Thursday, August 17 2017 4:26 PM EDT2017-08-17 20:26:13 GMT
Eastern Kentucky University athletics will be adding the new Bluegrass RV Zone to its football tailgating experience for the 2017 season, Director of Athletics Stephen Lochmueller announced today. The Bluegrass RV Zone is designed to provide Colonel football fans a unique and unforgettable tailgating experience. Located in the lower Alumni Coliseum lot and just steps away from Roy Kidd Stadium, the Bluegrass RV Zone is available for both single game and full season passes. ...
Eastern Kentucky University athletics will be adding the new Bluegrass RV Zone to its football tailgating experience for the 2017 season, Director of Athletics Stephen Lochmueller announced today. The Bluegrass RV Zone is designed to provide Colonel football fans a unique and unforgettable tailgating experience. Located in the lower Alumni Coliseum lot and just steps away from Roy Kidd Stadium, the Bluegrass RV Zone is available for both single game and full season passes. ...
Thursday, August 17 2017 1:33 PM EDT2017-08-17 17:33:34 GMT
YAHTZEE is Mark Stoops favorite word for the second day in a row. Jamari Brown, a 6-3 180 pound prospect who is rated by 247Sports as the nation's No. 63 cornerback turns down schools like Auburn, Louisville and South Carolina, will play for UK. On Wednesday, 4-star cornerback Stanley Garner, also from Florida picked UK. UK now has 18 commitments in the Class of 2018. Five are from Florida. 247Sports ranked UK No. 16 nationally in recruiting fo...
YAHTZEE is Mark Stoops favorite word for the second day in a row. Jamari Brown, a 6-3 180 pound prospect who is rated by 247Sports as the nation's No. 63 cornerback turns down schools like Auburn, Louisville and South Carolina, will play for UK. On Wednesday, 4-star cornerback Stanley Garner, also from Florida picked UK. UK now has 18 commitments in the Class of 2018. Five are from Florida. 247Sports ranked UK No. 16 nationally in recruiting fo...
Thursday, August 17 2017 12:36 PM EDT2017-08-17 16:36:01 GMT
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The best news for this summer with UK Basketball might be that Jarred Vanderbilt, who hurt his ankle in the Jordan Classic is healthy. He talks about that and many other subjects with this video produced by Kentucky Wildcats TV. Vanderbilt was rated as the No. 8 overall prospect by 247Sports. Rivals has him at No. 13. ESPN has the native of Houston at 18. Vanderbilt averaged 28 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists for Victory Prep Academy last season. The...
The best news for this summer with UK Basketball might be that Jarred Vanderbilt, who hurt his ankle in the Jordan Classic is healthy. He talks about that and many other subjects with this video produced by Kentucky Wildcats TV. Vanderbilt was rated as the No. 8 overall prospect by 247Sports. Rivals has him at No. 13. ESPN has the native of Houston at 18. Vanderbilt averaged 28 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists for Victory Prep Academy last season. The...
Thursday, August 17 2017 10:55 AM EDT2017-08-17 14:55:30 GMT
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(AP) — A big dry erase board hangs on the wall of one side of the meeting room. It has rows and rows of numbers and words handwritten in blue marker that only make sense to someone who speaks the language of football. On the opposite wall sits another big white board, mostly empty with a few categories written in red marker: 3rd and 1-2; 3rd and 3-6; Red Zone; Goal Line. The task for Fordham's offensive staff, led by 33-year-old coach Andrew Breiner, on this muggy summer day i...
(AP) — A big dry erase board hangs on the wall of one side of the meeting room. It has rows and rows of numbers and words handwritten in blue marker that only make sense to someone who speaks the language of football. On the opposite wall sits another big white board, mostly empty with a few categories written in red marker: 3rd and 1-2; 3rd and 3-6; Red Zone; Goal Line. The task for Fordham's offensive staff, led by 33-year-old coach Andrew Breiner, on this muggy summer day i...
Wednesday, August 16 2017 11:00 PM EDT2017-08-17 03:00:11 GMT
Travis Eckert pitched six shutout innings and Gabriel Cancel hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run fourth inning as the Lexington Legends rolled to a 9-3 win over the West Virginia Power Wednesday night in Charleston. The win ended the Legends losing streak at nine games. The Legends scored two runs in the top of the second inning. Joe Dudek drew a leadoff walk. An infield single by Manny Olloque plus a throwing error by shortstop Adrian Valerio left runners ...
