LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 1, 2022)— A petite princess friends out of her room, with an excited smile and a bag in outstretched arms. A pint-sized pirate factors out acquainted characters who’re pushing carts stuffed with treats. Usually, these children can be going door-to-door of their neighborhoods gathering sweet, however at present, the treats are coming to them.
“Reverse Trick-or-Deal with” is an annual occasion at Kentucky Kids’s Hospital. Moderately than the children making the rounds and demanding treats beneath the specter of methods, employees from throughout UK HealthCare go door-to-door all through the inpatient unit, handing out goodies to sufferers sitting exterior their rooms. Sufferers who don’t really feel nicely sufficient to take part cling a bag on their closed door.
“Halloween is an enormous deal for youths — it’s the spotlight of their 12 months,” mentioned Jennifer Guilliams, supervisor of Little one and Household Life at KCH. “Being within the hospital doesn’t imply they need to miss out on the enjoyable. They’ll’t go trick-or-treating, so we deliver trick-or-treating to them.”
Teams of minions, M&Ms, french fries and different artistic teams from numerous departments dropped off sweet, toys, Play-Doh and coloring books. They have been joined by Scratch and the UK cheerleaders and Buckles the horse from Keeneland.
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For the previous two years, the occasion has been scaled down on account of COVID-19 and customer restrictions. Whereas nonetheless not again to its pre-pandemic scale, extra teams from numerous hospital departments can take part. And for the children, meaning extra sweet and treats.
One little lady lifted the hammer of the Mighty Thor. One boy, dressed as Mario, was delighted to see Mark Newman, M.D., govt vp of well being affairs for UK HealthCare, dressed the identical.
Whereas it is a common occasion at KCH, the variety of collaborating sufferers isn’t. The hospital is working at full capability because of the rise of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Roughly 20 to 30 sufferers are being admitted each day for intensive interventions, akin to frequent suctioning, supplemental oxygen or different respiratory assist.
“Capability has been a significant problem for us,” mentioned Lindsay Ragsdale, M.D., chief medical officer of KCH. “We expanded our beds a number of instances, elevated staffing and shifted all our assets to care for the children.”
However for the sufferers and their households, they have not observed. Being within the hospital might be scary, however the employees be sure that the children do not feel like they’re lacking out.
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“It’s so necessary to verify the children have a way of normalcy even throughout essentially the most difficult instances,” mentioned Guilliams. “Even when we are able to put a smile on simply a kind of faces, it makes all of it price it.”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Strack scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Teonni Key had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky defeated Arizona State 77-61 on Tuesday in the Music City Classic to remain unbeaten.
Kentucky nearly had four players with double-doubles as Georgia Amoore added 20 points and nine rebounds and Amelia Hassett had eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-0), who shot 42% and scored 13 points off 14 Arizona State turnovers.
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Jalyn Brown scored 16 points and Nevaeh Parkinson added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Sun Devils (3-3). Arizona State shot just 30%.
The Sun Devils cut a 19-point deficit to 11 after three quarters but a 6-0 burst with baskets by Key, Amoore and Strack built the lead back to 15 midway through the fourth.
Kentucky led 42-23 at halftime after outscoring the Sun Devils 27-9 in the second quarter, scoring the first 13 points of the period with Struck putting in the final seven in the run. A couple ASU free throws later, the Wildcats went on an 11-2 run capped by a Hassett 3 and the lead was 20. Strack scored 14 points and Key 10 in the half.
The teams continue play in the Music City Classic on Wednesday with Kentucky playing No. 19 Illinois and Arizona State facing South Dakota.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rivalry week has finally arrived. The Louisville and Kentucky football program are set to do battle once again, facing off in Lexington for the annual Battle for the Governor’s Cup.
Here are the depth charts for both the Cardinals and Wildcats:
Changes from Louisville’s Depth Chart vs. Pitt:
Quarterback
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9 Tyler Shough (6-5, 230, Gr.) 10 Pierce Clarkson (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) OR 15 Harrison Bailey (6-5, 230, R-Sr.) OR 12 Brady Allen (6-6, 220, R-So)
Running Back
25 Isaac Brown (5-9, 190, Fr.) 21 Donald Chaney Jr. (5-10, 210, R-Jr.) 26 Duke Watson (6-0, 180, Fr.) 22 Keyjuan Brown (5-10, 210, R-Fr.)
Wide Receiver
0 Chris Bell (6-2, 220, Jr.) 81 Cataurus Hicks (5-10, 180, R-Fr.)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-2) at Kentucky Wildcats (5-0)
Lexington, Kentucky; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -22.5; over/under is 164
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Kentucky takes on Western Kentucky after Koby Brea scored 22 points in Kentucky’s 108-59 win over the Jackson State Tigers.
The Wildcats have gone 4-0 at home. Kentucky is 10th in college basketball averaging 12.6 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 42.3% from downtown. Brea leads the team averaging 4.0 makes while shooting 74.1% from 3-point range.
The Hilltoppers are 0-1 in road games. Western Kentucky ranks third in the CUSA shooting 37.4% from 3-point range.
Kentucky scores 97.0 points, 24.2 more per game than the 72.8 Western Kentucky allows. Western Kentucky averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.8 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Kentucky gives up.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Brea is shooting 74.1% from beyond the arc with 4.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 16 points.
Julius Thedford averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hilltoppers, scoring 11.4 points while shooting 54.5% from beyond the arc.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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