In Charlotte at the Jordan Brand Classic, UK signees Alex Poythress and Archie Goodwin were giving glimpses into the future of Kentucky basketball. But in two other places, the school’s present was progressing nicely.
The UK baseball team took a doubleheader from Arkansas to win the series in Fayetteville. A forecast of rain for today caused the two teams to play two games on Saturday, and Gary Henderson’s Cats improved their East-leading record to 11-4.
Meanwhile, the UK men’s tennis team beat Vanderbilt 6-1 to clinch the school’s first outright regular season conference title since 1992.
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Big Blue Links for Sunday:
- Goodwin, Poythress shine at Jordan Brand game
- Sulaimon, West rule Jordan Brand Classic
- Shabazz Muhammad finishes strong in Jordan Brand
- Guard play was sporadic at Jordan Brand
- Kentucky baseball takes series from Arkansas
- Diamond Hogs drop doubleheader to Kentucky
- UK men’s tennis team wins outright SEC regular season title
- It’s first men’s tennis league title since 1992
- UK’s running backs are trying harder
- Tom Leach understands impact of championship call
- Kentucky football scrimmage pleases Phillips
- Maxwell Smith has four TDs in final scrimmage before Blue-White
- Roselle surprised Kentucky honoring him
- Kentucky clinches softball series with win over Georgia
- Doron Lamb went from Queens to NCAA king
- Louisville football underdogs no more, but don’t tell Strong
- New York Post: Calipari keeps the Kentucky pipeline open
- New York Post: Calipari not high on Knicks’ list of possible coaches
- Lupica: Woodson is the answer for the Knicks
- Draft analyst not sold on Marquis Teague as lottery pick yet
- Forbes: Why Pitino survived scandal and Petrino could not
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SEC baseball standings
Eastern
- Kentucky 11 – 4
- Florida 8 – 6
- South Carolina 7 – 7
- Tennessee 7 – 7
- Georgia 7 – 8
- Vanderbilt 5 – 9
Western
- LSU 10 – 4
- Arkansas 8 – 7
- Auburn 7 – 7
- Ole Miss 7 – 8
- Mississippi St. 5 – 9
- Alabama 4 – 10
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SEC men’s tennis final standings
Eastern
- Kentucky 11 – 0/24 – 4
- Georgia 10 – 1/20 – 2
- Florida 7 – 4/14 – 8
- Tennessee 5 – 6/13 – 12
- South Carolina 2 – 9 /15 – 10
- Vanderbilt 2 – 9 /7 – 14
Western
- Mississippi St. 9 – 2/18 – 5
- Ole Miss 7 – 4/11 – 7
- Auburn 5 – 6 /16 – 8
- LSU 5 – 6 /14 – 9
- Alabama 2 – 8 /10 – 14
- Arkansas 1 – 10/13 – 12