Travis Eckert pitched six shutout innings and Gabriel Cancel hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run fourth inning as the Lexington Legends rolled to a 9-3 win over the West Virginia Power Wednesday night in Charleston. The win ended the Legends losing streak at nine games. The Legends scored two runs in the top of the second inning. Joe Dudek drew a leadoff walk. An infield single by Manny Olloque plus a throwing error by shortstop Adrian Valerio left runners ...
Wednesday, August 16 2017 10:11 PM EDT2017-08-17 02:11:06 GMT
UK Athletics
The 2017 edition of the Kentucky Wildcats officially made its debut on Wednesday in the program’s first-ever exhibition match. The Hilltoppers and Wildcats participated in a friendly two-hour match in Memorial Coliseum emulating real-time situations in the lone tune-up prior to the season beginning on Aug. 25 for both teams. “It was such a great opportunity to play a lot of people in different lineups and experience match type scenarios,” head coach Craig Skinner ...
The 2017 edition of the Kentucky Wildcats officially made its debut on Wednesday in the program’s first-ever exhibition match. The Hilltoppers and Wildcats participated in a friendly two-hour match in Memorial Coliseum emulating real-time situations in the lone tune-up prior to the season beginning on Aug. 25 for both teams. “It was such a great opportunity to play a lot of people in different lineups and experience match type scenarios,” head coach Craig Skinner ...
Wednesday, August 16 2017 8:51 PM EDT2017-08-17 00:51:13 GMT
It was a Yahtzee Wednesday for the UK Football team. Kentucky picked up a big commitment from Stanley Garner, out of Florida. Garner is a 6'3", 180 pound Corner back is ranked as a three star by 247sports.com and Rivals just recently bumped him up to four star status. The Ft. Lauderdale native picked the Wildcats over his other final schools Louisville, Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Tennessee. Garner will rejoin his former high school teammate, Jordan Wright, who is a...
It was a Yahtzee Wednesday for the UK Football team. Kentucky picked up a big commitment from Stanley Garner, out of Florida. Garner is a 6'3", 180 pound Corner back is ranked as a three star by 247sports.com and Rivals just recently bumped him up to four star status. The Ft. Lauderdale native picked the Wildcats over his other final schools Louisville, Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Tennessee. Garner will rejoin his former high school teammate, Jordan Wright, who is a...
Wednesday, August 16 2017 6:15 PM EDT2017-08-16 22:15:09 GMT
Tailgates. Pep rallies. Friday night lights. The new school year is here! And that’s exciting news for student-athletes and high school sports fans alike. Research shows that being a student-athlete is about a lot more than fun and games. It teaches important life lessons, too. In fact, high school athletes not only have higher grade point averages and fewer school absences than non-athletes, they also develop the kind of work habits and self-discipline skills that help them be...
Tailgates. Pep rallies. Friday night lights. The new school year is here! And that’s exciting news for student-athletes and high school sports fans alike. Research shows that being a student-athlete is about a lot more than fun and games. It teaches important life lessons, too. In fact, high school athletes not only have higher grade point averages and fewer school absences than non-athletes, they also develop the kind of work habits and self-discipline skills that help them be...
Wednesday, August 16 2017 5:30 PM EDT2017-08-16 21:30:57 GMT
After regular appearances in NCAA regionals and equipped with an experienced, battle-tested team that’s been infused with additional young talent, the Kentucky women’s golf team has grander goals in 2017-18 to not only make it to the NCAA Championships but to compete for a national championship. That ultimate goal this season is clear for Golda Borst’s team, as is the path now it must take to get there. Borst and her staff have pieced together a schedule that will...
After regular appearances in NCAA regionals and equipped with an experienced, battle-tested team that’s been infused with additional young talent, the Kentucky women’s golf team has grander goals in 2017-18 to not only make it to the NCAA Championships but to compete for a national championship. That ultimate goal this season is clear for Golda Borst’s team, as is the path now it must take to get there. Borst and her staff have pieced together a schedule that will...
Wednesday, August 16 2017 2:29 PM EDT2017-08-16 18:29:11 GMT
The Black College Football Hall of Fame formerly announced Kentucky State University senior defensive end Rodriquez Jones to its 2017 Black College Football Player of the Year Watch List on Wednesday morning. The winner of the 2017 Black College Football Player of the Year Award will be honored with the Deacon Jones Trophy during the Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which takes place on February 10, 2018 in Atlanta. Four finalists will be unveiled on ...
