LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The University of Kentucky women’s tennis team has added Avery Pope, Mark Pope's daughter, to its roster for the 2026-27 season. Pope joins Kentucky after spending her first three seasons at Brigham Young…
HOOVER, Al. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - No. 13 Kentucky Baseball couldn’t hold onto an early lead Tuesday, falling 8-5 to No. 12 Vanderbilt in the opening round of the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats carried a 4-1 advantage into the…
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Basketball Tournament is doubling its winner-take-all prize to $2 million and introducing a new format for 2026, featuring 16 teams split across two separate brackets. TBT 2026 will include eight alumni teams competing on…
TALLAHASSEE, FL. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Kentucky women’s golf team came from behind Wednesday to secure a berth in the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship later this month. Entering the final round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional outside the…
CINCINNATI, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Bengals’ 2026 schedule was released on Thursday, including preseason and the full 17-game regular season slate. Cincinnati will be featured in three primetime matchups, including two at Paycor Stadium against AFC North…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - On Thursday, the men’s and women’s selection committees voted unanimously to expand the NCAA Tournament field, marking what would become the third expansion of the tournament this century, and the first since 2011.…
“LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kenny Brooks and the Kentucky Wildcats picked up their biggest addition of the 2026–27 offseason so far on Wednesday with Slovenian guard Ajša Sivka. Last season, playing for Joventut Badalona in Spain, Sivka…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs was found not guilty on Tuesday of assaulting his private chef in a pay dispute. The four-time Pro Bowl wideout pleaded not guilty in February to a felony strangulation…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Wildcats’ season came to a close with a 4–3 loss to Mississippi State in the first round of the 2026 SEC Softball Tournament. The Wildcats’ three runs were all driven in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Southeastern Conference softball postseason play begins this week at John Cropp Stadium, which is serving as the host site for this year’s SEC Softball Tournament. It will be the final time the event…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, making Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown. The horse charged down the stretch to make history for…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Always a Runner won the 152nd edition of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday night, the first time the race for top 3-year-old fillies has been run under the lights in prime time at Churchill Downs. It’s…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Trainer Brad Cox’s Fulleffort was scratched from the Kentucky Derby on Thursday because of a chipped ankle. Fulleffort was listed at 20-1 odds and was not among the race favorites. Cox still has…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky men’s basketball added another piece to its roster Wednesday, a day after landing forward Justin McBride from James Madison. Washington State guard Jerone Morton announced he is transferring to Kentucky, giving the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS) – My Miss Mo and Silent Tactic were both scratched for the 2026 Oaks and Derby on Wednesday, respectively. My Miss Mo entered the race with the 6th post position and 20-1 odds. She was…
(AP) - A hot hand on the hardwood, former NBA player Damon Jones once proclaimed himself “the best shooter in the world." As an assistant coach, he helped guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to their only championship in 2016. But after…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky basketball has added 6-foot-8 forward Justin McBride, a transfer from James Madison. McBride averaged 15.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 27.1 minutes per game last season at James Madison. He…
