Kentucky by Heart: No one will ever accuse Wilmore Elementary’s Clayton Winter of coasting through life
By Steve Flairty Kentucky Today He works all day where balls are bouncing in a gym all around him. From…
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Rondon-led Newport Wildcats roll Ludlow on the way to All-A finals
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They’re back, well part of the way anyway. Back to giving themselves a chance…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Learning of connections in Poland and of popularity of ‘Cat’s basketball
“Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” — Leonardo da Vinci In the early 2000’s I…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Never too early for some basketball, lots of schedule stuff here
OK, we know it’s just Week 3 in high school football here right now but we thought you might like…
Kentucky by Heart: Kentucky’s high school Sweet Sixteen tournaments revive fond childhood memories
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist March Madness basketball, high school style, is upon us in Kentucky. In the girls’ Sweet…
Four CovCath connections bring a bit of Northern Kentucky to Cincinnati Bearcat basketball
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Moving on to new challenges in a new territory is never easy. Take the…
It was a blow-out when the Point/Arc team faced the Covington police/firemen and won 132-22
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter This time it was basketball. And this time, the results were the same. Maybe worse….
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Big news on 9th Region hoops, NKU’s historic spring, track by the numbers
OK, they haven’t played the state tournaments or finished the state tournaments in baseball, softball or tennis or the state…
Former University of Kentucky three-sport standout Charles ‘Cotton’ Nash passes away at 80
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today One of Kentucky’s legends, Charles “Cotton” Nash, passed away Tuesday at the age of 80….
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Basketball postseason and baseball, softball preseasons cross over here
Thursday is the day for NKU. Both NKU basketball teams will be in action Thursday evening in the Horizon League…
Keeping it moving, playing in the moment, Conner wins tourney-readying test over Mason County
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It may have been 19 degrees outside but inside the Conner gym Friday, the…
Northern Kentucky University, Bally sports extend partnership to televise six Norse basketball games
The Northern Kentucky University athletics department and Bally Sports Ohio announced the extension of a partnership that will bring six…
NKU, Transylvania to play exhibition basketball game to support Eastern Kentucky flood relief effort
The Northern Kentucky University and Transylvania men’s basketball programs will team up for a charity exhibition game to raise funds…
Keith Taylor: It’s long past time to bring back the storied Kentucky-Indiana basketball series
Some rivalries are natural. Others are more traditional. Some college basketball encounters, such as Kansas-Kansas State, Michigan-Michigan State, Indiana-Purdue, North…
Covington kids 6-14 invited to hone their hoops skills during Parks and Recreation basketball club
If you’re going to grow up to sink ’em like the NBA’s Jordan Poole or the WNBA’s Elena Delle Donne,…
KHSAA Board of Control accepts motion to start basketball season Jan. 4; practice begins Dec. 14
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control on Thursday accepted a motion to leave the start of basketball…
NKU to play home basketball games without fans until at least January; Bellarmine to call Freedom Hall home
NKyTribune staff Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Kentucky University will begin the 2020-21 men’s and…
Former Mississippi State hoops star Tony Watts now superintendent of Newport Independent Schools
By Pat Crowley Special to the NKyTribune A suggestion from a friend and what turned out to be a momentous…
UK coaches have served as father figures to many players — on and off the court — for decades
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today College coaches are charged with more than just teaching their respective sports. They also serve…
Jamie Vaught: UK great ‘Wah Wah’ Jones played for legends Bear Bryant, Adolph Rupp — at same time
(Editor’s Note: During our national COVID-19 crisis, longtime sports columnist Jamie H. Vaught will be writing about the ex-Wildcats who…
Wake Forest transfer Sarr looks to reboot career at Kentucky; averaged 13.7 points last season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky landed a future post player on Wednesday when Wake Forest standout Olivier Sarr announced…
Brad Calipari returns to Rupp Arena, but this time to play against Kentucky in Detroit Mercy uniform
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Brad Calipari will play against his dad for the first time next season. Calipari, a…