The Black College Football Hall of Fame formerly announced Kentucky State University senior defensive end Rodriquez Jones to its 2017 Black College Football Player of the Year Watch List on Wednesday morning. The winner of the 2017 Black College Football Player of the Year Award will be honored with the Deacon Jones Trophy during the Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which takes place on February 10, 2018 in Atlanta. Four finalists will be unveiled on ...
Wednesday, August 16 2017 12:35 PM EDT2017-08-16 16:35:36 GMT
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Former UK star Tayshaun Prince could be going back to the NBA. The 37 year old former forward is expected to be named a special assistant to Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace. Prince played for Memphis from Jan. 2013-15. Everywhere Prince went, he was always respected as a terrific teammate and a leader. When he played for UK, Tubby Smith always considered him as one of the smartest players he coached. “It’s not the minutes you play...
Former UK star Tayshaun Prince could be going back to the NBA. The 37 year old former forward is expected to be named a special assistant to Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace. Prince played for Memphis from Jan. 2013-15. Everywhere Prince went, he was always respected as a terrific teammate and a leader. When he played for UK, Tubby Smith always considered him as one of the smartest players he coached. “It’s not the minutes you play...
Tuesday, August 15 2017 11:46 PM EDT2017-08-16 03:46:21 GMT
Ryan Nagle’s sacrifice fly drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the West Virginia Power edged the Lexington Legends 3-2 Tuesday night in Charleston. The Power jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. After leadoff hitter Adrian Valerio reached on an error by first baseman Manny Olloque, Clark Eagan walked and Oneil Cruz singled, loading the bases. Valerio scored on a balk by Legends starter Gerson Garabito, and Eagan came home on a grou...
Ryan Nagle’s sacrifice fly drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the West Virginia Power edged the Lexington Legends 3-2 Tuesday night in Charleston. The Power jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. After leadoff hitter Adrian Valerio reached on an error by first baseman Manny Olloque, Clark Eagan walked and Oneil Cruz singled, loading the bases. Valerio scored on a balk by Legends starter Gerson Garabito, and Eagan came home on a grou...
Tuesday, August 15 2017 10:42 PM EDT2017-08-16 02:42:07 GMT
There was a special moment during WKU Football’s Monday practice, when head coach Mike Sanford announced that walk-on defensive back Ta’Corian Darden officially earned a scholarship for the Hilltoppers. Darden was overcome with emotion as his teammates swarmed to the huddle and congratulate him on the field. “It was a blessing, it hit me right away, it was totally surprising. I just thought to thank God right at that moment,” Darden said to the media followi...
There was a special moment during WKU Football’s Monday practice, when head coach Mike Sanford announced that walk-on defensive back Ta’Corian Darden officially earned a scholarship for the Hilltoppers. Darden was overcome with emotion as his teammates swarmed to the huddle and congratulate him on the field. “It was a blessing, it hit me right away, it was totally surprising. I just thought to thank God right at that moment,” Darden said to the media followi...
Tuesday, August 15 2017 9:47 PM EDT2017-08-16 01:47:03 GMT
The Eastern Kentucky University football team will have to fill some holes in the offensive line, in order to open holes for a talented group of running backs. “I expect them to be what we call a fist, five individuals strong together,” Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach Terry Heffernan said of his linemen. “These guys have lived together, they’ve trained together and they’ve worked together all off season. They’ve built a cont...
The Eastern Kentucky University football team will have to fill some holes in the offensive line, in order to open holes for a talented group of running backs. “I expect them to be what we call a fist, five individuals strong together,” Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach Terry Heffernan said of his linemen. “These guys have lived together, they’ve trained together and they’ve worked together all off season. They’ve built a cont...
Tuesday, August 15 2017 6:05 PM EDT2017-08-15 22:05:06 GMT
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For the first time in program history, the Kentucky volleyball program will host an exhibition match. UK will welcome Western Kentucky to Memorial Coliseum Wednesday at 5 p.m. The match is free to the public. “I’m thrilled with the fact that we are able to do an exhibition for the first time,” head coach Craig Skinner said. “It’s a great opportunity to compete and evaluate where we are during our training camp. It will provide us a c...
