NCAA Tournament: Kentucky focused on Stony Brook instead of Indiana, North Carolina
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune As John Calipari predicted, Kentucky’s path back to the Final Four won’t be easy….
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Prep Sports Notebook: Drop in attendance at girls’ state basketball tournament doesn’t worry KHSAA commissioner
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Total attendance for the first girls’ state high school basketball tournament ever held in…
Pitino: U of L had people in place who should have prevented alleged sex parties in players’ dorm
By Russ Brown NKyTribune correspondent LOUISVILLE — University of Louisville athletic department and administration officials say they can’t comment on…
Thomas More’s Moss named Great Lakes Region Player of Year for third time; NCAA sendoff planned
Thomas More College senior guard/forward Sydney Moss (St. Albans, W.Va./Boone County), sophomore guard Abby Owings (Independence, Ky./Simon Kenton) and sophomore…
Keith Taylor: Kentucky moves past seeding snub, sets sights on making a run in NCAA Tourney
Kentucky hasn’t reached its peak, but appears to be getting closer to the pinnacle. The Wildcats (26-8) defeated Alabama, Georgia…
Norse women make postseason play for fifth straight year, tangle with South Carolina Upstate
For the fifth-consecutive season, the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team will continue play beyond its conference tournament as the…
UK women selected as No. 3 seed in Lexington Regional, hosts UNC Ashville in NCAA opener
The No. 12 University of Kentucky women’s basketball team has been selected as an at-large team in the NCAA Women’s…
Ulis earns U.S. Basketball Writers All-America team berth, AP SEC Player of Year accolades
With one dazzling performance after another – the latest of which was an all-time unforgettable afternoon in the Southeastern Conference…
NewCath coach looking forward to being back in boys’ state basketball tournament after 16 years
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The first time Newport Central Catholic coach Ron Dawn took a team to the…
Wildcats assigned No. 4 seed in East Region, could face Indiana in second-round showdown
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune Despite sharing the Southeastern Conference regular season championship with Texas A&M, then knocking off…
Keith Taylor: Tyler Ulis has career-game, leads Kentucky to second straight SEC tourney title
NASHVILLE — The second time against Texas A&M was the charm for Kentucky. The Wildcats claimed their second straight Southeastern…
New ESPN report confirms U of L recruits told NCAA they were provided strippers, prostitutes in dorm
By Russ Brown NKyTribune correspondent LOUISVILLE — ESPN’s Outside the Lines, which has been the leader in reporting on developments…
Surgical Strike powers to Battaglia Memorial win; Mike Battaglia closes out stellar career in the booth
Nearly last in the early going, Surgical Strike made a powerful move leaving the backstretch and blew by the field…
Bret Battaglia’s Turfway picks for Sunday card
Bret Battaglia sets the morning line at Turfway Park in Florence and provides daily picks and comments for the Trib…
Top ranked Thomas More women knock off Washington University, advance to D-III Final Four
The No. 1-ranked Thomas More College women’s basketball team is returning to its second-straight NCAA Division III National Semifinals as…
SEC Tournament: Kentucky gets awaited rematch with Texas A&M in championship game
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune NASHVILLE — It all comes down to the top two teams in the Southeastern…
Top seed Green Bay needs overtime, last-second shot to subdue Norse in Horizon tournament
Jen Wellnitz’s putback with 0.6 seconds remaining in the second overtime sent Green Bay to the Horizon League Championship final…
Keith Taylor: Georgia throws punch, UK fights back to oust Bulldogs from tourney, advance to finals
NASHVILLE — Georgia threw a punch at Kentucky. The Wildcats fought back and knocked the Bulldogs out of the Southeastern…
Career-high 18 points from Glick fuels Norse women into Horizon League tourney semifinals
Molly Glick turned in a career effort with 18 points as the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team advanced to…
Bret Battaglia’s Turfway picks for Saturday card
Bret Battaglia sets the morning line at Turfway Park in Florence and provides daily picks and comments for the Trib…
Holmes offense struggles in 59-55 loss to Mercer County in state quarterfinals
Thanks to St. Elizabeth Healthcare Sports Medicine for sponsoring our girls’ high school basketball coverage this season. See all of our girls’…
SEC Tournament: In March form, Dominique Hawkins making key contributions off the bench for UK
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune NASHVILLE — Dominique Hawkins is used to playing his best basketball in March. “I’m…