LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - With their backs against the wall, the UK Softball team took on top-seeded Oregon with a trip to the Women's College World Series on the line. The Ducks proved to be too much for the Cats.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Originally announced when UK agreed to a new lease in December 2016 and formalized the agreement earlier this year, upper-level chair-back seating and new club areas are coming to Rupp Arena starting with the 2019-20…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - It's on to Eugene, Oregon for the UK Softball program. So once again, it's Kentucky and Oregon in the NCAA super regional round with a trip to the Women's College World Series on the line. It…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Zan Payne, a standout from Lexington Catholic High School and son of associate head coach Kenny Payne, has joined the Kentucky men’s basketball team. A highly productive player out of Lexington Catholic High School, Zan Payne will…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - Justify did it again. On Saturday, the horse became one step away from winning the Triple Crown. After winning the Preakness Stakes, Bob Baffert was asked about his plans for the Belmont Stakes. Check out the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The No. 16 nationally-seeded Kentucky softball team scored eight runs on eight hits Sunday afternoon, cruising past the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8-0 to book a spot in next weekend’s NCAA Super Regionals. With Sunday’s…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The NCAA Softball's Lexington Regional halted play on Friday prior to Kentucky's opening game of the tournament. The Wildcats will now face the Illinois-Chicago Flames on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET. In the opening game…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) - As we wind down our look at high school spring football around the coverage area, we stop in at West Jessamine. That’s where Bryan Kennedy caught up with lineman Eli Cox and Colts head coach John…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - There's plenty on tap for the final regular season series slated at Cliff Hagan Stadium. Mississippi State will be in town. That brings former UK coaches John Cohen and Gary Henderson back to Lexington. Ceremonial first…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the 12th consecutive semester, the University of Kentucky Athletics Department has reached its goal of a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Scholarship Wildcats combined for a 3.181 GPA for the spring semester, meaning…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Freshman outfielder Lauren Johnson launched the first home run of her Kentucky career in the top of the second inning, but the Kentucky softball team committed costly errors, uncharacteristically, to cost themselves a spot in the Southeastern…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Paul Laurence Dunbar football has been through a roller-coaster of coaches the last decade. Wes Johnson is the newest head man of the Bulldogs; he’s s looking to bring stability and credibility to his staff and…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky head football coach Mark Stoops announced five staff changes on Friday which includes promoting Dan Berezowitz from director of recruiting operations to chief of staff and welcoming two new hires in E.K. Franks as…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Pack your bags, Big Blue Nation, because the Kentucky men’s basketball team is headed back to a memorable destination for a foreign basketball tour this August: the Bahamas. The Wildcats will return to the Atlantis on…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - Now that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has declared for the NBA and will hire an agent, what's next? Check out the video for what he's working on now as well as how his former teammates are still having…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - The UK QB race may be mainly between two guys, but during the spring game we saw a Lexington product finally get on the field. Former Lafayette QB Walker Wood got in a few snaps near…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - So far, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of three wildcats who have declared for the NBA draft AND announced they'll be hiring an agent. This effectively ends their college career. On Friday night, SGA was out at…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - When the final horn sounded for the UK Blue-White Scrimmage, it seemed like neither quarterback really distanced himself from the other. There are four guys competing for the QB job, but it seems to be a…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - The UK football program wrapped up its spring session. Kentucky still has a quarterback battle; showed promise on the offensive line and needs some receivers to step up. A.J. Rose looked great in the spring game…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Using NCAA rules that allow players to “test the waters” and go through the NBA Draft process, freshman forward Jarred Vanderbilt will enter his name in the 2018 NBA Draft but does not plan to hire an…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Benny Snell didn't get a full load this spring. He's had to tone it down in order to be ready when the fall arrives. How motivated was Snell coming off the bowl game and feeling like…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky men’s basketball sophomore forward Wenyen Gabriel announced Wednesday that he plans to submit his name for the 2018 NBA Draft but will not hire an agent. So long as Gabriel does not hire an agent, he…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - The UK quarterback race is a tight one. Gunnar Hoak took the reps with the ones a lot of the spring and during the Blue-White game. Terry Wilson did plenty of good too and Danny Clark…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 6 Kentucky’s road trip will come to an end Tuesday night in Louisville as the Wildcats seek to build on the momentum generated by winning a series at No. 18 Georgia over the weekend. The…