Kentucky Baseball falls short in Clemson Regional opener
CLEMSON, S.C. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky baseball is facing an elimination game and will be fighting to keep its season alive on Saturday at Noon after a defeat…
Times and television networks for UK Football's first three games announced
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- The first three weeks of Kentucky football are set in stone with the Wildcats playing on ABC 36 as early as Week Two. Week 1- Saturday, August…
UK Softball adds Mt. Sterling native to 2025 signing class
LEXINGTON, KY. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- After one season at Troy, Mt. Sterling native Reaghan Oney is coming home to the Bluegrass as the newest member of…
Kentucky Baseball makes NCAA Tournament for third season in a row
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky baseball is going to the NCAA Tournament for the third season in a row,…
Kentucky Athletics collecting donations for tornado relief
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - University of Kentucky athletics began their Tornado Relief Drive on Thursday afternoon. Many Kentucky student-athletes were in attendance, helping collect donations…
Gilgeous-Alexander voted as the NBA's MVP, first former Kentucky player to win the award
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) drives against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Western Conference Finals playoff series Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in…
Tornado relief supply drop off at Kroger Field this week
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Donations towards…
Cats to host Georgetown in exhibition game on October 30th
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Kentucky men's basketball team is set to host the Georgetown Hoyas in a marquee exhibition game on October 30th. This comes after the new NCAA rule, officially allowing D1 teams to play…
Kentucky Baseball bows out of SEC Tournament
HOOVER, Al. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky baseball is headed home after a one and done SEC Tournament with a 5-1 loss to Oklahoma on Tuesday, dropping to 29-24 overall this…
Sean Woods gets second head coaching job in matter of months
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Former Kentucky men's basketball player and current Scott County boy's hoops Head Coach, Sean Woods, is this…
Mark Pope lands last piece of 2025 recruiting class
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Head Coach Mark Pope pulled in another commitment to his 2025 recruiting class on Tuesday; Braydon Hawthorne from Huntington Prep in…
Kentucky falls to Clemson 5-1 in regional final
CLEMSON, Sc. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The tigers beat the cats 5-1 in Sunday's regional final, eliminating Kentucky's chances at a super regional. Kentucky finished their season at 31-38 overall and 7-17 in the SEC. That marks the 16th-straight…
Kentucky Softball advances to Regional Final
CLEMSON, Sc. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Kentucky softball team dominated USC Upstate with an 11-0 shutout in Saturday afternoon’s first elimination game. Just a few hours later, the Wildcats faced a familiar foe—Northwestern—for a second time in the…
Kentucky hosting 2025 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - For the first time since 2014, The University of Kentucky is the host site for the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The meet kicked off Thursday afternoon and extends through Saturday evening. All…
Former Wildcat Amoore to miss entire WNBA season due to injury
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Former Kentucky women's basketball point guard, Georgia Amoore, will miss the 2025 WNBA season after undergoing a successful surgery on an ACL injury she…
Which former Wildcats are still alive in the NBA Playoffs?
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, blocks a shot by Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray in the first half of Game 6 in the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA basketball playoffs Thursday, May 15,…
Kentucky Football adds final transfers during spring portal
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Seven new transfers are scheduled to arrive on campus for Kentucky Football in time for summer workouts in June along with 11 incoming freshman from high school.…
All-Pro pass rusher Trey Hendrickson shows up at Bengals' practice frustrated over contract
CINCINNATI (AP) — A text from head coach Zac Taylor led Bengals All-Pro defensive end Trey Hendrickson to head to Cincinnati, attend Tuesday’s…
Physicality is what Mark Pope thinks makes Otega Oweh an NBA caliber talent
Kentucky guard Otega Oweh (00) shoots the game-winning shot to defeat Oklahoma during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Friday, March 14, 2025, in…
Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame Announces 2025 Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Football players from 17 college and universities from across Kentucky have been named to the 2025 Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team. The team is an annual recognition from the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame and the…
UK Football's Kattus wins Judge's Champion Award at 2025 Dancing with the Lexington Stars
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky Football's Josh Kattus is the winner of Dancing with the Lexington Stars' Mirror Ball Trophy for the second year in a…
UK Softball locking in ahead of NCAA Tournament on Friday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Only one team of Wildcats will remain after the first weekend of the NCAA Softball Tournament in Clemson, South Carolina. Kentucky…
UK Softball is going dancing for the 16th consecutive year
CLEMSON, Sc. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky softball is putting on their dancing shoes, yet again. The wildcats (29-26) were selected on Sunday as an at-large team out of the SEC conference. Kentucky will be taking on the wildcats…