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C12 COURIER-JOURNAL SPORTS Big Blue Madness tickets a hot item Message boards for University of Kentucky fans have transformed into a marketplace for Big Blue Madness tickets. Madness tickets were distributed by UK for free last week, but apparently some fans want to see dollar signs more than the first practice of the season. Some ticket-holders are offering tickets to Friday event for a price, while those without tickets are extending offers. Still others are available for purchase on eBay.com. not what UK had in mind when it handed out tickets at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis.

Big Blue Madness always has been considered an opportunity for fans who have access to season tickets to see the Cats. hope not UK athletic spokesman Scott Stricklin said of the scalping. intent is for as many fans to attend as possible. why free. We just hope that everyone recognizes that, but we have any way of enforcing that Tickets were limited to four per person.

One set of four tickets already has fetched more than $200 in bidding on eBay. UK recruits are lined up Big Blue Madness has been one of coach Tubby prime recruiting tools, and that will be the case again Friday night. Perry Stevenson, a 6-foot-9 center from Lafayette, has said that he will attend Madness as part of his official visit. Stevenson, a defense- minded shot-blocker, already has visited Texas Tech and Georgia Tech. rated the No.59 prospect by Rivals.com and No.60 by Scout.com.

Two players who have committed to UK, guard Michael Porter of Modesto, and guard Jodie Meeks of Norcross, also are expected for Madness. The Cats had hoped to attract 6-8 center Deon Thompson, but he reportedly has committed to North Carolina and is not expected to attend. UK remains in pursuit of 6-9 forward Brandan Wright of Brentwood, and 6-8 forward Thaddeus Young of Memphis, both of whom have visited. Blue-White Scrimmage on Oct. 22 Blue-White Scrimmage is set for 2p.m.

on Oct.22 in Memorial Coliseum. All tickets are general admission and are on sale for $5 each at the Memorial Coliseum ticket office or online at UKathletics.com. Proceeds will benefit the Red hurricane relief efforts. EKU taking advantage of new rule Achange in NCAA rules has come just in time to help a first-year coach like Eastern Jeff Neubauer. Coaches now can spend two hours per week with their entire team instead of being limited to a few players.

Coaches can keep this going until the official start of full-time sessions on Friday night. Neubauer started out with three workouts with four or five players in a group. Later he changed to two smaller-group workouts and one team practice for 40 minutes one day per week. Last week he switched to two team practices and one smaller-group session for 40 minutes. This new rule should aid Neubauer as he tries to implement his system.

But he said the still out on how much of an advantage this really will be in comparison to the old rule. will be interesting to he said. no format and no precedent. trying to find out the best way to use your time. I do think with implementing a new system a good time to have a new Carruth leaves Southern team Former UK guard Rashaad Carruth has left Southern team for personal reasons.

He was the Golden leading scorer. am going to concentrate on getting my degree from Southern Miss while I take care of some personal Carruth said in a statement issued by the school. Larry Eustachy) has been like a second father to me, and Iam grateful for all he has done and continues to do for Carruth averaged 13.4 points last season. Boilermakers guard eligible Purdue freshman Korey Spates has been ruled eligible to play in the coming season. The guard from Warrensville Heights, Ohio, enrolled at Purdue but was held out of all basketball activities until his eligibility was confirmed by the NCAA, coach Matt Painter said.

Painter would not disclose the reason it took the NCAA so long to rule on eligibility, a process that normally is completed before school starts. Matchups set for Jimmy Classic Kansas will play Saint and Michigan State will face Boston College in this JimmyV Classic. The 11th annual event named in honor of Jim Valvano, the late North Carolina State coach, and benefiting The Foundation for Cancer Research be held Dec.6 in New Madison Square Garden and will be televised by ESPN. Last-second shots Michigan forward Brent Petway is academically ineligible for the fall semester. Petway had surgery on his left shoulder in May after dislocating it last season, when he started five games and averaged 7.1points and 5.4 rebounds.

