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…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The University of Kentucky Athletics Department plans to open Kroger Field to full capacity for football games this fall, beginning with UK’s season opener against ULM on Sept. 4. Fans can also expect many other…
HOOVER, Ala. (UK Athletics) – The Kentucky baseball team left 14 runners on base and made several uncharacteristic defensive miscues that ultimately led to a 4-1 defeat to Florida in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. The defeat…
ORLANDO (UK Athletics) – An incredible run by Kentucky women’s tennis’ No. 1 doubles tandem of Akvilė Paražinskaitė and Fiona Arrese came to an end in the round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championship at the UTSA National Campus…
ORLANDO, Fla. (UK Athletics) – Liam Draxl’s legendary first full season on campus continues with a spot in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. The singles tournament’s No. 1 seed stormed back from another slow start to what was…
NEW YORK (UK Athletics) – After leading the New York Knicks to their first NBA Playoffs appearance since 2013, former Kentucky men’s basketball player Julius Randle (2014) was named the 2020-21 NBA Kia Most Improved Player on Tuesday. Randle…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The Kentucky baseball team will make one final impression on its NCAA Tournament Regional hopes this week at the Southeastern Conference Tournament where it opens play against sixth-seeded Florida on Tuesday morning. First pitch is…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Senior pitchers Autumn Humes and Grace Baalman left their legacy in the John Cropp Stadium pitcher's circle Sunday afternoon, as they combined to shutout the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in two games, 7-0 and 4-0, to advance to…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (UK Athletics)– The Kentucky women’s golf team will head into the third round of the NCAA Championship finals on the wrong side of the cut line, but the Wildcats are still very much in contention to make it…
LEXINGTON, KY (UK Athletics)- The Kentucky softball team was facing elimination on Saturday afternoon in the Lexington Regional of the NCAA Softball Tournament. After losing to Notre Dame earlier in the day, the Cats faced Northwestern for the second straight…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Autumn Humes threw a complete game and allowed just one earned run as she helped catapult 14th-seeded Kentucky past Northwestern 3-2 in the opening round game of the 2021 NCAA Lexington Regional at John Cropp…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The Kentucky Athletics department announced that its NCAA Lexington Regional opening game between (14) Kentucky and Northwestern has sold out. Additionally, there have been revisions made to the event’s mask policy. In conjunction with…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Georgia transfer Sahvir (pronounced Sah-veer) Wheeler, who led the Southeastern Conference and ranked in the top five nationally in assists per game in 2020-21, has signed with the Kentucky men’s basketball team. https://twitter.com/TheFieldOf68/status/1394367157304119300 Wheeler, a…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (UK Athletics) – The Kentucky women's golf team is headed to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1992. The Wildcats clinched a spot in the national championship event with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Columbus…