Big Blue Links for Thursday:
- Greg Nord says he returned to Kentucky to be the best, reports Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.
- Brandon Knight is named Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year, reports Christy Cabrera Chirinos of the Sun Sentinel.
- Alexa Steele of the Washington Post on why John Wall skipped the ESPYs, where he won Best Male College Athlete.
- Former UK chaplain, Ed Bradley, is fighting cancer, blogs Steve Moss of WKYT.
- Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee writes that DeMarcus Cousins is showing Kings he means business.
- Mark Story of the H-L is fixing March Madness and preparing for football.
- There’s no rest for Michael Gilchrist, blogs Eamonn Brennan of espn.com.
- Tom Leach has a video interview with Nord, who will coach special teams and tight ends.
- Cousins outplays Wesley Johnson, who was drafted ahead of him, reports Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
- NBA.com’s Rookie Ladder has Cousins ranked No. 1, with Derek Caracter at No. 2, Wall at 3. (Hat tip to Kentucky Sports Network.)
- Cat Scratches also has some video clips of Nord talking about his return to Lexington.
- Nord likes the feel of slipping back into a Kentucky football job, writes Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal.
- Joker Phillips and Greg Nord are a sure thing, writes Earl Cox of the Voice-Tribune.
- WLEX-TV reports that Nord wants to be aggressive on special teams.
- Jury is seated in Pitino/Sypher trial, reports Andrew Wolfson of the Courier-Journal.
- Chuck Stinnett of the Henderson Gleaner on Rev. Bradley’s cancer.
- Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger talks to UK defensive end DeQuin Evans.
- Chane Behanan says UK has been “heavy” on him of late, reports the Memphis Roar. (Hat tip to Bluegrass State Basketball.)
- The “Kentucky Five” stays tight as NBA journey begins, writes Art Garcia of nba.com.
- New Wizards’ owner is happy with team is playing in summer league, reports Michael Lee of Washington Post.


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