THERE ARE OF THEM"
PUBLISHED IN THE
PLAYERS TRIBUNE
FRIDAY, FORMER U-K
STAR AND
TIMBERWOLVES
CENTER, KARL-ANTHONY
TOWNS ADDRESSED HIS
FEELINGS ON RACISM IN
AMERICA.
HE ALSO TOOK THE
OPPORUNITY TO
EXPRESS HIS
DISSAPOINTMENT IN
THE PRESIDENT, SAYING
QUOTE "OUR PRESIDENT
WAS GIVEN A LAYUP:
DENOUNCE WHITE
SUPREMACISTS. AND HE
COULDN'T . AND
WOULDN'T. HE MISSED
. HE MISSED BADLY."
TOWNS SAID THAT HE
USED WHAT HE
LEARNED DURING HIS
TIME AT KENTUCKY --
TO UTILIZE THE
PLATFORM HE'S BEEN
GIVEN TO TALK ABOUT
ISSUES THAT ARE
IMPORTANT AND THAT
HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN
THE "STICK TO SPORTS"
ARGUMENT.
KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS: I
THINK EVERYONE THINKS
WE'RE ATHLETES SO OUR
INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY
ISN'T ENOUGH TO
UNDERSTAND TOPICS OR
VERBALLY EXPLAIN OR
FEELINGS AND WHAT YOU
FEEL ABOUT THE TOPICS.
BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE. A
LOT OF US ATHLETES, A LOT
OF US ARE WELL EDUCATED.
I THINK THAT WE ALL HAVE A
SPOT IN OUR HEART THAT
WE FEEL WE COULD FILL
WITH TRYING TO GIVE
KNOWLEDGE TO OTHER
PEOPLE, TELL PEOPLE HOW
WE FEEL. YOU KNOW,
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
OR SOFT ABOUT LETTING
PEOPLE KNOW HOW YOU
FEEL.
THE ANNUAL CHARITY
EVENT ONCE AGAIN
HELPED TO RAISE OVER
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
THIS YEAR -- IT'S THE
PERFECT OPPORTUNITY
TO GIVE BACK TO FANS
AND THE COMMUNITY,
BUT TRUE BLUE FANS
MIGHT NOT REALIZE
HOW MUCH THESE
EVENTS ACTUALLY GIVE
BACK TO THE FORMER
PLAYERS.
KEITH BOGANS: IT'S
AMAZING. I MEAN, EVERY
TIME I COME BACK HERE I
GET JITTERS. FROM THE
TIME I GET ON THE PLANE,
WHETHER IT'S A
CONNECTING FLIGHT THAT
I'M COMING TO LEXINGTON,
I'M TALKING TO PEOPLE IN
THE AIRPORT AND JETWAY
BECAUSE PEOPLE STILL
REMEMBER ME COMING BACK.
IT'S LIKE 15, 20 YEARS
LATER. I MEAN, I LOVE IT.
IT'S THE BEST FEELING IN
THE WORLD.
NERLENS NOEL HAS
RE-SIGNED A ONE-YEAR
4.1 MILLION DOLLAR
QUALIFYING OFFER
WITH THE DALLAS
MAVERICKS.
NOEL TURNED DOWN A
FOUR-YEAR DEAL
WORTH 70 MILLION
DOLLARS TO STAY WITH
THE MAVS ON JULY 1ST,
HOLDING OUT FOR A
MAX DEAL.
NERLENS PUT UP 8.5
POINGS AND JUST
UNDER 7 REBOUNDS IN
22 PER GEAM FOR THE
MAVS LAST SEASON. BY
ACCEPTING THE
QUALIFYING OFFER,
HE'LL BECOME AN
UNRESTRICTED FREE
AGENT NEXT SUMMER.
R.J. BARRETT HAS SET
HIS DATES FOR FIVE
OFFICIAL VISITS AND A
TIMELINE FOR HIS
COLLEGE DECISION.
THE FIVE-STAR
PROSPECT WROTE A
BLOG POST FOR U-S-A
TODAY, STATING THAT
HE WILL BE VISITING
KENTUCKY THE
WEEKEND OF
SEPTEMBER THE FIRST
-- BARRETT WILL ALSO
BE VISITING DUKE,
ARIZONA, OREGON AND
MICHIGAN.
