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On May 13, 2012, In Sports, By Boo
For UK and UofL fans, the rivalry often runs deep. But police say, they never expected to get called to a dialysis clinic for a fight between fans!
In fact, police are calling it a flagrant foul.
“I think this is a first at a dialysis center,” Lt. Robert Swanigan commented while handing over the police reports.
Officers were called after a UK and UofL fan gave each other a full court press during treatment at the Georgetown Dialysis Clinic Monday.
“He just happened to think UofL would beat UK and he started to run his mouth,” explained dialysis patient Ed Wilson. Wilson also happens to be a self-proclaimed die hard UK fan. “That’s what started it.”
But Charles Taylor, who was waiting to get hooked up to a machine saw things differently. “I didn’t talk to him about the ball game; I was talking to another guy about the game,” The UofL fan exclaimed. “He was meddling. And told me to shut up and gave me the finger!”
Both men admit they were in the zone, but never anticipated there’d be a power forward.
“I wasn’t gonna take no more from him,” UofL fan Taylor said.
UK fan Wilson explained “I’m sitting there hooked up to a machine and I can’t do anything.”
So, offended by Wilson, Taylor took action. “I went up to him and I hit him, ” he said. “Didn’t hit him that hard, but I hit him.”
By the time police arrived, the fight was over.
“I’m sorry it even happened,” Wilson said. “Hopefully, he won’t come at the same time as me anymore.”
Georgetown Police say their case is now closed and they investigated it as harassment.
Wilson says he’s not filing charges against Taylor, but he does hope the Cats win.
On February 10, 2012, In Sports, By Boo
The NCAA has turned down a request by Connecticut for waiver that would allow the men’s basketball program to avoid a postseason ban in the 2012-13 season.
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UConn will not qualify for the NCAA tournament because of its poor performance in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR).
New rules approved in October require a school to have a two-year APR average of 930 or a four-year average of 900. Connecticut scored 826 in 2009-10 and is expected to be about 975 in 2010-11, giving the school two-year score of 900.5 and a four-year average of 888.5.
Connecticut announced in a statement Friday it would appeal to the Division I Committee on Academic Performance Subcommittee on Appeals.
“We are deeply disappointed that our request for a waiver was denied, but we look forward to continuing in the process,” Connecticut president Susan Herbst said. “We continue to believe that we have made a very compelling case in our waiver to the NCAA and we are pleased with the recent outstanding academic success of our men’s basketball student-athletes.
“I want to be clear that during my entire career as a scholar and a teacher, I have been in full support of high academic standards in collegiate athletics. However, in this case, there are good students who could be penalized for the problematic behavior of students who have not been enrolled for years.
“Educators and parents need to do what is right for their students, and not allow them to be caught in the dynamics of public relations.”
On February 7, 2012, In Sports, By Boo
Greetings my fellow readers of the blog. In an effort to keep our female tennis lover fans up to date on the rankings, we will begin posting updated tennis rankings periodically. I know everyone loves the female tennis players because of their beauty, however it’s good to at least pretend that you are interested in their sport at least a little bit.
Don’t forget to check out our large list of bad hot tennis players by clicking here!
- Victoria Azarenka
- Petra Kvitova
- Maria Sharapova
- Caroline Wozniaki
- Samantha Stosur
- Agnieszka Radwanska
- Marion Bartoli
- Vera Zvonareva
- Na Li
- Andrea Petkovic
On January 29, 2012, In Sports, By Boo
Be sure to check out our sexy pictures of the lovely Miss Azarenka at the following link.
Also check out a page with several other hot women’s tennis players by going HERE!
Playing in her first Grand Slam final and with the No.1 ranking on the line, Victoria Azarenka stepped up in a big way, recording a runaway 63 60 win over Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final.
With the winner of the final guaranteed to rise to No.1 next week, her first Grand Slam title wasn’t the only thing Azarenka was playing for. And it seemed like maybe it was on her mind as she had a slow start, losing the first two games then falling behind 0-30 in the third – but she came alive from there, holding and then breaking back, then from 3-all going on an absolute tear, winning the next nine games in a row to polish off the one-hour, 22-minute victory.
Azarenka was by far the more solid of the two Saturday night – while they both had 14 winners, Azarenka had just 12 unforced errors to a whopping 30 from Sharapova, including a backhand into the net on Azarenka’s first match point.
Sharapova took the podium first: “First congratulations go to Victoria. It was an honor to play against you. You have worked so hard for this over the years and earned this title,” she said. “As in any sport, you have your good days and your tough days. Today things didn’t work out for me. Victoria was just too good.
“This was a tough loss today, but there’s no doubt I’ll be back and performing in front of you guys again. Melbourne has been my home away from home over the last month, and I couldn’t have asked for a better home than here.”
A jubilant Azarenka followed with her champion’s speech. “First I want to congratulate Maria. Thank you for such kind words. You had a great two weeks and did really well, and I’m sure there will be many more finals we’ll perform in,” Azarenka said. “I want to thank my team – you guys have been supporting me for so long, believing in me and making me realize I can believe in myself and can finally raise this trophy. I want to thank my parents, my friends, my boyfriend and my grandmother – the person who inspires me most in my life.
“It was an amazing month in Australia. It’s a dream come true.”
Azarenka is the first Belarusian to win a Grand Slam title and to rise to No.1 – her country’s previous best results came from Natasha Zvereva, who reached one Grand Slam final (the 1988 French Open final) and made it up to No.5.
