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Boxscore from today’s UK-Windsor exhibition basketball game.

Here’s the video of this ridiculous event in Arkansas. The reporter asking the question, who was wearing a Florida hat, because she is a Florida alum, was fired the next day. We all knew Bobby Petrino could be a jerk, but hopefully he wasn’t a jerk enough to get the reporter fired over wearing a hat.

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(H-L photo/Mark Cornelison)

Big Blue Links for Tuesday:

• Kentucky snags a three-star defensive tackle in Elliott Porter, reports Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.
• Porter could make an instant impact, writes Eric Lindsey of Cat Scratches.
• Jerry Tipton of the H-L reports from Canada that UK picked up the pace to whip Western Ontario in basketball.
• Experimental lineup produces a blowout, reports Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal.
• Terrence Jones is out until mid-September, reports Tipton.
• Calipari is impressed with Jones’ toughness, writes Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger.
• Herald-Leader photo gallery from UK’s win over Western Ontario.
• Mark Story of the H-L says that the Governor’s Cup is not clear cut.
• Joe Mansour is about the leg and the swag, writes Jody Demling of the Courier-Journal.
• Tom Leach thinks Darius Miller is becoming the new Chuck Hayes.
• Adonis Thomas has moved to the top of the 2011 class, writes Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News.
• Brandon Knight wasted no time raising expectations, writes Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports.
• John Calipari’s post-game press conference after win over Western Ontario:

• Josh Harrellson and Darius Miller talk about win.

SEC links for Tuesday:

• Arkansas radio personality wears a Gators hat and loses his her job, reports the Associated Press.
• Jury selection continues in Andy Kennedy defamation suit, reports the Associated Press.
• Georgia quarterback recruit will skip senior year of high school, reports Chip Towers of the AJC.
• Zach Lee era comes to an abrupt end for quarterback at LSU, writes Randy Rosetta of The Advocate.
• John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes about fashion statements at Tennessee.
• Arkansas power forward Marshawn Powell breaks foot, reports Mr. SEC.
• Tennessee basketball will play Belmont twice next year, reports Mike Griffith of the News-Sentinel.
• Jay Greeson of the Chattanooga Times Free Press thinks Florida will have an easier time replacing Tim Tebow than Tennessee will replacing Eric Berry.
• Ron Morris of The State writes that South Carolina AD is putting academics first.
• Vanderbilt quarterback Jordan Rogers has been bothered by injuries, reports Jeff Lockridge of the Tennessean.

Elliott Porter talks about his first day as a Wildcat.

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Joker Phillips talks about adding Porter to the UK fold.

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ESPN has just released its TV schedule for the opening day/night of college basketball.

It will again be call the “College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon” and will start on Nov. 16.

Here’s the schedule:

• Midnight Miami at Memphis ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 2 a.m. St. John’s at St. Mary’s ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 4 a.m. Central Michigan at Hawaii ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 6 a.m. Stony Brook at Monmouth ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 8 a.m. Robert Morris at Kent State ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 10 a.m. Northeastern at So. Illinois ESPN/ESPN3.com
• Noon Oral Roberts at Tulsa ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 2 p.m. La Salle at Baylor ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 4 p.m. Virginia Tech at Kansas State ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 5:30 p.m. Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Marist at Villanova ESPNU
• 6 p.m. Ohio State at Florida ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 6 p.m. State Farm Women’s Tip-Off Classic: Baylor at Connecticut ESPN2/ESPN3.com
• 7:30 p.m. O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Miami (Ohio) at Duke ESPNU
• 8 p.m. Butler at Louisville ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 9:30 p.m. Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Belmont at Tennessee ESPNU
• 10 p.m. South Carolina at Michigan St. ESPN/ESPN3.com
• 11 p.m. O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: San Diego State vs. Gonzaga ESPN3/ESPN3.com
• 11:30 p.m. Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Nevada or Pacific at UCLA ESPNU

Last year it was UK quarterback Mike Hartline sporting a mustache in fall camp.

Now it’s Florida quarterback John Brantley.

(H-L photo/Mark Cornelison)

Big Blue Links for Monday:

• Brandon Knight dominates in Kentucky’s exhibition win over Windsor, writes Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader.
• Darius Miller and Jon Hood impress John Calipari, reports Tipton in the H-L.
• Herald-Leader photo gallery from Kentucky’s blowout win in Canada.
• Gene McCaskill tears ACL, is out for the season, reports Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.
• Kentucky plays with passion, writes Bob Duff of the Windsor Star.
• Brandon Knight looks sharp in his Kentucky debut, reports Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal.
• Matt May of the Cats Pause on UK’s rout of Windsor team in Canada exhibition.
• It was one shining Knight, reports Jeff Drummond of Kentucky Ink.

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