For the first time in program history, the Kentucky volleyball program will host an exhibition match. UK will welcome Western Kentucky to Memorial Coliseum Wednesday at 5 p.m. The match is free to the public. “I’m thrilled with the fact that we are able to do an exhibition for the first time,” head coach Craig Skinner said. “It’s a great opportunity to compete and evaluate where we are during our training camp. It will provide us a c...
Tuesday, August 15 2017 10:54 AM EDT2017-08-15 14:54:02 GMT
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Kyle Wiltjer is getting a chance in Toronto. The 1.3 million dollar contract is nice, but is a non-guaranteed deal. The means the former UK forward is fighting the odds to make the team. “I’m just really excited to be back in Toronto and Canada,” Wiltjer told DIME. “I’ve been working really hard all summer long to get better in all facets of my game and I’m just happy that I’ll be in my home nation.” Because he ...
Kyle Wiltjer is getting a chance in Toronto. The 1.3 million dollar contract is nice, but is a non-guaranteed deal. The means the former UK forward is fighting the odds to make the team. “I’m just really excited to be back in Toronto and Canada,” Wiltjer told DIME. “I’ve been working really hard all summer long to get better in all facets of my game and I’m just happy that I’ll be in my home nation.” Because he ...
Tuesday, August 15 2017 5:36 AM EDT2017-08-15 09:36:21 GMT
A.J. Rose, left, and Benny Snell as high school players.
By LARRY VAUGHT Sometimes a little luck plays a big role in recruiting. Redshirt freshman running back A.J. Rose, who is expected to be a major contributor for Kentucky this season, got a little recruiting bump from his father, Asim Rose Sr., with Kentucky recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow. Rose was a three-star player at Garfield Heights in Cleveland as a senior but his father managed to get Marrow to look at him when he was only a sophomore. “I knew of coach (M...
By LARRY VAUGHT Sometimes a little luck plays a big role in recruiting. Redshirt freshman running back A.J. Rose, who is expected to be a major contributor for Kentucky this season, got a little recruiting bump from his father, Asim Rose Sr., with Kentucky recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow. Rose was a three-star player at Garfield Heights in Cleveland as a senior but his father managed to get Marrow to look at him when he was only a sophomore. “I knew of coach (M...
Monday, August 14 2017 8:49 PM EDT2017-08-15 00:49:23 GMT
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(AP) — Frank Broyles, who guided the University of Arkansas to its lone national football championship and later molded the overall program as its athletic director, died Monday at the age of 92. Broyles died from complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to a statement from his family. "He passed peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones," the statement said. Broyles won almost 71 percent of his games as head football coach with the Razorbacks ...
(AP) — Frank Broyles, who guided the University of Arkansas to its lone national football championship and later molded the overall program as its athletic director, died Monday at the age of 92. Broyles died from complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to a statement from his family. "He passed peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones," the statement said. Broyles won almost 71 percent of his games as head football coach with the Razorbacks ...
Monday, August 14 2017 7:48 PM EDT2017-08-14 23:48:43 GMT
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Sources tell LEX18 that this is no big deal. Putting an athlete in a boot happens a lot more than it used to. Quarterback Stephen Johnson is in the background of this picture from UK's Instagram account. UK recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow is celebrating as backup tailback A.J. Rose is running. After UK's scrimmage on Saturday, Johnson said he had a brace on his knee. The offense talks to the media on Tuesday, so we should be able to get an update.
Sources tell LEX18 that this is no big deal. Putting an athlete in a boot happens a lot more than it used to. Quarterback Stephen Johnson is in the background of this picture from UK's Instagram account. UK recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow is celebrating as backup tailback A.J. Rose is running. After UK's scrimmage on Saturday, Johnson said he had a brace on his knee. The offense talks to the media on Tuesday, so we should be able to get an update.
Monday, August 14 2017 3:38 PM EDT2017-08-14 19:38:33 GMT
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Kentucky offensive tackle Cole Mosier suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during Saturday’s scrimmage and will miss the 2017 season. The senior from Walton, Ky., is not eligible for a sixth season, thus ending his Wildcat career. Mosier, a 6-foot-6, 335-pounder who was slated to start at left tackle for the Wildcats again this season, is scheduled to have surgery on Thursday, Aug. 17. He is on track to graduate in December with a degree in political s...