“Congratulations to Victoria on reaching the pinnacle of her career and becoming the WTA’s newest World No.1,” said Stacey Allaster, Chairman & CEO of the WTA. “It has been great to watch Vika grow as a player over the last few years and I’m thrilled she has achieved this milestone at such a young age.”
It is worth noting that Zvereva was No.1 in doubles for 124 weeks and won 18 Grand Slam women’s doubles and two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
Sharapova is now 3-3 in her career in Grand Slam finals, winning titles at Wimbledon in 2004, the US Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008. She will rise from No.4 to No.3 on the new rankings; Petra Kvitova will stay at No.2, while Caroline Wozniacki will fall from No.1 to No.4.
On December 16, 2011, In Funny Photos & Videos, Sports, By Boo
Karl Towns Jr., currently an 8th grader stands 6 foot 10 inches tall and can shoot the rock like an off guard. Check out the video below, and let me know if you think he looks like a black Dirk Nowitzki.
Check out this brief video of one of his workouts. The kid has great form on his jump shot.
~Boo
On December 16, 2011, In Funny Photos & Videos, Sports, By Boo
Check out the now 12 year old Damon Harge, a 7th grader from Modesto Christian Middle School in California. Another former UK Wildcat played at Modesto Christian, Chuck Hayes. Check out the youngsters response to his favorite player, and where he’d like to play once he finishes middle and high school.
Check out his unbelievable video below.
Amazing young hoopster…already better than Michael Porter and Saul Smith.
How about another sick video of this kid?
This may be the best video yet. The first part shows his ball handling and passing skills, while the second half of the video shows his shooting ability.
~Boo
In a move that was as swift as it was stunning, the Atlantic Coast Conference introduced Syracuse and Pittsburgh as conference members Sunday morning. Citing the desire for more long-term financial stability, the two universities departed the Big East to make the A.C.C. the country’s first major conference with 14 football teams.
Before they join the A.C.C., Syracuse and Pittsburgh are contractually obligated to wait more than two years and pay a $5 million exit fee. But they could negotiate an earlier exit.
Perhaps more important for the delicate conference landscape in college sports, the move could be a harbinger of more moves around the country. Texas A&M is awaiting legal clearance to join the Southeastern Conference, and Oklahoma and Texas’ boards of regents are scheduled to meet Monday to discuss a move to the Pacific-12. There has been enough chaos that it could raise the interest of Congress this week.
“In all my years of collegiate administration, I’ve never seen this level of uncertainty and potential fluidity among schools and conferences,” said A.C.C. Commissioner John Swofford, who said more than 10 colleges inquired about joining his conference. “Schools are looking for stability. When that stability doesn’t exist, as long as that’s going on, I think that the conferences that appear to be stable moving forward are going to receive inquiries from schools that desire that kind of stability.”
The move leaves the Big East scrambling — much as in 2003, when Boston College, Virginia Tech and Miami decided to leave for the A.C.C. As the league attempts to regroup again, probably by collaborating with universities from the Big 12, league officials say they are not pleased that Swofford has discussed holding the A.C.C. basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden. The Big East has played there since 1983 and has a contract with the Garden through 2016. A Garden spokesman did not comment on the possibility of the A.C.C. tournament’s being played there.
The Big East is expected to retain its automatic bid to a Bowl Championship Series game through the 2013 season.
This move by Pittsburgh and Syracuse, like others around the conference landscape, was driven by the money that comes from televising football games. The administrators at the A.C.C., Pittsburgh and Syracuse issued statements discussing academics, geographic footprints and peer institutions, but the decision came down to more money in a more stable environment. (The A.C.C. presidents also agreed to increase the league’s exit fee to approximately $20 million.)
Big East officials will open negotiations for television rights in September 2012, and they had been optimistic that new deals would be richer than the A.C.C.’s, which is worth $155 million annually. That possibility is now remote. Swofford said that the addition of the two universities would allow the A.C.C. to renegotiate its contract with ESPN.
“We’re confident that it will have a positive impact,” Swofford said of the addition of Pittsburgh and Syracuse.
Swofford said he was comfortable with the size of the league but not averse to change. Two universities that are interested in joining the A.C.C. are Connecticut and Rutgers, with UConn making much more of an effort to be invited. Swofford declined to answer a question specifically about Rutgers, but did say that further expansion was an option.
“We are not philosophically opposed to 16,” Swofford said.
The A.C.C. has spoken with Texas, one of the biggest prizes remaining in the conference landscape, but Swofford’s comments hinted that the conference’s philosophies would not mesh with Texas and its Longhorn Network. He declined to comment specifically on Texas, but did say that it could not get more money than its peers in the A.C.C., as it does in the Big 12.
“Equal revenue-sharing is sacred,” Swofford said. “That’s been a very important, fundamental part of this league since the early 1980s. I do not see that changing.”
Swofford said the additions of Syracuse and Pittsburgh came after assessing the shifting college-sports landscape, not specifically the threat of a current A.C.C. university leaving for the SEC.
~Boo
Dennis Rodman was the best rebounder in the NBA during his playing days. He was flamboyant off the court, but he worked his ass off while he was on the court. In a time of players relishing scoring as many points as they could, he rarely even looked for his own shot. He concentrated on rebounding the ball and playing tough physical defense.
Enjoy his HOF induction speech below…
~Boo
UK Wildcats swingman, Deandre Liggins drafted 53rd overall in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic.
Check out his pre-draft Chicago interview below.
~Boo
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