For the second year in a row the UK women's basketball team got asked to a post-season dance - just not the one they wanted. The Cats finished fourth in the Southeastern Conference with an 8-6 record in SEC play - including three upsets over ranked SEC opponents - and advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament.
UK's players and coaches had to be sweating more than they will in sunny Anaheim, Calif., this week at the NCAA Tournament. UK's fans had to be sweating more than they did on Friday when a tornado hit the Georgia Dome and for a few precarious moments, the safety of everyone in the building was threatened.
The UK baseball team is on the cusp of making history - again. A win over Morehead State today at 4 p.m. will make the Cats 19-0 and tie the records for the program's best start and longest winning streak, marks set by last year's squad. But UK hopes to do more than just match the accomplishments of the 2007 team, which, after its record-breaking non-conference start, sputtered to a 13-16-1 Southeastern Conference performance and failed to make the league tournament.
Five players registered multi-hit performances as the UK softball team used a balanced attack to soar past Miami University (Ohio) 7-3 yesterday at the UK Softball Complex. With the victory, the Cats, who opened the season with a 2-7 record, have now won 11 of their last 14 games.