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…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - Kentucky basketball desperately need a big man in the 2020 recruiting cycle and they sort of filled that role. Wake Forest center Olivier Sarr has announced he's transferring to Kentucky. https://twitter.com/sarr_olivier/status/1258073449676800000?s=20 The 7 footer was a…
Bell, Ball families honored by university
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky Softball player Bailey Vick announced on Monday that she will be forgoing her extra year of softball eligibility in 2021 and moving forward with her professional career after graduating this semester with a degree…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – After announcing six nonconference games last week, Kentucky men's basketball has officially added three more dates and opponents to its 2020-21 slate. The three newest opponents under contract include Detroit Mercy, Hartford and Richmond. All…
(NCAA) - At its meeting this week, the Board of Governors supported rule changes to allow student-athletes to receive compensation for third-party endorsements both related to and separate from athletics. It also supports compensation for other student-athlete opportunities, such as…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Senior pitcher Autumn Humes has announced her plans to return to Kentucky for 2021, she announced on Tuesday afternoon. Humes was a senior in 2020, but with the extra year of eligibility granted by the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2020-21 Kentucky men's basketball schedule is beginning to take shape with the initial release of six nonconference games. Opponents with confirmed dates so far include Kansas, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Cleveland State, Michigan and UCLA. Kansas…
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) - Three former football cats went undrafted in this weekend’s NFL Draft, but they didn’t have to wait long to get their shot at the next level. TJ Carter, Calvin Taylor and Ahmad Wagner all signed free…
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) - Former Kentucky wide receiver and quarterback Lynn Bowden Junior is headed to Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Raiders selected Bowden with the 80th pick in the third round of the NFL Draft. Below is a recent…
Former President Bill Clinton will join University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari on the second episode of the “Coffee with Cal” live series.
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) - While the Basketball Cats are losing players who were on the team last year, they continue to add players to next year’s roster. University of Rhode Island guard Jacob Toppin announced on Thursday he is transferring…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The Kentucky men’s basketball team bolstered its backcourt Wednesday with the addition of Davion Mintz, a graduate transfer from Creighton. Mintz, a 6-foot-3 guard who played in 97 games with 79 starts for the Bluejays,…