Rhode Island suspended point guard Dawan Robinson from the team after he was arrested following a bar fight, the school said Thursday. Coach Jim Baron said the suspension will last until at least Nov.24. The College Basketball Notebook appears on Sunday. The University of the Cum- berlands gave up a whopping 645 yards, survived a furious late rally and somehow edged host Bethel (Tenn.) 47-45 yesterday in college football. The Patriots (5-1), ranked No.11in the NAIA, led 47-26 after quarterback Larry Hay scored on a 7-yard run with 9:03 left.

Bethel (2-4) then scored 19 points in the final 5:31. The last score, a 7-yard TD pass from Chad Lamping to Demareo came with 41seconds left. The Patriots compiled 501 yards of their own as Ricky Walker ran for 101and Hay completed 13of16 passes for 243 yards. Lambuth (Tenn.) 36, Union 29: The host Bulldogs (1-4) trailed 29-15 in the fourth quarter, and their rally came up short against the Eagles (2-4). Joey Waters hit 24of38 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns.

Pikeville 23, Cumberland (Tenn.) 20: Calvin Joplin went in from the 1on fourth down as the visiting Bears (5-0), ranked No.9 in the NAIA, edged the Bulldogs (2-3). Joplin, who scored three TDs, had 159 yards on 36 carries. Georgetown 45, Campbellsville 0: Georgetown (3-2), No.14 in the NAIA, built a 31-0 halftime lead and cruised past host Campbellsville (0-5). David Penland caught four passes for 128 yards, including TD catches of 67 and 38 yards. Morehead State 31, Jacksonville 12: Brian Yost threw for one TD and ran for another for the visiting Eagles (5-1, 1-0 Pioneer League), who yielded only 66 yards on the ground against the Dolphins (1-3, 0-1).

Yost completed 10of17 passes for 139 yards and carried 19 times for 117 yards. Fort Valley State (Ga.) 22, Kentucky State 12: The Thorobreds (4-3, 3-2 Southern Intercollegiate) forced five turn- overs all fumbles but still lost to the Wildcats (7-1, 6-0). Kentucky State surged ahead on Stephen 38-yard field goal in the first quarter, then watched Fort Valley score 15 unanswered points in the second period. Kentucky Wesleyan 15, Virginia-Wise 7: Brandon Hodnett kicked three field goals and Ward Tanner added a 17-yard TD pass to Josh Smith as the Panthers (1-4) led 15-0 before a late TD by the host Highland Cavaliers (3-3). Centre 38, Millsaps (Miss.) 10: Kevin Phelps threw for a career-best 234 yards as the Colonels (5-1, 2-1Southern Collegiate Athletic) blitzed the visiting Majors (1-3, 0-1).

Mount St. Joseph 41, Franklin 20: Mike Lovell rushed for 130 yards and two TDs to help the host Lions (4-1, 1-1Heartland Athletic) down the Grizzlies (2-4, 1-1), who got 196 yards passing but four interceptions from former Seneca High star Andy Clark. KENTUCKIANA ROUNDUP Cumberlands hangs on to win, 47-45 From Special and AP Dispatches LEXINGTON, Ky. If University of Kentucky center Randolph Morris thought his patience was tested on the night of the National Basketball Association draft, nothing compared to what enduring now. With Big Blue Madness approaching Friday night, basketball program still have a clue as to what his penalty will be if Morris accepted expense money to work out for ahandful of NBA teams.

The 6-foot-10 sophomore entered the draft last May and said during a June workout in Chicago that his goal was to get to the NBA as soon as possible. That goal was shattered when he drafted. He then decided in July to return to UK, which he is allowed to do under NCAA rules, as long as he accept expense money or enter into an agreement with an agent. The sports agency SFX issued statements on behalf at least twice and also sponsored a workout for him and three other draft prospects in Chicago. The NCAA and UK have jointly explored pre- draft actions to determine if he violated rules and if he did, how he should be penalized, most likely with a suspension.

Morris also will be expected to reimburse the NBA teams for any expense money he received. just know anything UK athletic spokesman Scott Stricklin said. dealing with a unique set of circumstances. not a lot of precedent for this situation, so hard to know going to Although coach Tubby Smith has said in the past that the team is prepared to move forward without Morris, if ruled ineligible or required to serve a long suspension, Morris remains part of the team. The NCAA has granted him a waiver that permits him to carry on like any other member of the team.

