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Been asked several times, “What’s up with this Gam3day Ready?”

That is Kentucky’s marketing promotion for football.

So I went to UK sports information director Tony Neely for an answer.

“We have some posters, season ticket covers and other items that have 3D effects, so “3D” is highlighted in Gam3Day Ready,” replied Tony.

So my question now is, if you attended any of Joker Phillip’s Gam3day Tour stops, did you see these posters, etc.? If so, how did they look?

Big Blue Links for Tuesday:

• A 6-foot-9 forward from Chicago, Anthony Davis will visit Kentucky, reports Zagsblog.

• Daniel Orton struggles in his summer league debut, says a Herald-Leader staff report.

• Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel on Orton being ejected in his first Summer League game.

• Orton must push the reset button, writes Tania Ganguli of the Orlando Sentinel.

• Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman was in Orlando to watch the Orton meltdown.

• Despite his son being tossed in first game, Larry Orton is excited about Daniel’s future, writes Alan Cutler of WLEX.

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• Ex-U of L quarterback Dave Ragone could be coaching ex-UK quarterback Andre Woodson in the UFL, writes Rick Bozich of the Courier-Journal.

• Bluegrass State Basketball on U.S. U-17 team’s romp over China.

• Quincy Miller could end up being his class’ No. 1 prospect, says Draft Express. (Hat tip to Spam’s Wildcat Page.)

• Kentucky Sports Network on Joker Phillips and Operation Win.

• Added: John Middleton of the Harlan Daily Enterprise says UK may regret hiring Calipari.

Continue reading ‘BBL: Orton gets the hook; Anthony Davis to visit Kentucky’

Lane Kiffin is losing a starting defensive end to his old school.

SEC links for Tuesday:

• Southern Cal defensive end Malik Jackson transferring to Tennessee, reports the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

• Pedro Moura of ESPN Los Angeles also reports on Jackson leaving Los Angeles for Knoxville.

• Bruce Pearl travels to Germany to watch United States’ U-17 team, reports Mike Griffith of the News-Sentinel.

• Scheduled to earn $550,000 a year, Damon Evans takes a $237,500 in resignation as Georgia AD, reports Lee Shearer of the Athens Banner-Herald.

• Mark Bradley of the AJC argues that Mark Richt’s position as Georgia football coach will be even stronger with new AD.

• Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News writes on Damon Evans’ success and then miserable failure.

• Tommy Tuberville is raising some eyebrows in the Big 12, writes Evan Woodbery of the Mobile Press-Register.

• John Brantley is ready to take the reigns at Florida, writes Byron Saucer for the Gainesville Sun.

Continue reading ‘SEC: USC defensive end transferring to Tennessee’

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Big Blue Links for Monday:

• Kentucky basketball manager Zachary Lipson’s story inspires others, writes Bryan Mullen of the Tennessean.

• Bluegrass State Basketball is hearing Darnell Dodson will not play next season.

• Joker Phillips and Randall Cobb form UK football’s power couple, writes Cory McCartney of SI.com.

• Jason Hatcher and Kyle Bolin are a couple of football names to remember, says Kentucky Sports Network.

• John Calipari tweets a pic from his July 4 picnic.

• Don’t forget that there’s more than basketball, argues Eric Crawford of the Courier-Journal.

Continue reading ‘BBL: Is Darnell Dodson sitting out next season?’

Georgia AD Damon Evans at his Thursday press conference. (AP photo)

SEC links for Monday:

• Board meeting this morning will announce resignation of Georgia AD Damon Evans, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC.

• Mark Bradley of the AJC believes two candidates will top Georgia’s AD list.

• Georgia football coach Mark Richt might be the next to go, writes David Climer of the Tennessean.

• Will Michael Adams go for the best man or a yes man? asks AJC Georgia blogger Bill King.

• Sports and marriage a blurred union, writes Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel.

