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Kentucky advances again at SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
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- Kentucky advances again at SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
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- 4:00
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down No. 9 seed Kentucky's 76-61 victory over No. 8 seed Georgia in the second round of the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats will face top-seeded South Carolina Friday at noon EST in the quarterfinals.
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- UK women's basketball advances in SEC Tournament
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- 3:36
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 30-point win over Arkansas in Game 1 of the 2026 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament. The No. 9 seeded Wildcats will next face No. 8 seed Georgia at 11 a.m. EST Thursday.
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- Reaction: Kentucky's Mitch Barnhart retiring
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- 3:15
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas explains the impact of Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart and why his impending retirement is so consequential. UK announced Tuesday that Barnhart would retire at the end of June 2026 after holding the position for 24 years.
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- Barnhart retirement effects coaches' contracts
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Cam Drummond explains which of the University of Kentucky's 17 varsity head coaches' contracts are impacted by the upcoming retirement of UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart.
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- UK's Dioubate balancing hoops and faith during Ramadan
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope explains why he's proud of junior forward Mo Dioubate, who is observing Ramadan while balancing the end of the regular season. Dioubate recently posted a day in the life-style vlog to his TikTok account, where he provided a look at how he does it. Ramadan, a holy month of the Islamic calendar, asks Muslims to fast daily from dawn to sunset. From a Feb. 28 postgame press conference after the Wildcats' 91-77 defeat of No. 25 Vanderbilt.
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- Cats win revenge game vs. Vandy
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 91-77 victory over No. 25 Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in the Wildcats' third-to-last game of the 2025-26 regular season.
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- Kentucky women's basketball seniors share how coaches impacted their time on the team
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The five seniors of Kentucky women's basketball share which assistant coaches have impacted them the most during their time as a Wildcat. UK will honor Tonie Morgan, Jordan Obi, Josie Gilvin, Amelia Hassett and Teonni Key at the program's Senior Day celebrations Sunday, March 1, ahead of the team's matchup with No. 3 South Carolina.
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- Kentucky women's basketball sees recruiting success
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- 12:00
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas highlights the recent success of Kentucky women's basketball on the recruiting trail, and how Brooks' hiring in 2024 has elevated the program and its brand. The Wildcats 2026 signing class features a trio of McDonald's All-Americans and top-25 prospects: Maddyn Greenway, Emily McDonald and Savvy Swords.
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- Cats escape at South Carolina
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 72-63 win at South Carolina on Tuesday night. The victory snapped the Wildcats' three-game losing streak.
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- Pope: UK won't give up its "power"
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Following Kentucky's loss at Auburn on Saturday night, Mark Pope addressed the media, stressing the Wildcats' "non-negotiable" commitment to winning despite the close defeat. Pope emphasized that all focus must now shift to the "absolutely critical" and "must-win" upcoming matchup against South Carolina on Tuesday.
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- Mark Pope on that late offensive foul
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope responds to a question about the costly offensive foul called on Collin Chandler in the final seconds of the Wildcats' 75-74 loss at Auburn on Saturday night.
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- Auburn's tip-in dooms Cats
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Auburn's Elyjhah Freeman tips in a missed basket for what ended up the game-winning shot in the Tigers' 75-74 win over Ke
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- Cats lose heartbreaker at Auburn
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 75-74 loss at Auburn Saturday night. The Wildcats' now-3-game losing streak is the team's longest since Feb. 2021.
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- Mark Pope's advice for student journalists
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope gives aspiring sports reporters advice on the importance of good storytelling and maintaining integrity in the changing industry. Students from Lee K. Howard's sports journalism class at the University of Kentucky were in attendance for this Feb. 19 media availability.
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- Otega Oweh's high standard
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope speaks to the high expectations of Otega Oweh, and the high standard to which the senior holds himself. From Pope's Feb. 19 media availability ahead of the Wildcats' Feb. 21 road game at Auburn.
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- Physicality, turnovers doom UK basketball
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball guard Collin Chandler and forward Mo Dioubate speak to the Wildcats' lack of physicality and costly turnovers in their 86-78 home loss to Georgia at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night. UK is now 17-9 overall, and 8-5 in SEC play, with five games remaining in the 2025-26 regular season.
