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Ronnie Hampton, formerly of Winchester, died in Florida. Arrangements are incomplete with Adams-Hill Funeral Home.

Debra Leslie Gay, 63, formerly of Winchester, passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. The funeral services will be noon Monday at Broadway Baptist Church. Visitation wil be from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour. Adams-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

LEXINGTON - It's not hard for Kentucky to know what is coming against Florida tonight. The Gators lead the nation in 3-point goals per game at 10.3 and Kentucky coach John Calipari said Monday the Gators may take 30 or 35 3-pointers in a showdown between the Southeastern Conference's top two teams. “They may take 35. What if they make 25? We play good all year and all of the sudden they're banking shots and they will shoot them deep without any reservation coming off the break,” said Calipari.

LEXINGTON — Randall Cobb says he is “just fine” after missing the second half of last week’s win over Akron after he developed heartburn following a halftime IV. “It is just something that happened. I am just fine now,” said Kentucky’s most versatile player. He admitted his parents did have a few tense moments in the Commonwealth Stadium stands when they saw doctors checking his heart on the sideline and then refusing to let him play.

Kentucky's game at Florida Sept. 23 will be shown on ESPN. Kickoff is set for 7:45 p.m. This will be Kentucky's second live national telecast of the season, as the opener at Louisville also was carried by ESPN. The Cats play Mississippi this Saturday at 6 p.m. in Commonwealth Stadium.

Florida 14 7 10 14-45 Kentucky 7 3 14 13-37 First Quarter Ky-Lyons 33 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick), 10:31. Fla-Ingram 10 pass from Tebow (Ijjas kick), 4:41. Fla-Murphy 66 pass from Tebow (Ijjas kick), :11.

How good is Florida? That's a question Kentucky will learn the answer to Tuesday night when it takes on the Southeastern Conference leader in Gainesville. The Gators had won 10 straight games, including eight in the SEC, before being pummeled at Arkansas last week. However, Florida trounced Mississippi State 83-58 Saturday. “This is as good of a Florida team as I have seen my tenure at Georgia. This Florida team is just terrific,” Georgia coach Mark Fox said. “I feel like we have played against ((Patric)

LEXINGTON — It’s not hard for Joker Phillips to point out what impresses him the most when he watches Florida — speed. He remembers how Florida coach Urban Meyer said he wanted to have the fastest team in the nation when he came to Florida. “If they are not, they are one of the faster teams in the country,” said the Kentucky coach Sunday. “That’s the one thing that jumps off — just how fast his team is. It’s a huge challenge this week.

South Carolina coach Frank Martin had no hesitation about what it would take for Kentucky, or any other team, to stay with No. 7 Florida. “Guard play. Your guard play better be good because Florida is going to force you - they never give you anything easy through their defense, so your guard play has to be extremely good so it doesn't turn it over, so your offense doesn't take bad shots," Martin said. "Because if you do either one against Florida, they just make you pay. "And then your guard play just has to be extremely strong and disciplined in its approach because Florida tests your will with their defense.

While Mark Stoops isn't content with just having Kentucky positioned well with 2014 recruits. The Kentucky coach also wants the nation's best 2015 recruits to know he's paying attention. Kentucky has offered cornerback Von Davis, a sophomore from Mount Dora, Fla., a scholarship. It was the first offer for the 6-0, 175-pound Davis but won't be his last, as Florida, Florida State, Louisville and South Carolina are just some of the schools also interested in Davis. “It was a huge surprise to get the Kentucky offer,” Davis said.

Larry “Dale” Murphy, 73, of Winchester, passed away Saturday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lexington. A native of Morgan County, Ky., he was born May 17, 1939, to the late Harry Woodson Murphy and Ruth Barnes Henry Murphy. He retired after 35 years from Kentucky Financial Company in Lexington, and was a United States Army veteran and Kentucky Colonel. He is survived by nephew, Harry Michael (Sherrie) Murphy of Florida; niece, Debra Murphy Fisher of Florida; great-nephews, Justin Maxwell Pool and daughter Hannah Jane Pool, David R. (Lynn)

Nick Serey threw a complete game and Danville supported him with a six-run fourth inning Saturday as the Admirals defeated Garrard County 8-3 at Admiral Field. Serey scattered eight hits but did not walk a batter and did not allow an earned-run in a 79-pitch outing. “Nick pitched a nice ballgame, kept their hitters off balance,” Danville coach Paul Morse said. Trailing 3-1, Danville (10-5, 2-1 45th District) took the lead with its big fourth inning, which included a two-run double by Will Graham.

