Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Lessons from a Barrels’ season’s merciful end in a playoff game in Michigan
It was time, time for the Barrels’ season to end, which it did mercifully Saturday in the first game of…
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The Kentucky Barrels learn their playoff opponent and, no surprise, it’s in Michigan
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It’s off to Saginaw, Michigan, for the opening round game of Arena Football One’s…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Pitchers take over Y’all-Star Game, Barrels have extra week, UK hoops hometowns and Al H
It was worth the wait, the Frontier League Y’all-Star Game that concluded the midseason festivities Wednesday. Only it didn’t look…
Road-weary Barrels working to get their roster back as regular season ends and playoffs near
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The best comedy routine in the history of American sports is without doubt Abbott…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Don’t forget Barrels as they finish up on road, getting back to NKU basketball
It was Sunday, May 17, the last time the Kentucky Barrels were seen in their Truist Arena home on the…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: One game too many out west for globe-trotting Kentucky Barrels
One more trip to the West Coast — their third of the season in a hastily rescheduled game this week…
Third-place Barrels head to West Coast again in ArenaOne’s reshuffled sked but lose a home game
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Welcome to Arena Football, Kentucky Barrels’ fans. In a Wednesday decision this week to…
Kentucky Barrels forced to cancel their lone home game in six weeks due to opponent travel issues
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It always seemed a bit of a scheduling oddity. How the Kentucky Barrels were…
Barrels keep rolling, go west to get their first road win of the season . . . in California
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The Kentucky Barrels didn’t let the 2,500-mile trip to Oceanside, California, slow them up…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Winless weekend has Y’alls Barrells happy to be home this week
It’s hard to imagine there could have been a worse weekend for Northern Kentucky’s two pro sports franchises. It’s impossible…
Barrels somehow survive to win at the very — and truly very — end
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Save the videotape. When they get around to ranking the weirdest, wackiest game-winning final…
Beat goes on for Kentucky Barrels as they drop 80 on the Oceanside (Ca.) Bombers
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Cedric Walker could not have been more definitive last week after his Kentucky Barrels’…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Looking back at KY All-Stars’, Barrels’ weekend, ahead to April NKSHOF inductees
Looking back at Saturday’s Kentucky romp over Ohio in the All-Star Basketball “Battle for the Border” at Thomas More, you…
Barrels battle their way past Michigan Arsenal in a struggle of a slugfest opener
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter When college football evolved into an at times all-out passing game, they called it…
Getting to know the Kentucky Barrels . . . and the rules for Arena One football
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter With the Arena Football One debut of the Kentucky Barrels Sunday at Truist Arena…
‘Barrel down’ to the Arena is the call from Northern Kentucky’s newest team
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They come from 16 states and the District of Columbia — from places as…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: ‘Barrel down’ and open up and Ryle’s McClain goes national . . . again
Barrels go public Thursday at Truist Arena Northern Kentucky fans can get their first look at the Kentucky Barrels Thursday…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Saying ‘so long’ to Ed and ‘hello’ to the Barrels
They billed it as a Celebration of Life for one of the most special alums in Newport Central Catholic history….
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Tough on TMU on the road, Barreling on and looking ahead to NKU hoops
Not only will the Thomas More football team be attempting to win the Saints’ first game of the 2025 season…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Five Northern Kentucky football teams in state’s top 18, tough start for TMU
Really nice job this week by the voters at the Kentucky Sports Report in their overall high school football rankings…