Updated: 11:17 AM Kentucky State University head football coach Fred T. Farrier announced the 2008 Thorobred Football recruiting class. Coach Farrier stated, “We are very excited about this recruiting class. This group of student-athletes is a great mix of size and speed at several of the skill positions. I am very excited about the future of Kentucky State University Football and what this group brings to the table for the 2008 season and beyond.”
Updated: 5:35 PM Alcoa, Tenn. quarterback Randall Cobb assured the UK coaches he would sign with the Wildcats, spurning last-minute offers from Tennessee.
Updated: 3:01 PM Frankfort High School star E. J. Fields became the school's first athlete in 20 years to sign a division one letter of intent this afternoon.
Updated: 6:23 PM Aaron Boyd, listed by many recruiting services as Kentucky's top high school football prospect, signed with UK this morning at a ceremony at Henry Clay High School.
Posted: 6:41 PM The newest edition of WKYT.COM's radio show, Wildcat Nation is on the air again. Joe B. Hall talks about Bobby Knight and Rob Gidel has up to the minute football recruiting news.
Posted: 5:47 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky track and field athletes received top honors in the conference, nation and world this week. The men’s 4x400 meter relay time established Saturday is best in the world.
Posted: 8:50 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Bob Knight resigned Monday at Texas Tech,
a stunning midseason move by the winningest men's coach in major
college basketball.
Posted: 4:59 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky freshman point guard Amber Smith (Winter Haven, Fla.) suffered an ACL and lateral meniscus tear in her right knee on Sunday in the first half of UK’s game vs. No. 2 Tennessee. Smith is expected to undergo season-ending surgery in the next few weeks.
Updated: 8:18 AM The Giants had the perfect answer for the suddenly imperfect Patriots: a big, bad defense and an improbable comeback led by their own Mr. Cool quarterback, Eli Manning.
Updated: 7:53 AM J.B. Holmes failed to birdie the 18th hole in the first three rounds of the FBR Open. Then he did it twice Sunday, coming back from the brink of defeat to steal a victory from one of the biggest names in golf.
Posted: 8:41 PM COTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The enormous crowd wasn't behind leader
J.B. Holmes. But he wasn't alone.
"I don't think the crowd was behind anybody," Holmes said
after taking a two-shot lead at the FBR Open on Saturday in front
of a record 170,802 fans, most of them more interested in partying
than golf.
Updated: 8:36 PM COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team scored a season-high 87 points on its way to an 87-77 victory over host Tennessee Tech Saturday afternoon. In a game televised by nationally by ESPNU, the Colonels (11-10, 8-5 OVC) picked up their first win at Tech (10-15, 7-8) since 1998.
Posted: 4:03 PM ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Joe Crawford scored 26 points, including a
3-pointer to start a 10-0 run to open the second half, and Kentucky
overcame the loss of Ramel Bradley to beat Georgia 63-58 on
Saturday.
Posted: 11:09 PM Sources tell WKYT that Rafael Little will need major knee following an injury he suffered in the Senior Bowl last week. Those sources wouldn’t specify which ligaments were damaged but said Little isn’t expected to be able to participate in the NFL Combine later this month.
Posted: 6:05 PM WKYT.COM's online radio show "Wildcat Nation" is on the air again. Today former Wildcat Henry Thomas talks about the Cats and the Dawgs matchup this weekend.
Updated: 6:22 PM In the girls’ draw, it promises to be a jam-packed Diddle Arena on Thursday night, when teams from around Central Kentucky take the floor. At 6:30, the 8th Region champs take on winners of the 4th Region, followed by the 11th Region hooking up with the champions of the 10th Region.
Posted: 10:25 PM Amber Smith scored 12 points, including two free throws with 5.6 seconds to play to lead Kentucky to a 47-44 win over No. 17 Georgia on Thursday night.
Updated: 2:20 PM Andre Woodson took some criticism last week at the Senior Bowl. Some experts suggested that his performance may have hurt his draft status.
Updated: 11:13 AM FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Former World Series star Jim
Leyritz was ordered Thursday to take daily breath tests while he
awaits trial on DUI manslaughter charges.