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UK, NC State Women Meet in Ally Tipoff in Charlotte
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky and NC State women’s basketball programs will square off in the Ally Tipoff at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sunday, Nov. 8, it was announced by the Charlotte Sports Foundation on Thursday. It is currently the fourth Atlantic Coast Conference opponent on Kentucky’s nonconference schedule in 2026-27. The Ally Tipoff also will feature a matchup between South Carolina and North Carolina. More nonconference game announcements are e
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Heard, Rodriguez Earn Preseason Coaches All-SEC Honors
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Senior offensive lineman Lance Heard and junior tight end Willie Rodriguez have been named to the 2026 Preseason Coaches All-Southeastern Conference Team, it was announced Wednesday. Heard earned second-team honors, while Rodriguez was selected to the third team. UK offensive lineman Lance Heard is shown here during a recent interview at UK Football Media Day at Kroger Field. (Photo by Jamie H. Vaught) Heard, a 6-foot-6, 325-pound offensive lineman from Bonit
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UK Women Open Season Against Morehead State on November 2
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2026-27 University of Kentucky women’s basketball team will play host to Morehead State for its season opener in Historic Memorial Coliseum on Monday, Nov. 2, it was announced by head coach Kenny Brooks on Tuesday. More nonconference game announcements are expected in the coming days. Ticket information, tip times and the TV designations for the entire schedule also will be released soon. The Wildcats lead the Eagles, 34-4, in the all-time series, which o
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OUTDOOR TRUTHS: Edna's Place
By Gary Miller As a young teenager, many of my summer days were spent fishing at the local canal. I remember the unique art of catching carp using whole kernel corn as bait. I also remember the little country store where I bought that corn. What I remember most about that place, however, was not my corn purchases but my candy ones. Edna owned the store and she had a candy counter that was strategically placed just to one’s left as soon as you walked in. The glass front was po
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WORDS FROM FATHER YOHANES: Creating a Sacred Space — Isaiah’s Two Tasks and Ours
By Father Yohanes Akoit The first reading of the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time speaks about how the Lord brings foreigners into His house, the temple. This act of welcoming becomes the reason why the Lord instructs the prophet Isaiah, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all people” (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7). In carrying out this command of the Lord, the prophet Isaiah had two responsibilities. First, he had to show the people that the temple is the place to encounter
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Kentucky's Willie Rodriguez Aims for Breakout Junior Season
By Jamie H. Vaught KySportsStyle.com Magazine You should be hearing a lot about Willie Rodriguez this fall. The junior tight end from Covington Catholic High School is expected to be a major contributor for the Wildcats after a productive 2025 season as a sophomore. The 6-foot-4, 249-pound Rodriguez, who chose UK over offers from Auburn, Ole Miss, Purdue, Tennessee and Virginia Tech, started in seven of 12 games last season in becoming one of top UK’s blockers and receivers
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Aug 124 min read
OUTDOOR TRUTHS: Just Things
By Gary Miller At least once a year I fish the Powell River with my friend, Michael. We live about an hour from each other, so these trips are planned a few weeks in advance. Our preferred way of fishing is with light tackle in kayaks. We both love everything the river offers. The Powell is a small river, and while there are some larger smallmouth bass, most of our trophies measure less than 15 inches. But the fight they put up, combined with the pull of the current, gives us
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Aug 62 min read
WORDS FROM FATHER YOHANES: The Initiative of Jesus in Saving His Disciples
By Father Yohanes Akoit The Gospel reading on the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time speaks about the help of Jesus to His disciples. This happened because their boat was tossed by the wind and was about to sink. They were afraid and looking for their rescue. Exactly at that moment, Jesus came walking on the water and saved their lives (Matthew 14:22-33). To grasp the main message of this story, it is helpful to combine it with another story from the Bible. The story that tak
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Aug 63 min read
UK, Virginia Square Off in the Sprouts Farmers Market espnW Invitational in Nashville
LEXINGTON, Ky. – As the University of Kentucky women’s basketball brand grows so too does the stage. Coach Kenny Brooks and his Wildcats will face Virginia, a team also coming off a Sweet 16, in the Sprouts Farmer’s Market espnW Invitational on Sunday, Dec. 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Kentucky coach Kenny Brooks (Photo by Jamie H. Vaught) The two teams will meet for the third time in the all-time series, with Kentucky holding a 2-0 lead in the series. UK defea
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Aug 61 min read
PHOTO GALLERY: Football Wildcats Ready for 2026 Season under New Coach Will Stein
The 2026 edition of the Kentucky Wildcats, including head coach Will Stein, offensive coordinator Joe Sloan and defensive coordinator Jay Bateman, met the news media on Monday at Kroger Field for the annual UK Football Media Day. Kentucky opens the season on Saturday, Sept. 5 (1 p.m ET, SEC Network Plus) against Youngstown State at Kroger Field. Click here for football roster https://ukathletics.com/sports/football/roster/ Photos by Jamie H. Vaught and Janna Vaught
