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Friday Headlines: Kentucky Baseball vs. South Carolina in the SEC Tournament
Kentucky Baseball will take the field today against the South Carolina Gamecocks.
It’s the fourth day of the SEC Tournament, and the loser of today’s game will be eliminated from the competition, while the winner will play for the opportunity to face the 11th-seeded LSU Tigers (who beat Kentucky 11-0 earlier in the week).
If the Kentucky Wildcats want to advance in the tournament, they have to start by winning this afternoon’s game against the Gamecocks.
The bad news is the Wildcats lost their regular season series to South Carolina, 1-2, and were outscored 20-29. But the good news is Kentucky found their offense on Friday, scoring nine wins in their victory over 2nd-seeded Arkansas.
A win this afternoon puts Kentucky just one more game away from the SEC Championship game. They have proved all season that they’re one of the best teams in the country, so it shouldn’t come as a shock if they make it to Sunday. Kentucky will need to take it one game at a time, though, starting with taking care of business against South Carolina.
First pitch this afternoon is set for 4 PM ET with television coverage on the SEC Network.
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Headlines
Mark Pope Has His Own Recruiting Plan – Vaught’s Views
Seems to be going pretty well.
Bronny James attracting fan wagers to be No. 1 pick in NBA draft – ESPN
This is just silly.
UK downs Arkansas 9-6 to stay alive in SEC Tournament – KSR
Who saw that coming?
Cop disciplined for bodycam being off in Scottie Scheffler case – ESPN
The mess gets even bigger.
SGA, Maxey named top 10 NBA players under 25 by The Ringer – KSR
Both had tremendous seasons.
Cavaliers fire coach J.B. Bickerstaff after five seasons – ESPN
Doesn’t make any sense.
Nick Mingione talks Kentucky’s 9-6 win over Arkansas – KSR
Need another good performance this afternoon.
Latest 2024 NBA Mock Draft – CBS Sports
No way Rob Dillingham falls to 15.
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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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