LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team’s 2020-21 schedule is starting to come together and will feature the Wildcats’ first appearance in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge in several years as UK will travel to play…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – A once annual college basketball rivalry is returning to the Kentucky men’s basketball schedule. UK has agreed to a three-year series with Notre Dame beginning with a home game in Rupp Area on Dec. 12 for…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - Senior outside linebacker Boogie Watson has been knocking on the door of a breakthrough. As a junior, He finished last season 6th in the SEC in sacks. Before spring football was cut short do to the…
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) - The day after Former Cat Josh Allen was drafted, he was wheels up from Nashville to Jacksonville to begin his career with the Jaguars. On day one he met the man who would be there every…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky earned 20 All-American honors through 15 student-athletes for their performances during the 2019-20 indoor track and field season, the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Tuesday. The 20 honors…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – University of Kentucky swimmer Asia Seidt has been named the female recipient of the 2019-20 Southeastern Conference H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Tuesday. LSU basketball player Skylar…
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) - ESPN’s Myron Metcalf is reporting former Kentucky Basketball coach Eddie Sutton has passed away. Sutton was 84. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sutton was in Tulsa, OK where died after being in hospice care. Sutton coached…
Humes taking advantage of NCAA decision
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) - First reported by Kentucky Sports Radio, ABC 36 has confirmed Kentucky linebacker Chris Oats has been hospitalized. UK Athletics release the statement below; “Chris Oats is in the hospital due to a medical issue. The family…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - YAHTZEE! Three-star North Hardin safety Jordan Lovett has committed to Kentucky. It’s becoming a trend now for the football cats. Not only are they getting good recruits, but they are locking down the state of Kentucky.…
LEXINGTON,KY (WTVQ) - As a freshman Frederick Douglass wide receiver Dane Key finished the 2018 season with only 46 yards receiving and two touchdowns. His breakout year would come in 2019. Key would account for nearly 40 percent of the…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WTVQ) - Voluntary in-person athletics activities may resume on Southeastern Conference campuses, at the discretion of each university, beginning June 8 under strict supervision of designated university personnel and safety guidelines developed by each institution, the SEC announced…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The deep and talented Kentucky men’s basketball 2020 signing class has been crowned the consensus No. 1 group in the country. In recent weeks, the three top recruiting services – ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals – have all…
Kentucky Softball player Bailey Vick was crowned the 2020 Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league coaches announced Thursday.
The NCAA's decision on Wednesday to table discussion on the one-time transfer rule until 2021 could impact University of Kentucky football and men's and women's basketball.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The much-anticipated three-year series between the Kentucky men’s basketball team and Michigan will go on but has been postponed a season due to safety and health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The series will now…
Former cheerleaders said it was not a protest against the university, but rather a show of support for their coach.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) — The University of Kentucky announced actions Monday to protect students and ensure the integrity of the nation’s premier collegiate cheerleading program. A three-month investigation found the coaching staff and administrative advisor failed to provide reasonable…
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (UK Athletics) – University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Famer Rodger Bird, an All-America halfback for the UK football team and member of a legendary family of Wildcats, has died at the age of 76 in Henderson, Kentucky.…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - Once upon a time, former Kentucky Football star Josh Allen was just a two-star kid from New Jersey. He had only a couple Division-I offers, but Kentucky was one of them. Allen would decide to join…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky men’s basketball assistant coach Joel Justus was ranked by ESPN as one of the top coaches in the country less than 40 years old. The list is comprised of both head coaches and assistant…
LEXINGTON, KY (UK Athletics) - Former Kentucky baseball player and head coach Jordan “Tuffy Horne, 77, died earlier this week, the Horne family announced. Horne lettered for the Wildcats from 1963-65 and then was head coach from 1973-78. He posted…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky Softball player Alex Martens announced on Friday that she will be forgoing her extra year of eligibility for 2021. In a letter released to Big Blue Nation, Martens opened up her path forward, as…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2020 has been announced, with Chanda Bell (softball), Sawyer Carroll (baseball), Ron Mercer (men’s basketball), AJ Reed (baseball), Danny Trevathan (football) and Wayne Turner (men’s…