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Big Blue Links for Thursday:

• Donte Rumph finally qualifies, blogs Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.
• Derrick Locke may be the key for Kentucky, writes David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
• Eric Crawford of the Courier-Journal on the feel-good football rivalry.
• Andrew Wolfson of the C-J on Rick Pitino’s long testimony on a brief encounter in the Karen Sypher trial.
• Joker Phillips and Charlie Strong are ready for a huge game, reports Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger.
• Eric Lindsey of Cat Scratches on the Governor’s Cup luncheon held Wednesday.
• Brandon Ashley denies that UK and Oregon are his top two picks, reports Jody Demling of the C-J.
• Herald-Leader video from the Governor’s Cup luncheon:

Big Blue Links for Wednesday:

• Zagsblog reports that Austin Rivers has Kentucky in his final five.
• My random notes column, with a few UK meanderings sprinkled within.
• Rick Pitino is expected to testify today in the Karen Sypher trial, reports Will Graves and Brett Barrouquere of the AP.
• Bartender says Pitino and Sypher looked happy, reports Andrew Wolfson of the Courier-Journal.
• Football analysts offer insight on Joker Phillips and Kentucky, reports Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger.
• Eamonn Brennan of espn.com on John Calipari’s bold recruiting gambit. (Think there’s a tongue in cheek there.)
• Kentucky, now with more dribble drives, blogs Diamond Leung of espn.com.
• Jody Demling of the C-J has a Chane Behanan update.
• Tailgate Review has video of UK 2012 target Brandon Ashley.

Big Blue Links:

• Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports writes that UK target Anthony Davis has quickly become a hot commodity.
• Adonis Thomas shines in AAU play, reports Dan Wolken of the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
• Chane Behanan has experienced good and bad in his rapid ascent, writes Chad Bishop of the Bowling Green News. (Hat tip to Spam’s Wildcat Page.)
• Brandon Marcell of the NW Arkansas News ranks Joker Phillips 10th out of 12 for his SEC Media Days performance.
• But Joel Barker of Bleacher Report ranked Phillips as giving the best performance at Hoover.
• Brandon Ashley gets an offer from UK for 2012, reports Zagsblog.
• Lawyers in case see Karen Sypher two different ways, reports Andrew Wolfson and Jayson Riley of the Courier-Journal.
• Jacob Tamme’s golf scramble raises big bucks for a good cause, writes Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger.
• Patrick Patterson will join Eric Bledsoe at UK’s pro camp, says UK athletics.
• Kirk Hinrich looking forward to playing with John Wall, reports Michael Lee of the Washington Post.
• NCAA coaches set bad example for players, writes Eric Crawford of the Courier-Journal.
• Bleed Blue Kentucky breaks down the Cats quarterbacks heading into fall drills.