UK football signee arrested in connection to deadly shooting in Georgia
19-year old Quentel Jones was arrested Thursday and charged with battery, according to Fort Valley Police in Georgia.
Big Blue Bahamas Tour announced for UK men's hoops
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Kentucky's men's basketball team will be taking a trip to the Bahamas in August to prepare for the upcoming season. According to kentuckybahamastour.com, the Wildcats will play four games August 8-14 at Baha Mar in…
Kentucky builds strong NCAA Tournament Resume
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) -The Kentucky baseball team saw its magical run in the SEC Tournament come to an end on Saturday. But the Cats made the most of their stay in Hoover, Alabama, accomplishing enough to be in a very…
Kentucky eliminates LSU, advances to SEC Tournament semifinals
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- The Kentucky baseball team continues their magical run. The Cats knocked off LSU with a 7-2 victory and advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals. UK is the first 12 seed to ever advance to the semifinals. Kentucky…
ESPN announces UK football times for first three weeks
LEXINGTON, Ky. – (UK Athletics) – With Kentucky's football season opener just 100 days away, ESPN has announced the first three weeks of its 2022 college football slate including the Wildcats first three kickoff times and TV assignments. The Wildcats…
Gabriel Diallo season ends in NCAA tournament quarterfinals
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – (UK Athletics) – Kentucky’s Gabriel Diallo’s run in the NCAA Singles Tournament came to an end on Thursday afternoon, as he fell in the Elite Eight to Tennessee’s No. 3 Adam Walton in a three-set thriller by…
Kentucky claws past Auburn Tigers, advances to 2nd round in SEC Tournament
HOOVER, AL – (UK Athletics) - Oraj Anu hit a ninth inning, tie-breaking home run and Adam Fogel followed with his own blast to make Kentucky a winner in Sean Harney's brilliant start on the mound as the Wildcats became the first 12-seed in Southeastern Conference…
UK pitcher Tyler Guilfoil named to All-SEC first team
Kentucky junior pitcher Tyler Guilfoil has been named First-Team All-Southeastern Conference in a vote of league coaches, it was announced Monday. He is the only relief pitcher to receive that honor. J Guilfoil, a Lexington native who transferred back home after…
Kentucky advances to the National Championship for the first time in program history
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (UK Athletics)– The eight seed Kentucky Wildcats defeated the four seed Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA Tournament Semifinal, 4-1, on Saturday at the Atkins Tennis Center. Despite dropping the doubles point, UK took over in singles competition…
Kentucky softball dominates Miami in NCAA Tournament opener
BLACKSBURG, Va. (UK Athletics)– The Kentucky Softball team hit an NCAA Tournament and school record-tying six home runs and scored in every inning as it beat Miami 15-1 in five innings Friday in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA…
UK Softball punches their ticket to the NCAA Tournament
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)– For the 13th-straight year, the Kentucky Softball program was selected to the NCAA Tournament, as the Wildcats have been slotted into the Blacksburg Regional, hosted by No. 3 overall seed Virginia Tech. The other participants in the…
Kentucky adds former Kentucky Miss Basketball Maddie Scherr
LEXINGTON, Ky.(UK Athletics) – Former Kentucky Miss Basketball Maddie Scherr, who was a five-star recruit out of Ryle High School in Florence, Kentucky, has announced she is transferring from Oregon to Kentucky, joining an impressive reloaded roster for Kentucky women's…
UK men's tennis team advances to Elite Eight
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- The 8th-seeded Kentucky men's tennis team continues their historic postseason run. The Wildcats defeated 9th-seeded Wake Forrest on Saturday afternoon and are advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2011. UK will now have…
UK softball falls to Florida in SEC Quarterfinals
LEXINGTON, Ky. – (UK Athletics) - The Kentucky Softball dropped a 9-3 decision to the host Florida Gators on Thursday night at Katie Seashole Pressley Stadium in the 2022 Southeastern Conference quarterfinals. Florida was given eight walks in the game,…
Tyler Guilfoil named SEC Pitcher of the Week
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics)– Kentucky junior pitcher Tyler Guilfoil has been named Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week after holding No. 1 Tennessee to one hit in six innings of relief in Thursday's 3-2, 13-inning victory. The Wildcats became the first…
Kentucky Basketball adds 3-star guard Adou Thiero
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Combo guard and a fast-rising prospect, Adou Thiero (uh-DUE THEE-air-oh) has signed a National Letter of Intent with the Kentucky men's basketball program. He is the third member of UK's 2022 signing class joining top-10 prospects Cason…
UK football players visit patients at Kentucky Children's Hospital
It's the first in-person visit in more than two-years due to the pandemic.
Former Wildcat Tyler Herro wins NBA's sixth man of the year award
NEW YORK (UK Athletics) – Former Kentucky men’s basketball star Tyler Herro (2019) was named the 2021-22 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year on Tuesday after leading the league among all reserves with 20.7 points per game during the…
Kentucky adds two SEC transfers to their roster
LEXINGTON, Ky.(UK Athletics) – Eniya (eh-NIGH-uh) Russell, who played in 23 games for the 2022 national champion South Carolina Gamecocks, and Ajae (pronounced like Asia) Petty, who was one of the top post players coming out of high school in…
Luke Fortner selected by Jaguars 65th overall in NFL Draft
LEXINGTON, Ky. – (UK Athletics) - Kentucky senior center Luke Fortner was chosen in the third round by the Jacksonville Jaguars as the 65th overall pick in the 2022 National Football League Draft on Friday in Las Vegas. Fortner, a…
Josh Paschal picked 46th overall in the NFL Draft
LEXINGTON, Ky. –(UK Athletics) - Kentucky senior defensive end Joshua Paschal was chosen in the second round by the Detroit Lions as the 46th overall pick in the 2022 National Football League Draft on Friday in Las Vegas. Paschal, a native…
Wan'Dale Robinson picked 43rd overall in the NFL Draft
LEXINGTON, Ky. – (UK Athletics) Kentucky junior wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson was chosen in the second round by the New York Giants as the 43rd overall pick in the 2022 National Football League Draft on Friday in Las Vegas. Robinson,…
Kentucky lands Illinois State transfer Antonio Reeves
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- Kentucky has landed one of the top scorers in the transfer portal. Illinois State transfer Antonio Reeves is headed to Lexington. The 6-foot-6 guard picked UK over Oregon, Xavier, DePaul and Nebraska. Reeves is an elite scorer…