Kentucky’s Bowden signs rookie contract with Las Vegas Raiders
Former University of Kentucky standout Lynn Bowden has signed his first professional football contract with the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders announced deals with all seven of their 2020 NFL … Click to Continue »
Grit and guts fuel Del Mar thriller for Maximum Security
Sometimes, horse racing greatness is measured in romping ease as the distance between first and those fading in the rear-view mirror grows at the speed of Pinocchio’s nose. Other times, … Click to Continue »
Leave the name Rupp Arena, as a reminder times changed — for the better
You knew it was a matter of when, not if. When the Black Lives Matter movement took hold, sparking needed change, it was inevitable the discussion would come around to … Click to Continue »
Kentucky time machine: Bowden audibled Cats to a comeback in Belk Bowl
Editor’s Note: The Herald-Leader concludes its series re-publishing the game stories from Kentucky’s 10 football bowl victories in chronological order. These stories have appeared, with some light editing, as they … Click to Continue »
College basketball showdown in 2020-21: COVID-19 vs. ‘control freaks’
Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo does not wake up each morning these days ready to attack the world’s rim. “I get up every day with no sense of purpose,” he … Click to Continue »
Growing up, ex-UK player ‘didn’t like the police at all.’ Now, he’s a police chief.
As a child growing up outside Atlanta, Eric Scott dreaded family interactions with the police. “I didn’t like the police at all — but I never knew why,” Scott says. … Click to Continue »
Baseball fans in South Korea back in stands amid COVID-19
Masked fans hopped, sang and shouted cheers in baseball stadiums in South Korea on Sunday as authorities began allowing spectators to return to professional sports amid the coronavirus pandemic. After … Click to Continue »
Keith Pompey: An in-shape and locked-in Joel Embiid could make the Sixers tough to beat in NBA restart
Don’t get it twisted. The 76ers made the right decision to move Ben Simmons to point forward, where the 6-foot-10, 250-pounder can make a great impact. Shake Milton, at point … Click to Continue »
LeBron James and Anthony Davis are NBA’s top duo, but is that enough?
The question posed to NBA coaches, scouts and player personnel executives caused most of them to pause rather than give an immediate answer: Is it more conducive for a team … Click to Continue »
Ira Winderman: Premature balloting a blight on NBA awards
For years, the contention here has been that the NBA’s annual awards should include the playoffs, which, with their two-month run in a typical season, extend nearly as long as … Click to Continue »
Jane McManus: Time to pull the plug on the experiment of trying to play college football in a pandemic
There was a moment in the spring when it looked like American sports could follow in the footsteps of Korean baseball and German soccer. That nationally the rates of coronavirus … Click to Continue »
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