Big Blue Links for Tuesday:
Jerry Meyer of Rivals reports on UK basketball target Damien Leonard: “With visits to Clemson and Virginia Tech already under his belt, Leonard plans to visit Kentucky and Texas this spring.” (Hat tip to Aaron’s UK Basketball Blog.)
Jennifer Smith of the H-L reports on UK women’s first loss: “Middle Tennessee State halted the Cats’ 11-game win streak with a 57-51 win in front of 4,811 in the Murphy Center on Monday night. It was the Cats’ first loss of the season, and it was a difficult one that saw UK turn over the ball a season-high 29 times against a soft 2-2-1 press.”
Mark Story of the H-L writes that Brooks has done it the right way: “Yet if Brooks takes his intention to retire as Kentucky’s head man from the 80 percent he stated after the Music City Bowl to 100 percent, he will depart Lexington as one of the coaches I’ve covered that I respect the most. (From what I’m hearing, Brooks doesn’t want to leave; he does want the UK administration to display some of the urgency in investing in football success it’s shown in abundance recently for men’s basketball).”
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal has report on ex-UK assistant Mike Leach’s suspension at Texas Tech: “Tech completed an initial investigation before suspending Leach. The Avalanche-Journal learned during that investigation Leach did not dispute the facts, but did not believe he had done anything wrong. Leach also told officials James was a slacker and his father was always calling and acting like a Little League dad. Leach had until Monday to write an apology and when he did not, the university officials felt they had to take action. Leach has been suspended indefinitely, with pay, from his role as head coach.”
Jerry Tipton of the H-L reports on Calipari and the stress of the job: ” When Kentucky Coach John Calipari meets with reporters the day before a game, he usually arrives drenched in sweat. He comes directly from a 3-mile pre-practice jog on the treadmill. Perhaps not so coincidentally, Hartford Coach Dan Leibovitz called for a scheduled telephone interview on Monday after getting off a treadmill.”
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