• Ex-Alabama and ex-Louisville assistant Charlie Stubbs gearing up for first year as head coach at Nicholls State.

• Ron Higgins of the Memphis Commercial Appeal writes that ex-Tennessee kicker James Wilhoit is now teaching his skills.

Continue reading ‘SEC: Two could top Georgia’s list to replace Evans’

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Big Blue Links for Sunday:

• American Thinker’s Cindy Simpson, a Kentuckian, compares basketball officials to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

• Michael Gilchrist produced a double-double in US team’s opener at World Championships in Germany.

• USA U-17 team routs Lithuania in second round, reports Jason Hickman of maxpreps.com.

• My column on ex-UK associate AD Scott Stricklin, who is now the AD at Mississippi State.

• Ex-UK women’s coach Debbie Yow, now AD at N.C. State, loves coaching coaches, writes Edward Robinson of the Charlotte Observer.

• Wall Street Journal picks up on the Dermontti Dawson bankruptcy filing.

• Williamson Daily News on Jeff Sheppard’s Hoops Not Drugs camp in Eastern Kentucky.

• DeMarcus Cousins answers fan questions in Sacramento:

(Hat tip to Bluegrass State Basketball.)

Continue reading ‘BBL: Supreme Court and Kentucky basketball?’

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SEC links for Sunday:

• Damon Evans is out at Georgia, according to a WSB-TV report, says Larry Hartstein of the AJC.

• Here’s the report from WSB-TV in Atlanta, via sources.

• The New Jersey nets have already cut Wayne Chism, ex-Vol, from their summer team, reports Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

• Duke is cramming for visit from Alabama, writes David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

• Illinois coach Ron Zook, former coach at Florida, says SEC is better than the Big 10, blogs Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel.

Continue reading ‘SEC: Report says Damon Evans fired at Georgia’

Tony Wroten

Big Blue Links for Saturday:

• My Herald-Leader column on the TMZ report claiming NCAA is looking into UK basketball.

• Greg Nord coming back to Lexington as a UK assistant, reports Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.

• Tony Wroten has narrowed his choices to Kentucky and Washington, reports Diamond Leung of espn.com.

• Kentucky finishes 29th in the Directors’ Cup standings for overall sports programs, reports Eric Lindsey of Cat Scratches.

• Mary Jo Perino of WLEX reports that Steve Ortmayer was shocked by his firing from UK football staff.

• Scott Padgett may be leaving UK for Manhattan, blogs Rick Bozich of the Courier-Journal.

• Bozich also writes on TMZ spreading the dirt on Kentucky basketball.

• Louisville sports agent questions validity of TMZ report, says Maria Ansari of WAVE-TV in Louisville.

Continue reading ‘BBL: Tony Wroten down to Kentucky and Washington’

Courtney Fuhrmann

SEC links for Saturday:

• In three-page report, Georgia AD Damon Evans is rendered ridiculous, writes Mark Bradley of the AJC.

• More on Evans and those infamous red panties, from Tim Tucker of the AJC.

• Evans has put Georgia into unwanted spotlight, blogs Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald.

• Evans tried to use position to get out of DUI charge, writes College Football Talk.

• Chip Towers and Christian Boone of the AJC report that an Athens attorney has met with Evans.

• This isn’t a story sportswriters relish covering, blogs Towers in the AJC.

• Top quarterback prospect picks Tennessee over Notre Dame and LSU, reports Dave Hooker of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

Continue reading ‘SEC: Damon Evans rendered ridiculous by report’

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has obtained the incident report from Georgia AD Damon Evans’ arrest on a charge of DUI.

It’s pretty embarrassing.

Especially this part:

“Evans was flippant when first pulled over, according to the trooper. “The subject said ‘I feel pretty good,’ ” states the incident report. The trooper noted that Evans had a pair of red panties in between his legs.‘”

Evans apologized on Thursday, but did not resign.

Sports By Brooks has a link to the entire report, which is highly entertaining.