He will participate in Big Blue Madness and subsequent practices until a decision is reached. Essentially, like any other member of the team, except not eligible to play in games yet. NCAA knows anxious for a Stricklin said. are trying to process this as quickly as they can, but given the circumstances, not something that has gone as quickly as we would have Mississippi State forward Lawrence Roberts was the subject in a similar case last year, but he visited just one NBA team, whereas Morris worked out for several. Roberts was suspended for one regular-season game and required to repay the team $998 for expenses he received.

The NCAA ruled in that case on Nov.5, long after practice had started. Though UK would like to have a verdict by the start of practice on Friday, Stricklin said there is no timetable. The NCAA and UK have gone through a lengthy fact- gathering process that included receipts from trips, interviews with multiple NBA team officials, SFX representatives and anyone else with knowledge of his pre-draft workouts. Stricklin said UK has assisted in setting up these interviews but that the NCAA has conducted them. mostly complete, from what we Stricklin said of the information-gathering process.

just takes time to sift through all of the No one at the NCAA will comment until the case is resolved. If it is determined that Morris must reimburse NBA teams for expense money, he and his family would have to demonstrate how the money would be repaid, Stricklin said, and that could include a payment schedule if the amount is excessive. Until then, Morris will go on attending class, conditioning drills and individual workouts. And, mostly, waiting. COLLEGE BASKETBALL For the Morris, no news is nerve-racking By Michael Smith The Courier-Journal File photo Randolph Morris, who decided in July to return to UK after trying the NBA draft, is awaiting an NCAA ruling about a possible penalty.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL GATEWAYSTANDINGS Conf.All Youngstown State 2-0 5-1 Western Kentucky 2-0 4-1 Southern Illinois 2-0 4-1 Northern Iowa 1-1 3-2 Missouri State 1-1 3-2 Illinois State 0-2 3-3 Western Illinois 0-2 2-4 Indiana State 0-2 0-6 results W. Kentucky 37, Illinois St. 34 (OT) Youngstown St. 45, Indiana State 0 Missouri State 24, Northern Iowa 21 Southern Illinois 34, W. Illinois 24 games Missouri St.

at W. Kentucky, 5 W. Illinois at Youngstown 4 Indiana St. at Northern Iowa 5:05 Illinois St. at Southern Illinois, 7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK STAFF AND WIRE DISPATCHES WESTERN KENTUCKY 37, ILLINOIS STATE 34 W.

Illinois James 45, 11:15. 5 run (Mazur kick), 6:49. 56 fumble recovery (Mazur kick), 4:11. 36 pass from Haddix (James kick), 1:14. 6 pass from Haddix (James kick), 8:36.

Mazur 22, :21. gerald 13 run (James kick), 11:19. 5 run (Mazur kick), :00. 16 pass from Haddix (James kick), 10:32. 21interception return (Mazur kick), 2:07.

Mazur 38, :50. James 43, :00. James 33, 15:00. WKUISU First Return Time of INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Kentucky, Moore 32-190, Wooldridge 5-20, Fitzgerald 2-17, Haddix 12-15, Rafferty 2-2, Smith 1-(minus 11). Illinois Thompson 12-79, Rice 18-69, Drone 7-22, Rembert 5-14.

PASSING Kentucky, Haddix 16-24-1-221. Illinois Drone 26-32-1-250. RECEIVING Kentucky, Hamilton 4-77, Jackson 4-65, Perkins 4-41, Moore 1-19, Cassity 1-13, Link 1-5, Fitzgerald 1-1. Illinois Robinson 12-126, Horton 6-36, Thompson 2-21, Denley 2-19, Hayden 2-13, Rembert 1-29, Jackson 1-6. SUMMARIES MOREHEAD STATE 31, JACKSONVILLE 12 Morehead McGee 1run (Jones kick), 6:33.

