Basketball Wildcats falter down the stretch in narrow loss to top-ranked Kansas in Champions Classic
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky gave top-ranked Kansas all it could handle before the Jayhawks escaped with an 89-84…
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: High school hoops rankings and Hall of Fame expanding here
GIRLS’, BOYS’ PRESEASON HOOPS PICKS Northern Kentucky girls’ basketball teams fare pretty well in the Cats’ Pause Magazine’s preseason basketball…
Prep Sports Report: Local quarterbacks among state’s most prolific passers going into region finals
Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter During the 2019 Kentucky high school football season, seven quarterbacks around the state passed for…
College Basketball Roundup: Road warriors NKU, TMU take some hoops hits in Week 1
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter TMU MEN SPLIT IN MISSOURI: By the end of college basketball’s first weekend, both…
Alabama dominates early, rolls past Kentucky 49-21 in Cats’home finale
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Alabama’s dominance over Kentucky continued on Saturday. The Crimson Tide raced out to a 21-0…
CovCath out-offenses Ashland Blazer with just enough defense in Class 4A shootout
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Ashland Blazer Coach Chad Tackett wasn’t blowing smoke. “I think we have a state…
After shaky start, Ludlow defense dominates in 28-6 win over Newport that puts Panthers in region finals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter When his team won the pregame coin toss, Ludlow football coach Woody McMillan elected…
Highlands runs past Dixie Heights, 40-7, to reach Class 5A region finals for first time in five years
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter In a playoff game featuring two of the top double-threat quarterbacks in Northern Kentucky…
Kentucky uses speed to wear down Lions in final tuneup before showdown with Kansas
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky’s speed was too much for Texas A&M Commerce. The Wlldcats (2-0) overcame a slow…
Wildcats both physically and mentally ready for No. 8 Alabama; kickoff set for noon Saturday in Lexington
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today In its last meeting against a top-ranked opponent, Kentucky didn’t fare too well in all…
Matt’s Take: Red-hot Bengals and end of an era for Cincinnati Reds
By Matthew McAdow NKyTribune sports columnist Red Hot Bengals Joe Burrow thrives in primetime games and displayed his skills on…
Kentucky taking routine approach as they get ready for Saturday’s showdown with No. 8 Crimson Tide
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky will face a big challenge in the team’s final home game of the season…
Instead of calling plays, Dayton’s head football coach interacts with players on sidelines during games
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports writer Dayton head football coach Jesse Herbst doesn’t wear a headset during games. He put…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: It’s crossover time for football here, and basketball there, this week
We’re in one of those interesting crossover weeks in Northern Kentucky sports. College basketball is beginning and high school football…
Newport boys, Cooper girls voted No. 1 in preseason polls of N. Ky. high school basketball coaches
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports writer The high school basketball teams that won 9th Region championships last March were voted…
Kentucky uses big second half to defeat New Mexico State Aggies in Monday’s season opener
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It took a while, but Kentucky pulled away from rebuilding New Mexico State on Monday…
After two easy exhibition victories, Kentucky set to open basketball season tonight against Aggies
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The next one will officially count. Kentucky, which rolled to easy wins over Georgetown College…
Turfway Park to partner with Claiborne Farm for three-race ‘Make Your Mare’ series
Turfway Park Racing and Gaming will partner with Claiborne Farm for a three-race series where fillies and mares will receive…
Kentucky ends losing skid with win over Bulldogs, becomes bowl eligible for eighth straight season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky ended a three-game losing streak and became bowl eligible Saturday night. The Wildcats (6-3,…
Newport turns playoff replay with Holy Cross into a romp thanks to Wildcats’ speed on both sides of ball
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Just what you expected after the way these teams rocked and rolled one another…
Notre Dame volleyball team loses showdown with Louisville Assumption, 3-1, in state title match
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The two most successful high school volleyball teams in Kentucky faced off in the…
Dayton ends seven-game losing streak against Brossart with dominant defensive performance
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Dayton quarterback Chad Nickell did a good job running his team’s veer offense during…