Belmont women use 27-3 spurt to ignite 71-53 victory over youthful NKU on Wednesday night
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Freshmen are the cause of many residual effects in college basketball. The blue-chippers generate signing-day…
BB&T Arena
Read More
Unbeaten NKU (5-0) holds off late Manhattan rally for 59-53 win on Saturday night
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Just like last season, Northern Kentucky University is off to a 5-0 start after posting…
Unbeaten NKU places five in double figures, rolls to 99-59 win over Wabash on Sunday night
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Having survived a double-overtime thriller at Northern Illinois on Friday night, not to mention a…
Don Owen: Torrid-shooting NKU blisters nets, cruises to exhibition win over Thomas More
A game story isn’t really necessary. After all, it doesn’t even count. The fact Northern Kentucky University surgically dispatched Thomas…
No longer intense rivals on the basketball court, NKU and Thomas More meet in exhibition game Tuesday
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Back in the 1970s, when both basketball programs competed at the small-college level, Northern Kentucky…
NKY Chamber Government Forum luncheon at BB&T Arena focuses on workforce attraction and retention
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Thursday’s Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Government Forum focused on one of the region’s…
NKU women voted sixth in Horizon League preseason poll; McDonald receives prestigious honor
NKyTribune staff The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team is picked to finish sixth in the Horizon League preseason poll,…
Thomas More to meet NKU in men’s basketball exhibition game on Oct. 30 at BB&T Arena
NKyTribune staff Thomas More College and Northern Kentucky University will meet in a men’s basketball exhibition game on Oct. 30…
NKU men’s basketball to host three-day tournament in November, will feature NCAA Tourney squads
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter It’s a guessing game for Northern Kentucky University fans at the moment, but the Norse…
After 30-year series hiatus, NKU to battle Cincinnati in men’s basketball this season
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter The last time Northern Kentucky University squared off against the University of Cincinnati in a…
This time it counts — NKU squares off against Louisville in NIT opener Tuesday night on ESPN
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Northern Kentucky University and the University of Louisville have met twice in exhibitions, but the…
Tickets going fast for Friday’s NKU/Oakland showdown at BB&T Arena, lower bowl is sold out
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Could an attendance record be set tonight at BB&T Arena? Northern Kentucky University plays host…
Country music legends ALABAMA coming to BB&T Arena in May, Montgomery Gentry, too
They have scored 43 No. 1 singles, including a record 21 in a row – a feat that likely will…
After 25-year series hiatus, NKU plays host to EKU at 6 p.m. Sunday at BB&T Arena; coaches show Monday
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter It’s been 25 years since Northern Kentucky University and Eastern Kentucky University have met on…
McDonald joins 1,000-point club, NKU sprints past in-state rival Morehead State, 86-49, at BB&T Arena
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter All wins have redeeming qualities, but victories against in-state rivals are a little extra special….
Braxton Brewing partners with NKU Athletics for Beer Garden at BB&T Arena — to serve Norse Pale Ale
Northern Kentucky University Department of Athletics and Braxton Brewing Company have reached a partnership through Norse Sports Properties, a Learfield…
NKU Athletics announces that CW Cincinnati will air five Norse men’s basketball games this season
Northern Kentucky University Department of Athletics has announced that the CW Cincinnati will air five Norse men’s basketball games this…
University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team to play home games at BB&T Arena next season
Northern Kentucky University has announced that the University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team will play its 2017-18 slate of…
Battle of the Badge at BB&T Arena Saturday to benefit families of local military and first responders
NKyTribune staff report A Holiday for Heroes will host“Battle of the Badge,” a police vs. firefighter boxing event at the…
Prep Sports Notebook: Drop in attendance at girls’ state basketball tournament doesn’t worry KHSAA commissioner
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Total attendance for the first girls’ state high school basketball tournament ever held in…
Northern Kentucky Nightmare hope to make an impact in first year of arena football; aim for playoffs
By Andy Foltz NKyTribune contributor Fans of arena football have a new local team to support, the Northern Kentucky Nightmare….
Excitement mounts as KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 comes to NKy for first time, thanks to St. E. Healthcare
By Rory Glynn SmartHealthToday St. Elizabeth Healthcare is the new title sponsor for the premier event in Kentucky high school…