Kentucky Football Spring Transfer Portal Tracker
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky football Head Coach Mark Stoops expects some players to leave and join his program this transfer portal cycle, which runs from April 16…
Kentucky basketball loses out on Lamar Wilkerson
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - After taking an official visit to the University of Kentucky last week, Lamar Wilkerson, a standout transfer from Sam Houston State, has made his decision — and he's heading to Bloomington. Wilkerson announced…
Eighteen former Kentucky Wildcats set for NBA Playoffs action
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Eighteen former Kentucky men's basketball players are heading to the playoffs in the NBA starting on Tuesday with the Play-In Tournament. 13 of the 20 teams in the postseason have a former Wildcat on them, the…
Georgia Amoore drafted 6th overall to the Washington Mystics
MANHATTAN, Ny. (ABC 36 SPORTS) - Georgia Amoore was selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA Draft on Monday night. She became the sixth Kentucky Wildcat in program history to be selected in the first round…
Croatian native Andrija Jelavic joins the cats
CROATIA (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Mark Pope added another to the roster on Saturday afternoon. Andrija Jelavic, one of the top ranked European prospects in his age group, is the newest wildcat. The 6-foot-11 big averaged 10.8 points and…
Kentucky football finishes spring practice, looks toward continued rebuild of program culture
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS…
4-star guard Acaden Lewis decommits from Kentucky
WASHINGTON, D.C (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Mark Pope's high school class is now down to just two players, after 4-star guard Acaden Lewis decommitted from the University of Kentucky late Thursday night. "I will always be grateful to Coach…
Asia Boone becomes second UK women's basketball transfer commit
Liberty's Asia Boone, top, looks for an opening on Kentucky's Dazia Lawrence (10) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Lexington, Ky., Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/James…
Mark Pope picks up fourth recruit from transfer portal, Jayden Quaintance
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky men's basketball fans will remember Mark Pope's latest transfer portal pickup well from about a year ago. Jayden Quaintance, who committed to UK under former head coach…
Kentucky snags Alabama SF Mouhamed Dioubate
TUSCALOOSA, Al. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky basketball picked up another big name from the transfer portal on Monday night. This time, from a team that beat the cats three times this season. 6-foot-7 junior small forward Mouhamed Dioubate…
Kerr Kriisa commits to Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Oh. (ABC 36 SPORTS)- Kerr Kriisa was the first wildcat to enter his name into the transfer portal last week. On Sunday, he landed a new home. The super-senior will return to the Big 12 and suit up for…
Mark Pope picks up Pitt guard Jaland Lowe from the transfer portal
PITTSBURGH, PA (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Mark Pope and company have been hard at work in the transfer portal after the loss of six seniors and Kerr Kriisa's portal departure. On Saturday, the cats picked up All-ACC Third Team…
Kentucky WBB gets first transfer portal grab in Josie Gilvin
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kenny Brooks brought in his first addition from the transfer portal on Friday night. Josie Gilvin, an All-CUSA Second Team guard from WKU, announced her commitment to Kentucky on social media saying,…
Details about UK Football's Spring Showcase released
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky Football will have a "Spring Showcase" on Saturday, April 12 at Kroger Field that's free and open to the public. Gates open at 9 a.m. for the…
Jager Burton, with newfound confidence, becoming a leader for UK football
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Jager Burton is a native Lexintonian, a former Mr. Kentucky Football and a Freshman All-SEC selection. He's played in almost…
Inclement weather impacting UK baseball and softball home games
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky baseball and softball are altering plans for weekend competition at the Kentucky Proud Park and John Cropp Stadium. Baseball Doubleheader on Friday The Cats and No. 9 Ole…
No. 9 Kentucky Advances to NCAA Pennsylvania Regional Final
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- No. 9 Kentucky gymnastics is still dancing in the NCAA Tournament after posting its third highest score of the season on Thursday. The Wildcats scored 197.525 to move…
UK Softball beats Louisville, 8-3 away from home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky softball never led until the top of the seventh inning versus Louisville on Wednesday, but UK still pulled of the win. Peyton Plotts had set up the go-ahead…
Keeneland reschedules opening races of the Spring Meet
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Keeneland's racing cards for the first two days of the Spring Meet are rescheduled due to inclement weather expected during a four day severe weather event. Races on Friday,…
Malachi Moreno to Represent Family Staying at RMHC of the Bluegrass at McDonald’s All American Game
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky commit Malachi Moreno will represent a family who have benefitted from staying the Ronald McDonald House in Lexington when he laces up for the McDonald's All American Game on April 1. During shoot-around,…
Kerr Kriisa enters transfer portal
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kerr Kriisa's time as a wildcat was short and sweet. On Monday morning, the fifth-year senior entered his name in the transfer portal for the third time. Kriisa spent three seasons with Arizona…
4-star offensive lineman Jarvis Strickland commits to Kentucky
PADUCAH, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky football started off their 2026 recruiting class with a bang, landing the most sought after prospect in the commonwealth of Kentucky. 4-star offensive lineman Jarvis Strickland of Paducah Tilghman chose the wildcats…
Moreno and Great Crossing reign supreme in KHSAA Sweet Sixteen
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Great Crossing boy's basketball is taking home the 2025 KHSAA…