Keith Taylor: Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope understands what it means to bleed Blue
Kentucky coach Mark Pope never played high school basketball in the Bluegrass State. If you didn’t know any better, you…
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Y’alls put on a show on opening night, turn the tables on Frontier champs Quebec big time
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter “Another opening, another show . . .” From Quebec to Cleveland to Chicago ….
A sweet-swinging ‘student of the game,’ Ryle’s AJ Curry tops all Kentucky high school hitters
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter At a rangy 6-foot-2 and 186 pounds, Ryle High’s AJ Curry does not look…
CovCath senior Brady Hussey has one more chance to join family’s list of high school tennis champions
By Audrey Carrico NKyTribune sports reporter Ask anyone familiar with Covington Catholic senior Brady Hussey about his game and they’ll…
Prep Sports Report: Approved football alignment will make CovCath, Highlands district rivals once again
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Highlands and Covington Catholic will be district rivals in football once again under the…
Florence Y’alls aren’t just back, they’re better, team leaders say with opener coming up Thursday
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter After eight months away, it would be easy to say, “They’re back.” And yes,…
Prep Sports Report: Seniors on 9th Region basketball championship team have made college choices
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Both seniors on the Newport boys basketball team that won its second consecutive 9th…
NKU’s move to increase athletics’ revenue has Norse basketball fans doubting, debating the plan
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter From rising prices at the gas pump to groceries, it’s no surprise to hear…
High school teammates looking forward to playing in national junior golf event on Kenton County course
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Reagan Ramage and Kendall Brissey have shared a lot of success playing on Cooper…
Brian Neal gets a new start at a TMU program he helped build and now hopes to take another step up
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It would be easy to call Thomas More’s naming of Brian Neal Thursday a…
UK coach Mark Pope expects latest addition Kerr Kriista to have ‘massive impact’ on Wildcats’ roster
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope added another veteran guard to his roster on Thursday with the…
Not this time, Beechwood’s Sowder tells Louisville St. X in final swing walkoff win for Northern Kentucky
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They tell you never to write the lede – that’s what we call it…
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…
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…