The college basketball season is right around the corner, and the question of the day is, can any Kentucky Wildcats win the John Wooden Award?

It would be a longshot for a Wildcat to win the award, but according to the betting odds on FanDuel Sportsbook, the two players who have a real shot to get it done are Jaxson Robinson and Andrew Carr. They give Robinson odds of +8000 to win the award and Carr odds of +18000 to win the award.

Robinson’s odds aren’t all that high, and he is a player who could win the award if he has a good season, according to this betting odds list. Perhaps this could be a way for Kentucky fans to get in on it before the season begins.

Robinson has a real chance to be what Antonio Reeves was for the Kentucky Wildcats last season, except Robinson is likely better at the other aspects of basketball.

It won’t be easy for Robinson or Carr to take down players like Hunter Dickinson, RJ Davis, Mark Sears, or Johni Broome, but crazier things have happened.

There is no doubt that Robinson and Carr will take home some SEC awards this season, and both of these Wildcats will have a massive role for Coach Pope’s first Kentucky team.

These two veterans will be some of the primary scorers on this Kentucky basketball team and will be asked to score the basketball in late-game situations. Kentucky fans are going to love both of these players.

GREENUP, Ky. (WSAZ) – A pickup truck slammed into the Arby’s in Greenup, according to the Greenup Volunteer Fire Department.

The incident happened Thursday in the 1300 block of Seaton Avenue.

Despite considerable damage to the restaurant, no one was injured.

It was unknown what caused the driver to lose control.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX18) — Kentucky Senate Republicans who represent Fayette County celebrated several big investments into the county during an event at Blue Grass Airport on Thursday.

The money was allocated for Fayette County in the state’s newest budget. Lawmakers say these are necessary expenses given how much Lexington and the surrounding areas are growing.

“I consider Fayette County and the central Kentucky area such a jewel for us,” said Sen. Amanda Mays-Bledsoe. “Between the horse farms, bourbon, from just the number of universities and higher ed that we have here – we are really unique to have such a high level of intellect, a high level of educational opportunities, a high level of just beauty, honestly, around our city.”

“We’ve got to enhance Lexington – and really Lexington has grown so much that we really have to do these things to improve our infrastructure,” said Sen. Stephen West.

In addition to funding for public schools and major road projects, some of the investments highlighted include:

• $5 million to Blue Grass Airport to support capital improvements
• $4 million to the Aviation Museum of Kentucky to support the relocation of its facility
• $11 million to the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association for constructing the Livestock Innovation Center at the University of Kentucky’s research farm
• $40 million to the University of Kentucky to support nuclear energy research
• $10 million to Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government for affordable housing
• $39 million to the Kentucky Horse Park Commission for facility upgrades at the Kentucky Horse Park
• $200,000 to the Nest, a nonprofit supporting women, children, and families of abuse to assist with operational support.

Recipients of the money say the money will be put to good use.
“We’re excited, honestly, because it does give us the opportunity to build a new facility, enhance our programming – our offering for our students – and beyond,” said Tina Nance, the executive director of the Aviation Museum of Kentucky.