Kentucky
Saturday Headlines: Kentucky Baseball, Your 2024 SEC Champions
Good morning, BBN!
The Kentucky Wildcats Baseball team has been on a roll, and last night they secured their second-ever SEC Regular Season Championship! Their first one was in 2006.
UK took down Vandy in impressive fashion by a score of 17-7 to win the series as they look for the sweep later today.
The Cats are ranked #2 overall, and while I don’t see them surpassing Tennessee to finish the regular season as the #1 ranked team if they win the SEC Tournament, they could absolutely secure the #1 overall seed for the regional.
Nick Mingione led the Cats to their best finish of his tenure last year, and this year has been even better, having arguably the best season Kentucky Baseball has ever seen.
With that said, it’s all about what happens next. Kentucky will host the regional and they’ll look to make a serious run at Omaha in a few weeks.
If you’re in the Lexington area, be sure to make it out to their last regular season game today!
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Headlines
CHAMPIONS! Kentucky Wins Second SEC Championship – UK Athletics
Nick Mingione has been a part of the coaching staff on both title teams and both squads that have advanced to a Super Regional.
Police: Officer dragged trying to stop Scottie Scheffler’s car – ESPN
One the craziest sports stories of our lifetime, no doubt.
Now a college graduate, UK’s Antonio Reeves is out to prove that he belongs in the NBA – Herald Leader
Looking forward to seeing Antonio Reeves in the league!
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone plans to race 400m hurdles at Olympic Trials, coach Bobby Kersee says – NBC Sports
Go Sydney!
Caitlin Clark, Fever facing plenty of growing pains early after another blowout loss in home debut – Yahoo Sports
Turns out, Caitlin Clark is human.
Tua Tagovailoa has been mostly absent from Dolphins activities as Miami QB looks for big next contract – CBS Sports
Very interesting to see if Tua gets a long term deal.
Tyson Fury in better shape at weigh-in for Oleksandr Usyk fight – ESPN
Should be a fun one!
LeBron James reportedly won’t leave Lakers to join Bronny with another NBA team – Yahoo Sports
Does this mean he’s getting drafted by the Lakers?
Florida State petitions NCAA to rescind NIL-related penalties following court injunction, per report – CBS Sports
It’s really hard to sanction schools for anything NIL related, now.
Pirates’ Paul Skenes holds Cubs hitless before exit after 6 – ESPN
They hype was real.
Kentucky
Kentucky Colonels executive to speak at Florence Rotary Club on Monday, public welcome to register
Ohio tornado warnings: what residents should know
Severe storms June 17 in Ohio: know tornado watch vs. warning, safety steps, shelters and alerts.
A tornado was confirmed to have ripped through the Florence area during the overnight storms June 18.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington released a statement June 20 saying a tornado traveled eastward 6.2 miles across the Northern Kentucky city, 10 miles south of Cincinnati. It had estimated peak winds of 100 mph, which classifies it as an EF1 “moderate” tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
The tornado’s path goes mostly through residential areas, and the first evidence was found on Landings Way where several trees were snapped at their trunks, the weather service reported.
The tornado progressed east, crossing Interstate 71/75 and then seemingly dissipating on Tallwood Circle where multiple large branches were downed, the final known instance of damage.
Along the way, the tornado uprooted multiple trees and snapped branches, damaged several buildings and businesses, and snapped a large power pole near the intersection of U.S. 42 and Dream Street, according to the weather service.
How many tornadoes have been confirmed in Greater Cincinnati, beyond?
As of 1 p.m. June 20, the weather service has confirmed that apart from the one in Florence, two other tornadoes touched down in Greater Cincinnati on June 18:
- An EF2 “significant” tornado that traveled about 9 miles from Dearborn County, Indiana, to Boone County, Kentucky.
- An EF2 “significant” tornado that traveled just over 5 miles from Franklin County, Indiana, to Butler County, Ohio.
A few other tornadoes have been confirmed outside the Greater Cincinnati region, including an EF2 that traveled 23.6 miles from Scott County, Indiana, to Trimble County, Kentucky; an EF2 that traveled 9 miles across Pike County, Ohio; and one in Grant County, Kentucky, just north of Williamstown.
The weather service said details on the Grant County tornado will be released later on June 20.
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