Brooks, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/brooks/ Brooks, KY News Palmer Done for the Season http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/brooks/content/8440654a2408dc93fa0d1804f2acdb70.html CINCINNATI AP Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer will restthis week while getting more medical opinions on a sore passingelbow that could sideline him for much more than the next gameagainst the Pittsburgh SteelersHis two Pro Bowl receivers think he ought to pack it in for theseason Phillips says UK will go with more sets with 2 tailbacks http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/brooks/content/3184ec31b96af9be502b19c4351f7352.html In his continuing effort to find ways to get his offense moving Joker Phillips went to a different look in the second half of the South Carolina game Typically Kentucky uses either a traditional backfield with a tailback and a fullback or a oneback set but there were a few plays in the second half when Phillips the offensive coordinator put tailbacks Derrick Locke and Alfonso Smith on the field together Expect to see more of the twotailback formations when Kentucky hosts Arkansas on Saturday That's another way to spread the field Phillips said You get three receivers on the field and you got Locke who's becoming a good receiver with Alfonso in the backfield Phillips says UK will go with more twotailback sets http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/brooks/content/34045c8d7825b47912888a3a00c9051d.html In his continuing effort to find ways to get his offense moving Joker Phillips went to a different look in the second half of the South Carolina game Typically Kentucky uses either a traditional backfield with a tailback and a fullback or a oneback set but there were a few plays in the second half when Phillips the offensive coordinator put tailbacks Derrick Locke and Alfonso Smith on the field together Expect to see more of the twotailback formations when Kentucky hosts Arkansas on Saturday That's another way to spread the field Phillips said You get three receivers on the field and you got Locke who's becoming a good receiver with Alfonso in the backfield Meeks finally healthy ready for big season http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/brooks/content/db136b95ec141729d81c1fa98e018a6d.html LEXINGTON Ky AP Kentucky guard Jodie Meeks says he'sfinally healthy and eager to regain some of the form he flashedduring his freshman year with the Wildcats Keeneland chosen for Curlin sale http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/brooks/content/5e110ffacc1db0ed308454a2c8544fd2.html LEXINGTON Ky AP Thoroughbred auction house Keeneland saysit has been picked to handle the sale of a minority share ofCurlin the richest American racehorse of all time Moore found guilty in Bullitt murder case http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/brooks/content/f4dd00ba12ba6dca80215d365cfbaefd.html A Bullitt County jury today found Keith Moore guilty of murder in the Jan 16 2007 shooting death of Shepherdsville resident Tim Nevitt Nonprofit board OK with TIF plan http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/brooks/content/58c5f54cb08ef6fe833c81c5b2e8957e.html The nonprofit corporate board overseeing downtown redevelopment signed off Tuesday on expanding that 106acre district to 383 acres mirroring acts taken by the city and county Attorney Kevin Brooks passed out a map of the new district saying it8217;s probably the same as a draft that members of the Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority board saw some time ago8220;It8217;s changed and changed again and changed back8221; Brooks saidThe expansion doesn8217;t change the corporation8217;s job or authority but simply expands the district in which it operates he saidThe new district will encompass virtually all the old downtown area from the Lamp;N Depot and Historic Railpark on Kentucky Street all the way to The Medical Center8217;s frontage on US 31W ByPass and crossing Barren River to include Mitch McConnell Park It includes perhaps 036;40 million in bonds to pay for a new building at The Medical Center for Western Kentucky University8217;s nursing program and major expansion of GravesGilbert Clinic The state would be asked for millions of dollars to construct a new home for Western8217;s business college in the areaThe city passed the ordinance to expand the district with two readings most recently on Monday The county has passed one reading and magistrates are likely to give it final approval at their regular meeting Oct 24 Backers hope to present the expansion for state approval Oct 30Since the plan was first expanded however authorization for a series of public projects 045; a whitewater course on the river an indoor ice rink and swimming pool and new features for the Lamp;N Depot and Historic Railpark 045; have been taken out along with plans to issue 036;26 million in bonds in 2013 to build them Brooks saidA significant change would more quickly direct any excess money to repay some of the public bonds especially the 036;25 million city issue used to build the minorleague baseball stadium now under construction he saidWork on the ballpark is on schedule and going well for the planned April 1 opening said David Butler of master developer Alliance Corp8220;Just don8217;t let it rain8221; he saidAssembly of the playing field started Monday supervised for adherence to the exacting standards of Major League Baseball 045; down to the diameter of sand particles and type of peat moss underlying the sod Butler saidThe right kind of grass grows in Kentucky but not on the right kind of soil Butler said Baseball authorities won8217;t allow sod based on local red clay so grass will be trucked in from sandysoiled New Jersey he saidThe bid package for most of the remaining work is coming soon; when those bids come in developers will know how close they8217;ll come to the stadium8217;s 036;25 million projected cost Butler said Billy Gillispie News Conference Streamed Live on wkytcom http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/brooks/content/209e61540b6840668f008fca5c728e99.html At 1:00pm today Coach Billy Gillispie's News Conference will be streamed Live on wkytcom