Kentucky Walk-On Enjoying the Ride

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Brian Long may be the only member of the Kentucky basketball team who hasn’t been dunked on by Anthony Davis or Terrence Jones during practice.

“No one has dunked on me, thank God,” the 5-foot-9, 150-pound Long told SNY.tv last week. “There’s been a few dunks on people but I haven’t been a victim yet.”

Long is a freshman walk-on playing for the No. 1 team in the country after spending four years as a point guard at River Dell (N.J.) High School. He averaged 9.6 points and 5.0 assists as a senior.

Big Blue Nation Still Awaiting Cal’s First Title

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Sonny Boggs was born and raised here.

He has killed and eaten bear, elk and deer in various parts of America.

He served a 13-month stint in Iraq ending in 2003, lost his hearing as a result and now wears a hearing aid in his right ear.

“I made it home with all my limbs,” said Boggs, a cab driver who took me to Rupp Arena Saturday before No. 1 Kentucky edged No. 5 North Carolina, 73-72, on Anthony Davis’s block of a John Henson jumper in the final seconds before more than 24,000 fans.

“Some guys had it a lot rougher than I did so I’m not going to complain. We had four guys from our unit that was killed.”