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Georgia’s Win Over Kentucky Should Be Nothing New For Bulldog Fans

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2 years ago

September 15, 2024

Georgia’s Win Over Kentucky Should Be Nothing New For Bulldog Fans

The Georgia Bulldogs’ one-point win over the unranked Wildcats certainly gave fans a scare. But this isn’t the first time.

The Georgia Bulldogs eeked out a win last night over the unranked Kentucky Wildcats as they won their first SEC matchup of the 2024 season and made it into their bye week with a perfect 3-0 record.

Heading into the game, Georgia was a more than 20-point favorite to dominate the Wildcats on their home turf. However, things did not go according to plan, as the Dawgs won by the smallest margin of victory possible and trailed for the majority of the game. With such a poor preformance on the road, many fans and experts have begun to raise major concerns about the Bulldogs’ 2024 season. However, Saturday’s scare isn’t exactly the first time we have seen Georgia struggle in the regular season. In fact, regular season scares have become a regular part of Georgia’s schedule over the last three years.

The first instance of a major “scare” came during the Bulldogs’ 2022 national championship season when the Dawgs headed into Missouri. Georgia entered the game undefeated with the No. 1 ranking in the nation, while Missouri was unranked with multiple losses. Despite being nearly 30-point favorites, the Bulldogs found themselves down two scores in the fourth quarter, facing a disastrous upset. The team’s fortune would eventually turn, however, as 14 unanswered points would propel Georgia past the Tigers on the road. The Dawgs would go on to score 40 points in each of their next three games while holding opponents to an average of 10 points per game.

The second example was during the 2023 season when the Bulldogs traveled to Auburn as 14.5-point favorites over the unranked Tigers. A massive victory for the Dawgs would not be the case though, as Auburn led the majority of the game and held a lead as large as 10 points at one point. Once again, however, the Dawgs would come crawling back (thanks to the help of Brock Bowers) to eventually emerge victorious 27-20. The following week the Bulldogs’ offense would hang 50 points on the 20th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats and would ultimately finish the regular season undefeated.

The common trend over the past three seasons seems to be that there is at least one game on Georgia’s schedule where the Dawgs turn in a wildly uncharacteristic performance and nearly suffer a massive upset. The other trend of these head-scratchers is that they all happen within the first five games of the season, they all take place on the road, and they are all against SEC opponents. A trend that would give Georgia fans some hope, however, is that following these games, the Bulldogs often turn in one of their better performances of that season. The Bulldogs’ next game is of course against the Alabama Crimson Tide on the road.

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Final gargoyle returned to its perch atop rehabbed Kentucky cathedral modeled after Notre Dame

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April 1, 2026

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Final gargoyle returned to its perch atop rehabbed Kentucky cathedral modeled after Notre Dame

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The last stone gargoyle has been returned to its perch as part of a two-year restoration of a Kentucky cathedral with a facade modeled after Notre Dame in Paris.

The rehab project at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption was sorely needed to repair deteriorated stone, metal and glass that adorns the limestone exterior. The project included 32 recreated gargoyles along with repairs of deteriorated finials, arches and balustrades.

The 125-year-old church, in Covington just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, offers the experience of a European gothic cathedral in the Midwest, said the Very Rev. Ryan Maher, the cathedral’s rector. The cathedral has an “intimate connection to what is really the most popular and most well-known cathedral outside of Rome itself,” he said.

“I think it’s very special and very unique,” said Maher, who watched from the sidewalk as the last gargoyle was raised to top of the facade on Monday.

The renovation price tag was nearly $8 million, and most came from donations, Maher said.

Brian Walter, CEO of Trisco Systems, the contractor, said the final gargoyle going in was “a symbol of the accomplishment of all our facade work.”

“That’s a big, monumental occasion for not only people here, but for us. That kind of symbolized the last stone we’re putting in,” Walter said.

Restoration plans grew out of Maher’s discovery in 2018 of a large piece of stone that fell from the exterior.

“We realized at that time that we needed to investigate not only the source of that one piece of stone that had fallen, but to take a look at the overall facade of the cathedral,” Maher said.

Workers will continue with smaller tasks around the facade, including the installation of chimeras that sit on the roofline, but the heavy lifting has been completed, Walter said.

“This is kind of a once or twice in a lifetime project,” Walter said.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes Gaza ‘genocide’ discourse | The Jerusalem Post

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March 31, 2026

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes Gaza ‘genocide’ discourse | The Jerusalem Post

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declined to label Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide” in an interview with Politico published Sunday, instead critiquing the question as a litmus test among Democrats.

“That’s becoming one of those new litmus tests that we said we would never do as a party again,” Beshear told Politico’s Dasha Burns after being asked if he agreed with the label. “It’s trying to throw out a word and, ‘Are you going to raise your hand or are you not going to?’”

Beshear is the Democratic governor of a solidly red state and a potential 2028 presidential contender. His remarks come as Democratic candidates increasingly grapple with their stances on Israel amid record-low support for Israel among their base.

While several lawmakers, including Vermont’s Jewish Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, have called Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide,” the label has not gained mainstream support in the Democratic Party. Last October, former Vice President Kamala Harris declined to use the “genocide” label, which Israel had long rejected, but said, “We should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it.”

Some Democrats have embraced the question, with a New York congressional candidate telling the leftist streamer Hasan Piker this week that she is “100%” comfortable with the issue serving as a litmus test in her party.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear visits ”The Sunday Briefing” with Peter Doocy at FOX News D.C. Bureau on February 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (credit: PAUL MORIGI/GETTY IMAGES)

Others have acted as though the litmus test is already in place. In January, for example, California congressional candidate Scott Wiener announced that he believes Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide after drawing scrutiny for declining to answer the question during a debate.

Beshear critiques Trump, Netanyahu

While Beshear told Burns that Israel “has the right to exist as a democratic country, as a Jewish country,” he added that his feelings about President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct during the war in Gaza and ongoing war in Iran were “a different thing.”

“I believe the United States needs a strong Israel, but not one with decisions being made in the way that Netanyahu is making them,” Beshear said.

Beshear also critiqued President Donald Trump’s response to the crisis in Gaza.

“I believe that it could have been done without a lot of the suffering, but I put a lot of that blame also on Donald Trump,” he said. “If he’d said we are coming in and we are bringing food and aid and you are going to make sure that we’re safe, it would’ve happened.”

Last week, a spokesperson for Beshear told Politico that “AIPAC has never contributed to Governor Beshear and they’re never going to – ever,” a response that dovetailed with a host of other potential Democratic presidential candidates, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who are increasingly distancing themselves from the pro-Israel lobby.

“I think that’s up to each and every Democrat,” Beshear answered when asked whether he thought his fellow Democrats should take money from AIPAC.

“In the end, I think people need to be clear about their stance on these issues,” Beshear said. “And for me, it’s one where I believe that we need a future with an ally in Israel. But we need decision makers there that are not acting the way that Netanyahu is, and we need a president that will push when we are seeing humanitarian crises to actually do something about it.”

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Kentucky Wildcats News: McDonald’s All-American Gameday

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March 31, 2026

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Kentucky Wildcats News: McDonald’s All-American Gameday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: MAR 27 McDonald’s All American

GLENDALE, AZ – MARCH 27: McDonalds High School All American forward Tyran Stokes (4) poses for a photo on portrait day for the 2026 McDonalds High School All American Games on March 27, 2026, at Renaissance Hotel at Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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