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What Jai Lucas brings to the Kentucky basketball program and its recruiting efforts

The Kentucky bench is going to be a crowded place when basketball returns to Rupp Arena. In addition to the recent hire of Bruiser Flint to take Kenny Payne’s spot … Click to Continue »

Herald-Leader Top 10: Kentucky Class 3A high school football preseason poll for 2020

A great way to be ranked No. 1 in preseason is to win the state championship the year prior, and Class 3A’s Belfry becomes the third champ to earn that … Click to Continue »

Predictions for every game of the 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football season

To understand the challenge facing Kentucky football against an all-Southeastern Conference schedule, one need only turn to the record books. Since the SEC was formed in 1933, UK has played … Click to Continue »

Tiz the Law is one of the biggest Derby favorites in decades. It doesn’t mean he’ll win.

The prolonged prep schedule leading up to this year’s Kentucky Derby has given horseplayers an extra four months to consider the options and construct their wagering plans. The first Saturday … Click to Continue »

UCI relaxes COVID-19 exclusion rules at Tour de France

Cycling’s governing body has relaxed the Tour de France’s COVID-19 exclusion rules on the eve of the race’s opening stage following complaints from teams that feared their riders would be … Click to Continue »

Shinzo Abe — aka ‘Super Mario’ — loses out on Olympics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a star at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a sellout crowd at the Maracana Stadium as Nintendo … Click to Continue »

European Tour golf heading to Cyprus for 1st time

The European Tour is heading to Cyprus for the first time. Back-to-back events will be held in Paphos as part of the tour’s reshaped schedule for 2020, though there will … Click to Continue »

The Latest: No home fans for football at North Carolina

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham says the school will begin football and other fall … Click to Continue »

ACLU: Brown wanted to dismantle sports equity agreement

Newly released internal documents show that top Brown University officials wanted to undermine and dismantle a 22-year-old agreement to provide gender equity in varsity sports, attorneys for Public Justice and … Click to Continue »

Verstappen leads 2nd practice at Belgian GP, Ricciardo 2nd

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen posted the fastest time in the second practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday. Verstappen was .048 seconds ahead of Renault driver Daniel … Click to Continue »

NHL playoffs to resume with 3 games each Saturday, Sunday

The NHL’s second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after players prompted the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice. … Click to Continue »

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