Each Wednesday here at Cat Scratches, we’re going to take a look back at the latest week’s news in UK Athletics from around the web.Best on the ‘netRifle: UK holds off West Virginia for first national title (Chris White, Lexington Herald-Leader)University of Kentucky rifle coach Harry Mullins couldn’t help but tear up a bit as he and his team listened to his shooters’ names announced as national champions.Mullins took over the Kentucky rifle program in 1987, when it was a non-scholarship sport, and led the team to national runner-up finishes in 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2009 before finally winning the school’s first NCAA Rifle Championship overall title on Saturday at Columbus State University.Women’s basketball: UK Hoops headed to Albuquerque (Jennifer Smith, Herald-Leader)Mitchell believes UK’s up-tempo, aggressive style of play gives it an extra edge when it comes to tournament time.”We are built — if our players will play hard and do what they’re capable of — our team’s really built for tournament play,” he said. “It’s tough to prepare for. It’s a good style of play for a tournament.”Men’s basketball: Princeton brings evolved offense to matchup with UK (Brett Dawson, Louisville Courier-Journal)But the Tigers who will face the University of Kentucky on Thursday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament East Regional aren’t quite as tame as their Princeton predecessors.”It’s not as much a controlled game as it has been in the past, but it’s been a lot more fun from the players’ perspective,” said Tigers guard Dan Mavraides, whose 13th-seeded team faces the No. 4 seed Wildcats at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla.Men’s basketball: UK’s offense has also undergone an evolution (Luke Winn, Sports Illustrated)Watching footage of Kentucky’s first meeting with Vanderbilt, an 81–77 loss on Feb. 12 in Nashville, Robic points out stark differences from last year, namely the rise in handoffs, pick-and-rolls, three-pointers and isolation possessions. After Kentucky sent John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe, Patrick Patterson and Daniel Orton to the first round of the NBA draft, then lost an eligibility battle with the NCAA over the school’s one elite post recruit, beastly Turkish center Enes Kanter, the coaches couldn’t just force the new personnel into the old slots. They had to create new slots and hope it would work.Former Wildcats making headlines26 NFL teams represented at UK Pro Day (Mark Maloney, Herald-Leader)UK’s top two draft prospects, Randall Cobb and Derrick Locke, bypassed the 40-yard dash, broad jump and vertical jump, electing to stand on the performances they turned in two weekends ago at the NFL Combine.However, they did take part in a series of agility drills and, along with Chris Matthews, ran pass routes for quarterback Mike Hartline.Matthews and Hartline did complete the dash and agility drills, along with fullback Moncell Allen, tackle Brad Durham, defensive end DeQuin Evans, long snapper J.J. Helton, and defensive tackles Ricky Lumpkin and Shane McCord.Stevie Johnson looks to build on break-out season (Tim Graham, ESPN)Johnson is keenly aware of his place in the universe. He’s kind of a big deal yet refuses to act like it, regardless of how much he (mostly) enjoyed a wild breakout season. Johnson caught 82 passes and threatened Buffalo’s touchdown record. His stats plus a $470,000 base salary earned him the Vizio Top Value Performer Award. He’s entering the final year of his contract. The Bills would be wise to make signing him to an extension a priority as soon as the collective bargaining agreement is settled. But as the stepson of a noted Bay Area music producer, Johnson knows well enough to avoid being a one-hit wonder. He doesn’t want his production or the Bills’ record to regress.DeQuin Evans pursues professional future coming off of injury (Aaron Wilson, National Football Post)After an encouraging junior campaign, he played the entire season with a damaged rotator cuff and labrum in his right shoulder.Evans underwent surgery to repair the damage with doctors scoping the rotator cuff and labrum and inserting stitches on top of the labrum.The initial magnetic resonance imaging exam conducted during the season didn’t reveal the full extent of the problems with Evans’ shoulder. He chose to play through the discomfort, but it limited his power and flexibility.Ryan Strieby works for big league chance with Tigers (Steve Kornacki, MLive.com)Strieby, at 6-foot-5, 235 pounds, is an imposing figure. Former teammate Dontrelle Willis nicknamed him “Polar Bear” because “he’s big and white.” But all the hours in the Florida sun have left him with a deep tan, and he was asked about losing the nickname because of that.”Nah. I’ve just been running and I’m flushed,” Strieby said with a smile.Strieby is hitting .227 with one homer and four RBIs in 22 Grapefruit League at-bats, but has made an impression with his skills.John Wall doing his part, but he needs help (Jason Reid, Washington Post)But I’m not worried about Wall. After watching him compete — play with passion throughout many games whose outcomes were apparent during warmup drills — I’m convinced the Wizards got it right. They chose wisely in selecting Wall with the first overall pick in the 2010 draft, and another wasted Wizards season could potentially mean something if their sound decision-making continues.News from UKathletics.comMen’s basketball: Jones, Knight named Freshman All-AmericaSoftball: Megan Yocke named USA Softball Player of the WeekWomen’s tennis: Wildcats begin three game Texas road tripWomen’s basketball: Victoria Dunlap named Wooden Award finalist and SEC Player of the Year by the APWomen’s basketball: Signee Bria Goss wins Indiana Gatorade Player of the YearVideo of the weekUK Hoops will head westward this week to try to make another run in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. I will be traveling with the team as they head to Albuquerque to play Hampton in the first round. During ESPN’s NCAA tourney selection special, they broke down the Spokane Region, which also includes Stanford, Xavier, Louisville and Vanderbilt.