(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Americans overwhelmingly see major benefits to children playing organized sports, a new poll finds, but higher-income families are more likely to participate. Learning teamwork and reducing screen time are among the perceived benefits of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Kentucky Athletics has announced that its annual Big Blue Madness event will take place on Oct. 2nd at Rupp Arena, officially tipping off the 2026-27 men's and women's basketball seasons. After…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86. Nelson’s death was announced by the Golden State Warriors, one…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Roger Craig revealed during his induction speech into the Pro Football Hall of Fame that he has vascular dementia. The former San Francisco 49ers star running back spoke in a prerecorded video message while…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has sent a memo to teams that addresses ongoing discussions around transgender athletes in women's basketball. “I know many of you have received questions in recent weeks regarding transgender athlete…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky Football Wide Receiver Hardley Gilmore IV is no longer with the team after violating team rules, a Kentucky spokesperson confirmed Thursday. A Florida native, Gilmore transferred to Nebraska for the spring 2024…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky Men's Basketball fans will have a chance to watch the Wildcats practice Thursday morning. Head coach Mark Pope announced during an Instagram Live session that the team's practice will be open to…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - More than 100 women's college basketball players have teamed up to form a union for college athletes as part of their growing push to collectively bargain with their schools, an organizing group announced Friday.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Kentucky football general manager Pat Biondo has stepped down, the program announced Tuesday. Biondo said in a statement "After much thought, I have made the decision to leave UK. This…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - The WNBA has never been bigger. More people are watching. More are investing. Salaries for many players are higher than ever. But mounting turmoil and discord have been a part of this transformative period…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer made the announcement on social media Friday, saying it will be his “last decision” and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement. “I…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - The Women’s Tennis Association is introducing one-off mandatory gene testing for all players effective from Tuesday – a requirement to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The WTA updated its women’s eligibility policy…
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears. Spain is back atop the…
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to present the World Cup trophy to the winner of Sunday’s final between Argentina and Spain. But to him, the real victor of soccer’s premier tournament just might be the United States. “It…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make decisions. The tablets have access to video and league-provided data, and also included a…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn't think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until the remarkable twist of…
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Former Kentucky Wildcats head coach Orlando "Tubby" Smith has been named to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2026, University of Kentucky Athletics announced. Smith coached Kentucky to…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Police said Monday they are investigating the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams, after his body was discovered this weekend at a property in the city of Cape Town. The…
(AP via SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) - Jannik Sinner is starting to make a habit of responding to adversity in Paris with titles at Wimbledon. The top-ranked Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide in November 2025 after a high-speed chase with police, had early stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain abnormality linked to repeated head trauma, his family announced Tuesday.…