LEXINGTON — Every time Jaland Lowe steps on the court, be it a practice or a game, is like rolling the dice. Or, as he described it during a news conference Tuesday morning, “it’s a risk” whenever he suits up for Kentucky basketball because of his ongoing shoulder injury.

He originally injured the shoulder during the Blue-White game on Oct. 17. He’s reinjured it twice more since then.

Expected to be the Wildcats’ starting point guard this season, Lowe has yet to appear in the lineup since the regular season tipped off. Each of his seven outings this season has been in a reserve role.

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With the injury hanging over his head like a guillotine that could end his 2025-26 campaign at any moment, Lowe has had to learn to play a new way.

“I don’t know if y’all will notice on TV as much or in person,” he said. “But sometimes when you’re on the court, you can realize I’m not doing some things that I would love to do in the moment, just as a competitor and as a fighter. I can’t do some of those things. I have to pull back sometimes just to not put myself at a huge risk.”

Lowe acknowledged having to rein in his aggressive tendencies is “frustrating” to no end.

“But if I wanna play, I gotta do what I gotta do,” Lowe said.

Lowe and the rest of his teammates aim to help Kentucky bounce back from last week’s loss at Alabama. UK has that opportunity tonight, hosting Missouri at Rupp Arena in the Wildcats’ SEC home opener.

UK (9-5, 0-1 SEC) and Missouri (11-3, 1-0) are unranked in the two major polls (USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches and AP Top 25).

Courier Journal sports reporter Ryan Black and columnist C.L. Brown are at Rupp Arena and will have live updates throughout the game — here and on X, formerly known as Twitter — and complete coverage after. You can follow them on X at @RyanABlack and @clbrownhoops.

“All of the communities that surround it are going to need to be built up,” Romero said. “They’re going to need, you know, extra hospital space and rural clinics and restaurants.”

USDA’s rural development section supports economic development, job creation and services like housing, health care, first-responder services and utility infrastructure, according to its website.

Romero resigned from his seat in the Louisiana Legislature on Dec. 14 and began his new job with the federal government the next day, he said.

He’s replacing acting Director MaryAnn Pistilli and will be based in Alexandria, though he’ll regularly travel the state and meet with local leaders and officials, he said.

The former state lawmaker said Gov. Jeff Landry helped put his name forward for the appointment.

IU basketball is back on the road tonight in College Park to take on Maryland at the Xfinity Center. The Hoosiers are 0-2 in true road games this season.

Today’s meeting with Maryland will be the 25th all-time meeting between the two programs. The Hoosiers lead the series 14-10.

Whether you’re in Xfinity Center for the game or watching from home, join in with your thoughts in the comments below.

Who: Indiana at Maryland
Where: Xfinity Center, College Park, Maryland
When: Wednesday, January 7, 2025. 6:30 p.m. EST
TV: BTN, Jason Horowitz, Steve Smith
Radio: Don Fischer (Play-By-Play), Errek Suhr (Analyst)
Series Record: Indiana leads 14-10
Last Meeting: Maryland 79, Indiana 78 on January 26, 2025, in Bloomington
The line: Indiana -8.5, O/U 147.5 (DraftKings)
KenPom: Indiana 77, Maryland 70

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