Matt’s Take: Bengals are headed to the AFC championship; Reds’ Jake Fraley joins for Q&A
By Matthew McAdow NKyTribune sports columnist In the words of Joe Burrow, all the ticket sites “better send those refunds,”…
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Not just the same old, same old for NKU in a big Horizon 74-54 win over Purdue Fort Wayne
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter There are few near-certainties in life, especially when you’re talking sports. But here’s one…
High school rivals pulled together in fundraising basketball game for student with rare form of cancer
By Jake Dickman NKyTribune intern Students from two historic high school rivals put their strong feelings aside and came together…
Wildcats fight back, overcome ‘disruptive’ Aggies to notch third straight victory Saturday at Rupp
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky took a proverbial punch from Texas A&M and fought back, resulting in a 76-67…
Lloyd makes CovCath do what the Colonels don’t want to do, but will do, if they want to win
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter You’re not often going to see a Covington Catholic team play zone. The Colonels…
Ryle responds to drop in basketball state rankings with 65-48 win over Conner in girls district game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Ryle girls basketball team dropped two spots to No. 7 in the latest…
Georgetown turns things around on Thomas More men in a big way in an NAIA Top-15 battle
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The math doesn’t exactly work. Or at least it didn’t work for Thomas More….
Holy Cross girls end eight-game losing streak against Notre Dame with impressive defensive effort
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Holy Cross girls basketball team scheduled all three of its 35th District seeding…
No. 1 Thomas More women roll to 20th straight win, 79-51 romp over Georgetown shows how they do it
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They will not win many games getting off the bus or in the pregame…
Prep Sports Notebook: Conner basketball players become first brother, sister to surpass 1,000 points
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It’s not surprising that Conner basketball players Landen and Anna Hamilton became the first…
KHSAA football realignment affects all 21 high school teams in Boone, Campbell, Kenton counties
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Northern Kentucky high school football teams will compete in six classes during the 2023…
Tshiebwe turns in Oscar-worthy performance with 37 points, 24 rebounds to lead Wildats past Bulldogs
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach John Calipari has repeatedly said his past and former players aren’t robots or…
CovCath, Highlands, Covington come together for a ‘TB Strong’ moment; Colonels victorious 71-51
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter “With a spirit that will not die . . .” That’s the first line…
Restoring the ‘Big Blue Wall’ a top priority for Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Liam Coen’s top priority in his second stint as Kentucky’s offensive coordinator is to get…
Dan Weber: Just Sayin’ — the good and bad in midseason hoops for TMU, NKU and the All ‘A’ folks
THE STORY CONTINUES FOR THE NO. 1 TEAM IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY SPORTS – and the NAIA nationally – as Jeff…
Matt’s Take: Bengals playoff victory, positives and negatives, Bootsy Collins Q&A
By Matthew McAdow NKyTribune sports columnist Bengals Playoff Victory Is anyone else’s blood pressure still through the roof after last…
Covington Catholic-Highlands game moved to larger Holmes High School for Thomas Burns fundraiser
The varsity boys’ basketball game between Covington Catholic and Highlands on January 17 will be played in support of Covington…
Meyer’s driving layup gives Holy Cross 74-72 win over Newport in 9th Region All “A” Classic title game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter With the score tied and 16 seconds left on the clock, Holy Cross coach…
After a week of turmoil, Wildcats stun fifth-ranked Volunteers with 63-56 victory in Knoxville
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky ended a week of turmoil with a triumph. A program in disarray following a…
Forget the scoring battle, Holy Cross moves into the All ‘A” Classic finals with its defense
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was billed as a head-to-head matchup between the state’s leading two scorers. But…
Cooper gets past Ryle, 63-58, in showdown between 9th Region’s highest ranked girls basketball rivals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After winning 10 straight games by an average margin of 37.5 points, the Cooper…
Newport’s Wildcats stay tough through the finish, eliminate St. Henry in the All ‘A’ semis
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They just wear you down, grind you up. Sure, they may take “three to…