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 ‘netWomen’s basketball: Dunlap, UK can’t overcome UNC (Jennifer Smith, Lexington Herald-Leader)Victoria Dunlap’s Kentucky career didn’t end in tears as she gleefully cut down the championship nets in Indianapolis.It ended with a stoic face and a long embrace with her head coach after the No. 17 Cats fell to No. 14 North Carolina 86-74 in The Pit on Monday night.Men’s basketball: Ohio State shifts focus to UK (Bill Rabinowitz, Columbus Dispatch)Ohio State’s opponent Friday night is Kentucky, as much a blue blood in college basketball as the Buckeyes are in football. The Wildcats’ fans are just as rabid — at least — as Ohio State’s in football. Expect to see more blue than scarlet and gray in the Prudential Center.Football: Phillips hears critics but doesn’t buy in (Brett Dawson, Louisville Courier-Journal)There’s work to be done this spring, and Phillips — whose Cats went 6-7 in his first season as the head coach at his alma mater — is fully aware.Even if he hadn’t been, he’d have heard his whispering critics.”There is no concern to us,” Phillips said. “But we hear it. We’re not in a cave. We hear it. We hear people’s concerns: We’ve lost this, we’ve lost that.”Football: Signee Bubba Tandy wins basketball state title (James Pennington, The Catss Pause)Bubba Tandy wasn’t about to lose two state titles games in one season.Tandy, a UK football signee, and Christian County lost in the Kentucky 5A state football championship game 50-0 to Highlands on Dec. 4, 2010.But once the Colonels won the 2nd Region basketball tournament, Tandy said he knew he had a chance to redeem himself and teammate Anthony Hickey, Christian County’s starting quarterback and point guard.Men’s basketball: Harrellson the Cinderella story of NCAA Tournament (Steve Megargee, Yahoo! Sports)At this NCAA tournament, Cinderella has traded in her ball gown for denim shorts.Josh Harrellson has spent the past six months moving from the end of Kentucky’s bench to the center of attention. The guy who earned the nickname “Jorts” for his love of jean shorts has captured the hearts of college basketball’s most passionate fan base.Men’s basketball: Wiltjer will join fellow signees Gilchrist, Teague, Davis in Nike Hoops Summit (OregonLive.com)The 2011 World roster for the first time includes a player based in Portland, the venue for the game. Kyle Wiltjer, a 6’9″ forward from the Jesuit High School will also represent his home nation Canada at the Nike Hoop Summit.Former Wildcats making headlinesNot enough superlatives can describe Chuck Hayes (Richard Justice, Houston Chronicle)Just when you think there’s absolutely nothing else to be said about Chuck Hayes, he has another game that leaves you feeling a mixture of admiration and awe. He gives away six or seven inches and 50-60 pounds most nights, and yet he remains an effective defender.Patrick Patterson giving Rockets’ fans a reason to be excited (The Dream Shake)While it is a small sample size, it’s kind of hard NOT to be excited about what Patterson has brought to the table the second half of the season. Specifically what he has done since getting inserted into the starting line-up due to Scola’s injury. The guy is a double-double machine and, unlike Luis, one heck of a defender that should only get better. Brandon Webb looking to join Rangers by end of April (Anthony Witrado, Sporting News)Texas Rangers righthander Brandon Webb threw his third live batting practice of the spring Thursday and felt fine during and afterward.This is positive news for the Rangers and Webb, who hopes to join the team by the end of April after missing all but four innings with shoulder problems the previous two seasons.Vote for Stevie Johnson as Madden’s next cover boy (ESPN/EA Sports)News from UKathletics.comBaseball: Riddle named SEC Freshman of the WeekGymnastics: Wildcats qualify for regionalsMen’s basketball: UK advances to 22nd Sweet 16Softball: Aull extends hitting streak to career-long nine gamesVideo of the weekI’m sure you’ve seen Brandon Knight’s game winner against Princeton more times than you can count, but once more wouldn’t hurt.
