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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Kentucky Wildcats outfielder Jenna Blanton (10) runs to second base during the No. 16 Kentucky vs. Dayton softball home opener game on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky softball rises to No. 11 in week six of USA Softball Top 25

Colton Johnson, Reporter March 24, 2023

Kentucky softball (19-5-1) maintained its top 15 status as it rose to No. 11 in week six of the USA Softball Top 25.  The rise in ranking comes as the Wildcats added three more wins to an ongoing eight-game...

Kentucky Wildcats pitcher Alecia Lacatena (35) pitches the ball during the No. 16 Kentucky vs. Dayton softball home opener game on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky softball notches seventh straight victory in John Cropp Classic opener against DePaul

Parker Scott, Reporter March 21, 2023

No. 14 Kentucky softball (18-5-1) defeated DePaul 11-3 in five innings on Saturday at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington. The game, which was Kentucky’s first matchup in the 2023 John Cropp Classic,...

Kentucky Wildcats guard Rhyne Howard (10) guards an inbounds pass during the UK vs. Merrimack women’s basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 90-56. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

No. 14 Kentucky struggle without stars; fall 94-85 to DePaul in Rupp Arena

Cole Parke December 10, 2021

No. 14 Kentucky (6-2) fell short on Thursday night in Rupp Arena, losing to DePaul (8-2) 94-85. The Cats were without their two leading scorers for a majority of the contest. Just over an hour before...

A Tennessee player shoots from the paint during the University of Kentucky vs. Tennessee women’s basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 71-56. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

What went wrong in UK’s losses

Barkley Truax March 4, 2021

The fifth-seeded Cats dropped seven games during the 2021 regular season. Five of them came on the road, but perhaps their most costly defeat occurred in the last week at home. So, what went wrong for...

DeWayne Peevy, Deputy Director of Athletics at UK chats with UK coach John Calipari in his office on Friday January 27, 2015 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff

Kentucky Assistant A.D. DeWayne Peevy to become Athletic Director at DePaul

Hunter Shelton August 24, 2020

The only constant in life is change. And the look around UK Athletics continued changing Monday afternoon. Hours after Kentucky announced the hiring of Bruiser Flint to the basketball staff, DePaul...

University of Kentucky Womens Tennis player Justina Mikulskyte competes against the Northern Kentucky University Norse on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Women’s tennis earns 6th straight NCAA bid

April 29, 2019

While the men's tennis team heads to Winston-Salem to pursue a national championship, the UK women's team has earned an NCAA Tournament bid of its own—for the sixth straight season. The Cats earned...

Sophomore Kalil Elmedkhar (21) celebrating after scoring the first and only goal of the game. University of Kentucky mens soccer played for their 1st win of the season against DePaul University on Friday, August 24th, 2018. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

In season opener, Kentucky men’s soccer takes 1-0 win over DePaul

Mohammad Ahmad August 24, 2018

The UK Men’s soccer team opened its season on a high note with a 1-0 win over the DePaul Blue Demons.Kentucky, picked by coaches to finish fourth in the C-USA standings this season, comes off an 8-6-4...

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