At first glance, freezing temperatures, post-midnight start times and a lack of funding would seem to be enough to doom a small club team. So how does the UK hockey team make the Lexington Ice Center a popular destination long after most people have gone to bed? Add a few hundred college co-eds, a pinch of late-night hysteria and a little Garry Glitter music and allow ingredients to chill.
As soon as the men's basketball team gets on a roll and wins two straight games … they get a week off. Yes, the Cats have it going now. They've won consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 27, and they'll have a chance to get back over .500 - a mark they haven't seen since Dec.
For the first time in school history, the UK men's basketball team swept both the Southeastern Conference Player and Freshman of the Week honors. Senior guard Ramel Bradley was named SEC Player of the Week and forward Patrick Patterson was named SEC Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday.