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W Kentucky beats Mississippi St 55-52

Steffphon Pettigrew scored 17 points to propel Western Kentucky to a 55-52 win over Mississippi State on Monday night, ending the Bulldogs' nine-game winning streak.

Western Kentucky defeats Louisiana-Lafayette 77-65

Steffphon Pettigrew scored 17 points to lead Western Kentucky past Louisiana-Lafayette 77-65 on Thursday night in the Hilltoppers' conference opener.

Western Kentucky holds off Murray State 83-72

A.J. Slaughter had 20 points and a career-high nine assists to lead Western Kentucky to an 83-72 win over Murray State on Tuesday night.

Louisville defeats Western Kentucky 102-75

Edgar Sosa and Jerry Smith scored 17 points apiece to pace six Louisville players in double figures as the Cardinals routed Western Kentucky 102-75 on Saturday.

Western Kentucky downs Vanderbilt 76-69

A.J. Slaughter scored 27 points, and Western Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 76-69 Friday night for the Hilltoppers' first win in this sporadic series since 1945 in the second game of the Sun Belt Classic.

Western Kentucky holds off Evansville 63-57

Steffphon Pettigrew recorded a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Western Kentucky to a 63-57 victory over Evansville on Tuesday night.

Rhoads, Marsh lead No. 16 Vanderbilt

Jence Rhoads and Meredith Marsh both scored 17 points to lead No. 16 Vanderbilt past Western Kentucky 79-73 in overtime on Sunday.

Western Kentucky beats Tulane 62-48

Steffphon Pettigrew scored a season-high 19 points to help Western Kentucky to a 62-48 victory over Tulane on Sunday.

Arkansas State beats Western Kentucky 24-20

Alex Carrington returned a fumble 27 yards for a touchdown with 3:49 left and Arkansas State overcame a 17-point deficit to beat winless Western Kentucky 24-20 on Thursday night.

South Carolina defeats Western Kentucky 74-56

Devan Downey scored 15 points to lead five South Carolina players in double figures as the Gamecocks defeated Western Kentucky 74-56 on Wednesday night.

Florida Atlantic beats Western Kentucky 29-23

Jeff Van Camp threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Florida Atlantic over Western Kentucky 29-23 on Saturday.

Thomas scores 20 as No. 10 Duke routs W. Kentucky

Jasmine Thomas scored 20 points and No. 10 Duke beat Western Kentucky 70-47 on Thursday.

Indiana State edges Western Kentucky 64-63

Rashad Reed hit one of two free throws with .1 seconds left on the clock to give Indiana State a 64-63 win over Western Kentucky on Tuesday night.

Western Kentucky holds off CS-Northridge 68-67

Anthony Sally hit one of two free throws with 4.7 seconds left in the game to help Western Kentucky defeat California State-Northridge 68-67 on Monday night.

WKU hires Stanford's Taggart as coach

Western Kentucky has hired Stanford assistant Willie Taggart as its football coach.

Spencer leads LSU over Western Kentucky 71-60

Bo Spencer scored a career-high 28 points and made a tie-breaking 3-pointer as LSU defeated Western Kentucky 71-60 on Tuesday night.

Western Kentucky beats Wisconsin-Milwaukee 69-65

A.J. Slaughter scored a career-high 30 points to lead Western Kentucky to a 69-65 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday night.

Louisiana-Monroe holds off W. Kentucky 21-18

Rodney Lovett ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 5:09 to play, propelling Louisiana-Monroe to a 21-18 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

Winless WKU fires Elson

Western Kentucky fired David Elson on Monday, though he will finish out the remainder of a horrific season in which the Hilltoppers have struggled to make the transition to major college football.

Southward leads Troy past Western Kentucky 40-20

Shawn Southward ran for 140 yards and four touchdowns in Troy's 40-20 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

Middle Tennessee rolls over Western Kentucky 62-24

Dwight Dasher threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two more scores to lead Middle Tennessee to a 62-24 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

Louisiana-Lafayette defeats Western Kentucky 30-22

Chris Masson threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 30-22 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday night.

Fla. International beats Western Kentucky 37-20

Paul McCall threw two touchdown passes and Florida International scored 20 unanswered second-half points to beat Western Kentucky 37-20 Saturday night for its first win of the season.

Navy overpowers winless Western Kentucky, 38-22

Ricky Dobbs ran for four touchdowns, passed for another and rushed for 143 yards Saturday as Navy topped winless Western Kentucky 38-22 on the 50th Anniversary of the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Central Arkansas beats Western Kentucky 28-7

Robbie Park threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns to lead Central Arkansas past Western Kentucky 28-7 on Saturday night.

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Partnership Would Help Train More Nurses in Ky. © AP.org
Source: kentuckynewera.com & ap.org

Program developed to help ease shortage of nurses in Kentucky and includes distance learning is a cooperative effort between U of L and a medical group in Owensboro, Ky. This story is © by the Associated Press.

Looney-Tune Trophy
Source: The New York Times

Some interesting thoughts about the Heisman Trophy from Boston College offensive coordinator Steve Logan.

College football games of the year
Source: CBS SportsLine.com

I've always wanted to plan the ultimate college football roadtrip. Maybe that is another column. But this lists some of the great games of the year.

Mascots Gone Mad

For the seven and under set, the game is just a distraction from the main attraction: the loopy, perpetually energized anthropomorphized animal crackers that bound along the sidelines and stadium aisles like Underdog hopped up on androgen.

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