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Ex-Kentucky player Michael Porter arrested on sex charges
Former Kentucky basketball player Michael Porter was arrested early Tuesday and jailed in Lexington, Ky., on sexual abuse charges.
Porter, a point guard who played for the Wildcats from 2006 to 2009, was charged with six counts of sodomy and two counts of sexual abuse, WLEX-TV in Lexington reported.
According to court documents, Porter allegedly engaged in inappropriate contact...
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Muhammad chooses UCLA, is it the shoes?
There is a problem with college basketball recruiting and Shabazz Muhammad could be the perfect example. Recently choosing UCLA over Kentucky and his hometown UNLV Runnin’ Rebels, many have blasted the high school student for signing with UCLA because of their sponsorship with Adidas. Some may remember the famous Nike commercial and the question “is it [...]
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Amile Jefferson signs with Duke
Star high school forward Amile Jefferson has signed with Duke.
School officials said Tuesday night that Jefferson signed his letter of intent to play for the Blue Devils this fall.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski says Jefferson is ''a perfect young man for Duke University.''
Jefferson is a 6-foot-7, 190-pound power forward who averaged 19.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.7...
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Wildcats add 3 more players
Arizona has added three transfers to its latest recruiting class.
The school announced Tuesday that guards Mark Lyons and T.J. McConnell, and forward Matt Korcheck signed to play for the school.
Lyons has one year of eligibility left after graduating from Xavier. He averaged 15.1 points and helped the Musketeers reach the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament.
Korcheck, a...
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Amile Jefferson to Duke!
Duke’s 2012 recruiting class had been a party of one (Rasheed Sulaimon) ever since Alex Murphy decided to forego his fifth year of high school and come to Durham a year early. Today, that changed when Philadelphia’s Amile Jefferson announced at a press conference at his high school that he will be coming to Duke in the fall.
Not only is Amile a bigtime talent (the 21st...
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NBA Draft Blog Interview with Damian Lillard
Draft fans and pundits everywhere always love the story of the small school guy who gets his dream and is chosen in the NBA Draft. However, Damian Lillard, out of Weber State, is not your typical small school player. Lillard was under-recruited coming out of high school, so Weber State ended up being his destination. It didn’t take long for Lillard to make an impact, and by...
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NBA Draft: Lengthy question surrounds Beal
Editors note: This is the fourth in a series examining top prospects in the NBA Draft. Profiles are based on conversations with NBA general managers and scouts.
Perhaps no player will help or hurt his draft stock at the Chicago combine and during individual workouts than Bradley Beal.
Right now, scouts have Beal being selected anywhere from third to seventh in the draft. They love...
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ACC hopes to regain control in ACCBig Ten Challenge
The ACCBig Ten Challenge schedule for next basketball season was released Monday, and it appears the ACC has a favorable slate in its attempt to regain control of a series it once dominated.
North Carolina at Indiana and Ohio State at Duke highlight the schedule, but interesting games such as N.C. State at Michigan and Michigan State at Miami give the popular series two nights of...
Via Fox Sports Carolinas
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Evaluating Ralston Turner to NC State
Wolfpack head coach Mark Gottfried seemingly can't miss right now (aside from losing some depth with transfers). He improbably reached the Sweet-16. He's bringing in a top-10 recruiting class (top-5 if Amile Jefferson heads to Raleigh). CJ Leslie returned to school. And now he's working on the following season. And the first piece of that puzzle is LSU transfer Ralston...
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Former Kentucky Guard Michael Porter Arrested For Sexual Abuse
WLKY is reporting that former Kentucky guard Michael Porter has been arrested and charged with sexual abuse. According to the citation, on one occasion Porter received oral sex from the 15-year-old girl and had sexual contact with her on at least two occasions. Authorities say that on two separate occasions Porter gave and received oral sex from the 14-year-old girl. Porter met...
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Gibbs leaves Texas for Seton Hall
Point guard Sterling Gibbs has transferred from Texas to Seton Hall.
Pirates coach Kevin Willard announced Monday that the former Seton Hall Prep star would be returning to New Jersey.
The brother of recent Pittsburgh graduate Ashton Gibbs, Sterling Gibbs averaged 2.6 points and 7.5 minutes in 30 games for the Longhorns. He had a career-high 14 points against Nicholls State on...
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2 days ago
ON BENDED KNEE
Louisville player proposes at graduation
Louisville basketball player Kyle Kuric made graduation day that much more special when he proposed to his girlfriend of two-and-a-half years on the stage.
Via Larry Brown Sports
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NBA Draft Blog Interview with Rakim Sanders
For a lot of players, coming out of a small conference and proving yourself to NBA teams can be a daunting task. Not for Rakim Sanders though. The Fairfield senior had 1 season to impress after transferring from Boston College, and he more than succeeded. Sanders did a lot of everything for the Stags. He led the team in points, rebounds, and steals as Fairfield made it to the...
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Catching up with Chris Jones, courtesy of Josh Verlin
Josh Verlin covers the Philadelphia basketball scene for the website Philahoops.com. Recently, he caught up incoming Pitt Panther Chris Jones and the two discussed his game, Jamie Dixon and his recruitment.
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Though the Pittsburgh Panthers are coming off their worst season in seven years, there are plenty of reasons for hope on the horizon.
One big reason is the incoming freshman...
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Wright State Transfer Julius Mays Chooses Kentucky Over Purdue
Multiple sources indicated that Purdue was in great shape to land 6-2 combo guard Julius Mays. However, Julius Mays announced on Sunday that he committed to the Kentucky Wildcats instead. Mays visited Purdue on Saturday and unofficially visited Kentucky the previous week.
The impact of the recruiting miss on the Boilermakers next year is substantial. Purdue has only one true point...
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UNLV keeps top-10 prospect Anthony Bennett in Sin City
The best available prospect in the 2012 class, 6′-7″ power forward Anthony Bennett of Findlay Prep (NV) committed to UNLV on Saturday afternoon, announcing via his Twitter account,”Staying out west and will be going to UNLV next year.” Bennett joins a monster class for the Running Rebels, with top-50 combo guard Katin Reinhardt, bouncy big man Demetris [...]
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GO BABY GO
Baby mimics Anthony Davis
Someone had their baby mimick Kentucky's Anthony Davis' iconic picture of his arms stretched across several basketballs ... then had the player of the year sign the pic.
Via Rant Sports
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