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Kentucky Falls to No. 11 Tennessee, 82-71
LEXINGTON, KY (AP) - Keon Johnson scored 17 of his career-high 27 points after halftime, Jaden Springer added a career-high 23 points and No. 11 Tennessee rallied past Kentucky 82-71 on Saturday night. Trailing 58-48 with 12 minutes remaining, the…
No. 15 Kentucky falls at Ole Miss
OXFORD, Mississippi (UK Athletics) – Rhyne Howard scored 26 points, but the 15th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team was upset by Ole Miss 72-60 on Saturday night at the Pavilion at Ole Miss. Howard struggled from the floor for the first…
Kentucky falls short at No. 18 Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Dru Smith scored a season-high 26 points, Xavier Pinson added 14 and No. 18 Missouri withstood a second-half charge to beat Kentucky 75-70 on Wednesday night. Smith also had seven rebounds and five assists to go along…
Kentucky Softball will host fans at John Cropp Stadium at a reduced capacity
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Softball team has announced its modified attendance protocols for the 2021 season at John Cropp Stadium, as well as important gameday changes to coincide with the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday morning. The plan is focused on…
UK continuing to evaluate men's basketball activities
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No. 15 UK Hoops outlasts Missouri, 61-55
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Rhyne Howard scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the 15th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team held off Missouri 61-55 on Sunday at Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky (13-4, 6-3 SEC) got 10 points and nine rebounds from Dre'una…
UK Men’s Basketball Program on pause, cancels game vs. Texas
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The Kentucky men’s basketball program has been put on a 48-hour pause, including the cancellation of Saturday’s game vs. Texas, due to a combination of positive testing, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within…
No. 15 Kentucky downs Alabama, 81-68
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Rhyne Howard had 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the 15th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team beat Alabama 81-68 on Thursday night at Rupp Arena. Robyn Benton had a season-high 15 points for the…
Seven home games highlight Kentucky Football 2021 schedule
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Seven home games at Kroger Field highlight Kentucky’s 2021 football schedule, including back-to-back weeks against heavyweights Florida and LSU to open the month of October, it was announced Wednesday. The Wildcats kick off the season…
Cats give big effort but fall at Alabama, 70-59
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (UK Athletics) - Jaden Shackelford scored 21 points to help No. 9 Alabama beat Kentucky 70-59 on Tuesday night and complete its first regular season two-game sweep over the Wildcats since 1989. After a back-and-forth second half, Davion…
John Schlarman named Herald-Leader Sports Figure of the Year
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Former University of Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman was named the 40th annual Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year, it was announced today by the Lexington Herald-Leader. He was named the winner after a…
Mitch Barnhart named to College Football Playoff Selection Committee
IRVING, Texas – The College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee has appointed Mitch Barnhart, athletics director at the University of Kentucky; Boo Corrigan, athletics director at North Carolina State University; Chris Del Conte, athletics director at the University of Texas;…
UK Baseball releases stadium capacity, ticket options for 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – In preparation for the return of Kentucky baseball, UK Athletics has received reduced capacity guidelines from state health officials for the 2021 season and has designed a distanced seating plan to host fans at Kentucky…
Cats snap three-game losing skid; Beat LSU, 82-69
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) - Keion Brooks Jr. had 13 of his season-high 15 points in the first half, Brandon Boston Jr. added 13 of his 18 points in the second half, and Kentucky trailed for just 15 seconds in its 82-69 win…
Cats drop heartbreaker to Bulldogs in Athens
ATHENS, Ga. (UK Athletics) - Andrew Garcia scored 16 points, P.J. Horne a made a go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds left, and Georgia snapped a 14-game losing streak against Kentucky with a 63-62 victory on Wednesday night. After a timeout…
Kentucky at Tennessee Women's Basketball game rescheduled for Sunday
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference has announced a revised schedule for women's basketball games to be played on January 24 as a result of game postponements during the 2021 season due to the impact of COVID-19. The schedule for…
UK Football announces ten mid-year Wildcats
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The University of Kentucky welcomes 10 mid-year enrollees who have joined the Wildcat football program, Coach Mark Stoops has announced. https://twitter.com/ukfootball/status/1351689173208588288?s=21 Seven of the mid-year enrollees are high school standouts who graduated in December –…
Kentucky Baseball releases 2021 SEC schedule
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The Kentucky baseball team will play a daunting 10-series, 30-game Southeastern Conference schedule this spring featuring 24 games against opponents that are ranked in preseason Top 25 polls, the league announced Tuesday. UK coach Nick…
No. 12 Cats hang on to beat Vandy, 80-73
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Junior Blair Green scored a career-high 22 points as the 12th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team held off Vanderbilt 80-73 on Sunday at Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky (10-3, 3-2 SEC) was without five players in the game, including…
Cats drop second straight; fall to Auburn, 66-59
AUBURN, Ala. (UK Athletics) – Allen Flannigan scored 21 points and he and JT Thor each sank a pair of clutch free throws in the last 18 seconds to preserve Auburn's 66-59 come-from-behind win over Kentucky on Saturday at Auburn…
Former Mr. KY Football coming home, Wan’Dale Robinson is transferring to Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - It’s been a few years in the making, but Kentucky football Recruiting Coordinator Vince Marrow finally gets his guy. Former Mr. Kentucky Football and Western Hills Star Wan’Dale Robinson is transferring to Kentucky. https://twitter.com/wanda1erobinson/status/1350103044038516737?s=21 According to…
Kentucky Men’s Basketball lands WVU transfer Oscar Tshiebwe
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – West Virginia transfer Oscar Tshiebwe, one of the best freshman frontcourt players in the country last season, has signed with the Kentucky men’s basketball team. Tshiebwe, a 6-foot-9, 260-pound forward with a 7-5 wingspan, will…