By Kevin Erpenbeck kerpenbeck@kykernel.com UK Hoops has not lost back-to-back games all season. Conversely, it has not won back-to-back games in a month, either. Consistency has been a hard thing for the Cats to achieve. In Sunday’s win over Georgia, the Cats had a 17-point first-half lead. But they squandered it in the second half, […]
By Kevin Erpenbeck kerpenbeck@kykernel.com As national signing day concluded for UK, head coach Mark Stoops and his staff got the two JUCO transfer players they wanted as defensive linemen Courtney Miggins and Alvonte Bell committed to the Cats. Both players are transferring from Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Miss. “Those guys are difference makers,” […]
By Joshua Huff jhuff@kykernel.com UK football breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday as it concluded the national signing day with a 2015 recruiting class that adds size, length and speed to a team that struggled down the stretch last season. In addition to the jewels of the class, tight end C.J. Conrad and offensive […]
The 2015 recruiting class for UK football begins to take shape as 21 of the 23 available slots have been filled in according to UK’s signing day big board. As of 10:30 a.m., 21 players have signed letters of intent to play for the Cats in 2015. 10:53 a.m.- JUCO transfer Courtney Miggins gives UK […]
By Kyle Arensdorf karensdorf@kykernel.com The Cats’ 69-58 victory against Georgia was decided in the first four minutes of the game on Tuesday night. And it’s a testament to the stellar starting five that head coach John Calipari stumbled upon in early December. When sophomore forward Alex Poythress was lost for the season after the team’s […]
By Joshua Huff jhuff@kykernel.com Georgia’s hopes of defeating UK on Tuesday were dimmed when its leading scorer, senior forward Marcus Thornton, was held out of the game due to lingering concussion symptoms. That was before the game even started. The Bulldogs had hoped that last week’s SEC Player of the Week, sophomore guard J.J. Frazier, […]
By Kevin Erpenbeck kerpenbeck@kykernel.com February might not seem like the optimal month to begin a softball season, with average temperatures still hovering around the freezing mark. But to UK softball head coach Rachel Lawson, February is the perfect time for a season opener, if only because her team is beginning 2015 in sunny Tallahassee, Fla. […]
By Joshua Huff jhuff@kykernel.com UK’s pursuit of perfection collides on Tuesday with a Georgia team that saw its five-game winning streak snapped by South Carolina on Saturday. After the 67-50 loss to the Gamecocks, the Bulldogs turn their attention to the only undefeated team left in the country as they travel to Rupp Arena to […]
By Derek Terry sports@kykernel.com With UK baseball’s season opener just over a week away, the question that everyone is asking is how to replace departed NCAA All-American A.J. Reed. “I’m not sure you’re going to replace A.J. with one guy,” head coach Gary Henderson said. “Clearly we’re going to have a different team offensively. We […]
By Lamar Smith sports@kykernel.com UK women’s tennis notched its fifth straight win on Saturday by defeating Penn State 6-1 at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex. After being down early due to a loss in the doubles contest, the Cats rallied and swept the Nittany Lions in the singles matches to secure the win. The […]