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Former Florida commit Shai Alexander is staying in the SEC, committing to Kentucky on Monday morning.Alexander, who decommitted from the Gators in October, chose Kentucky over Syracuse, Texas and UNLV. Florida also remained involved after the parting of ways last month. Forty-three schools reached out to Alexander once he decommitted, sources told ESPN.Alexander, a 6-foot-5 point guard, is ranked No. 44 in the ESPN 100. The Canada native plays at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Tennessee).It was fast-paced, thats for sure, said Zach Ferrell, the head coach at Hamilton Heights. Just a ton of phone calls and interest at the beginning, then his family kind of shortened the list from there. It looked like one or two schools every day, coming in and spending time with him, watching practice.The relationship between Alexander and Kentucky moved quickly, with head coach John Calipari offering him a scholarship after going to watch him on October 31. Alexander then took a visit to Lexington on November 4.With Cal coming down and spending time with him, they tried to use all the time that they were allowed, to build the best relationship with him, Ferrell said. They showed him how, in the past, theyve played with multiple guards and the fact that they need to bring in more than one guard next year. Basically, This is what weve done in the past with multiple guards, and this is how we see you fitting into that mix.Kentucky has prioritized the point guard position in the 2017 class, shuffling through a variety of targets over the last six months. Five-star Trae Young (No. 15) has been atop the Wildcats board since the summer, but he is planning to wait until the spring to sign and is also strongly considering Oklahoma and Kansas. Kentucky also brought in Quade Green (No. 22) and Tremont Waters (No. 32) for visits, but Green also has Syracuse high on his list and Waters committed to Georgetown.Alexander, who has a 6-foot-10.5 wingspan, has continued to improve in the last year, rising up the rankings as a junior and then stringing together quality performances in the spring and summer. He averaged 15.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists in two events with the Arkansas Wings AAU program, and also put up 7.8 points and 5.4 assists in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Canada.Outside of his physical ability, he handles it great, is great off the ball screen. He has a great feel for the game, Ferrell said. What separates him a little bit is he plays with great pace. He plays with a very even keel. He doesnt get sped out of his comfort zone. Going forward, especially at the next level, hell be able to compete with that added intensity, as well as eliminate noise that can surround you in college basketball.Alexander joins a Kentucky recruiting class that was ranked No. 6 heading into the weekend. The Wildcats added five-star frontcourt prospects Nick Richards (No. 12) and P.J. Washington (No. 16) last Thursday, the first two commitments for Kentucky in the 2017 class. In addition to Young and Green, Calipari can now focus on the wing positions, where he is eyeing Kevin Knox (No. 7), Hamidou Diallo (No. 11), Lonnie Walker (No. 19) and Jarred Vanderbilt (No. 23). Ben Powers Jersey . Coach Mike Munchak says Fokou stretched ligaments in his left knee Oct. 13 against Seattle, which could keep out up to five weeks even though the linebacker didnt need surgery. Michael McCrary Jersey . 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MONACO -- The IAAF ethics panel rejected appeals by three senior Kenyan athletics officials who were challenging the extension of their suspensions for another six months while they are investigated for corruption.Athletics Kenya president Isaiah Kiplagat, vice president David Okeyo, and former treasurer Joseph Kinyua remain suspended for 180 days from May 20, the ethics panel said in a decision published on Friday.All three men are accused of diverting more than $700,000 of sponsorship money paid to AK by Nike for their personal benefit, and attempting to extort money out of athletes in return for concealing positive doping tests.Kiplagat, a former member of the IAAF governing council, also faces allegations he accepted cars as gifts from the Qatar Athletics Federation in 2014, when Qatar was bidding to host the 2019 world championships. Doha, Qatar won the right to host the 2019 worlds in a November 2014 vote.Upholding the new 180-day suspensions, the ethics panel said the potential for damage to the sport was clear if the three were allowed to return to an active role in athletics while they were being investigated.dddddddddddd Okeyo is a current member of the IAAFs council.The three were first suspended in November last year while Sharad Rao, the IAAF independent investigator in Kenya, looked into the allegations. Rao has yet to complete his investigation, leading to their suspensions being extended.In their appeals, Kiplagat, Okeyo, and Kinyua complained about the length of the investigation, and said they have been prejudiced by media reporting of their cases. Kiplagat also claimed the investigation has affected his health.A fourth official, AK chief executive Isaac Mwangi, was also suspended by the IAAF and is under investigation in a separate case after two Kenyan athletes said in an interview with The Associated Press that he asked them each for a $24,000 bribe to reduce their doping bans.An appeal by Mwangi against his suspension was dismissed by the IAAF in April. ' ' '