Sheppard follows in parents’ footsteps, chooses to further legacy at ‘dream school’ Kentucky
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Reed Sheppard will be following in his father’s footsteps. The North Laurel High School standout…
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Jamie Vaught: Kentucky Miss Basketball frontrunner Blair Green to follow in mother’s footsteps at UK
Blair Green is following her mother’s footsteps to Lexington. That’s where the Harlan County High School basketball star will be…
Akhator, Epps make UK Hoops history; both are selections in early rounds of WNBA Draft
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern With the conclusion of their basketball careers at the University of Kentucky, Evelyn Akhator and…
Jamie Vaught: UK Hoops season comes to a sudden, emotional end for seniors Epps, Akhator
After Kentucky women lost to Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA tournament in Lexington, finishing its remarkable…
UK Hoops season comes to sudden end with loss to Ohio State in NCAA tourney second round
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern UK Hoops second-half rally fell short in an 82-68 loss to Ohio State in the…
Jamie Vaught: Lots of Bluegrass color in NCAA Big Dance field beyond just UK and UofL
There are lots of representatives from the state of Kentucky in the Big Dance beyond just UK and U of…
Staying Home: UK Hoops gets date with Belmont at Memorial Coliseum for NCAA Tourney opening round
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern UK Hoops will not have to travel at all for their first-round game of the…
Akhator, Epps combine for 55 points but UK falls in SEC semifinals, await NCAA postseason fate
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern Greenville, S.C. – The third time was not the charm for the UK women’s basketball…
Jamie Vaught: Keyed by talented seniors Epps, Akhator, UK women enjoying a season to remember
When you reflect about the current version of UK women’s basketball team, you’d think about its two senior stars –…
Following double bye, UK women open quest for SEC Tournament Championship Friday
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern The UK women’s basketball team will begin the quest for the conference tournament crown Friday…
Senior Day Surprise: Epps, Akhator key No. 22 UK Hoops to upset of No. 3 Mississippi State
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern UK Hoops honored seniors Makayla Epps and Evelyn Akhator in the best way possible in…
Wildcat women ring up fourth straight SEC win, top Florida in annual Play4Kay Pink Game
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern UK Hoops is riding a four-game Southeastern Conference winning streak after defeating the Florida Gators…
Hall of Fame coach Lin Dunn thinks UK women’s basketball is on the right track
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team is nearing the final games of its season…
UK Hoops gets much needed win after two straight losses, defeats Vanderbilt; Epps moves up list
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern After losing back-to-back games on the road at Missouri and at home against South Carolina…
UK Hoops, Mitchell to host Commodores, honor legends on Sunday
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern Matthew Mitchell’s women’s basketball team enters its game Sunday, looking to end its two-game losing…
Short-handed Wildcat women shake off lineup losses to handle Ole Miss in home rout
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern Down three members of its bench, Kentucky Hoops filled its lineup with desire and effort…
Surging Akhator, UK defense too much for Georgia, as Wildcats roll to 82-61 victory
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern When most players have a career-high game in scoring, their next game isn’t quite the…
UK Hoops lose early 20-point cushion, but rally to hold off Washington State Cougars 69-67
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern UK Hoops defeated Washington State University 69-67 on Wednesday afternoon despite taking a 20-point lead…
Pair of freshmen fill the void for Mitchell’s Wildcats in win over Radford
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern Matthew Mitchell was without one of his starters when Kentucky defeated Radford University 59-36 Sunday…
Big games from Murray, Akhator fuel UK Hoops to easy victory over Middle Tennessee
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern Sophomore point guard Taylor Murray started this season averaging 6.0 points per game and has…
UK Hoops: Epps’ effort not enough in Cats’ overtime loss to No. 7 in-state rival Louisville
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern Makayla Epps said she didn’t care if her team won another game all season as…
UK Hoops: Undersized Wildcats hand No. 12 Oklahoma first loss of season
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern A height disadvantage did not stop 17th-ranked UK Hoops from handing No. 12 Oklahoma its…