UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

The University of Kentucky basketball team will rack up frequent flyer miles next season, but the Wildcats will be paid handsomely for playing away from home so often in their non-conference schedule. The Courier-Journal, through an open-records request, obtained copies of all finalized contracts for the 2016-17 season, and UK will be paid a total of $950,000 for its four neutral-site games: against Michigan State in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden, against North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas, against Arizona State in the Bahamas and against Hofstra in Brooklyn.  large chunk of that money will be used to cover travel, lodging and food for the team, but the Cats figure to do better than break even. -Kyle Tucker, courier-journal.com– Read More