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2026 UK Football Schedule Poster Released; Poster Available at Kroger on August 1
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2026 Kentucky Football schedule poster, presented by Kroger, will be available beginning the morning of Saturday, Aug. 1, at area Kroger stores and other locations in Lexington while supplies last. This year’s poster features head coach Will Stein entering his first season leading the Wildcats. The design showcases the 2026 Kentucky football schedule and offers fans the first chance to pick up one of the signature pieces of the upcoming season. Locations
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Jul 311 min read
UK Volleyball Team Places Nation-High Four on National Player of Year Watch List
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Looking for its 10th-straight Southeastern Confrence championship and a return trip to the NCAA Volleyball Final Four, the Kentucky Volleyball team placed a nation-best four players on the 2026 American Volleyball Coaches’ Association National Player of the Year Watch List, the AVCA announced Thursday. Brooklyn DeLeye, Morgan Gaerte, Kassie O’Brien and Molly Tuozzo were all named to the list with Kentucky’s four players the most of any team in the nation as b
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Jul 312 min read
OUTDOOR TRUTHS: Different Ways
By Gary Miller I just returned from one of my Circle Events. You can check them out on my website. But this most recent event was trout fishing in Arkansas. Twelve guys, all trying to catch our limit. We caught a lot of fish and commemorated our accomplishments with a fish-fry on Saturday night. These fish were not only caught by different people, but they were caught using different bait. These guys caught trout using crankbaits, top water, Rooster Tails, corn, shrimp, and w
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Jul 313 min read
WORDS FROM FATHER YOHANES: Returning to the Center of Our Being
By Father Yohanes Akoit Gabriel Marcel once says in his book, Being and Having, that there is a condition in which we can experience what he calls Indisponibilité: the existential state in which a person loses presence to himself. He becomes absorbed by functions, social roles, and external demands. He lives and moves not from the center of his own being; instead, his existence is shaped by what comes from outside. Take the example of a priest: He has to think and find the be
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Jul 313 min read
Will Stein Era Begins: Can the New Coach Rewrite Kentucky’s First-Year History?
By Jamie H. Vaught KySportsStyle.com Magazine As everyone knows, Kentucky has a new head football coach by the name of 36-year-old Will Stein who came to Lexington in early December after three highly-successful years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oregon. Stein is a Kentucky native who grew up in Louisville, and played football at Trinity High School and the University of Louisville. His father, Matt Stein, played at defensive end at UK for Coach Jer
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Jul 294 min read
Lance Heard, Willie Rodriguez Named to Preseason Media Days All-SEC Team
Senior offensive lineman Lance Heard and junior tight end Willie Rodriguez have been named to the 2026 Preseason Media Days All-Southeastern Conference Team, it was announced Friday. Heard earned second-team honors, while Rodriguez was selected to the third team. Heard, a 6-foot-6, 325-pound offensive lineman from Bonita, Louisiana, transferred to Kentucky after two seasons at Tennessee (2024-25) and one season at LSU (2023), and enters the 2026 season as one of the Wildcats
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Jul 241 min read
WORDS FROM FATHER YOHANES: A Renewal Journey
By Father Yohanes Akoit The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed spirit. Psalm 34:18 HEALING THE ROOTS: A 7-Day Interior Renewal Journey Day 1: Name the Sin—But Don’t Stop There Many of our deepest struggles do not begin with the behavior we want to change, but with the wounds beneath the surface—the places where fear, abandonment, shame, or rejection first took root. This short journey invites you to walk with Jesus through those layers, letting Him rev
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Jul 244 min read
New Quarterback Kenny Minchey Ready to Lead the Wildcats
By Jamie H. Vaught KySportsStyle.com Magazine Kenny Minchey was one of the three UK football players who participated in the recent SEC Media Day festivities held in Tampa. (The other two Wildcats chosen for the annual preseason event were senior safety Ty Bryant and junior tight end Willie Rodriguez.) Minchey is the new quarterback who transferred to Kentucky after spending three seasons at Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, he saw action in 10 career games, completing 23 of
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Jul 244 min read
OUTDOOR TRUTHS: Convictions
By Gary Miller I have to admit I can’t stand going too long without checking my trial cameras that are outside of cell service. This is true especially this time of year. Even though the experts tell me to leave them alone until hunting season, I know I’m probably not even going to hunt some of these spots until the November rut anyway. So, I check away. I figure any buck that has gotten spooked by my presence now will undoubtedly be dumbstruck early in the rut by a hot do
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Jul 163 min read
The 12th Inning
Fifty-six years ago this week, two men had dinner together in Cincinnati. One was a hometown boy with a bad haircut and a motor that never shut off. The other was a 23-year-old catcher from Ohio, an All-Star for the first time, sitting at the table like a kid invited to eat with the grownups. Pete Rose and Ray Fosse. They stayed up past midnight talking baseball. Rose's wife made them food. By all accounts it was a fine evening between two men who barely knew each other. Twen
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