Koby Brea ‘Playing for something bigger than myself,’ as UK dream comes true
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope added a shooting guard to his roster on Wednesday afternoon. The…
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Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame announces 47th class of inductees: Bridgewater, Delk, Combs, Pickerill
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Four individuals with strong Kentucky connections, who have made outstanding contributions to sports within the…
CovCath wins again in best-vs.-best inter-region rivalry Simon Kenton says can only make them better
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Talk to the head coaches of the two winningest high school baseball teams in…
Thomas More spring sports notebook: 1st NCAA Div. II season in GMAC a challenging one for Saints
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It hasn’t been an easy first spring season for Thomas More in the NCAA’s…
NKU notebook: Baseball battling, softball chasing, tennis numbers up, track & field look to Horizon meet
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter With the loss of three straight weekend series, all by two games to one,…
Big basketball news for NKU: Trey Robinson to return as a grad student next season
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter After the loss of senior and all-time leading scorer Marques Warrick to the University…
Prep Sports Report: Ryle senior posted top marks in shot put, discus during first month of track season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Winning state championships in the Class 3A girls shot put and discus events on…
Jamie Vaught: Recently-published sports books — Pete Rose, Rex Chapman, George Allen and more…
• Déjà Blue: A Sportswriter Reflects on 41 Seasons of Kentucky Basketball by Jerry Tipton (Acclaim Press, $26.95) is a…
Kentucky coach Mark Pope adds veteran guards from San Diego State, Oklahoma to first roster
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope’s first roster is starting to come together with the addition of…
Kentucky coach Mark Pope adds to staff with hire of former Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope added another member to his coaching staff on Thursday. Former Baylor…
Prep Sports Report: High schools fill coaching vacancies with candidates who have connections
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter When you apply for a basketball head coaching job, it’s always good to have…
Spring practice is important first step for everybody involved with St. Henry’s first football team
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The last thing St. Henry High School principal Grant Brannen did before heading home…
New NKU women’s hoops Coach Hans flips script going into detail on how he wants plot to play out
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Just the way it should have ended – or maybe begun. With Jeff Hans…
NKU, Thomas More announce NKU’s hiring of Jeff Hans as head women’s basketball coach
Northern Kentucky University and Thomas More University made separate announcements about the selection of TMU’s womens basketball coach Jeff Hans…
Boston Marathon veteran also trains young runners for Beechwood teams that have won state titles
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter One of the 25,000-plus finishers in last week’s 127th Boston Marathon was a 51-year-old…
Prep Sports Report: Cooper football player becomes third family member recruited by major college team
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Austin Alexander, a two-way starter on the Cooper football team that was Class 5A…
Kentucky freshman Reed Sheppard ‘going all-in,’ dives into NBA Draft as projected lottery pick
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Reed Sheppard is ready to pursue his next dream. The Kentucky freshman guard declared for…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Hall of Fame inductions message clear here, new home for NKU’s Warrick
Sometimes it happens like this. No, more often than not it happens like this at the monthly Northern Kentucky Sports…
Walton-Verona advances to All “A” Classic state baseball tournament for fourth consecutive year
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Walton-Verona earned a berth in the eight-team All “A” Classic state baseball tournament for…
Jamie Vaught: Mark Pope may not have been ‘blue blood’ choice fans expected, but he has BBN excited
Thanks to Eric Musselman, the University of Kentucky has a new basketball coach. If the 59-year-old Musselman hadn’t left Arkansas…
Prep Sports Report: Scott sophomore wins first individual state championship in archery by one point
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Scott sophomore Lexus Goff became the first Northern Kentucky student-athlete to win an individual…
NKU baseball still in first place in the Horizon but beautiful Sunday has one tough weather issue
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It doesn’t get much better than this. Parents, girlfriends, doggies, country music, tailgaters, even…