Lamont Butler’s return, strong defense boost Wildcats to 80-57 win over stuggling South Carolina
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky point guard Lamont Butler returned to the lineup and helped lead the Wildcats to…
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CovCath basketball team shows its grit in 47-43 win over Newport to complete successful week
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Losing four of five games over a two-week period didn’t crack the confidence of…
Coach Mark Pope’s Wildcats looking ‘inward at each other’ to help deal with recent adversity
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats are searching from within to find answers after…
Struggling Wildcats, coach Mark Pope ‘dealing with some frustration’ following two straight losses
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats have hit a speed bump after suffering two…
Notre Dame upsets Holy Cross behind senior center’s 25-point performance in the paint
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Using defensive pressure to disrupt an opponent’s ball movement and offensive flow is something…
NKU has the answer to end Cleveland State’s 2nd-longest win streak in nation
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter As this basketball season slipped away for Northern Kentucky’s Norse — going 28 days…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Highlands’ alum is nation’s top college football roster builder
Chad Bowden is his name. Building — and maintaining — college football rosters is his game. It’s a game the…
Prep Sports Report: Highlands will tangle with perennial power during girls basketball classic
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Four of the eight Northern Kentucky girls high school basketball teams that scheduled a…
Slow start dooms Kentucky as Wildcats fall to Ole Miss 98-84 Tuesday night in Oxford
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky couldn’t stop hot-shooting Mississippi in Oxford on Tuesday night. The Rebels (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern…
Cooper’s 4-on-the-floor too much for short-handed Conner in 33rd showdown
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Just another night in the 33rd District. Technically, the district tournaments don’t start for…
Kentucky turns the page following disappointing loss to Arkansas, sets sights on Ole Miss
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky is already looking ahead following a disappointing 89-79 loss to Arkansas on Saturday night….
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: ‘Classic’ tripleheader at NKU Sunday means it’s almost tourney time
Not a bad idea – three basketball games on a sunny Sunday afternoon in February at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist…
Kentucky’s emotional 89-79 loss to John Calipari’s Razorbacks in Lexington leaves Wildcats feeling hurt
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today John Calipari got his first signature win at Arkansas at the expense of his former…
Freshman newcomer leads Notre Dame to Region 7 team title in girls swimming
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Clare Herfel’s first Region 7 championship meet as a member of the Notre Dame…
Rally in the fourth quarter propels Cooper girls to 46-40 overtime win against Simon Kenton
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter A young Cooper team that wants to extend the program’s three-year reign as 9th…
Senior/Freshman duo ride the ‘Fighting Camels’ to cross-regional romp over CovCath
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Interesting matchup at Campbell County Wednesday evening. The host Camels (13-5), the No. 2…
Prep Sports Report: Dixie Heights bowler had to work harder to win second straight Region 6 girls singles title
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Dixie Heights freshman Alyssa Bechtol took a different path to her second consecutive Region…
Shorthanded Wildcats end two-game slide with 78-73 win over rival Volunteers in Knoxville
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It was all hands on deck for shorthanded Kentucky on Tuesday night and everybody pitched…
Lloyd gets back to its game — and into 34th District hunt with shut-down effort against Dixie
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Contender? Or pretender? That was the question for both teams going into Tuesday night’s…
Weekend basketball roundup: TMU up, NKU down, 1,000-point Clubs adding members
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter TMU men keep it rolling: After upsetting the nation’s No. 5 NCAA Division II…
UK rally falls short as Wildcats suffer first loss to Vanderbilt in Nashville since 2016 season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today For the first time this season No. 9 Kentucky suffered back-to-back losses following a 74-69…
Big game by state’s premier player carries Bethlehem to 65-56 win over Brossart in All “A” Classic semifinal
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Bardstown Bethlehem senior forward Leah Macy is the leading candidate for Ms. Kentucky Basketball…