Friday football roundup: Beechwood, CovCath win home games before next week’s showdown
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After their football teams won home games on Friday night, the coaching staffs at…
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Churchill Downs, dignitaries celebrate construction milestone for new Turfway Park $145m project
Churchill Downs Incorporated celebrated the topping off of Turfway Park Racing & Gaming Friday as part of the Company’s $145…
Stoops promises better showing this time around as Wildcats ready for week two test against Missouri
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Mark Stoops hasn’t forgotten last year’s loss to Missouri. “I’m not going to forget,” the…
John Calipari statue, ‘Coach Cal Court’ to be unveiled Saturday at University of Massachusetts
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The honors keep coming for Kentucky coach John Calipari. A statue of Calipari, along with…
Showdown between top scorers in N.Ky. high school football among games on Friday’s schedule
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The top two scorers in Northern Kentucky high school football through the first three…
Ryan Clark: As John Calipari’s latest five-star recruit, Shaedon Sharpe needs to pay off for Big Blue Nation
Hear that? It’s the rumbling of the Big Blue Nation’s interest coming around again in basketball recruiting. Seems like it’s…
Prep Sports Notebook: Ryle freshman cross country runner off to better start than coach expected
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle freshman Allie Kopser has developed a front-runner mentality in cross country varsity competition…
Vaccinated John Calipari gets breakthrough COVID, had mild symptoms; encourages vaccines for all
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach John Calipari has long been a proponent of the COVID-19 vaccine and was…
Kentucky quarterback Will Levis, receivers not surprised by Cats’ performance in season opener
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Quarterback Will Levis wasn’t surprised with the offensive numbers Kentucky amassed in a 45-10 win…
Three to be inducted to NKY Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 15; Dennis (Wild Man) Walker is guest speaker
Dennis (Wild Man) Walker is set to be the guest speaker as three former athletes will be inducted into the…
Billy Reed: NKY native Jeff Walz may be the best college basketball coach in the state
It would completely embarrass Jeff Walz if someone suggested he might be the best college basketball coach in Kentucky. But…
Levis, Ali, Robinson shine in Kentucky’s season-opening win over ULM Saturday in Lexington
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The opening series of the new season wasn’t the way Kentucky had it scripted. The…
Lexington Catholic scores touchdown in final seconds to defeat CovCath in first home game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The annual high school football game between Covington Catholic and Lexington Catholic came to…
Derek Petruskevich named assistant director of athletics for Northern Kentucky University
Northern Kentucky University has named Derek Petruskevich assistant athletic director for development. Petruskevich brings more than eight years of experience…
Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen looking to Cats to play within the scheme in Saturday’s opener
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today New offensive coordinator Liam Coen wants Kentucky to play within the scheme in Saturday’s season…
Patriot Day remembrance ceremony Sept. 11 prior to Florence Y’all’s game, patriotic performance, more…
A Patriot Day Remembrance Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 will be held Saturday, September 11 beginning at 5 p.m….
Prep Sports Notebook: Beechwood boys soccer team wins first 9th Region All “A” Classic championship
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Beechwood won its first 9th Region All “A” Classic championship in boys soccer Monday…
Former Notre Dame, Team USA elite swimmer Emily Klueh a mental health officer at Tokyo Paralympics
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor Emily Brunemann Klueh was an elite swimming star on the national stage as a student…
Billy Reed: 100th anniversary of a classic football game, Centre 6, Harvard 0; cheating is part of story
I’ve happily accepted an invitation from the good folks at Centre College to moderate a panel discussing the 100th anniversary…
Walton-Verona rushes past Holy Cross, 47-24, to pick up 100th victory in program’s 14th season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Walton-Verona rushed for 422 yards and seven touchdowns in a 47-24 win over Holy…
UK associate head coach Vince Marrow says Levis will be ‘the guy to do it’ as Cats’ starting quarterback
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Vince Marrow believes Kentucky has found the quarterback the Wildcats have been yearning for since…
Five-set thriller ends in NKU Norse women’s volleyball with victory over Ohio University
Trailing two sets to one, the Northern Kentucky volleyball team responded with wins in sets four and five to pull…