Parkes 47 pass from Yost (Jones kick), 2:02. Jenner 26 pass from Salgado (kick blocked), 11:56. Brant 81pass from Salgado (pass failed), 4:23. MSU Parkes 6 run (Jones kick), 8:01. MSU Jones 28 FG, 3:21.

MSU Yost 1run (Jones kick), 6:30. MSUJU First Return Time of INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING State, Yost 19-117, Stockel- man 16-55, McGee 10-30, Cornelius 7-28, McCoy 7-18, Parkes 3-17, Slone 3-14, McRae 1-11, Banks 2-4, Morton 1-3. Jacksonville, Bolden 9-34, Brant 10-27, Horton 1-9, Battle 3-2, Salgado 1-(minus 6). PASSING State, Yost 10-17-0-139. Jacksonville, Salgado 11-19-2-197, Horton 2-8-0-24.

RECEIVING State, McGee 6-80, Parkes 1-47, McRae 1-6, Vagni 1-6, Stockelman 1-0. Jacksonville, Jenner 4-58, Brant 3-84, Ferguson 3-46, Petillo 1-17, Santiago 1-13, Campanella 1-3. KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 15, VIRGINIA-WISE 7 Kentucky Kentucky Wesleyan 12:12, Hodnett 23 FG; Kentucky Wesleyan 7:43, Smith 17 pass from Tanner (kick failed); Kentucky Wesleyan 0:48, Hodnett 25 FG; Kentucky Wesleyan 13:24, Hodnett 31FG; Virginia-Wise 3:58, Doe 7 pass from Johnson (Damm kick). A 2,790. KWCVa.Wise First downs2116 Rushes-yards34-11051-243 Passing yards30516 Comp-att-int26-47-04-13-3 Return yards26170 Fumbles lost3-15-2 Penalties-yards12-1106-73 Time of INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Kentucky Wesleyan, Arnold 20-92, Sullivan 7-19, Simpson 1-5, Tanner 1-3, Jefferson 1-1, Bini 2-minus Va-Wise, Pestana 14-85, Abdul-Saboor 14-62, Morgan 7-48, Owens 5-19, Johnson 5-22, Edwards 4-14, McMahon 2-0.

PASSING Kentucky Wesleyan, Tanner 26-47-0-305; Va-Wise, Pestana 4-13-3-16. RECEIVING Kentucky Wesleyan, Bini 8-114, Jefferson 6-54, Smith 4-67, Gant 2-30, Sullivan 2-18, Simpson 2-9, Montalvo 1-13, Arnold 1-0; Va-Wise Pestana 2-9, Doe 1-7, Abdul-Saboor 1-0. HANOVER 48, MANCHESTER 7 Manchester Hanover 11:51, Gholston 9 run (Herron kick); Hanover 3:25, Fogle 27 pass from Webster (Herron kick); Hanover 12:07, Gholston 45 pass from Webster (Herron kick); Hanover 9:39, Miller 35 pass from Webster (Herron kick); Hanover 2:27, Karpiak 2 pass from Webster (Herron kick); Hanover 11:31, Russell 11pass from Webster (Herron kick); Hanover 6:46, Miller 30 pass from Orsini (Feller kick); Manchester 3:25, DeCraene 1run (McCool kick). A 1,537. ManHan First downs2021 Rushes-yards38-6520-96 Passing yards254432 Comp-att-int27-43-124-33-0 Return yards15189 Fumbles lost1-10-0 Penalties-yards7-7513-116 Time of INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Manchester, Ash 11-39, Hawkins 2-14, Low 5-13, Goins 3-8, Davis 4-7, Joyner 4-2, DeCraene 8-1; Hanover, Gholston 7-37, Fogle 1-22, Orsini 2-14, Delk 2-7, Karpiak 1-6, Anderson 2-4, Somarriba 1-4, Thiems 2-3, Webster 2-minus 1.

