Former Paintsville star Blair has plenty of fond memories of 12-year Major League career
By Jamie Vaught Special to NKyTribune While Willie Blair wasn’t a highly-recruited high school baseball player from Paintsville, Ky., during…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: There’s nothing cute or cuddly about those aggressive raccoon pests
If there’s a wildlife species in Kentucky with a public relations problem it’s the raccoon. And deservedly so. Often portrayed…
Wildcats’ recruit Murray makes Canadian roster for this week’s Pan American Games
Incoming Kentucky freshman Jamal Murray was named to the Canadian roster for the 2015 Pan American Games, becoming one of…
Fans can win chance to compete against Canseco in Home Run Derby at Freedom game on Aug. 5
The Florence Freedom will welcome former MLB slugger Jose Canseco to UC Health Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 5 for a…
Sports Notes: Reds may be center of MLB universe again, but for vastly different reasons
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune It was just a week ago that Cincinnati was the center of the Major…
NKU track and field squads earn coaches all-academic team honors for first time in D-1 era
The Northern Kentucky University men’s and women’s track and field squads each earned 2015 United States Track & Field and…
High school players on select soccer teams headed west to compete in national championships
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Two years ago, the merger of youth soccer clubs in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky…
Kentucky Derby Museum resident thoroughbred Au Moon preparing to resume racing career
By Gavin Lapaille Special to NKyTribune Former Kentucky Derby Museum resident thoroughbred Au Moon seemingly ended his racing career the…
Gooding fans career-best 13, pitches Freedom to fifth straight road series victory
The Florence Freedom got a masterful performance from Jeremy Gooding on their way to a 5-2 victory over the Traverse…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: How to avoid becoming part of the bug buffet while in the woods
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Grayson Brown serves up breakfast to mosquitoes each morning in the Public Health Entomology…
UK football notes: Cats picked sixth in East Division; single-game tickets to go on sale July 27
The competitiveness of the Southeastern Conference was showcased in the annual media voting at SEC Media Days, as for the…
NKy Prep Sports Notebook: Ryle hires girls’ basketball coach; Raiders host passing tourney
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Katie Madden-Haitz resumed her high school coaching career last week when she was named…
Stoops says relevance and a bowl game remain prime goals for Wildcats in 2015
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune Facing reporters for the third time as Kentucky’s head football coach at the SEC…
Bluegrass Adventures: If you’re a ‘Knothead,’ your time has come to stand and be recognized
By Daniel Leathers Special to NKyTribune There is a time in everyone’s life that they come to a realization as…
Baseball parents earn a save by restoring Mountain Ballpark complex in Verona
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter More than 800 youth baseball games have been played at Mountain Ballpark over the…
Noel receives less attention than UK’s better-known All-Star big men, but the rookie stats stack up
By Jonathan Coffman Special to NKyTribune The NBA is quickly becoming a faster, smaller league, but a handful of former…
Paul Long: Wheeler up for the challenge of Badwater 135, a demanding run through Death Valley
The other day, Craig Wheeler was in the sauna at his local gym, with the temperature cranked up to the…
Big Blue Madness: Unofficial tip-off for 2015-16 men’s basketball season set for Oct. 16
Big Blue Madness, the unofficial tip-off to the 2015-16 men’s and women’s basketball seasons, has been set for Oct. 16…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Amidst more stormy weather, be safe and stay away from the water
A series of almost daily storms in recent weeks have dumped heavy rains across Central and Eastern Kentucky, causing many…
Former Norse All-American Capurro returns to alma mater to join men’s soccer staff
Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer head coach John Basalyga announced that former NKU standout Tony Capurro will join the program’s…
Dedication ceremony for Meinken All-Star Field draws interesting mix of baseball fans and dignitaries
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The commissioner of Major League Baseball and the majority owner of the Cincinnati Reds…
The Kentucky Speedway’s spectacular show in spectacular pictures — great race, great fun
NASCAR’s Quaker State 400 Spring cup featuring new aerodynamic rules put racing back into the hands of drivers and created…