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Kentucky's defense shuts down Auburn in low-scoring win
Cutter Boley threw for 161 yards and the game's only touchdown Saturday night, while the Kentucky defense allowed only 241 yards and notched seven sacks in a 10-3 defeat of homestanding Auburn.,In winning their first Southeastern Conference game of the year, the Wildcats (3-5, 1-5) got a sack and a ...

Joey Aguilar tosses 3 TDs as No. 17 Tennessee outscores Kentucky
Joey Aguilar scorched Kentucky's defense for 396 passing yards, Edrees Farooq recorded a pick-six, and the No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers claimed their border battle over the Wildcats in a 56-34 blowout on Saturday night in Lexington, Ky.,Aguilar went 20 of 26 with three touchdowns for the Volunteers (...

After goal-line stand in OT, Mason Shipley’s FG lifts No. 21 Texas over Kentucky
Mason Shipley booted a game-winning 45-yard field goal in overtime after the Texas defense made a goal-line stand as the 21st-ranked Texas Longhorns Texas escaped with a 16-13 victory over upset-minded Kentucky on Saturday evening in a Southeastern Conference matchup in Lexington, Ky.,Shipley and Ke...

South Carolina takes charge in 2nd quarter, rolls past Kentucky
South Carolina scored two defensive touchdowns in a span of 45 seconds and Rahsul Faison rushed for two more scores as the Gamecocks routed Kentucky, 35-13, Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.,LaNorris Sellers completed 11 of his 14 pass attempts for 153 yards without an interception and rushed 14 time...

Cutter Boley fills in nicely at QB as Kentucky drops Eastern Michigan
Cutter Boley threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns in his first start of the season and running back Seth McGowan rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns as Kentucky topped Eastern Michigan 48-23.,Starting for an injured Zach Calzada (shoulder), Boley completed 12 of 21 passes. Both of his touchd...
2025 Kentucky Derby Best Bets: Top Picks, Odds & Expert Predictions
Looking for the best bets for the 2025 Kentucky Derby? Get expert picks, odds, and betting strategies, including top contenders like Journalism, Baeza, and Sovereignty, plus value plays and trifecta tips....
What NCAA Tournament Selection Committee Got Right, Wrong In Mock Bracket Reveal
We react to the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee's Top 16 seeds released in mock bracket reveal and how things will look a month before Selection Sunday....
Kentucky Flourishes Under Mark Pope While John Calipari Fumbles in Arkansas
Kentucky is thriving under new head coach Mark Pope while John Calipari is struggling in his new stop with the Arkansas Razorbacks....
College Football's Most Overpaid Coaches Based on Results
There's bad coaches all across America, but these are the most overpaid coaches in college football based on their poor results compared to massive salaries....

Jarquez Hunter runs wild on Kentucky, leads Auburn to victory
Jarquez Hunter rushed for a career-high 278 yards and scored two touchdowns to help Auburn rally to a 24-10 victory over Kentucky on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Lexington, Ky.,Hunter rushed 23 times and had a 45-yard touchdown run in addition to non-scoring runs of 50 and 46 ya...

Jadan Baugh's five TD runs carry Florida past Kentucky
Jadan Baugh produced three of his five touchdown runs in the second quarter and Florida went on to defeat Kentucky 48-20 on Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Florida's DJ Lagway threw for 259 yards on 7-for-14 passing. He was intercepted once. Elijhah Badger caught three passes for 148 yards to he...

No. 5 Alabama opens Kalen DeBoer era, crushes Western Kentucky
Jalen Milroe threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday night as No. 5 Alabama started the Kalen DeBoer era with a resounding 63-0 thumping of visiting Western Kentucky in Tuscaloosa.,Milroe was highly efficient, completing 7 of 9 passes for 200 yards, and added 79 yards on 10 rushes. ...

No. 5 Alabama drubs Western Kentucky to open Kalen DeBoer era
Jalen Milroe threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday night as No. 5 Alabama started the Kalen DeBoer era with a resounding 63-0 thumping of visiting Western Kentucky in Tuscaloosa.,Milroe was highly efficient, completing 7 of 9 passes for 200 yards, and added 79 yards on 10 rushes. ...
Ten College Football Players With No Margin for Error in 2024
These 10 college football players have no margin for error in the 2024 season, as they're pivotal components to their team's success....

Texas A&M stoops to new low by unhiring Mark Stoops amid fan revolt
If you thought Texas A&M couldn’t stoop any lower after paying Jimbo Fisher a record amount to scram, you thought wrong because they did just that on Saturday night, as all signs pointed to the Aggies hiring Kentucky’s Mark Stoops. Reports by The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman and Nicole Auerbach kicked o...

Anthony Davis’ extension isn’t a risk, it’s standard operating procedure
The Los Angeles Lakers continued their tradition of taking care of stars Friday, signing Anthony Davis to a three-year, $186 million max extension. The Brow will now be in purple and gold through 2028, and in the process was rewarded with the richest annual extension in NBA history at $62 million pe...

How to completely crap on your legacy, by Jordan Henderson
It’s my fault. I know better than to buy into it, but being so cynical, and assuming that every athlete that seems like he’s above the usual morass isn’t much of a way to live. I wanted to believe in Jordan Henderson, and still do in a lot of ways. ...

Horse racing needs a stoppage, not a change of scenery
One of the rebuttals to Churchill Downs’ suspension of horse racing after this weekend was that officials couldn’t find proof of the venue’s role in the dozen horses who’ve died there this year. While that logic comes off like an amusement park owner saying “Nothing to see here” as kids get launched...

A fix for horse racing that’s more than an ‘emergency meeting’
Horse racing regulatory and safety officials, along with representatives from Churchill Downs, are holding an emergency meeting today in response to two more horse deaths at the famed track in Louisville, Ky. this spring. The reason I’m writing this before the actual meet-and-greet is that nothing i...

Kentucky Derby winner Mage doesn’t disrespect horse racing by saying yea not 'neigh' to Preakness
Last year, Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds, like a kamikaze to horse racing. Not honoring the tradition of the sport was the team behind the emeritus Kentucky Derby champion, who decided to sit the winner out of the second leg of the sport’s Triple Crown. The biggest prize in the spo...