PASSING Manchester, DeCraene 22-34-1-204, Goins 5-6-0-50, Hawkins 0-3-0-0; Hanover, Webster 18-22-0-367, Orsini 6-10-0-65, Anderson 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING Manchester Clougher 4-29, Wulf 4-28, Kidd 3-29, Maciejewski 3-28, Harrell 3-18, Wingfield 2-38, Ash 2-21, Joyner 2-13, Dicken 1-26, Harnish 1-20, Johnson 1-5, Davis 1-minus Hanover, Russell 6-85, Karpiak 5-96, Fogle 4-83, Miller 3-66, Gholston 2-57, Stewart 2-37, Houtsch 1-4, Stegeman 1-4. FT. VALLEY STATE 22, KENTUCKY STATE 12 Fort Valley Kentucky KSU 4:59, Harris 38 FG; Fort Valley 10:53, Safety; Fort Valley 9:27, Williams 22 run (Grubbs kick); Fort Valley 5:03, Holliday 34 run (kick failed); KSU 14:50, Harris 25 FG; Fort Valley 12:16, Hughes 24 pass from Copeland (Grubbs kick); KSU 4:34, Talbert 17 pass from Adams (pass failed). A 16,570.

FVSUKSU First downs1719 Rushes-yards38-19838-133 Passing yards13597 Comp-att-int13-18-09-22-1 Return yards9266 Fumbles lost6-53-1 Penalties-yards11-1019-105 Time of INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Fort Valley, Williams 18-146, Holliday 8-82, Moulton 1-5, Watson 1-minus 2, Crane 3-minus 2, West 2-minus 3, Copeland 2-minus 22; KSU, Adams 17-70, Chambers 12-45, Moore 2-12, Douglas 1-4, Bryant 1-3, Robinson 5-minus 1. PASSING Fort Valley, Copeland 13-18-0-135; KSU, Adams 9-21-1-97, Douglas 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING Fort Valley, Bentley 6-58, Hughes 4-24, Randall 1-35, Hair 1-16, Moulton 1-2; KSU, Bryant 3-22, Jones 1-23, Douglas 1-18, Talbert 1-17, Hawkins 1-12, Moore 1-6, Chambers 1-minus 1. GEORGETOWN 45, CAMPBELLSVILLE 0 Georgetown 1:17, Snodgrass 22 FG; Georgetown 10:55, Brown 3 run (Snodgrass kick); Georgetown 7:17, Brown 5 run (Snodgrass kick); Georgetown 3:48, Sharrock 1run (Snodgrass kick); Georgetown 1:45, Penland 67 pass from Smith (Snodgrass kick); Georgetown 4:11, Penland 38 pass from Smith (Snodgrass kick); Georgetown 13:25, Ahrens 8 run (White kick). A 1,000.

First downs2514 Rushes-yards48-24039-128 Passing yards230128 Comp-att-int14-33-014-26-0 Return yards150102 Fumbles lost3-22-0 Penalties-yards3-307-50 Time of INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Georgetown Brown 15-92, Sharrock 9-43, Rohrbough 5-41, Thompson 6-31; Campbells- ville, oley 8-45, Fountain 8-29, Hatchell 2-27, Moore 5-12. PASSING Georgetown, Smith 11-26-0-200, Ahrens 3-7-0-30; Campbellsville, Dye 8-15-0-88, Parker 4-8-0-19. RECEIVING Georgetown, Penland 4-128, Keene 3-33, Rohrbough 3-32, Jacobs 1-12; Campbellsville, Morton 6-95, Dye 3-24, Woolfork 2-19, Blackburn 1-11. CUMBERLANDS 47, BETHEL 45 at Cumberlands 14:21, Vaught 48 pass from Hay (Mounts kick); Cumberlands 13:28, Daniels recovers fumble in end zone (Mounts kick); Bethel 9:42, Smith 4 run (Ostermann kick); Cumberlands 11:31, McGee 7 pass from Hay (Mounts kick); Bethel 6:51, Currie 1run (Ostermann kick); Cumberlands 2:18, Vaught 23 pass from Hay (kick blocked); Bethel 1:02, Currie 2 run (kick failed); Cumberlands 9:32, Martin 12 run (Vaught kick); Cumberlands 3:12, Martin 4 run (kick failed); Bethel 10:49, Smith 33 run (kick failed); Cumberlands 9:03, Hay 7 run (Mounts kick); Bethel 5:31, Mills 2 pass from Lamping (run failed); Bethel 4:38, Carter 53 pass from Lamping (pass failed); Bethel 0:41, 7 pass from Lamping (Ostermann kick). A 1,000.

