admission is free. On-campus parking is $15 per car, $25 for school buses and passenger vans, and $50 for large buses.)

Continue reading ‘Bengals training camp schedule announced’

Zagsblog reports that Anthony Davis, Jr., a 6-foot-10 forward from Chicago, has trimmed his final list to three, including UK, and hopes to make a decision by the middle of next month.

Davis’ father tells Adam Zagoria that Syracuse, Kentucky and Ohio State are the final three.

Rivals.com ranks Davis as the No. 7 player in the Class of 2011, and the No. 2 power forward.

Davis’ AAU team? Meanstreets.

Looks like the next NBA Draft may fall just short of being the next greatest day in the history of Kentucky basketball.

So says CBS Sports’ Garry Parrish, who lists his top 30 college prospects for the 2011 NBA Draft.

Parrish ranks three Kentucky players among his top 30, including:

• 2. Brandon Knight

• 4. Enes Kanter

• 14. Terrence Jones

From the SEC summer teleconference today:

Kentucky coach John Calipari talks Haiti, the greatest day in the history of the program, concentrating on the final three games, and other topics. (14:19)

I’ll be liveblogging the SEC summer basketball teleconference today from 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Kentucky coach John Calipari is scheduled to be on the phone at 11:35 a.m.

Big Blue Links for Monday:

• Old guard wasn’t buying John Calipari’s remarks about draft being UK’s best day ever, writes Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader.

• Should athletics and academics be separated? asks UK professor Bill Maloney.

• Kentucky football can’t afford to take a step backwards, writes Mark Story of the Herald-Leader.

• UK football trying to hold its commitments, writes Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.

• Quincy Miller has a big night in the Virgin Islands, reports Zagsblog.

• DeMarcus Cousins is eager to prove himself, writes Ailene Voisin of the Sacramento Bee.

• Like it or not, Kentucky is becoming an NBA farm system, writes Eric Crawford of the Courier-Journal.

• Kentucky football ranked 65th in the nation, by the Orlando Sentinel.

• John Calipari wasn’t talking to you, writes Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News.

• Calipari talks about next year’s roster:

Continue reading ‘BBL: NBA draft aftermath means football heating up’

Back from furlough with SEC links for Monday:

• Mississippi State’s Phil Turner and Rick Stansbury have conflicting stories about Turner’s scholarship being cut, reports Kyle Veazey of the Clarion-Ledger.
• Turner claimed he was stunned by dismissal, reports Brad Locke of the NE Mississippi Daily Journal.
• Veazey also reports that Ole Miss is looking into whether an assistant football coach committed a violation by commenting on a prospect’s Facebook page.
• South Carolina and UCLA mirror images heading into NCAA Baseball title series, writes Neil White of The State.
• South Carolina in the national spotlight, writes Ron Morris of The State.
• Gamecocks ready for historic finale, writes Travis Haney of the Charleston Post and Courier.

Continue reading ‘SEC links: Turner, Stansbury tell conflicting stories’

After a two-day weekend, I’m on furlough all of next week.

I won’t return to the blog with new posts until Monday, June 28.

See you then.