Prep Sports Notebook: Defending state champions among local teams preparing for start of fall season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter With the beginning of fall sports competition one week away, several Northern Kentucky teams…
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Billy Reed: We should all stand (or take a knee) against racism in sports and life — it needs to end
I was thrilled last week when several NBA teams boycotted their playoff games to show solidarity against racism. Black lives…
Punting the proverbial football: Board sends issue of fall sports for high schools back to KHSAA
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today After an exhausting 3½ hour meeting, the Kentucky Board of Education punted the proverbial football…
Louisville linebacker Etheridge brimming with confidence as season opener against WKU nears
By Tyler Nunez University of Louisville Not since his freshman year has Louisville inside linebacker Dorian Etheridge had so much…
Don Owen: An iconic name in Northern Kentucky sports, Don Weber longs for return to television
Don Weber doesn’t want to be praised for his trailblazing past. The Campbell County native isn’t interested in hearing that…
UK’s offense installed; Wildcats wasting no time preparing for season opener at Auburn
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The University of Kentucky is wasting no time preparing for the upcoming football season. “Since…
WKU football standouts Malone, Haggerty, Meredith earn C-USA preseason All-Conference honors
Western Kentucky University football earned two individual honors and had three players named to the preseason All-Conference USA Team, as…
Flint reunites with Calipari as part of UK’s staff, hopes to ‘accomplish special things’ with Wildcats
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It didn’t take University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari long to find a replacement…
Governor will not overturn plan to resume high school sports competition in September
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Gov. Andy Beshear will not overturn the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s plan to…
EKU administration defies Ohio Valley Conference, announces eight-game football schedule for this fall
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Eastern Kentucky University has released an eight-game football schedule, a week after the Ohio Valley…
Billy Reed: In a week celebrating inclusion, tolerance in one arena, Thom Brennaman impodes in real time
It is sadly ironic that Cincinnati Reds television announcer Thom Brennaman committed career suicide by slur while the Democratic National…
NKU Athletics celebrates successful annual Go Norse Fund Golf Outing, raises $40,000 to student-athletes
Northern Kentucky University Athletics celebrated another successful annual Go Norse Fund Golf Outing presented by St. Elizabeth Healthcare. The event,…
WKU adds football game at Brigham Young on Oct. 31; Hilltoppers open season Sept. 12 at Louisville
Western Kentucky and Brigham Young announced Friday the addition of a football game that will take place on Oct. 31…
UK quarterback Wilson ‘slinging the ball’ and ‘having fun’ in return from serious knee injury
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today University of Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson felt at ease when he returned to the field…
KHSAA board members uphold earlier plan to resume high school fall sports competition in September
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter During a virtual meeting on Thursday, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of…
Keith Taylor: SEC doing its part to keep college football alive this fall — unlike Pac-12 and Big Ten
I breathed a sigh of relief when the Southeastern Conference released its upcoming football schedule on Monday night. The league…
UK football begins season at Auburn on Sept. 26; Wildcats meet Ole Miss in home opener on Oct. 3
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The Southeastern Conference unveiled its football schedule Monday night, and Kentucky’s home opener is set…
Prep Sports Notebook: Future of fall sports will be decided by KHSAA Board of Control on Thursday
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The first day of full-fledged practice for Kentucky high school fall sports is set…
Satterfield pleased with Louisville scrimmage; Cards prepare for Western Kentucky on Sept. 12
By Rocco Gasparro University of Louisville The University of Louisville ramped up preparations for its season opener with the first…
Billy Reed: We must hope Churchill Downs comes to its senses; risk of big crowd at Derby is too great
In announcing Churchill Downs plan for what’s left of the Kentucky Derby, track president Kevin Flanery said in a news…
UK’s Barnhart still hopeful Southeastern Conference can ‘find a path forward’ to play football this fall
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The Southeastern Conference isn’t ready to call it a season just yet and is planning…
Louisville linebacker Yasir Abdullah adds strength and weight; expected to anchor Cardinal defense
By Rocco Gasparro University of Louisville University of Louisville linebacker Yasir Abdullah has come a long way in three years…