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ASHLAND, Ky. — This basketball barnstorming tour is supposed to be about showmanship, and Ramel Bradley and Joe Crawford are happy to oblige.
They wowed a crowd at Boyd County Middle School with behind-the-back passes, deep three-pointers and spectacular dunks, and as the former University of Kentucky stars led a team of former teammates to an overtime victory over ex-players from nearby Marshall, a blue-tinted crowd roared its approval.
But Bradley and Crawford will tell you that what they’ll remember most about their barnstorming tour of the state — which will hit the Louisville area tomorrow with a stop at North Bullitt High School in Shepherdsville — are the quieter moments.
“When they say Kentucky basketball is a religion, it’s the truth,” Bradley said. “You don’t believe that until you experience it.”
“And not in your first game, not at Rupp (Arena),” Crawford added. “It’s when you get out here and interact with these people. That’s when you really understand it.”
Between them, Bradley and Crawford played in 255 games wearing blue and white. They saw first-hand the passion that Wildcats fans brought to Rupp Arena and on the road.
But those were faceless fans in the stands. The barnstorming tour has been something else entirely.
There are faces now. And names.
There’s Shea Humphrey, a widow who brought sons Dean, Evan and Gram to meet Bradley and Crawford in Franklin and tell them about her husband, Brad, who died last month.
“My husband had suits — nice suits,” Humphrey said in a phone interview last week. “But we buried him in Joe Crawford’s jersey, because that’s how much Kentucky basketball meant to him. The players were like his family.”
She and her sons had their picture taken with Crawford and Bradley. They look at the photo every night, she said, and talk about Brad.

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Sanderson Soldiers are prisoners of West Chester University in their own dormitory. One night, sometime after 11 p.m., I had left my dorm room so that my roommate could go to bed while I went to the study lounge to finish up some homework. I walked down the hall to the study lounge to find the door locked, yet again.
My friend had explained to me that the study lounges are to be locked from now on and, in order to use them, we have to rent a key out. I checked out the rule sheet to get the whole scope. The rules are written as follows:
1) Effective immediately, in order to utilize this resource in the residence hall, Sanderson Hall residents must check out a key from the front desk as the study lounges will remain locked. The Sanderson Hall resident who checks out the key to this lounge is ultimately responsible for the condition of this lounge. It is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED that the resident assigned the key to this (specific) lounge LOCK this door when out of the lounge.
2) In checking out the key for the lounge, the resident must return the key to the front desk by noon the following day (at the latest), which means it is possible for that student to have possession of the key and utilize this (specific) lounge overnight for STUDY PURPOSES only.
3) Regardless of the day of the week, this lounge must be used for study purposes during Quiet Hours. Quiet Hours are in effect 10:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday AND 12:00 midnight to 10:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
4) The lounges on the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th floors in Sanderson Hall may be used for socializing between the hours of 12 noon - 6 p.m. each day (excluding finals period). During those hours, the noise level in the lounge must still be contained within the lounge with the door closed.

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The ladies hope for a final four bid came crashing down Friday afternoon in the first round of the USA National Women’s Rugby tournament in New Mexico, but were able to see the positive side of it, how far they had come this season, their multiple accomplishments, and the special bond that they all share with each other.
Their first match against Brown University took place Friday afternoon at 4:30. West Chester seemed like they were ready for the final four right away, as Megan Godfrey struck first, only three and a half minutes into the game, to give the Rams an early lead. That was the highest point for the girls though, as the Brown Bears came back with 43 unanswered points, leading to an eventual 50-12 victory. A big loss came when Senior captain Michelle Kirk injured her ankle and was unable to finish the game, limping around on crutches. Injuries have plagued West Chester throughout the entire season.
With their chances at a final four finish gone, the girls held their heads up high, as they took on UCLA in the consolations Saturday afternoon. Not only did this game determine the girls final placement in the tournament, but whether or not the MARFU semifinalists earn a seed in next years tournament, which is how West Chester has earned their bid the past three seasons.
Things didn’t look good for the girls early on in Saturday’s match-up with UCLA, as they went into the half down 17-0.
“We may have been down 17-0 going into the half, but our game is 80 minutes,” sophomore Drew Groswith said of the slow start.
“It was a slow start…but once we got going there was no stopping us,” freshman Laura Meier said.
And that is just the mentality that the team had, as they came back to tie it at 17 by the end of the first half.

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ALFRED, N.Y. (WIVB) - - As many students at Alfred university where out enjoying the warm weather they got an urgent message.
Charles Edmondson/Alfred University president, “We had a report from a member of the staff that she had seen a young man who appeared to be carrying a hand gun.”
The campus went into lock down and police from several agencies began searching for a gunman.
Rob Headwell/Alfred University student , “It was tense, tense times, especially after last year with the whole Virginia Tech thing, and I mean it's scary times.”
Police Chief Tim O'Grady/Alfred Police Department, “Our officers went through sweeping the building, evacuating any classrooms that were in session.”
Students at Alfred State across the street were also put in lock down. Officers eventually found the student matching the description in a classroom. When they interviewed him they realized he was carrying a toy gun.
Jenny Hillenbrand/Alfred University student, “A lot of people thought it was a Nerf gun because of a game on campus that's going on right now, so we didn't really, I guess, take it too serious.”
The student was part of a game called zombies vs. humans. Groups of students played the game with nerf guns.
Story by Ellen Maxwell
ALFRED, N.Y. (WIVB) - - Police have found the man in question related to Tuesday's gun scare at Alfred University and have released him after he was found carrying a toy gun . The toy gun is used in a game of tag that involves students shooting each other with plastic balls. They say the campus is secure and safe, and faculty, staff and students may resume business as usual. Classes are proceeding as scheduled this evening.
Police say charges are not pending.
Alfred Police, the Allegany County Sheriff and NY State Police all responded to Tuesday's incident.

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Bethel beats Northwood 73-41
Even if the halftime scoreboard made it look like a colossal upset was brewing, neither coach was fooled.
Jody Martinez knew his fifth-ranked Bethel team would eventually figure things out.
And, John Thurston, the veteran coach who launched the Northwood University program in West Palm Beach, Fla., two years ago, knew what was left in the tank.
Sure enough, heavily favored Bethel had erased all traces of a 26-25 halftime deficit, dominating the second half while putting up a 73-41 first-round triumph Thursday at the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Championships.
“I knew we’d come out and be able to play on adrenaline,” said Thurston, whose team is just one of two national tournament newcomers in this year’s 32-team field. “When the adrenaline wears off, though, it looks like you don’t have any energy.”
Bethel’s Mid-Central Conference champs, breaking a school record with their 30th win in 33 starts, outscored Northwood 48-15 in the second half.
“We just had a lot of nervous energy that first half,” said Martinez, who had teams reach the quarterfinals here two of the last three years. “We’re a veteran group, our seniors are outstanding. We knew we were going to click eventually.”

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