Two days into their Fort Walton Beach, Fla., tournament the East Jessamine Jaguars baseball team sits at 1-1. With a box score removed from view, that notion would leave some scratching their heads. Yet, with offense being a premium, the Jaguars held tight to their pitching ways. Monday, against Fort Walton Beach, the Jaguars fell 1-0 in the 14th inning. Starting junior pitcher John Hisle threw a no-hitter through seven innings of action but was pulled after play continued beyond regulation times.

Lonnie Bullock, 92, of Palm City, Fa., passed away Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012.  Born Sept. 16, 1920, in Public, Ky., Lonnie was a son of the late Robert and Louisa Bullock.  On Feb. 24, 1945, he married Bennie D. Boone Bullock. They resided in Indiana from 1946 until January 2012, when they moved to Florida.  Survivors include two sons, Robert (Janice) Bullock of Palm City, Fla. and David (Janine) Bullock of Osprey, Florida; and one granddaughter, Kimberly Bullock of Los Angeles, Calif.  Private burial will take place at Buffalo Springs Cemetery with a memorial service to be scheduled at a later date.  Fox Funeral Home, Stanford, is in charge of local arrangements.

LEXINGTON - Fighting like a drowning man in desperation, Kentucky returned safely to shore and kept is NCAA tournament hopes alive with a 61-57 triumph over Florida on Saturday at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats, who suffered back-to-back losses at Arkansas and Georgia during the previous seven days, fended off the Gators with an old-fashioned defensive approach that kept the Southeastern Conference regular-season champions scoreless in the last 7 minutes, 35 seconds and gave the Wildcats a runner-up finish in the conference and a double-bye for next week's league tournament in Nashville, Tenn.

LEXINGTON - Archie Goodwin knows what it means to Kentucky when teammate Alex Poythress plays well. “We knew we needed Alex to play well to win,” Goodwin said. “If Alex does not play good, most of the time we don't win. When he plays to his potential, we can win.” Maybe Poythress still didn't play to his full potential, but his career-high 12 rebounds, nine points and two assists in 32 minutes Saturday helped Kentucky¿beat No. 11 Florida 61-57 at Rupp Arena. That's much better than in the Wildcats' loss at Florida, when the freshman forward was 1 for 9 from the field and had five points and four rebounds in a 69-52 loss about a month ago. “I heard he spoke to the media yesterday and basically said, 'I haven't played hard enough all year.

He's not scoring in double figures, but junior point guard Scottie Wilbekin could be Florida's most important player because of his defense and on-ball pressure that disrupts opposing teams' offenses. “He is the best in the league. I told (Florida coach) Billy (Donovan) when he was a freshman I¿thought he was a terrific player,” said Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings. “He just is tenacious. He is tough. It's every game, every possession. He does a great job on the ball. It looks to me like he just sells out to do what his team needs him to do and he is great at it.” Donovan says the Gators had a small point guard, Earvin Walker, the past three years who was a terrific outside shooter but didn't have the size to rebound or defend like Wilbekin, who had eight points and four assists in Wednesday's 66-40 win over Vanderbilt that clinched the SEC title for the Gators.

Debra Leslie Gay, 63, formerly of Winchester, passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. The funeral services will be noon Monday at Broadway Baptist Church. Visitation wil be from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour. Adams-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

LEXINGTON - Kentucky coach John Calipari believes his team is “improving in all areas.” He just worries that tonight it might not all show at No. 7 Florida. “This a worthy opponent, well-coached team, a tough team, a physical team. I'm watching them, they bang and bump and grind,” Calipari said Monday. “Their guards really attack. I mean, if you're in a cool mode, you're getting killed in this game. You've got to be trying to survive every bounce of the ball, every trip up and down.