John Clay's Sidelines

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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.)

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Big Blue Links for Thursday:

• Nothing official from UK, but WLEX is reporting that Matt Pilgrim and Kevin Galloway will not be on the UK basketball team next season.
• WKYT is also reporting that Galloway and Pilgrim are out.
• Herald-Leader’s Jerry Tipton reports that Martin Newton is now officially UK’s director of basketball operations.
• Tipton also reports that Scott Padgett is happy to be a coach in training.
• Herald-Leader’s Mark Maloney writes on UK discus throwers Rashaud Scott and Chase Madison, who are among the favorites at the NCAAs.
• Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger writes that UK’s football camps are booming.
• Zagsblog writes that if Jodie Meeks does return, Kentucky will be loaded.
• In the Voice-Tribune, Earl Cox writes that Mike Pratt would be a TV winner.
• Bluegrass State Basketball writes it source says Meeks will reluctantly return to UK.

Rex Chapman

Big Blue Links for Wednesday:

• Steve Austin of the Henderson Gleaner reports that Rex Chapman’s son is making noise.
• Dick Vitale says that John Calipari is being treated unfairly.
• Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Calipari will be featured speaker at Erlanger event June 22.
• Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger reports that Mike Pratt has been amused at flak given Calipari.
• Jody Demling of the Courier-Journal reports on Jon Hood’s showing with Kentucky All-Stars.

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