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- Cats fall to Dawgs at Rupp
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- 3:27
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 86-78 loss to Georgia at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night. The Wildcats are now 17-9 on the season, including 8-5 in SEC play.
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- Kenny Brooks, Coach Yo on SEC women's basketball tourney
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- 4:20
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Following Sunday’s matchup between Kentucky and Ole Miss, which the Wildcats won 74-57, Rebels coach coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and the Wildcats' Kenny Brooks gave their thoughts on the SEC Tournament and the depth of the conference.
Included is McPhee-McCuin’s clarifying social media post, sent Monday afternoon, saying her issue isn’t with the conference tournament itself, but with what she and other league coaches over the years have expressed as penalization for conference losses.
During her postgame comments, Coach Yo mentioned the SEC having, at one point, 10 teams ranked within the AP women’s college basketball top 25. That mark was achieved on Jan. 26 of this season, and set a record for the most teams ever ranked in a single week from a single conference. With Georgia’s re-entry into the top 25 this week, the SEC once again has 10 top-25 teams.
Long considered a gauntlet, the SEC has produced a Division I-best 12 national champio...
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- Mark Pope on Denzel Aberdeen's Florida return
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope speaks to how neither he nor ex-Gator Denzel Aberdeen were surprised by fans booing the guard following No. 25 UK's 92-83 Valentine's Day loss to the No. 14 Gators.
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- Kentucky rally falls short at Florida
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down No. 25 Kentucky's 92-83 Valentine's Day loss at No. 14 Florida.
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- Kentucky rallies past Tennessee again
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 74-71 win over No. 25 Tennessee at Rupp Arena on Feb. 7. It marked the second win over the rival Volunteers this season, and the return of the denim jerseys worn by the 1996 Kentucky Wildcats, who went on to win the NCAA national championship.
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- Collin Chandler: Cold-blooded Cat
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope and leading scorer Otega Oweh break down Collin Chandler's clutch 3-pointer with 33 seconds to play in the Wildcats' 74-71 win over Tennessee Saturday night.
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- Devin Booker Nike launch at Rupp
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- 3:39
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas takes you behind the scenes of the exclusive University of Kentucky launch of the Nike Book 2 "Must Be The Denim" sneakers, which cost $145 USD. Designed with and for Devin Booker, inspired by the 1996 UK national champions. Fans will have another opportunity to buy the sneakers in March, the official retail launch.
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- Kentucky's warmup changeup
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Kentucky's Andrija Jelavić speaks to the change in the Wildcats' pregame warm-up routine ahead of their win at Arkansas and how they've improved their first-half shooting. From UK's postgame media availability following its 94-78 victory over Oklahoma.
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- Kentucky overpowers Oklahoma
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky men's basketball's efficient 94-78 victory over Oklahoma Wednesday night.
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- Kentucky upsets Calipari, No. 15 Arkansas
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 85-77 road win at No. 15 Arkansas. Mark Pope earns his first UK win against John Calipari and the Razorbacks.
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- Mark Pope on recruiting
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope speaks to recruiting targets' response to the Wildcats' up-and-down season. Pope and his staff do not have any commitments in their 2026 cycle.
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- What are Lexington road conditions? See then-and-now video of snow cleanup
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Side-by-side videos compare road conditions after Winter Storm Fern hit Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Jan. 24 vs. four days later, Wednesday, Jan. 28, as the city continues to clear heavy snow and ice from streets.
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- Vandy snaps Kentucky's winning streak
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- 2:43
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down the latest Kentucky basketball heartbreaker in Nashville, Tuesday's 80-55 loss at No. 18 Vanderbilt.
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- Eastern and South Central Kentucky's temperatures wreaked havoc on power infrastructure
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Just-near-freezing temperatures over the weekend meant Eastern and South Central Kentuckians got dangerous freezing rain, sleet and wet snow that downed trees, killing the power for thousands.