CumbBethel First downs2129 Rushes-yards46-25850-332 Passing yards243313 Comp-att-int13-16-022-44-2 Return yards8652 Fumbles lost0-01-1 Penalties-yards6-6413-80 Time of INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Cumberlands, Walker 16-103, Martin 10-73, Hay 11-65, Cochran 5-13, Jones 1-3, Clark 1-1, Brown 1-0; Bethel, Smith 19-180, Bell 12-94, Carter 1-30, Lamping 5-17, 6-7, Currie 4-5, Mills 1-1, Merriwether 2-minus 2. PASSING Cumberlands Hay 13-16-0-243; Bethel, Lamping 22-41-2-313, 0-2-0-0. RECEIVING Cumberlands, Vaught 5-136, Atha 1-43, McGee 4-30, Cochran 2-25, Walker 1-9; Bethel, Carter 8-141, 5-87, Reed 2-36, Merriwether 1-20, Rooks 1-19, Bell 1-9, Mills 1-2, Smith 3-minus 1. CENTRE 38, MILLSAPS 10 at Centre Clark 66 pass from Phelps (Gardner kick), Centre Phelps 10 run (Gardner kick), Millsaps Mello 37 field goal, Centre Conley 1 run (Gardner kick), Centre Clark 8 pass from Phelps (Gardner kick), Centre Gardner 23 field goal, Millsaps Orsagh 3 run (Mello kick), Centre Wright 5 run (Gardner kick), 2:08. A 894.

MillCent First downs1419 Rushes-yards45-16638-200 Passing yards52247 Comp-att-int9-27-217-26-0 Return yards12766 Fumbles lost3-14-3 Penalties-yards10-614-30 Time of INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Roy 29-115, Namias 5-31, Woodall 4-14, Joseph 1-7, Darnell 1-0, Orsagh 5-(minus-1). Centre, Blandford 23-152, Clark 4-28, Wright 5-13, Phelps 5-6, Conley 1-1. PASSING Millsaps, Orsagh 9-26-2-52, Joseph 0-1-0-0. Centre, Phelps 16-25-0-234, Zimmerman 1-1-0-13. RECEIVING Foisy 5-33, McCaskill 1-14, Brown 1-3, McCarty 1-2, Namias 1-0.

Centre, Blandford 7-108, Clark 5-102, Swartzentruber 2-17, Wright 1-13, Anderson 1-5, Barnett 1-2. NORMAL, Ill. Chris James kicked a 43-yard field goal to force overtime and then made a 33-yarder that gave the Western Kentucky University football team a 37-34 victory over Illinois State yesterday. Kevin 38-yard field goal gave the Redbirds (3-3, 0-2 Gateway Conference) a 34-31 lead with 50 seconds remaining. But Western quarterback Justin Haddix rushed for 5 yards and completed 3 of 4 passes, including a 16-yarder to Chris Jackson that moved the Hilltoppers (4-1, 2-0) to the Illinois State 26-yard line with four seconds left and set up 43-yarder.

hit it straight and I really see it, but I knew it was straight and I had the wind to my James said. was pretty confident that it was going to go In overtime, Deion Holts blocked Bobby 44-yard field-goal try. James then kicked the game-winner. Kye Stewart intercepted a Haddix pass and returned it 21 yards to tie the score at 31with 2:07 left. Haddix fumbled on next possession, setting up field goal.

Haddix completed 16 of 24 passes for 221yards and three touchdowns. is a good Western coach David Elson said. help us get in position to win the Senior Lerron Moore carried 32 times for 190 yards and became the fifth player in Western history to top the mark for his career. He now has 3,138. Illinois Luke Drone completed 26 of 32 passes for 250 yards with one interception.

GATEWAY field goal lifts Western in OT, 37-34 Special to The Courier-Journal.