Kentucky offensive tackle Cole Mosier suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during Saturday’s scrimmage and will miss the 2017 season. The senior from Walton, Ky., is not eligible for a sixth season, thus ending his Wildcat career. Mosier, a 6-foot-6, 335-pounder who was slated to start at left tackle for the Wildcats again this season, is scheduled to have surgery on Thursday, Aug. 17. He is on track to graduate in December with a degree in political s...
Monday, August 14 2017 2:46 PM EDT2017-08-14 18:46:37 GMT
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Featuring a group of NBA, NBA G League and international experienced players, USA Basketball announced today 16 players who will participate in the USA Basketball Men’s AmeriCup Team training camp. The training camp, which will be used to select the national team that will represent the United States at the FIBA AmeriCup 2017, will be held will be Aug. 17-24 at the University of Houston. The official, 12-member USA team is expected to be announced prior to the team’s Aug....
Featuring a group of NBA, NBA G League and international experienced players, USA Basketball announced today 16 players who will participate in the USA Basketball Men’s AmeriCup Team training camp. The training camp, which will be used to select the national team that will represent the United States at the FIBA AmeriCup 2017, will be held will be Aug. 17-24 at the University of Houston. The official, 12-member USA team is expected to be announced prior to the team’s Aug....
Monday, August 14 2017 12:08 PM EDT2017-08-14 16:08:18 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In the interest of augmenting existing security measures at football games at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, University of Louisville Athletics will implement new security measures, including magnetic wanding at all entry gates and restricting the size and type of bag that may be carried into the stadium for home football games and concerts moving forward. Fans are encouraged to enter the stadium early, as magnetic wanding will be added to the entry process fo...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In the interest of augmenting existing security measures at football games at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, University of Louisville Athletics will implement new security measures, including magnetic wanding at all entry gates and restricting the size and type of bag that may be carried into the stadium for home football games and concerts moving forward. Fans are encouraged to enter the stadium early, as magnetic wanding will be added to the entry process fo...
Monday, August 14 2017 11:28 AM EDT2017-08-14 15:28:49 GMT
MINGO COUNTY, W. Va. (EKB) -- The man charged in the shooting of a former UK football player and high school coach pleaded not guilty. Dennis Paige Jr. turned himself into the authorities to face charges in the shooting of David Jones. Jones is the current of coach of Phelps High School in Pike County. The Mingo County Sheriff's Office to file a charge of felony malicious assault against Dennis Paige Jr. Jones was shot early on the morning of July 26, during an altercation at...
MINGO COUNTY, W. Va. (EKB) -- The man charged in the shooting of a former UK football player and high school coach pleaded not guilty. Dennis Paige Jr. turned himself into the authorities to face charges in the shooting of David Jones. Jones is the current of coach of Phelps High School in Pike County. The Mingo County Sheriff's Office to file a charge of felony malicious assault against Dennis Paige Jr. Jones was shot early on the morning of July 26, during an altercation at...
Monday, August 14 2017 12:04 AM EDT2017-08-14 04:04:38 GMT
It's becoming one of the fastest growing sports in America. Both Louisville and Cincinnati are having huge crowds for their city soccer teams. In fact when the two teams played last week there were over 13,000 fans in the stands in Louisville. They play in the United Soccer League Division Two. Now, the USL is looking to bring a Division Three level team to cities that fit a certain criteria of population, a facility that is ready to go and owners that are in an estab...
It's becoming one of the fastest growing sports in America. Both Louisville and Cincinnati are having huge crowds for their city soccer teams. In fact when the two teams played last week there were over 13,000 fans in the stands in Louisville. They play in the United Soccer League Division Two. Now, the USL is looking to bring a Division Three level team to cities that fit a certain criteria of population, a facility that is ready to go and owners that are in an estab...
Sunday, August 13 2017 10:05 PM EDT2017-08-14 02:05:02 GMT
Kentucky natvie, Justin Thomas, claimed his fourth win this season but first-ever major championship on Sunday by winning the PGA Champioship at Quail Hallow in Charlotte, NC. After hoisting the trophy, Thomas went into the media room to answer questions about his round and how winning a major meant to him. Here were his comments. JOHN DEVER: Good evening, everybody. Welcome back to the 99th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club. Pleased to be joined by 2017 PGA Champion, Jus...