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- Workers clear snow on University of Kentucky's campus
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Workers are working to clear snow near Kroger Field on the University of Kentucky's campus. Classes for students were canceled Monday.
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- Extreme cold to continue in Kentucky after days of snow and ice
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Winter Storm Fern brought several inches of snow and ice to Lexington. Extreme cold temperatures are expected to continue in the area.
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- Timelapse: See Winter Storm Fern’s snow turn to sleet and ice in Lexington
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Winter Storm Fern started with several inches of snow Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 on Lexington, Ky., and finished the following day with freezing rain leaving a slick layer of ice.
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- Winter Storm Fern brings snow, ice across Kentucky
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Winter Storm Fern brought inches of snow and ice to Kentucky, with ice expected to continue in Lexington throughout the day on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
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- See road conditions as winter storm begins to dump heavy snow on Lexington
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Snow started falling Saturday afternoon, Jan. 24, 2026, across Lexington, Ky. as Winter Storm Fern moved into the region. The storm is forecast to bring heavy snow — including estimates of 6 to 8 inches in Lexington — sleet and freezing rain to much of the state.
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- Kentucky wins fifth straight
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 72-63 win over Mississippi, a game that was moved up an hour in anticipation of this weekend's winter storm.
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- Kentucky hooks Horns, wins fourth straight
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 85-80 win over Texas, which saw the Wildcats make 30 free-throws en route to victory Wednesday night.
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- Mark Pope on Kam Williams' injury
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope announces that Kam Williams' foot is broken following the sophomore guard's second-half exit in the Wildcats' 85-80 win over Texas Wednesday night.
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- Light layer of snow covers Lexington Wednesday morning
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Light snow showers left behind a shallow layer of snow in Lexington Wednesday morning. A larger snowstorm is expected this weekend.
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- Will Stein on Kentucky's new wide receivers
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- New Kentucky football coach Will Stein talks about the Wildcats' new additions at wide receiver, a position of need in the transfer portal.
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- Kentucky rallies again, tops Tennessee
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky men's basketball's 80-78 comeback victory at No. 24 Tennessee Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats have won back-to-back road games after trailing by at least 17 points, following Wednesday's comeback (18) win at LSU.
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- Lexington's first medical marijuana dispensary, Speakeasy
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Take a tour within Speakeasy Dispensary, Lexington's first medical marijuana dispensary on Alysheba Way in Hamburg, which opened to patients in January.
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- Kentucky's Malachi Moreno beats the buzzer to stun LSU
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- 0:14
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Malachi Moreno's buzzer-beating game winner gave Kentucky a 75-74 win at LSU on Tuesday. Here's the play from Herald-Leader staff writer Cameron Drummond's perspective.
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- Mark Pope on Kentucky's collapse
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope explains what went wrong in the final 4-and-a-half minutes of the Wildcats' 73-68 loss to Missouri at Rupp Arena on Jan. 7, 2026.
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- Late Mizzou rally stuns Kentucky
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 73-68 loss to Missouri at Rupp Arena Wednesday night. The game marked the first time Kentucky has lost to the Tigers in Lexington.
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- Kentucky falls at Alabama
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down Kentucky's 89-74 loss at Alabama. The Wildcats fall to 9-5 (0-1 SEC) on the season, and 1-5 against opponents in The Associated Press Top 25.
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- Kentucky volleyball comes up short
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down the 2025 NCAA DI Women's Volleyball National Championship match, and shares Kentucky senior leader Eva Hudson's message to the Wildcats following their loss to Texas A&M.
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- Kentucky volleyball to NCAA title match
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- 3:39
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Lexington Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas breaks down No. 1 Kentucky volleyball's dramatic, 5-set victory over No. 3 Wisconsin in the NCAA Final Four.
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- Craig Skinner's TV pitch
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Kentucky volleyball coach Craig Skinner on the decision to broadcast the first two rounds of the 2025 NCAA Volleyball Tournament on ESPN+, as opposed to on linear broadcast.
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- Oweh: No drama for UK
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- 0:22
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Following Kentucky's 103-67 win over NC Central, UK senior leader Otega Oweh denies rumors of off-court drama between the Wildcats.
