– In regards to the Darius Miller leg injury Tom Leach talked about in the story below, head coach John Calipari said on his radio show Monday night that Miller was “questionable at best” for Tuesday’s game against Mississippi State. If Miller can’t go, Calipari mentioned Jon Hood and Stacey Poole as two players who would have to step up Tuesday.

– Just a few days away from the start of the 2011 Kentucky baseball season, the weekend starting rotation has been set. Sophomore Jordan Cooper will get the ball Friday, followed by sophomore Taylor Rogers on Saturday and junior Alex Meyer on Sunday. UK begins its season Friday at College of Charleston. If you haven’t heard exactly how big pitching will be for the Cats this season, check out my story from last week on the pitching staff.

– As the regular season nears a close and with Mississippi State big man Renardo Sidney in town, a large contingent of NBA scouts and general managers are expected to be at Rupp Arena on Tuesday for the UK-Mississippi State game. Men’s basketball sports information director DeWayne Peevy said 12 scouts and five GMs will be in attendance. A total of 20 scouts and GMs came last week for the UK-Tennessee game. 

– In a couple of stories last week, I went into detail about how important pitching would be for the Kentucky softball team because of the loss of Molly Johnson and Natalie Smith. Well, what does the team go out and do during its season-opening weekend? Put up a ton of runs. UK scored 27 runs in five games at the FIU Combat Classic en route to a 4-1 opening weekend. Senior Samantha DeMartine, who was being touted as the most improved player in the offseason, went 6-for-13 with four runs, four RBI and two home runs.