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ED PEAK: Kentucky-Indiana High School All Star Games Are Fading Fast
I don’t know why I care. Just about no one else does. The annual Kentucky All-Star series versus Indiana All-Stars is on life support. I attended Friday’s boys and girls doubleheader at Lexington Catholic High School. I arrived for the girls’ game with less four minutes to play. In time to watch Kentucky blow a 10-point lead. The bluegrass girls won the game as time expired when Sacred Heart’s Bri Wilkens drove the baseline for the game winning layup, 59-57. I estimated maybe
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2 hours ago2 min read
WAYNE KNUCKLES: Horse Racing Continues to Drop in Popularity
Something happened this year that has never happened to me before. The Belmont Stakes ran. And I didn't know it. Not until after. I've watched horse racing the way most people watch it — not obsessively, but dependably. I wasn't the guy with the Racing Form and a pencil behind his ear. I was the guy who knew when to turn on the television. Every spring, the Triple Crown was a kind of liturgical calendar. Derby. Preakness. Belmont. You circled the Saturdays. You made a mint ju
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2 hours ago3 min read
It's Now Official: Florida Standout Me'Arah O'Neal Signs with Kentucky
Me'Arah O'Neal LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program inked a 6-4 forward to its incoming class in Me’Arah O’Neal, it was announced Wednesday. She will join the program as a junior in 2026-27. “We are thrilled to announce the addition of Me’Arah to our team,” UK coach Kenny Brooks said. “Meezy is a talented forward with guard skills and she will fit into our system very nicely. Her SEC experience will also be beneficial for us as we embark on a
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Jemma Amoore Joins Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program inked a 5-4 guard to its incoming class in Jemma Amoore, it was announced Wednesday. She will join the program as a junior in 2026-27. Jemma Amoore “I’m excited to add Jemma to our family,” Kentucky coach Kenny Brooks said. “She is no stranger to BBN and her familiarity to our staff and basketball system will add valuable experience to our talented backcourt. Jemma exemplifies what it means to be a Wildcat
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UK's McLean Named The Bahamas National Team Head Coach
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky men’s basketball assistant coach Mikhail McLean has been named The Bahamas National Team head coach, the organization announced on Wednesday. McLean’s tenure will begin with World Cup qualifying in July. “It is a great honor to be named the head coach for The Bahamas Senior Men’s National Team,” McLean said. “It is something I’ve dreamed of since becoming a coach. Representing my country is something that I take immense pride in and will never take
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UK Women’s Golf Signs 2025 Tennessee Player of the Year Isabella Johnson
Isabella Johnson (Photo submitted) LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s golf program and Isabella Johnson have signed an agreement, it was announced by head coach Golda Borst on Wednesday. Johnson, a transfer from Middle Tennessee, where she recently set the single-season, stroke-average school record with a 72.23, will join the program as a junior in 2026-27. Isabella Joshnon Isabella Johnson, a Murfreesboro, Tennessee, native, spent her freshman season at Ten
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UK Football’s Kickoff Time Windows Revealed for 2026 Season
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky football team’s kickoff time windows and some of the television designations for the upcoming season have been revealed, it was announced by the league office Wednesday on SEC Network. The most up-to-date Kentucky football schedule, which features at least four straight Southeastern Conference games under the lights, is as follows: Of Kentucky’s seven games hosted at Kroger Field, Big Blue Nation will experience three early games,
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3 hours ago1 min read
OUTDOOR TRUTHS: Remembering Early Days of Bass Fishing
By Gary Miller When I first began bass fishing as a young adult, I didn’t have the luxury of a bass boat and all its frills. I fished with a friend who had a “V” hull aluminum boat. The trolling motor was small, and the outboard was even smaller. He owned a small cabin on the lake, so our fishing always started from the same location. Because of the limited horsepower we rarely traveled very far away. We always fished in the same places and seldom went home empty-handed. It s
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2 days ago2 min read
WORDS FROM FATHER YOHANES: The Gift of Christ’s Body and Blood
By Father Yohanes Akoit On the occasion of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Jesus reminds his disciples to remain united with him always That unity enables them to overcome their limitations and allows them to take part in God’s kingdom. This warning and invitation come through Jesus’ own words: “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day” (John 6:51-58). Jesus reminds them of their weakness by pres
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2 days ago3 min read
UK Defensive Lineman Nic 'Happy' Smith Dies
Kentucky defensive lineman Nic "Happy" Smith of Loganville, Ga., has passed away. He was a redshirt freshman. A three-star recruit by the major recruiting services, the 6-foot-5, 290-pound Smith had the size to be a 4-technique player. The 20-year-old was a student in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Nic Smith UK football coach Will Stein released a statement, saying, “Today our hearts are broken. Our thoughts and prayers are with Nic’s famil
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2 days ago1 min read
