Posted: 1:36 PM GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - When the Southeastern Conference signed a 15-year contract with ESPN, basketball coaches applauded the deal because it provided more coverage, more exposure and more money.
Posted: 11:43 AM OKLAHOMA CITY – After generating the most prolific season in school history in 2011, the Kentucky softball team will open 2012 season ranked No. 18 in the nation, as voted by the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll. It marks the first time in school history the Wildcats will begin a season ranked among the top-25 rated teams in the nation.
Posted: 10:03 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 6/6 Kentucky, off to the second-best start in school history, looks to continue its six-game winning streak when it plays host to Florida on Sunday in Memorial Coliseum at 2 p.m. ET. The game will be televised live on the SEC Network with Cara Capuano and Abby Waner calling the action.
Updated: 3:53 PM Darius Miller hit four free throws in the final minute and freshmen Marquis Teague and Anthony Davis each added two more as No. 2 Kentucky held on to beat Alabama 77-71 on Saturday for its 47th straight home victory.
Posted: 9:33 PM Kentucky took the lead with a 9-0 run in the second half and the No. 6 Wildcats wore down short-handed Georgia and beat the No. 15 Lady Bulldogs 69-64 on Thursday night.
Posted: 3:30 PM Derek Willis, the talented junior center from Bullitt East High School, is scheduled to make his college decision known at a 4 p.m. press conference at the school.
Posted: 4:55 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – The sixth-ranked Kentucky women’s basketball team remains the only undefeated team in the Southeastern Conference (5-0) after two hard-fought wins over No. 6/7 Tennessee and No. 24/RV South Carolina last week. The Wildcats now face their third consecutive ranked opponent in No. 15/14 Georgia when they travel to Athens, Ga., on Thursday. Game time in Stegeman Coliseum is 7 p.m. ET.
Posted: 11:38 PM Freshman Anthony Davis scored a career-high 27 points and blocked seven shots to set a season school record in No. 2 Kentucky's 86-63 victory over Arkansas on Tuesday night.
Posted: 2:56 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky football seniors Taiedo Smith and Ronnie Sneed have accepted invitations to participate in the Battle of Florida All-Star Game on Saturday, Jan. 21 in Boca Raton, Fla.
Updated: 2:50 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – Freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist are among 25 players honored as the midseason finalists for the John Wooden Award it was announced live on ESPNU’s show “The Experts” Tuesday afternoon.
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NEW YORK — Former Kentucky standout and Orlando Magic rookie DeAndre Liggins believes his alma mater is better this year than it was a year ago when it reached the Final Four w
Posted: 5:17 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis is closing in on the school's all-time block record - with nearly half a season to play.
Updated: 9:20 AM A'dia Mathies drove the lane and scored in traffic with 4.2 seconds left to finish with a career-high 34 points and No. 9 Kentucky beat No. 6 Tennessee 61-60 Thursday night to snap the Lady Volunteers' 36-game Southeastern Conference winning streak.
Posted: 11:27 AM LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky women’s basketball head coach Matthew Mitchell said Thursday’s game against Tennessee was a “huge game.” The Big Blue Nation listened.