Kentucky natvie, Justin Thomas, claimed his fourth win this season but first-ever major championship on Sunday by winning the PGA Champioship at Quail Hallow in Charlotte, NC. After hoisting the trophy, Thomas went into the media room to answer questions about his round and how winning a major meant to him. Here were his comments. JOHN DEVER: Good evening, everybody. Welcome back to the 99th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club. Pleased to be joined by 2017 PGA Champion, Jus...
Sunday, August 13 2017 9:20 PM EDT2017-08-14 01:20:59 GMT
What the Eastern Kentucky University defensive line lacks in experience, it makes up for in depth. “It’s going real good,” Defensive Line Coach Walter Stewart said in regards to preseason practice. “Guys have been getting after it. It’s been really positive so far.” The Colonels lost three starters to graduation off the defensive line from last year’s team. The lone returning starter is junior Aaron Patrick. Of th...
What the Eastern Kentucky University defensive line lacks in experience, it makes up for in depth. “It’s going real good,” Defensive Line Coach Walter Stewart said in regards to preseason practice. “Guys have been getting after it. It’s been really positive so far.” The Colonels lost three starters to graduation off the defensive line from last year’s team. The lone returning starter is junior Aaron Patrick. Of th...
Sunday, August 13 2017 7:09 PM EDT2017-08-13 23:09:13 GMT
Justin Thomas has won the PGA Championship for his first major title. The 24-year-old Thomas shot a 3-under 68 in the final round for his fourth win of the year. He entered the week as the world's 14th-ranked player. Thomas started the day two shots back of third-round leader Kevin Kisner, but began to make a move on the seventh hole. From there, he birdied four of the next six holes, including a dramatic putt on the par-5 10...
Justin Thomas has won the PGA Championship for his first major title. The 24-year-old Thomas shot a 3-under 68 in the final round for his fourth win of the year. He entered the week as the world's 14th-ranked player. Thomas started the day two shots back of third-round leader Kevin Kisner, but began to make a move on the seventh hole. From there, he birdied four of the next six holes, including a dramatic putt on the par-5 10...
Sunday, August 13 2017 6:58 PM EDT2017-08-13 22:58:09 GMT
Dermis Garcia hit two home runs to lead the Charleston RiverDogs to a 9-2 win over the Lexington Legends Sunday afternoon at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Charleston took the lead with a run in the top of the first inning. Pablo Olivares led off with a single and moved to second on a one-out single by Brandon Wagner. Walks to Isiah Gilliam and Steven Sensley forced home a run. Garcia’s two-run homer in the third inning gave Charleston a 3-0 lead, and the RiverD...
Dermis Garcia hit two home runs to lead the Charleston RiverDogs to a 9-2 win over the Lexington Legends Sunday afternoon at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Charleston took the lead with a run in the top of the first inning. Pablo Olivares led off with a single and moved to second on a one-out single by Brandon Wagner. Walks to Isiah Gilliam and Steven Sensley forced home a run. Garcia’s two-run homer in the third inning gave Charleston a 3-0 lead, and the RiverD...
Sunday, August 13 2017 4:34 PM EDT2017-08-13 20:34:53 GMT
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The San Diego Padres committed to their rebuilding program under Andy Green, giving their manager a three-year extension Sunday through 2021. "I can't hide my happiness," Green said. "I'm thrilled and excited to be able to staying here to lead this organization. There is no other place I'd rather be." Green, 40, is in the second year of his original contract with the struggling Padres (51-65), and the organization is encourag...
The San Diego Padres committed to their rebuilding program under Andy Green, giving their manager a three-year extension Sunday through 2021. "I can't hide my happiness," Green said. "I'm thrilled and excited to be able to staying here to lead this organization. There is no other place I'd rather be." Green, 40, is in the second year of his original contract with the struggling Padres (51-65), and the organization is encourag...
Sunday, August 13 2017 4:05 PM EDT2017-08-13 20:05:05 GMT
Southern Mississippi rebounded from one of the most dismal periods in program history with back-to-back winning seasons in 2015 and '16. Now second-year coach Jay Hopson is out to prove the Golden Eagles will continue their winning ways. Southern Miss will have to maintain its momentum with a new quarterback. Four-year starter Nick Mullens is now gone and there's a preseason battle under center between sophomore Keon Howard and junior Kwadra Gri...