Milan Momcilovic Signs with Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky men’s basketball team has made a significant add late in the transfer portal cycle, officially signing Milan Momcilovic (MEE-lun Mome-CHILL-uh-veech), who led the country in 3-point shooting last season, on Friday. Momcilovic, a 6-foot-8 forward, played the last three years at Iowa State. He is rated as the No. 1 transfer this offseason by ESPN, No. 2 by 247Sports and No. 3 by On3. As a junior last season, Momcilovic led the team in scoring with 16.9
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6 days ago2 min read
Academic & Career Excellence: Learning Beyond the Books
By Dr. Sandy Holbrook Professor Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Two years ago, I experienced a health scare that required me to navigate a series of medical appointments, tests, and treatments. During that time, I came into contact with many healthcare professionals who helped me through one of the most challenging periods of my life. What struck me most was how many of them were graduates of Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College. From Whitesburg t
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SEC/ACC CHALLENGE: Kentucky Men Play Virginia; UK Women Face Clemson
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men’s basketball program will travel to Virginia on Dec. 2 as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge the leagues announced on Friday. A TV designation and tip time will be announced at a later date. This marks the fourth installment of the event between the two conferences. Kentucky has faced a different Atlantic Coast Conference program in all four years of the challenge. UK took on Miami at home in the inaugural edition of the event. The Cats then trave
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6 days ago3 min read
OUTDOOR TRUTHS: It's All About Me
By Gary Miller Over the past few weeks, I have enjoyed some fishing trips with other people. I love to see others catch fish or have a successful hunt. I have had my share of those moments, so I don’t need to have everything about me. But there are times when I do make it about me. My next plans are to be dropped off at the river and to float down the river, and fish by myself from my kayak. Those hours alone produce so much more than what fish I may or may not catch. I also
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Jun 43 min read
Kentucky-Louisville Women's Basketball Showdown to be Played at Rupp Arena
U of L coach Jeff Walz and Kentucky coach Kenny Brooks share a laugh at a recent game at Louisville. (UK Athletics Photo) LEXINGTON, Ky. – The date has been set for the annual meeting between Kentucky’s and Louisville’s women’s basketball teams, which are both coming off Sweet 16 appearances, it was announced by head coach Kenny Brooks on Kentucky Statehood Day. The two teams will meet for the 62nd time in the all-time series on Wednesday, Dec. 9, with the game being held at
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Jun 11 min read
WORDS FROM FATHER YOHANES: Magnifica Humanitas
By Father Yohanes Akoit Pope Leo XIV has released the new encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas, On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. In this encyclical, Pope Leo reflects on our current situation, where he observes a tendency to honor human dignity in the wrong way. He identifies this tendency by examining the history of our humanity from time to time through the papal teaching of each pope, identifying its symptoms and contextualizing its
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May 313 min read
Pineville's Emmie Dishman Joins KySportsStyle.com Magazine
Emmie Dishman, who will be attending the University of Kentucky as a freshman this fall, is joining the Middlesboro-based KySportsStyle.com Magazine as a staff writer. Staff writer Emmie Dishman (right) and editor Jamie H. Vaught pose at the 2026 Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival. (Photo by Emily Cole of County-Courier) While at UK, she will be covering UK women's basketball games at Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington as well as a couple of men's games at Rupp Arena. Di
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May 281 min read
Kickoff Times for UK's First Three Games Announced
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The kickoff times and television designations for the first three weeks of the 2026 Kentucky football season, and head coach Will Stein’s first campaign in the Bluegrass, have been announced, with the first two games set to take place at Kroger Field. New Kentucky coach Will Stein (Photo by Jamie H. Vaught) Those kickoff times and TV designations are as follows: Game 1 Kentucky vs. Youngstown State Kroger Field – Lexington, Ky. Saturday, Sept. 5 1 p.m. ET
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May 272 min read
UK Earns NCAA Tourney Bid; Cats to Face Wake Forest on Friday
INDIANAPOLIS – The field of 64 teams competing for the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Subcommittee. The national top 16 seeds are UCLA (51-6), Georgia Tech (48-9), Georgia (46- 12), Auburn (38-19), North Carolina (45-11-1), Texas (40-13), Alabama (37-19), Florida (39-19), Southern Mississippi (44-15), Florida State (38-17), Oregon (40-16), Texas A&M (39-14), Nebraska (42-15), Mississippi State (40-17
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May 251 min read
WAYNE KNUCKLES: The Last Bad Call
Baseball didn't kill the umpire this spring. It just put him on probation. The 2026 season opened with something called the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System. Human umpires still call every pitch. But now each team gets two challenges a game. Don't like the call? Tap your helmet. A camera system called Hawk-Eye checks the math and the scoreboard tells 40,000 people whether the man behind the plate got it right. Which is a polite way of calling him a liar in front of ever
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May 253 min read
