Posted: 2:30 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 12 University of Kentucky softball team will continue its 2013 NCAA Tournament run at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., starting Saturday, May 25 against No. 5 national seed Arizona State, the NCAA announced Sunday night.
Updated: 10:40 PM PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bronson Arroyo pitched five-hit ball over 7 2-3 innings, Joey Votto was 4 for 4 with a homer, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 Saturday.
Posted: 5:15 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley threw seven strong innings, allowing only one hit and no earned runs, while junior infielder Krystal Smith went 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run and two RBI, as the No. 12 Kentucky softball team posted its school-record tying 40th win of the season and clinched its ticket to the NCAA Lexington Regional Finals on Sunday with a 6-2 win over Virginia Tech at John Cropp Stadium.
Posted: 4:58 PM COLUMBIA, Mo. - Junior Corey Littrell worked his ninth quality start to win his 21st career game and Kentucky got a three-run homer in the ninth from freshman Zack Storm, posting a 5-1 win at Missouri to conclude the regular season, on Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium.
Posted: 2:57 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - The Kentucky High School Track and Field championships concluded this weekend at Owsley Frazier Cardinal Park at the University of Louisville.
Posted: 11:56 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – Freshman infielder Nikki Sagermann went 2-for-3 in the game, including an RBI game-winning single in the eighth inning, while freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley went eight strong innings in the circle, becoming the second rookie in school history to win a NCAA opener, as No. 12 Kentucky earned an extra-inning, NCAA opening round win, 2-1 over Marshall on Friday night at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky.
Posted: 10:42 PM PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Domonic Brown drove in the tiebreaking run on an infield grounder in the eighth and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the Cincinnati Reds' six-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Friday night.
Posted: 10:41 PM COLUMBIA, Mo. - Keaton Steele’s leadoff homer in the bottom of the eighth inning broke a tie and then Steele tossed a shutout ninth inning for the save to lift Missouri to a 4-3 series-clinching win over Kentucky, on Friday night at Taylor Stadium.
Posted: 2:26 PM MOUNT OLIVE, NC-- John Clark tossed eight scoreless innings and the Bobcats' offense scattered 17 hits to propel Georgia College to a 12-0 victory on Friday at Mount Olive College's Scarborough Field, ousting Lincoln Memorial University from the 2013 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional.
Posted: 12:08 AM MOUNT OLIVE, NC - Alex Regan tossed eight-strong innings and the top-seeded/seventh-ranked Mount Olive Trojans posted a five spot in the bottom of the fourth to push past the Railsplitters 9-3 on Thursday in the opening round of the 2013 NCAA Division II Baseball Southeast Regional, which is being held in Mount Olive, North Carolina at Scarborough Field.
Posted: 10:33 PM MIAMI (AP) - NL RBI leader Brandon Phillips homered in the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th, helping the Cincinnati Reds complete their second three-game sweep in a row by beating the Miami Marlins 5-3 Thursday night.
Posted: 9:49 PM COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri jumped out to an early lead and held off Kentucky to post a 4-2 series-opening win over the Wildcats, on Thursday night at Taylor Stadium.
Posted: 9:47 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky junior pitcher/infielder Lauren Cumbess, who is second on the team in both batting average and earned run average, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Southeast Region Second Team as a utility player/pitcher, it was announced Thursday.
Posted: 5:37 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – The New York Giants announced Thursday that former Kentucky quarterback Morgan Newton has signed a free-agent contract as a tight end.
Posted: 3:40 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. - For the first time in school history, the University of Kentucky softball team has been selected as a national seed and host school for the NCAA Softball Tournament, which will get underway Friday night at 5 p.m. ET at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky.
Updated: 10:27 PM MIAMI (AP) - Shin-Soo Choo hit two homers and four pitchers combined on an 11-hit shutout Wednesday night to help the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to a season-best five games by beating Miami 4-0.
Posted: 10:01 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. - Coming off a midweek win over No. 15 Indiana, Kentucky will conclude its 2013 regular season with a three-game series at Missouri, with first pitch of the series opener slated for 7 p.m. ET on Thursday at Taylor Stadium. The series will resume on Friday at 7 p.m. ET and conclude on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
Posted: 8:33 PM BALTIMORE (AP) - Kentucky Derby winner Orb has drawn the rail in Saturday's Preakness and has been installed an overwhelming even-money favorite in the nine-horse race.
Posted: 5:41 PM MIAMI (AP) - Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto is on target to rejoin the rotation next week after making his second injury rehabilitation start.
Posted: 5:27 PM MOREHEAD, Ky. – In a season that saw the Morehead State softball team finish with a 24-25 overall record and a 10-14 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play, five school records were broken and players earned 15 top-five career spots in the MSU record book.
Posted: 10:26 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. - Micheal Thomas led off the seventh inning with a game-tying home run and A.J. Reed singled with two outs to driving in the go-ahead run and lift Kentucky to a 5-3 comeback win over No. 15 Indiana, on Tuesday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
Posted: 10:25 PM MIAMI (AP) - Homer Bailey pitched a six-hitter to earn his first victory since April 5, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Miami Marlins 6-2 Tuesday night.
Updated: 2:59 PM BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - Former Union defensive back Bert Brown will continue his playing days as he recently signed a contract to play for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.