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Kentucky Kernel

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Kentucky Kernel

Kentucky Wildcats forward Eythor Bjorgolfsson (9) celebrates during the Kentucky vs. Georgia Southern mens soccer match on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 6-0. Photo by Jackson Dunavant | Staff

Three Kentucky mens soccer players named First-Team All-Americans

Devin Stone, Contributor December 12, 2022

Three members of the Kentucky mens soccer team were named First-Team All-Americans for the 2022 season.  Senior forward Eythor Bjorgolfsson, senior defender Luis Grassow and freshman goalkeeper Casper...

Kentucky guard Rhyne Howard (10) takes questions during a postgame press conference after the UK vs. Princeton womens basketball game in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Princeton won 69-62. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Rhyne Howard named Wooden Award All-American

Cole Parke March 30, 2022

Kentucky senior guard Rhyne Howard was named a Wooden Award All-American on Wednesday, earning the accolade for the third consecutive year.The team is composed of five of the best womens college basketball...

Kentucky Wildcats forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) gestures to the crowd during the UK vs. Central Michigan men’s basketball game on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 85-57. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Oscar Tshiebwe named consensus First Team All-American

Hunter Shelton March 17, 2022

Oscar Tshiebwe became the 21st player in Kentucky program history to be named a consensus First Team All-American, after he was selected to his fourth major first-team honor by the United States Basketball...

Kentucky’s offensive line wait to get their picture taken during the UK football media day on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Darian Kinnard believes one more year at UK will benefit his stock

Barkley Truax August 6, 2021

Many Kentucky football fans were surprised to hear back in January that Darian Kinnard, who is regarded as one of the top offensive tackles in the nation, decided to return to Lexington for one final season.The...

Fiona Arrese high fives Akvilė Paražinskaitė after scoring a point during the University of Kentucky vs. Tennessee women’s tennis match on Sunday, March 28, 2021, at Hillary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Paražinskaitė, Arrese earn ITA honors

Hunter Shelton June 7, 2021

In what was a historic year for Kentucky’s top duo, Akvilė Paražinskaitė and Fiona Arrese capped off their 2020-21 season with All-American honors, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced...

Kentucky Wildcat Kayla Kowalik (99) celebrates scoring a run during the University of Kentucky vs. Alabama softball game on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. UK lost 11-6. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Kayla Kowalik named First-Team All-American

Barkley Truax June 2, 2021

Kentucky's softball season may be over, but the celebrations have just begun for junior catcher Kayla Kowalik as she was named 2021 First-Team NFCA All-American Wednesday afternoon.With this selection,...

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Kentucky linebacker Xavier Peters heading to junior college

Barkley Truax June 20, 2020

Former four-star recruit and Under Armour All-American Xavier Peters has decided to transfer from Kentucky to Garden City Community College.The news was first reported by @JuCoFootballAce on Twitter. Rivals...

Kentucky sophomore guard Rhyne Howard gets ready to play defense during the game against Georgia on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 88-77. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Howard named AP First-Team All American

Kernel Sports Staff March 19, 2020

After the NCAA basketball season came to a screeching halt, one UK women's hoops player received a big award.Kentucky sophomore guard Rhyne Howard was named a First-Team All American by the Associated...

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Bob Burrow’s legacy lives on through family

Jake Maynard January 9, 2019

Big Blue Nation lost one of its brightest stars.On January 3rd, 2019, Robert “Bob” Brantley Burrow passed away at the age of 84.Burrow was born in Malvern, Arkansas but played high school basketball...

Katy Kunc runs in the 2017 Bluegrass Cross Country Invitational in Lexington, KY., which she went on to win. Kunc will be racing in the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Photo provided by UK Athletics.

Kunc set for final cross country race at NCAA Championships

Chris Leach November 17, 2017

On Saturday morning at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, senior distance runner Katy Kunc will run in the NCAA Cross Country Championship meet.Kunc qualified for nationals after placing ninth at NCAA...

ShaKeela Saunders jumps on day one of the 2017 NCAA East Preliminary Championships on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the Kentucky Track and Field Complex in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Elliott Hess | UK Athletics

After many close finishes, Sha’keela Saunders is ready to win a title

Chris Leach June 2, 2017

Senior long jumper Sha’Keela Saunders has one thing on her mind as she heads into her final NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships; it’s time to attack.“I’m going in there with a fire in...

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