CONSIDERED THE
NATION'S TOP RECRUIT
BY 247SPORTS,
BARRETT RECENTLY
RECLASSIFIED TO THE
CLASS OF 2018. HE
SAID IN HIS POST THAT
HE WANTS TO MAKE A
DECISION BY NOVEMBER
AND SIGN DURING THE
FALL PERIOD.
DORIAN FULL ARRAY AT
V
THIS TIME NEXT WEEK
WE WILL BE SHOWING
HIGHLIGHTS OF
KENTUCKY'S SEASON
OPENER AT SOUTHERN
MISS.
A WEEK AWAY FROM
THE START OF THE
YEAR, THE PLAYERS
HAVE SPENT A LOT OF
TIME THIS FALL
TALKING ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCE IN THIS
YEAR'S TEAM. GETTING
A TASTE OF SUCCESS IN
THE GOVERNOR'S CUP
AND U-K'S FIRST TRIP
TO A BOWL GAME IN
FIVE YEARS CAUSED THE
'CATS TO WANT EVEN
MORE. AND DESPITE
ONLY HEADED INTO HIS
SECOND YEAR, BENNY
SNELL ALREADY SEES
SOME BIG CHANGES.
BENNY SNELL: EVERYTHING
IS A LOT MORE MATURE.
EVERYTHING IS A LOT MORE
FAST. GUYS HAVE BEEN
COMING IN, GETTING MORE
EXTRA WORK. I CAN TELL
GUYS JUST CARE A LOT MORE
THAN LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR,
THEY CARED BUT
EVERYTHING WAS A LOT
MORE NEW TO ME. I SEE A
LOT OF THE YOUNG GUYS
COMING IN, THE OLD GUYS
HELPING THE YOUNG GUYS
AND I JUST GOT A GOOD
FEELING ABOUT THIS YEAR.
KENTUCKY VOLLEYBALL
CONTINUED THEIR HOT
START TO THE SEASON,
PICKING UP THEIR
SECOND SWEEP OF THE
WEEKEND 3 SETS TO
NONE OVER
CINCINNATI.
LEAH EDMOND LEAD
U-K WITH 12 KILLS
WHILE KAZ BROWN
ADDED FIVE BLOCKS.
KENTUCKY IMPROVES
TO 3 AND 0.
HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL SATURDAY.
WAGGENER AND BOYLE
COUNTY. REBELS
DRIVING. REED LANTER
HAS REESE SMITH
ALONG THE SIDELINE.
SERIOUS JUKE AND HE'S
FREE FOR THE
TOUCHDOWN.
ENSUING KICKOFF ...
THAT'S U-K TARGET
JARIUS BRENTS. HE'S
GOING TO TAKE IT ALL
THE WAY BACK FOR THE
T-D BUT BOYLE COUNTY
WINS, 54-19.
A RECORD SEVEN
HORSES THAT RAN IN
THE KENTUCKY DERBY
WERE IN THE FIELD FOR
THE 148TH RUNNING OF
THE MID-SUMMER
DERBY AT SARATOGA ...
ALSO KNOWN AS THE
TRAVERS STAKES.
IT WAS ONLY THE
THIRD TIME IN THE
RACE'S HISTORY THAT
ALL THREE WINNERS OF
THE TRIPLE CROWN
LEGS RAN AGAINST
EACH OTHER ... THE
LAST TIME THAT
HAPPENED IN THE
1980'S ... NONE OF
THEM TOOK HOME THE
TRAVERS.
TRACK ANNOUNCER:
AND THEY'RE INTO THE
STRETCH AND IT'S WEST
COAST! IRAP
CONFRONTS HIM,
GUNNEVERA COMES UP
ON THE OUTSIDE OF
THEM AND TAPWRIT IS
4TH. ONE FURLONG TO
RUN. MIKE SMITH
GETTING ALL FROM
WEST COAST AS HE
CLINGS TO THE LEAD
FROM GUNNEVERA.
IRAP IS IN THE INSIDE.
TAPWRIT IS 4TH. WEST
COAST AND HE KEEPS
ON ROLLING AND WEST
COAST GOES WIRE TO
WIRE IN THE TRAVERS!
WEST COAST, UNDER
MIKE SMITH, WON THE
1.25 MILLION DOLLAR
TRAVERS STAKES IN A
TIME OF TWO MINUTES,
1 SECOND POINT 19 FOR
TRAINER BOB BAFFERT.
OFF AT 5-1 ODDS,
WEST COAST PAID 14.20
TO WIN, 7.60 TO PLACE
AND 5.30 TO SHOW.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
