Prep Sports Notebook: Brossart heads list of local track teams with returning state champions
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Nineteen of the 23 Northern Kentucky high school track and field athletes who won…
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Kentucky offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello brings fullback scheme back to Wildcats’ playbook
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Rich Scangarello is just getting started implementing his scheme this spring and he said the…
Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe ‘grateful for everything’ after being named NABC Player of the Year
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Tdoay Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe was named the best player in college basketball Tuesday. The junior forward…
Keith Taylor: A trashed bracket, a blue-blooded final four — It’s what makes March Madness so special
I filled out my NCAA Tournament bracket in Indianapolis and had Kentucky winning it all. We all know how well…
Thomas More schedules ceremony to celebrate successful seasons of both basketball teams
Thomas More University will celebrate the highly successful seasons of its men’s and women’s basketball teams during a ceremony at…
NKU basketball standout Trevon Faulkner coming back for ‘free’ fifth season — ‘I feel comfortable’ here
Northern Kentucky University standout basketball player Trevon Faulkner is coming back. Faulkner, a 6-foot-4 guard from Harrodsburg, will utilize the…
Thomas More campus bookstore can begin selling women’s basketball national championship t-shirts
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Thomas More University is the only campus bookstore in the state of Kentucky…
Thomas More basketball teams go 1-1 in semifinal games of NAIA national tournaments
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Thomas More University women’s basketball team made it back to the NAIA national…
Kentucky coach John Calipari has no regrets about not playing freshman Shaedon Sharpe this season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach John Calipari has no regrets about not playing heralded freshman Shaedon Sharpe this…
Thomas More basketball teams win close games to reach semifinals of NAIA national tournaments
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Thomas More junior guard Summer Secrist blocked a last-second shot and the Saints came…
CovCath’s season ends with three-point loss in semifinals of boys state basketball tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic missed two 3-point shots in the final seconds and lost to Warren…
CovCath needs late scoring surge to get past Lyon County, 59-57, in quarterfinals of state tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Two guards who have been supporting players on Covington Catholic’s basketball team for much…
Thomas More men’s basketball team wins debut in NAIA national tournament by 30-point margin
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Thomas More men’s basketball team made its debut in the NAIA national tournament…
Points in the paint pay off for CovCath in opening round win over Ashland at boys state tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Getting outscored 36-6 from 3-point range usually spells trouble for a basketball team, but…
Saint Peter’s ends Kentucky’s NCAA tournament run in first round with stunning 85-79 overtime victory
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Saint Peter’s left the floor dancing after handing Kentucky a shocking first-round loss in the…
Long-range scoring barrage carries Thomas More women to victory in first round of NAIA tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Thomas More women’s basketball team came close to setting a record in the…
10-year-old Aaliyah Svec, only girl in state finals for middle school wrestling championship, is runner-up
A 10-year-old 5th grader, Aaliyah Svec, was the only girl in the finals for the Kentucky Middle school wrestling championship…
Calipari wants Cats to be a machine, display swagger as they set to kick off NCAA tournament campaign
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach John Calipari knows what it takes to be successful in the NCAA Tournament…
No. 2 seed Kentucky hits reset button ahead of NCAA tournament, draws St. Peter’s first in Indianapolis
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky hasn’t played in the NCAA Tournament in two years, including a COVID-marred year in…
Prep Sports Notebook: CovCath coach taking team to state tournament after record-setting sixth region title
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Scott Ruthsatz broke a five-way tie for most 9th Region boy basketball championships won…
Kentucky in a good mindset for NCAA tournament after setback to Tennessee in SEC Tournament
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky won’t know its next postseason destination until later Sunday, but the Wildcats are in…
Thomas More basketball teams earn berths in men’s and women’s NAIA national tournaments
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Thomas More University will have two teams heading west next week to compete in…