LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - UK Track and Field head coach Edrick Floreal is leaving Lexington for the Texas Longhorns. Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart has issued the following statement after Texas announced the hiring of former Kentucky track and field/cross country…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ via UK Athletics) - C.M. Newton, former student-athlete and director of athletics at the University of Kentucky, passed away Monday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was 88. “C.M. Newton is a giant in the history of the University of…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) - It's once again time for the UK men's basketball satellite camp tour Solid Blue fans. Monday's big stop in E'Town was where the media got to check things out. Coach Cal was on hand for instruction…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) - It's that time of year hoops fans. The Kentucky men's basketball satellite camp tour tipped off Monday. Coach Cal met with the media in Elizabethtown. It was plenty of fun for the kids in attendance; making…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky men’s basketball freshman forward Jarred Vanderbilt will forego his remaining eligibility at UK and remain in the 2018 NBA Draft. The Wildcats’ leader in rebounding average in 2017-18 will join teammates Hamidou Diallo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Wenyen…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Hours ahead of the NCAA deadline to return to school, Kentucky men’s basketball sophomore forward Wenyen Gabriel has decided to remain in the 2018 NBA Draft, ending his collegiate career. Gabriel will join teammates Hamidou Diallo, Shai…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – PJ Washington will be playing basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats in 2018-19. After going through the NBA Draft process and declaring for the 2018 NBA Draft, Washington has decided to return to the UK men’s basketball team…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - The Bat Cats missed out on the NCAA Tournament this year after a magical run to the super regional round last season. Kentucky had series wins over Georgia, South Carolina and Texas Tech, but carried just…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - With their backs against the wall, the UK Softball team took on top-seeded Oregon with a trip to the Women's College World Series on the line. The Ducks proved to be too much for the Cats.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Originally announced when UK agreed to a new lease in December 2016 and formalized the agreement earlier this year, upper-level chair-back seating and new club areas are coming to Rupp Arena starting with the 2019-20…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - It's on to Eugene, Oregon for the UK Softball program. So once again, it's Kentucky and Oregon in the NCAA super regional round with a trip to the Women's College World Series on the line. It…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Zan Payne, a standout from Lexington Catholic High School and son of associate head coach Kenny Payne, has joined the Kentucky men’s basketball team. A highly productive player out of Lexington Catholic High School, Zan Payne will…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - Justify did it again. On Saturday, the horse became one step away from winning the Triple Crown. After winning the Preakness Stakes, Bob Baffert was asked about his plans for the Belmont Stakes. Check out the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The No. 16 nationally-seeded Kentucky softball team scored eight runs on eight hits Sunday afternoon, cruising past the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8-0 to book a spot in next weekend’s NCAA Super Regionals. With Sunday’s…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The NCAA Softball's Lexington Regional halted play on Friday prior to Kentucky's opening game of the tournament. The Wildcats will now face the Illinois-Chicago Flames on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET. In the opening game…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) - As we wind down our look at high school spring football around the coverage area, we stop in at West Jessamine. That’s where Bryan Kennedy caught up with lineman Eli Cox and Colts head coach John…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - There's plenty on tap for the final regular season series slated at Cliff Hagan Stadium. Mississippi State will be in town. That brings former UK coaches John Cohen and Gary Henderson back to Lexington. Ceremonial first…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the 12th consecutive semester, the University of Kentucky Athletics Department has reached its goal of a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Scholarship Wildcats combined for a 3.181 GPA for the spring semester, meaning…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Freshman outfielder Lauren Johnson launched the first home run of her Kentucky career in the top of the second inning, but the Kentucky softball team committed costly errors, uncharacteristically, to cost themselves a spot in the Southeastern…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Paul Laurence Dunbar football has been through a roller-coaster of coaches the last decade. Wes Johnson is the newest head man of the Bulldogs; he’s s looking to bring stability and credibility to his staff and…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky head football coach Mark Stoops announced five staff changes on Friday which includes promoting Dan Berezowitz from director of recruiting operations to chief of staff and welcoming two new hires in E.K. Franks as…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Pack your bags, Big Blue Nation, because the Kentucky men’s basketball team is headed back to a memorable destination for a foreign basketball tour this August: the Bahamas. The Wildcats will return to the Atlantis on…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - Now that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has declared for the NBA and will hire an agent, what's next? Check out the video for what he's working on now as well as how his former teammates are still having…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - The UK QB race may be mainly between two guys, but during the spring game we saw a Lexington product finally get on the field. Former Lafayette QB Walker Wood got in a few snaps near…