Record $80 million bet on Kentucky Downs meet; purses top $17.8 million and fields average 10.61
By Jennie Rees Kentucky Downs The FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs concluded Wednesday with record wagering topping $80 million for…
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Jamie Vaught: Fifth-year standout Blair Green looking forward to final season in Kentucky blue and white
As a student-athlete, Blair Green has been around at the University of Kentucky for a while and she loves it….
Prep Sports Notebook: CovCath boys, Cooper girls win NKAC golf tournaments by wide margins
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter One week before the revised Kentucky high school golf playoffs begin, Covington Catholic and…
Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez set to make return to lineup Oct. 1 after four-game suspension
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Chris Rodriguez will return to the lineup soon, but the Kentucky standout running back must…
Matt’s Take: Double Dose on first week of NFL football, positives and negatives, and looking forward
By Matt McAdow NKyTribune sports columnist Double Dose The first week of NFL football is always a week that brings…
Keith Taylor: Past football perceptions are no longer the reality for the University of Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky football hasn’t always been the talk of the Bluegrass. Success has a way of changing the narrative. Once an…
Wildcats stun Gators 26-16 in the swamp, as Mark Stoops becomes UK’s all-time winningest caoch
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops made history Saturday night in Gainesville. For the first time…
Friday Football Report: Beechwood rushes past Simon Kenton to notch 27th consecutive victory
By Matthew Dietz NKyTribune sports reporter Beechwood extended the state’s longest current winning streak in high school football to 27…
Kentucky coach Mark stoops embraces challenges awaiting Cats in SEC opener against Gators in Florida
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Mark Stoops knows how hard it is to beat Florida in Gainesville but knows through…
Prep Sports Notebook: Scoring surge in second half carries NewCath football team to third straight victory
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Newport Central Catholic scored on its first three offensive possessions of the second half…
Application period for Kentucky deer, waterfowl and pheasant quota hunts open through September 30
The window to apply online for Kentucky’s annual drawings for deer, waterfowl and pheasant quota hunts on public lands is…
SEC releases basketball schedules; Kentucky to play back-to-back conference home games three times
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky will open the Southeastern Conference schedule on Dec. 28 at Missouri and will end…
Kentucky backfield getting thin with Chris Rodriguez, Roman Jefferson out Saturday against Gators
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez is still missing on the team’s depth chart and backup…
Three-touchdown Saturday earns Thomas More junior Roques Dowdy MSC Offensive Player of the Week
The Mid-South Conference announced their football players of the week this afternoon and Thomas More Saints redshirt junior wide receiver…
Matt’s Take: Football is back, keys, Sara Elyse Q&A, ‘Steering’ in the right direction
By Matthew McAdow NKyTribune sports columnist Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays After months of waiting, Bengals fans can finally sigh in…
Prep Sports Notebook: Local runners are top finishers in Ryle Invitational cross country meet
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle junior Tiger Bartlett and Campbell County sophomore Olivia Holbrook were first-place finishers in…
Mark Maynard: Kentucky’s week two matchup against Florida Gators could be a defining game for Wildcats
Football analysts say the biggest improvement any team makes all season is from Game 1 to Game 2. Kentucky is…
Stoops now one win away form becoming UK’s all-time winningest coach as Cats top Redhawks 37-13
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Mark Stoops is one win away from becoming Kentucky’s all-time winningest football coach. A decade…
Friday Football Report: CovCath scores touchdown in final minutes to win tight game against LexCath
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic only scored one touchdown Friday, but it was enough to hand Lexington…
Kentucky dove season now open; state’s public dove fields offer more than 1000 acres for hunting
Dove season opened on its traditional date of Sept. 1, and the outlook for the season is good. The Kentucky…
Scott football team breaks into win column behind 300-yard offensive performance against Holy Cross
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Scott posted its first win of the high school football season Thursday with an…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Early fall makes a great time to fly fish for stream smallmouth bass
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a series of articles titled “Fall Fishing Festival” profiling the productive fishing…