EUGENE, Oregon (UK Athletics) – Kentucky Track and Field legend Sydney McLaughlin broke the 400-meter hurdles world record winning in 51.90 seconds in a heat-delayed United States Olympic Team Trials final on Sunday at Hayward Field. Running on the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Phil Steele’s College Football Preview has named eight Kentucky football players to its preseason All-Southeastern Conference teams, it announced this week. Offensively, senior offensive tackle Darian Kinnardwas named to the first team, while junior…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UK Athletics) – Collegiate basketball’s two all-time winningest programs will meet for the seventh time in eight seasons when Kentucky travels to Kansas on Jan. 29 as a part of the annual Big 12/SEC Challenge in 2021-22. The…
LEXINGTON, KY (UK Athletics)- Former Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch will be one of seven athletes inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National High School Hall of Fame on Thursday, July 1 in Orlando, Florida. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Senior offensive tackle Darian Kinnard has been named to the 2021 Walter Camp Foundation Preseason All-America team, it was announced by the Walter Camp Foundation on Thursday. Kinnard was one of five offensive linemen selected…
NEW YORK (UK Athletics) – Three former Kentucky men’s basketball players were awarded with NBAend-of-season honors this week, highlighted by Julius Randle’s inclusion on the All-NBA Second Team. Randle earned All-NBA honors for the first time in his career,…
CHICAGO (UK Athletics) – Former Kentucky men’s basketball players Brandon Boston Jr. and Isaiah Jackson were among 69 players selected to attend the NBA Draft Combine, which will be held June 21-27 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021 has been announced, with Bettie Lou Evans (women’s golf), Kendra Harrison (women’s track and field), Nazr Mohammed (men’s basketball), Larry Warford (football), Bob Whelan…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Former Ole Miss linebacker Jacquez Jones has signed to play football at the University of Kentucky, head coach Mark Stoops announced Thursday. He will be eligible immediately and will have two seasons left to play.…
SALT LAKE CITY (Utah Athletics) – Gary Henderson, the NCBWA 2018 National Coach of the Year, has been named the ninth head baseball coach at the University of Utah, Director of Athletics Mark Harlan announced on Wednesday. Henderson has been…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(June 3, 2021) - The Southeastern Conference announced it will allow immediate eligibility for intraconference transfers following a vote today by the SEC's Presidents and Chancellors. The change in policy, which takes effect immediately, will better align with NCAA…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The story of a breakthrough 2020-21 season for the Kentucky Wildcats men's tennis program is still unfolding. Liam Draxl was named the first ITA National Player of the Year in program history after finishing atop…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - No one can truly put in to words what the late John Schlarman meant to the Kentucky football program. The former UK player and offensive line coach passed away due to cancer last fall. Now one…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops has been named Chris Collins the new defensive backs coach, he announced Thursday. “Going through the hiring process for this job I talked to several candidates but each time…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky Softball catcher Kayla Kowalik was voted a National Fastpitch Coaches' Association First Team All-American, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon. Kowalik becomes the fifth member of the Kentucky All-American club, joining Molly Belcher (2009), Kelsey…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (UK Athletics) – The No. 3 seeded Alabama Crimson Tide defeated No. 14 Kentucky, 4-1 on Saturday afternoon, capturing game two and the title of the 2021 Tuscaloosa Super Regional by two games to none to advance to…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (UK Athletics) – Renee Abernathy hit two home runs Friday afternoon, but a four-run fourth inning for No. 3 Alabama was enough to hang on as the Crimson Tide took game one of the 2021 NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky men’s basketball freshman forward Isaiah Jackson will remain in the NBA Draft, ending his collegiate eligibility after an impressive freshman season at UK. “Thank you to everyone – my family, Coach Cal, the staff…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky men’s basketball freshman forward Isaiah Jackson will remain in the NBA Draft, ending his collegiate eligibility after an impressive freshman season at UK. “Thank you to everyone – my family, Coach Cal, the…
ORLANDO, Fla. (UK Athletics) – Nearly three weeks after his team was eliminated, Liam Draxl’s first full collegiate season comes to an end in the semifinals of singles competition at the 2021 NCAA Championships. The top-seeded Kentucky sophomore fell…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – With football season just a few months away, ESPN has announced the first three weeks of its 2021 college football slate. The Wildcats kick off the 2021 season on Sept. 4against the ULM Warhawks,…
ORLANDO, Fla. (UK Athletics) – And then there were four. Kentucky sophomore Liam Draxl is headed to the semifinals of singles competition at the 2021 NCAA Championships. The top-seeded Draxl defeated No. 8 seed Gabriel Decamps of UCF 7-6 (8-6),…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Mary Tucker continues to impress on the national stage as she has earned another spot on USA Shooting’s 2021 Tokyo Olympics roster, qualifying in women’s smallbore on Wednesday in Ft. Benning, Georgia. Tucker finished third…
PITTSBURGH (UK Athletics) – Kentucky women’s golfer Jensen Castle will be playing in the U.S. Women’s Open in June. The sophomore is headed to the 2021 national championship after finishing in second place at a sectional qualifier at Shannopin Country…