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Michigan softball drops NCAA tournament opener vs. Kentucky, faces elimination Saturday
After Michigan softball’s weekend of rallies in the Big Ten tournament, Kentucky discovered the secret to taking down the Wolverines in the NCAA tournament: Don’t give them the chance. Ally Hutchins singled in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Wildcats a walk-off 4-3 victory over the Wolverines in the opening game of the Stillwater (Oklahoma) regional on Friday afternoon. ...
Cats pick up commitment from Fairleigh Dickinson’s Almonor
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Ansley Almonor, a 6-foot-7 forward who played at Fairleigh Dickinson last year, has committed to Mark Pope and Kentucky. Almonor, averaged 16.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and nearly two assists a game last season for the Knights and won first-team All-NEC honors. Almonor finished his career at FDU with 1,097 points.
Ole Miss sends 41 entries to NCAA East Region Preliminary Round Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Ole Miss track & field will once again send a large contingent to the regional meet, notching 41 total entries from 35 Rebel student-athletes at the upcoming 2024 NCAA East Region Preliminary Round Championships, this year held at the University of Kentucky on May 22-25. The Rebel men lead the way with 22 entries from 20 athletes, while the Rebel women tallied 19 entries from 15 athletes. Among those are a total of 14 Ole Miss student-athletes competing in their first regional meet (eight men, six women). A total of eight Rebels will be attempting at least a double (six women, two men), with world 200-meter leader and recent Bowerman Watch List addition McKenzie Long attempting a triple in the 100-meter, 200-meter and the 4x100-meter relay.
Jim Caldwell’s Forecast | A little break before rain rolls in again
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - We need a little quiet time and it looks like we will get it for at least one day. Sunshine will be out there with some clouds this Thursday. We will likely see highs hit the upper 70s and even sneak a few 80s into the region. There is a very low shot at a stray shower for some of us. It is so small that I debated even mentioning it. This really is the calmest day that we have in our stretch. We are in between storm systems.
Report: Top 15 transfer visiting Kentucky
Per a report from 247sports' Travis Branham, North Florida transfer Chaz Lanier, a 6-foot-4 guard who is the 11th overall ranked player in the transfer portal, will visit Kentucky Monday. He is first visiting Kentucky head coach Mark Pope's former home, BYU, as he will be in Provo, Utah, visiting...
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