By Kyle Arensdorf karensdorf@kykernel.com On Jan. 13, Missouri played in Rupp Arena and suffered a 49-point loss, the second-largest loss by a UK opponent all year. It was a slightly different story in Columbia, Mo., on Friday, but a similar ending as the Tigers fell to the Cats 69-53. Sophomore guard Andrew Harrison drove the […]
By Leslie Hobbs sports@kykernel.com UK gymnastics will host the second annual DanceBlue Meet at Memorial Coliseum on Friday when the Cats face No. 6 Alabama. UK is looking to bounce back from a road loss to No. 10 Georgia on Sunday. Junior captain Alexis Gross and junior Khadijah Hudson will not compete in Friday’s event […]
One of the biggest rivalries UK Hoops has in the SEC is with perennial powerhouse No. 6 Tennessee. The Lady Vols have been a thorn in the Cats’ side in the past, holding the all-time record of 50-10.
Calipari wants continued energy in Cats’ rematch against Missouri By Kevin Erpenbeck kerpenbeck@kykernel.com The first time UK prepared to play Missouri this season, head coach John Calipari planned on bringing back the 10-man rotation the team used against most of its nonconference opponents. This came as a result of the Cats’ overtime games against Ole […]
By Joshua Huff jhuff@kykernel.com UK softball pitcher Kelsey Nunley became only the second player in UK history to be named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List, on Wednesday. Nunley is one of 50 players across the nation to be named to the watch list. The distinguished honor represents the second […]
By Kevin Erpenbeck kerpenbeck@kykernel.com UK freshman guard Devin Booker was used to the adoring attention he and his family got well before he committed to UK. His father, Melvin, was a star player at Missouri, leading his team to an Elite Eight appearance in 1994 and was eventually elected to the school’s Intercollegiate Athletic Hall […]
By Joshua Huff jhuff@kykernel.com Replacing former UK baseball star A.J. Reed, the 2014 Golden Spikes Award winner, is an impossible task. But with the return of players like fifth-year senior infielder Thomas Bernal, that task becomes less formidable. The 2015 preseason All-SEC third baseman, according to Perfect Game USA, enjoyed a […]
Fresh off a torrid run through the 2014 NCAA Tournament, UK softball once again dons its gloves, shakes off the dust and takes to the field this February in hopes of repeating last season’s historic campaign.
Lost amid the spotlight of UK basketball and the aftermath of the football season is a diamond in the rough.
A packed house turned out to celebrate Senior Day on Saturday in the Lancaster Aquatic Center as the UK swimming and diving team faced Louisville in what turned out to be losing effort for the Cats.