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Dendy, MTSU Top WKU
Last Updated: 10:56 PM 02/09/12 - LaRon Dendy scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Middle Tennessee over Western Kentucky 72-64.
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Titans Sign OT Mike Otto
Last Updated: 8:40 PM 02/09/12 - The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a multi-year deal with offensive tackle Mike Otto, trimming the number of their pending free agents to 16.
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WKU Goes for Marquee Road Victory Thursday Night at Rival Middle Tennessee
Last Updated: 10:54 PM 02/08/12 - Middle Tennessee’s current four-game winning streak against WKU is tied with Denver’s for the longest Hilltopper drought against a current member of the conference.
Lady Toppers Drop Thriller At Middle Tennessee 67-64
Last Updated: 10:52 PM 02/08/12 - Both teams finished the game shooting 38.3 percent from the floor, each connecting on 23 of 60 shots.
GM: Titans Happy With QB Situation
Last Updated: 11:08 PM 02/07/12 - The Titans will pick No. 20 overall in the first round of the draft in April, and defense could be the big focus.
Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Has 13 Points, 13 Rebounds In Rout Of Gators
Last Updated: 11:03 PM 02/07/12 - The Wildcats (24-1, 10-0) matched their best start in league play since 2005.
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville Top UConn For 5th Straight Win
Last Updated: 11:06 PM 02/06/12 - Gorgui Dieng returned from a sprained right ankle to score 15 points and Chane Behanan added 12 rebounds to lead Louisville to its fifth straight win.
Scout/FoxSportsNext Names WKU’s Raymond Woodie Sun Belt Recruiter of the Year
Last Updated: 11:03 PM 02/06/12 - Third-year Western Kentucky University assistant and defensive ends coach Raymond Woodie was named this year's winner from the Sun Belt Conference.
Eli Manning wins 2nd Super Bowl MVP award
Last Updated: 11:22 PM 02/05/12 - Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton's little brother now.
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Giants beat Patriots 21-17 to win the Super Bowl
Last Updated: 11:17 PM 02/05/12 - Take that, Brady. You too, Peyton.
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Hilltoppers Beat South Alabama 75-66
Last Updated: 11:05 PM 02/04/12 - A season-best 6,407 packed E.A. Diddle Arena Saturday night, the ninth-largest home crowd in the last five seasons, and the Hilltopper faithful saw WKU shoot a season-high 54.7 percent from the field and beat division rival South Alabama, 75-66. The Hilltoppers also outrebounded the Jaguars, who entered the game as the conference's best rebounding team, by three. The win is WKU's third in the last four games and moves its record to 8-15 overall and 4-6 in conference play. South Alabama drops to 12-10 and 4-7 with the defeat.
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South Alabama Defeats Lady Toppers 56-52 Behind Second-Half Comeback
Last Updated: 11:00 PM 02/04/12 - South Alabama used an 18-5 run to open the second half to help propel the Jaguars to a 56-52 win over the Western Kentucky University women’s basketball team Saturday afternoon at E.A. Diddle Arena.
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Two Students Charged With Shooting Kentucky State Player
Last Updated: 7:15 PM 02/03/12 - Two Kentucky State University students have been charged with assault in the shooting of a basketball player.
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WKU Set to Host Louisville and SBC Tournament at Bowling Green Ballpark
Last Updated: 3:33 PM 02/03/12 - Western Kentucky University and the Bowling Green Hot Rods announced Friday that the Hilltoppers will host a regular-season game along with the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament at Bowling Green Ballpark this season. The May 1 meeting between WKU and the University of Louisville along with the SBC Tournament, May 23-27, will be held at Bowling Green Ballpark in downtown Bowling Green. This will mark the third year WKU has played a regular-season game at Bowling Green Ballpark.
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WKU Begins February With Home Game Against South Alabama
Last Updated: 3:30 PM 02/03/12 - Following a week off for the second time this conference season, WKU is back on the court Saturday night at 7:00 when it hosts Sun Belt Conference East Division rival South Alabama at E.A. Diddle Arena.
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Umenyiora says honest mistake behind absence Wednesday
Last Updated: 6:54 PM 02/02/12 - New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora insists his absence from a mandatory media session four days before the Super Bowl was an honest mistake and not an attempt to blow off the function to spend time with his family.
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Ailing Gronkowski returns to Patriots practice
Last Updated: 6:50 PM 02/02/12 - Rob Gronkowski is practicing again with the New England Patriots.