Southern Mississippi rebounded from one of the most dismal periods in program history with back-to-back winning seasons in 2015 and '16. Now second-year coach Jay Hopson is out to prove the Golden Eagles will continue their winning ways. Southern Miss will have to maintain its momentum with a new quarterback. Four-year starter Nick Mullens is now gone and there's a preseason battle under center between sophomore Keon Howard and junior Kwadra Gri...
Sunday, August 13 2017 3:33 PM EDT2017-08-13 19:33:04 GMT
There’s an equal mix of experience and youth among Eastern Kentucky University’s group of four tight ends. “We’re in the midst of the longest camp in the history of the NCAA, we’re asking our guys to dig deep every day,” Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Coach Tommy Zagorski said. “It’s been a great opportunity to develop and get better.” Redshirt junior Dan Paul and junior Clayton Schmerber are the two returning pl...
There’s an equal mix of experience and youth among Eastern Kentucky University’s group of four tight ends. “We’re in the midst of the longest camp in the history of the NCAA, we’re asking our guys to dig deep every day,” Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Coach Tommy Zagorski said. “It’s been a great opportunity to develop and get better.” Redshirt junior Dan Paul and junior Clayton Schmerber are the two returning pl...
Sunday, August 13 2017 2:27 PM EDT2017-08-13 18:27:49 GMT
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Owensboro officials are discussing the creation of a permanent memorial to honor former world champion motorcycle racer and Owensboro native Nicky Hayden, who died earlier this year. Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson said discussions began recently about how the community could memorialize Hayden, who was 35 when he died in May after being hit by a car while training on his bicycle in Italy. In a MotoGP career spanning 2003-2016 with Honda and Ducati, ...
Owensboro officials are discussing the creation of a permanent memorial to honor former world champion motorcycle racer and Owensboro native Nicky Hayden, who died earlier this year. Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson said discussions began recently about how the community could memorialize Hayden, who was 35 when he died in May after being hit by a car while training on his bicycle in Italy. In a MotoGP career spanning 2003-2016 with Honda and Ducati, ...
Sunday, August 13 2017 6:36 AM EDT2017-08-13 10:36:50 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)-- Thousands took to the streets of downtown Lexington for Baptist Health Lexington’s A Midsummer Night’s Run presented by Quantrell Subaru. The exclusive downtown, nighttime race has become an event Lexingtonians and people from surrounding areas do not want to miss. For the second straight year, Joseph Mullen was the overall winner with a time of 15:25. The top female finisher was 17-year-old Michaela Reinhart of Georgetown, crossing...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)-- Thousands took to the streets of downtown Lexington for Baptist Health Lexington’s A Midsummer Night’s Run presented by Quantrell Subaru. The exclusive downtown, nighttime race has become an event Lexingtonians and people from surrounding areas do not want to miss. For the second straight year, Joseph Mullen was the overall winner with a time of 15:25. The top female finisher was 17-year-old Michaela Reinhart of Georgetown, crossing...
Saturday, August 12 2017 10:08 PM EDT2017-08-13 02:08:40 GMT
Charleston took the lead with four runs in the second inning and went on to a 7-3 win over the Lexington Legends Saturday night in front of 5,751 fans at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. The Legends scored a run in the first inning when Michael Gigliotti drew a leadoff walk, stole second, moved to third on a ground out by Meibrys Viloria and scored on a ground out by Emmanuel Rivera. Charleston’s Dalton Blaser led off the second inning with a double. He moved to third on a wi...
Charleston took the lead with four runs in the second inning and went on to a 7-3 win over the Lexington Legends Saturday night in front of 5,751 fans at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. The Legends scored a run in the first inning when Michael Gigliotti drew a leadoff walk, stole second, moved to third on a ground out by Meibrys Viloria and scored on a ground out by Emmanuel Rivera. Charleston’s Dalton Blaser led off the second inning with a double. He moved to third on a wi...
Saturday, August 12 2017 9:19 PM EDT2017-08-13 01:19:13 GMT
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Kentucky alumna Kendra Harrison missed out on a medal by .02 seconds, placing fourth in 12.74 (+0.1) IAAF World Championships final in the 100-meter hurdles at London Stadium on Friday. “Sometimes at these Championships it’s not about going out there and running fast it’s about just executing your race and I didn’t do that,” Harrison said. “I had a few nicks (of hurdles) and I tried to get back into it. “This is my first time making the fina...
