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Tuscaloosa, AL (SportsNetwork.com) - The top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats put their flawless record in harms way as they take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in an SEC showdown at the Coleman Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. After edging out both Ole Miss and Texas A&M in overtime thrillers the last two times out, John Caliparis Wildcats got back to their dominant selves, blowing out Missouri on Tuesday, 86-37. The lopsided win was the 16th straight to open the season, tying the 1933-34 team for the fourth-best start in school history. Anthony Grants Crimson Tide will present quite the challenge for Kentucky. Alabama comes into this contest at a respectable 12-4 overall, including a 2-1 mark in SEC play. However, the Tide are coming off a 68-66 loss at South Carolina, which halted a six-game win streak. The last time Alabama played host to a top-ranked team was in 1994, a 66-64 victory over then No. 1 Arkansas. This marks the 114th all-time meeting between these two teams. Kentucky holds a sizeable 103-37 advantage, including wins in eight of the last 10 meetings. However, Alabama has won the last two matchups at Coleman Coliseum. Kentucky completely annihilated Missouri last time out, as the Wildcats took a 44-18 lead into halftime and then rolled up another 42 points in the second half, en route to the 49-point rout. In all, UK shot a solid .482 from the floor, while forcing Missouri into a dreadful .271 shooting effort. The Wildcats also abused the Tigers on the glass, outrebounding them 46-27. Aaron Harrison led the way offensively with 16 points. Willie Cauley-Stein added 13 points, while Karl-Athony Towns posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Wildcats have had some close calls of late, but for the most part the team has excelled at both ends of the floor, as evidenced by the nations best scoring margin (+25.9). Offensively, the team is averaging 76.5 ppg, while ranking second nationally in scoring defense (50.6 ppg) and first in blocked shots (132). Kentucky also lives comfortably in terms of rebounding (+9. and turnover (+4.4) margins. Aaron Harrison leads the way in scoring with 11.8 ppg. Devin Booker is the only other Wildcat currently in double digits at 10.5 ppg, although Cauley-Stein (9.7 ppg), Towns (8.7 ppg) and Dakari Johnson (8.3 ppg) arent far off the mark. The Crimson Tide also pride themselves on solid defense, although the numbers arent as eye-popping as Kentuckys. Alabama is holding foes to just 62.1 ppg this year, on just over 40 percent shooting (.407). The team also forces an impressive 14.5 turnovers per game. Levi Randolph is the straw that stirs the drink in Tuscaloosa this year. He is tops on the team in scoring (15.1 ppg), assists (2.9 apg) and steals (1.6 spg), while finding time to pull down 4.8 rpg. Ricky Tarrant and Rodney Cooper provide scoring depth with 13.3 and 10.7 ppg, respectively. In the narrow loss at South Carolina, Alabama trailed by five points at the break, but shot 54.5 percent from the floor over the final 20 minutes to stay right with the Gamecocks, before dropping a two-point decision. Tarrant led the way in defeat with 15 points. Randolph added 14 points, while Michael Kessens chipped in with nine. Matt Barnes Red Sox Jersey . Felton pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm. He admitted he knowingly had a large-capacity ammunition magazine and a semi-automatic pistol without a license. Allen Craig Jersey . He says he will have the operation Wednesday and be ready in time for training camp in September. Bernier missed five games in March due to the injury. https://www.cheapredsox.com/2451z-chris-owings-jersey-red-sox.html . - The Minnesota Vikings have ruled Christian Ponder out for Sundays game at Baltimore, because the quarterback has not yet passed all of his post-concussion tests. Marco Hernandez Red Sox Jersey . - The Detroit Lions have 13 takeaways this season — three less than all of last season — and the defence isnt the only unit pleased with the performance. Pedro Martinez Jersey . But back-up Peter Budaj has put up two wins and an overtime loss while starting three games in four nights since Price went down with a suspected groin injury.MIAMI -- Randy Wolf pitched six innings Monday night for his first victory since 2012, and the Miami Marlins beat Tampa Bay 3-1, sending the Rays to their seventh consecutive loss. The 37-year-old Wolf, making a comeback from the second Tommy John surgery of his career, allowed three hits and one run. He struck out seven, walked one and won for the first time since he pitched Baltimore past Tampa Bay on Sept. 13, 2012. The Rays fell to 0-7 on their eight-game trip. Theyre 12 games below .500 for the first time since 2007, and their record (23-35) is the worst in the American League. Four Miami relievers completed the six-hitter, and Steve Cishek pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th save in 13 chances. The Marlins snapped a streak of four consecutive home losses as they started a four-game home-and-home series against their intrastate rivals. The Rays went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position. Theyve scored six runs in their past five games. Alex Cobb (1-3) paid dearly for a rocky start. The Marlins scored three times in the first, when their first four batters reached. Casey McGehee hit a two-run single, and a bases-loaded double play scored another run. Cobb then settled down and shut out Miami over the next five innings, but the Rays couldnt rally. Tampa Bay starters remained winless in the past 15 games, the teams longest such streak ssince 2006.dddddddddddd Wolf (1-1) didnt pitch in 2013 and was making his second start of this year. His fastball registered only in the upper 80s (mph), but he had command of his breaking pitches and struck out five of the first eight batters he faced. The Rays finally broke through in the fifth on an RBI double by Desmond Jennings, but Wolf retired the next three hitters. Wolf was signed as a free agent last month after ace Jose Fernandez was sidelined by a season-ending elbow injury. The left-hander improved his career record to 133-118. NOTES: Rays SS Yunel Escobar (quad) was back in the lineup after missing two starts. ... Tampa Bay RF Wil Myers (wrist), who went on the disabled list Sunday, is awaiting further test results but is expected to be sidelined three to six weeks, the team said. ... Rays RHP Jeremy Hellickson (elbow surgery) threw 50 pitches in a simulated game in Port Charlotte and said he felt good. Hell likely make at least three rehab starts but is on schedule to return before the All-Star break. ... Marlins 2B Derek Dietrich was given the night off after a succession of defensive gaffes. ... Before the first pitch, the wives of Marlins players beat the Rays wives in a softball game. ... Henderson Alvarez (2-3, 2.97 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday for Miami against Chris Archer (3-2, 4.00). ' ' ' |
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