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Taggart, Hilltoppers Unveil 2012 Signing Class
Last Updated: 2:59 PM 02/01/12 - Rivals.com gave seven of WKU's 13 signees a three-star ranking.
UK Football Reveals 2012 Recruiting Class
Last Updated: 9:32 PM 02/01/12 - 2011 Mr. Football Patrick Towles headlines the Wildcats' recruiting class for 2012.
U of L Football Unveils 24-Member Recruiting Class
Last Updated: 9:28 PM 02/01/12 - Head coach Charlie Strong and staff have 10 players from the state of Florida.
Anthony Davis, No. 1 Kentucky Rout Tennessee
Last Updated: 11:13 PM 01/31/12 - Anthony Davis had 18 points, eight rebounds and seven blocked shots as top-ranked Kentucky beat Tennessee 69-44 on Tuesday night
Fisher's Two Late Goals Help Predators Stun Wild 5-4
Last Updated: 11:10 PM 01/31/12 - Mike Fisher scored two of Nashville's three goals in the last 3 1/2 minutes and the Predators stunned the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Kentucky Still Easy No. 1 In AP Poll
Last Updated: 10:59 PM 01/30/12 - The Wildcats were again a runaway choice, receiving 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday.
WR Deion Branch Looking For Wins, Not Attention
Last Updated: 10:56 PM 01/30/12 - The Giants defeated the Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII.
Miller keeps up hot shooting for Wildcats
Last Updated: 8:39 PM 01/29/12 - Kentucky guard Darius Miller is keeping up his hot shooting, but coach John Calipari wants to see more from the Maysville senior.
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No. 6 Kentucky women top Alabama 82-68
Last Updated: 8:25 PM 01/29/12 - Keyla Snowden scored 14 points and A'dia Mathies added 13 as No. 6 Kentucky jumped on Alabama with a big first-half run in an 82-68 victory Sunday to move the Wildcats within one game of matching the best start in school history.
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WKU Locks Down Defensively, Beat FIU By 10
Last Updated: 10:49 PM 01/28/12 - Despite a cold shooting night offensively, the Hilltoppers took care of business in the other aspects of the game and earned a 61-51 victory Saturday on the road against FIU in Miami, Fla. The Hilltoppers are now 7-15 overall on the season and 3-6 in Sun Belt Conference play. FIU drops to 5-15 and 2-6 this year.
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Lady Toppers Fall At FIU 60-56
Last Updated: 8:38 PM 01/28/12 - The Western Kentucky University women's basketball team saw a nine-point halftime lead go to the wayside Saturday afternoon at U.S. Century Bank Arena as FIU's Jerica Coley scored 29 second-half points to lead the Panthers to a 60-56 win in Miami. Senior guard Vanessa Obafemi led the Lady Toppers with 14 points, making three three-pointers.
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Hilltoppers Set for First Repeat Conference Opponent of the Season Saturday Night at FIU
Last Updated: 11:16 PM 01/27/12 - The Panthers earned an 18-point win over the Hilltoppers in Bowling Green on December 31.
UK Hoops Improves to 19-2, Beats Auburn 66-48
Last Updated: 10:33 PM 01/26/12 - A'dia Mathies scored 20 points and No. 6 Kentucky forced 30 turnovers in a 66-48 victory over Auburn on Thursday night.
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Hilltoppers Lose to Florida Atlantic by one 67-66
Last Updated: 10:16 PM 01/26/12 - WKU completed a 19-point swing over 20 minutes in the middle part of the game, leading by nine after trailing by nine, but the veteran Florida Atlantic Owls, the defending conference champion and preseason pick to win the east division again this season, scored a basket with 10 seconds left in the game to earn a 67-66 win. The Hilltoppers fall to 6-15 overall and 2-6 in conference play with the loss, and Florida Atlantic improves to 9-12 and 5-3 this season.
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Cardinals Beat Villanova 84-74
Last Updated: 10:57 PM 01/25/12 - Former Bowling Green Purple Chane Behanan finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Lexington Mayor Unveils Concept For Rupp Arena
Last Updated: 7:06 PM 01/25/12 - Lexington Mayor Jim Gray unveiled the design Tuesday in front of a sold-out audience at the Lexington Forum during a speech about the city, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
WKU’s Derrius Brooks To Participate in 2012 Players All-Star Classic
Last Updated: 4:52 PM 01/25/12 - Western Kentucky University’s Derrius Brooks has been named to the North roster for the 2012 Players All-Star Classic. The game will take place on Feb. 4 at War Memorial Stadium, AT&T Field in Little Rock, Ark., and will be televised live at 3 p.m. (CST) on CSS.