Kentucky alumna Kendra Harrison missed out on a medal by .02 seconds, placing fourth in 12.74 (+0.1) IAAF World Championships final in the 100-meter hurdles at London Stadium on Friday. “Sometimes at these Championships it’s not about going out there and running fast it’s about just executing your race and I didn’t do that,” Harrison said. “I had a few nicks (of hurdles) and I tried to get back into it. “This is my first time making the fina...
Saturday, August 12 2017 6:55 PM EDT2017-08-12 22:55:16 GMT
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The Kentucky Football team held a scrimmage on Saturday just three weeks away from the start of the season. The Wildcats open September 2nd at Southern Mississippi. After the scrimmage, Wildcats Coach, Mark Stoops, called it just an OK scrimmage. "Good thing we've still got three weeks. Two weeks would be pushing it, three weeks is a lot of time to get some things ironed out," said Coach Stoops. "I felt like it was a typical scrimmage in camp. Both sides of ...
The Kentucky Football team held a scrimmage on Saturday just three weeks away from the start of the season. The Wildcats open September 2nd at Southern Mississippi. After the scrimmage, Wildcats Coach, Mark Stoops, called it just an OK scrimmage. "Good thing we've still got three weeks. Two weeks would be pushing it, three weeks is a lot of time to get some things ironed out," said Coach Stoops. "I felt like it was a typical scrimmage in camp. Both sides of ...
Monday, March 6 2017 9:46 AM EST2017-03-06 14:46:59 GMT
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky’s freshman backcourt tandem of Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox was named All-America by USA Today on Monday. Monk earned second-team distinction, while Fox was tabbed to the third team. Monk was joined on the second team by Josh Jackson (Kansas), Justin Jackson (North Carolina), Luke Kennard (Duke) and Nigel Williams-Goss (Gonzaga). Third-team honorees along with Fox included Ethan Happ (Wisconsin), Lauri Markkanen (Arizona), Monte Morris (Iowa...
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky’s freshman backcourt tandem of Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox was named All-America by USA Today on Monday. Monk earned second-team distinction, while Fox was tabbed to the third team. Monk was joined on the second team by Josh Jackson (Kansas), Justin Jackson (North Carolina), Luke Kennard (Duke) and Nigel Williams-Goss (Gonzaga). Third-team honorees along with Fox included Ethan Happ (Wisconsin), Lauri Markkanen (Arizona), Monte Morris (Iowa...
Thursday, August 17 2017 5:17 PM EDT2017-08-17 21:17:16 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) The family of a Lexington shooting victim was upset that their loved one's grave had not been covered when Lexington police officers came in to help them. Steven "Charlie" Robinson was shot and killed in Lexington on early Saturday morning. He was buried Wednesday at the Cove Haven Cemetery. When Robinson's loved ones went to visit his grave Thursday, they saw that the grave still had not been filled in. Lexington Officers are now working with...
LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) The family of a Lexington shooting victim was upset that their loved one's grave had not been covered when Lexington police officers came in to help them. Steven "Charlie" Robinson was shot and killed in Lexington on early Saturday morning. He was buried Wednesday at the Cove Haven Cemetery. When Robinson's loved ones went to visit his grave Thursday, they saw that the grave still had not been filled in. Lexington Officers are now working with...
Thursday, August 17 2017 1:44 PM EDT2017-08-17 17:44:54 GMT
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)-- According to the American Astrological Society, some (not all) locations in the following retail chains sell ISO-compliant safe eclipse glasses and/or handheld viewers, so you can confidently buy solar viewers if you find them in their stores, but not on their websites, as some chains use different suppliers for their websites than they do for their stores. 7-Eleven Best Buy Bi-Mart Casey's General Store Circle K Hobby Town Kirkla...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)-- According to the American Astrological Society, some (not all) locations in the following retail chains sell ISO-compliant safe eclipse glasses and/or handheld viewers, so you can confidently buy solar viewers if you find them in their stores, but not on their websites, as some chains use different suppliers for their websites than they do for their stores. 7-Eleven Best Buy Bi-Mart Casey's General Store Circle K Hobby Town Kirkla...
Wednesday, August 16 2017 5:34 PM EDT2017-08-16 21:34:38 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) -- There were two shootings within minutes of each other in Lexington on Wednesday. A third house was shot up several hours later and now police believe that the shootings are all connected.
LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) -- There were two shootings within minutes of each other in Lexington on Wednesday. A third house was shot up several hours later and now police believe that the shootings are all connected.
