Moreno and Great Crossing reign supreme in KHSAA Sweet Sixteen
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Great Crossing boy's basketball is taking home the 2025 KHSAA…
Cassidy Rowe announces that she will not play for Kentucky next season
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Cassidy Rowe, who played for Kentucky women's basketball for three seasons, will not play for the Wildcats again. The…
Kentucky's season ends with loss to Tennessee in Sweet 16
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Mark Pope's inaugural season with Kentucky came to a close on Friday night as the cats fell…
Great Crossing and Montgomery County to meet in the boy's Final Four
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Three local high school basketball teams entered Friday with a shot at the KHSAA Sweet Sixteen title, but two remain.…
UK vs Tennessee Solid Blue Special Report
Get ready for the first-ever Kentucky versus Tennessee men's basketball matchup in the NCAA Tournament with a half-hour long special report featuring an in-depth look at the Wildcats and…
Mark Pope lands talented shooter from Tulane in transfer portal
Tulane guard Kam Williams (3) celebrates after a made 3-point basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Memphis in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2025,…
UK football coach says "every roster spot is available," during Spring Practice
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- The sound of pads popping is going to be very frequent inside the Joe Craft Center now that Kentucky football players…
Sweet Sixteen events happening in Indianapolis
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky fans are invited to a pregame party and pep rally in Indianapolis on Friday, March 28 before the UK versus Tennessee game at…
3 Kentucky moves onto Sweet Sixteen with victory over 6 Illinois
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)-…
Kentucky women bow out in round of 32; cats fall to Kansas State in OT 80-79
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The 2024-2025 Kentucky Women's Basketball season came to a close Sunday afternoon when the cats fell in overtime 80-79 to the wildcats of Kansas State. It was a back and forth battle down…
3 Kentucky dispatches 14 Troy in Milwaukee in NCAA Tournament First Round
Kentucky forward Brandon Garrison (10) knocks the ball out of the hands of Troy forward Victor Valdes (11) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 21, 2025,…
Kentucky women advance to round of 32, defeating Liberty 79-78
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - "Survive and advance" was the name of the game for the cats on Friday. 4-seed Kentucky barely escaped 13-seed Liberty 79-78, advancing to the round of 32 for the first time since 2021.…
The keys to the game for Kentucky against Troy
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Friday is the day of Kentucky's first chance to win an NCAA Tournament game in the Mark Pope era. Pope is…
No worries needed about Lamont Butler's health versus Troy
MILWAUKEE, WI. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Graduate point guard Lamont Butler is good to go for 3 Kentucky men's basketball's first of hopefully many games in the 2025…
Which UK men's basketball player has the most March Madness experience?
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Mark Pope's roster…
Solid Blue Forecast: Weather forecast for the trip to Milwaukee
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - For fans making the trip to cheer on the Cats, here's what to expect along the way and once you arrive in Milwaukee. Commute Forecast – Wednesday Evening Storms If you're driving up…
Lexington to host Louisville, Tennessee, Auburn and more in NCAA men's tournament first and second rounds
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Lexington and Rupp Arena are set to host the NCAA men's basketball tournament first and second rounds from March 20-23. Louisville, Creighton, Wofford, Auburn, Tennessee, Utah State, UCLA and either Alabama State of St.…
Kentucky basketball programs learn March Madness seeding and first round opponents
LEXINGTON, Ky (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky men's and women's basketball are both going dancing on Friday, March 21 in the NCAA Tournament. Head coaches Mark Pope and Kenny Brooks both earn top five seeds…
6 Kentucky bows out of SEC Tournament in blowout loss to 3 Alabama
Kentucky guard Koby Brea sits on the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.…
6 Kentucky beats 14 Oklahoma on last second attempt by Otega Oweh
Kentucky guard Otega Oweh (00) shoots the game-winning shot to defeat Oklahoma during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Friday, March 14, 2025, in…
Brooks and Amoore are semifinalists for Naismith Awards
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Head Coach Kenny Brooks and point guard Georgia Amoore are semifinalists for the Naismith Women's College Coach and Player of the Year…
Kentucky men's basketball gearing up for Oklahoma in SEC Tournament
NASHVILLE, Tn. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky men's basketball plays its first SEC Tournament game of the Mark Pope era on Thursday night…
Cassidy Rowe's commitment to Kentucky is deeper than basketball
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- If anyone were to ever earn the title of "Kentucky's Favorite Child," Cassidy Rowe would be a spectacular choice. In fact,…