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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Kentucky infielder Grace Lorsung (33) prepares to throw the ball after fielding it during the No. 21 Kentucky vs. Bellarmine softball match  on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at John Cropp Stadium  in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 3-1. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Staff

No. 23 Kentucky softball takes series at Auburn 2-1

Alexandra Gooch, Softball Beat Reporter April 24, 2024

No. 23 Kentucky softball won its series against Auburn, clinching the victory in two out of the three games from Saturday, April 20-22. The first game of the series started off slow in Auburn, Alabama,...

Kentucky Wildcats running back Ray Davis (1) celebrates a touchdown during the Kentucky vs. Florida football game on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 33-14. Photo by Isaiah Pinto | Staff

NFL Draft preview: Ray Davis leaves lasting legacy in lone season with Cats

Isaiah Pinto, Baseball Beat Reporter April 24, 2024

Coming out of Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, Ray Davis only received four offers to continue his football career at the collegiate level. Five years later, Davis broke Kentucky’s single-season...

Kentucky senior Joshua Lapadat celebrates during the Kentucky vs Notre Dame mens tennis match on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-0. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

No. 1 Kentucky men’s tennis takes home SEC Championship title

Kai McClelland, Tennis Beat Reporter April 24, 2024

Kentucky men’s tennis claimed its second consecutive SEC Championship, defeating the No. 11 seed South Carolina Gamecocks in a 4-2 matchup on Sunday, April 21.  The Wildcats earned the No. 1 seed...

A member of the Kentucky mens golf team walks the course during the 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship tournament at Vanderbilt Legends-South Golf Course in Franklin, Tennessee. UK finished ninth. Photo provided by UK Athletics

Meet the team: UK men’s golf

Alexandra Gooch, Softball Beat Reporter April 24, 2024

Kentucky men’s golf is preparing to take the fairways at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course in St. Simmons Island, Georgia, for the SEC Championships from April 24-28. In a year that featured...

Chris Livingston with the Milwaukee Bucks. Image sourced from Instagram @chris__livingston

Cats in the pros: Chris Livingston makes NBA Playoffs debut

Cole Parke, Sports Editor April 24, 2024

Former Kentucky men's basketball player Chris Livingston made his NBA Playoffs debut on Monday, suiting up for the Milwaukee Bucks against the Indiana Pacers. Livingston committed to Kentucky as...

Kentucky freshman guard Tyrese Maxey claps during the game against Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 73-66 clinching the SEC regular season title. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Former Cat Tyrese Maxey named NBA Most Improved Player

Cole Parke, Sports Editor April 24, 2024

Former Kentucky Wildcat Tyrese Maxey was named the Kia NBA Most Improved Player for 2024 on Tuesday. Maxey, who played at Kentucky for the 2019-20 season, committing to John Calipari in Lexington...

Jamal Murrays game-winning jump shot. Image sourced from Instagram @nuggets

Cats in the pros: Jamal Murray nails buzzer beater over Anthony Davis in NBA Playoffs

Cole Parke, Sports Editor April 23, 2024

Former Kentucky men's basketball star Jamal Murray made headlines on Monday, nailing a game-winning buzzer beater shot over fellow Wildcat Anthony Davis in the NBA Playoffs. Murray, a member of the...

Kentucky head coach Nick Mingione watches on during the Kentucky vs Louisville baseball game on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Jim Patterson Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky won 17-13. Photo by Isaiah Pinto | Staff

Kentucky baseball drops one spot to No. 4 in D1Baseball Top 25

Jonathon Bruner, Baseball Beat Leader April 23, 2024

Kentucky baseball (32-7 15-3 SEC) moved down one spot to No. 4 in the D1Baseball Top 25 week 11 rankings. The Wildcats’ slight drop in the rankings comes after going 2-2 on a week that began with...

Karter Knox. Photo sourced from Instagram: karterrknox

Former Kentucky commit four-star Karter Knox joins John Calipari at Arkansas

Cole Parke, Sports Editor April 22, 2024

Karter Knox, a former four-star Kentucky commit and brother of former Wildcats Kevin Knox II, announced his commitment to follow John Calipari to Arkansas on Monday. Knox had committed to Kentucky,...

Mark Pope speaks at his introductory press conference as the new head coach of Kentucky men’s basketball on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Kentucky men’s basketball adds two assistant coaches to Mark Pope’s staff

Cole Parke, Sports Editor April 22, 2024

Kentucky men’s basketball officially added two assistant coaches to Mark Pope’s debut coaching staff in Lexington. Jason Hart and Cody Fueger both formally made their moves to Lexington official...

Kentucky Wildcats associate coach Orlando Antigua yells from the bench during the No. 16 Kentucky vs. Yale mens basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 69-59. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Former Kentucky assistant coach Orlando Antigua returns to Illinois

Cole Parke, Sports Editor April 21, 2024

Former Kentucky men’s basketball assistant coach Orlando Antigua rejoined the coaching staff at Illinois after the departure of John Calipari in the offseason. Antigua joined Kentucky for the second...

Kentucky first baseman Ryan Nicholson gets a walk during the Kentucky vs Tennessee baseball game on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky lost 9-4. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

Kentucky baseball comes up short in decisive game three, loses first SEC series versus No. 4 Tennessee

Jonathon Bruner, Baseball Beat Leader April 21, 2024

No. 3 Kentucky baseball (32-7 15-3 SEC) came up short in a decisive game three against No. 4 Tennessee (33-7 12-6 SEC) by a score of 13-11. The loss marked the first SEC series loss for the Bat Cats. “This...

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