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Hilltoppers Head to Florida Atlantic as Sun Belt Play Heats Up
Last Updated: 2:31 PM 01/25/12 - The Sunshine State awaits WKU this week, as the Hilltoppers are back on the road for two games beginning Thursday at 6:00 PM (CT) at Florida Atlantic.
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Canaan Leading the Way for No. 11 Murray State
Last Updated: 3:23 PM 01/25/12 - The Racers are the only undefeated team in Division-I.
Darius Miller Scores 19 Off Bench to Lead No. 1 Kentucky
Last Updated: 10:58 PM 01/24/12 - Kentucky, which had been No. 1 in The Associated Press rankings for two weeks early in the season, returned to the top spot after Syracuse lost last weekend.
Kentucky Back at No. 1 in AP Poll
Last Updated: 11:20 PM 01/23/12 - The Wildcats, who were ranked No. 1 for two weeks earlier this season, moved up one place Monday after receiving 61 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.
AP source: Navy to Join Big East in 2015
Last Updated: 11:18 PM 01/23/12 - A person with knowledge of the decision says Navy will announce Tuesday it's joining Big East football in 2015.
Kaspar, Drane to Miss Remainder of 2011-12 WKU Men'sBasketball Season
Last Updated: 6:27 PM 01/22/12 - WKU freshman guard Kevin Kaspar will miss the remainder of the 2011-12 Hilltopper basketball season due to a torn left ACL that was sustained in Saturday’s win over UALR, and sophomore forward Stephon Drane will seek a medical redshirt because of a left PCL strain that occurred in September and has hampered him throughout the season.
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UALR Uses Strong Second Half To Pull Away From lady Toppers 61-50
Last Updated: 4:55 PM 01/22/12 - UALR shot 50 percent from both the field and beyond the three-point arc in the second half, and used a late run to pull away from the Western Kentucky University women’s basketball team as the Trojans picked up a 61-50 win Sunday afternoon at E.A. Diddle Arena.
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Cats Use Balanced Attack to Outlast Alabama
Last Updated: 6:47 PM 01/21/12 - Darius Miller hit four free throws in the final minute and freshmen Marquis Teague and Anthony Davis each added two more as No. 2 Kentucky held on to beat Alabama 77-71 on Saturday for its nation's best 47th straight home victory.
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WKU Snaps Losing Streak, Beats UALR 65-53
Last Updated: 6:43 PM 01/21/12 - Trailing by five with 6:13 left in the game, the WKU Hilltoppers pulled together and played their finest stretch of basketball of the season and earned a 65-53 win over Sun Belt Conference West Division-leading UALR Saturday afternoon at E.A. Diddle Arena. The loss ends a five-game Hilltopper losing streak and improves the team's record to 6-14 on the season and 2-5 in conference play. UALR drops to 8-13 and 5-2 in the league with the defeat.
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Cousins Has Double Double in Kings win over Spurs
Last Updated: 11:25 PM 01/20/12 - Tyreke Evans scored 23 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with 47.2 seconds left, giving the Sacramento Kings an unlikely road victory over the San Antonio Spurs, 88-86 on Friday night.
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Hilltoppers Face Off Against UALR Saturday
Last Updated: 2:34 PM 01/20/12 - The defending Sun Belt Conference Tournament champion and last season’s league representative to the NCAA Tournament comes to E.A. Diddle Arena Saturday afternoon, as the Hilltoppers break up a stretch of four road games with a 1:00 PM contest against the UALR Trojans.
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Middle Tennessee Beats Arkansas State 59-46
Last Updated: 11:04 PM 01/19/12 - Marcos Knight scored 12 points and J.T. Sulton had 10 for Middle Tennessee.
Louisiana-Lafayette Knocks Off Little Rock 68-49
Last Updated: 11:03 PM 01/19/12 - Alan-Michael Thompson scored 14 points and Louisiana-Lafayette handed Arkansas-Little Rock its first conference loss of the season, 68-49 on Thursday night.
Buckles Out For Season WIth Second Knee Injury
Last Updated: 10:55 PM 01/18/12 - Buckles played an average of 13 minutes in the 11 games since his return, averaging 4.0 points and 3.8 rebounds as a valuable reserve.
Wall, Young Help Wizards Break Thunder Streak
Last Updated: 10:53 PM 01/18/12 - John Wall led the Wizards with 25 points.
Lady Toppers Win Fifth Straight At Home, Take Down Tennessee Tech 71-58
Last Updated: 11:03 PM 01/17/12 - WKU improves to 6-12 on the season.

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