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Big Blue Links for Wednesday:

• Four UK baseball players are drafted in the first eight rounds, says a Herald-Leader staff report.
• That Alabama high school meeting over Eric Bledsoe has been postponed, blogs Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader.
• Daniel Orton has been unimpressive in workouts, says Hoops World.
• DeMarcus Cousins could drop out of the top four NBA picks, says the Detroit Free Press.
• Patrick Patterson is one of six to workout for the Utah Jazz, reports Chris Buckley of the Deseret News.
• John Calipari had nothing to do with those 7-foot twins ending up in Pennsylvania, says Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports.
• Ex-UK star Walter McCarty is about to join the Indiana Pacers’ staff, tweets Goodman.
• Tubby Smith’s name mentioned for Cavaliers post, or at least by Peter Vecsey of the New York Post.
• John Wooden and Adolph Rupp were a lot alike, reports Keith Taylor of the Winchester Sun.
• Evan Daniels of Scout on Quincy Miller:

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Jarvis Varnado

Big Blue Links for Tuesday:

• In the Herald-Leader, Jerry Tipton writes that UK will go against the Sultan of Swat tonight when playing Mississippi State.
• Tipton’s notes report that this is the first time since 1989 no SEC team has been in either basketball poll.
• Here’s audio of Billy Gillispie’s press conference previewing the Mississippi State game.
• The Herald-Leader reports that ex-UK football coach Hal Mumme confirms he has prostate cancer.
• H-L columnist Mark Story writes on Lexington’s Sam Simpson, the Henry Clay center who committed to play football at UK.
• In the Danville Advocate-Messenger, Larry Vaught asks the question: Are UK players too nice?
• Vaught also writes that Jarvis Varnado and Co. will test the Cats.
• In the Courier-Journal, Michael Grant writes that Kentucky will try to avoid losing its third straight.
• Kyle Veazey of the Clarion-Ledger writes that UK-State could turn into a blocked shot battle.
• Brad Locke of the NW Mississippi Daily Journal wonders if Mississippi State can handle Jodie Meeks.

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