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Reports: Milan Momcilovic returning to college after NBA flirtations
Milan Momcilovic, the No. 1 overall player in this year's transfer portal class per ESPN, is returning to college basketball for the 2026-27 after NBA flirtations, according to multiple media reports.,The reports emerged Wednesday night, mere hours before the 11:59 p.m. deadline by which players had...
Report: Arizona emerges as Milan Momcilovic suitor as draft deadline nears
With the NBA Draft decision deadline looming Wednesday night, there are a number of players who still haven't announced whether they will remain in the draft or return to college.,No pending decision probably looms larger on the 2026 college basketball season than former Iowa State standout Milan Mo...
Cherie DeVaux Makes History with Kentucky Derby Win at Churchill Downs
Cherie DeVaux becomes the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby as Golden Tempo rallies for a dramatic victory....
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Iowa State forces 20 turnovers, thumps Kentucky despite Joshua Jefferson absence
ST. LOUIS -- Short-handed Iowa State was without versatile star forward Joshua Jefferson for its second-round NCAA Tournament Midwest Region matchup with Kentucky on Sunday.,But the Cyclones had their feral defense, and that was more than enough to tame the Wildcats, which coughed up 20 turnovers th...
Middle 13-minute surge carries Texas A&M over Kentucky
Texas A&M got 21 points from Rylan Griffen and 17 from Ruben Dominguez as it controlled the middle 13 minutes of the game on the way to a 96-85 win over Kentucky on Tuesday in a key late-season Southeastern Conference dustup in College Station, Texas.,A&M (20-10, 10-7 SEC) led by a dozen points at h...
Auburn edges Kentucky on Elyjah Freeman's last-second tip-in
Auburn rallied from a nine-point deficit early in the second half to claim a pivotal 75-74 win over Kentucky at home and boost its NCAA Tournament hopes. KeyShawn Murphy scored 17 of his career-high 25 points after halftime and Auburn got a tip-in from Elyjah Freeman with 1.2 seconds to play to clai...
Kentucky overcomes 14-point deficit vs. No. 25 Tennessee
Otega Oweh scored 21 points to help Kentucky rally for a 74-71 victory over No. 25 Tennessee in Southeastern Conference play Saturday in Lexington, Ky.,Denzel Aberdeen added 16 points and Malachi Moreno scored 10 for the Wildcats (17-7, 8-3 SEC), who trailed by 14 before winning their eighth game in...
Kentucky fends off Texas, stretches winning streak to 4
Denzel Aberdeen scored 19 points, including six game-sealing free throws, and Otega Oweh and Collin Chandler each scored 18 as host Kentucky outlasted Texas 85-80 in Lexington on Wednesday night.,The key moment came when Simeon Wilcher was assessed a foul against Oweh with just over 10 minutes to pl...
Kentucky erases 18-point deficit, beats LSU at the buzzer
Malachi Moreno drained a mid-range jumper at the buzzer on Wednesday to propel Kentucky to a 75-74 victory over LSU in Southeastern Conference play at Baton Rouge, La.,Moreno had 10 points for the Wildcats (11-6, 2-2 SEC), who trailed by as many as 18 points in the second half. Otega Oweh's 21 point...
Mark Mitchell helps Missouri close out win at Kentucky
Missouri closed the game on a 15-2 run over the final 4:37 for a 73-68 road win over Kentucky Wednesday night.,Mark Mitchell led the Tigers with 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the floor. Jayden Stone was right behind with 20 points and three 3-pointers. Two of those 3-pointers came in the second...
Women's Top 25 roundup: UConn routs Big East foe Marquette to remain unbeaten
Sarah Strong's game-high 22 points and seven rebounds led top-ranked UConn in an 89-53 romp over Big East Conference counterpart Marquette on Wednesday in Storrs, Ct.,The Huskies (11-0, 3-0 Big East) took control early with first-quarter runs of 11-3 and 15-4, building a 15-point cushion by the end ...
Diego Pavia sets passing record as No. 14 Vanderbilt routs Kentucky
Diego Pavia passed for a school-record 484 yards and accounted for six touchdowns to lead No. 14 Vanderbilt to a 45-17 stomping of Kentucky on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.,Pavia completed 33 of 39 passes and matched his career best of five touchdown passes in his fina...
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....