Jaguars decline 5th-year option on RB Leonard Fournette
The Jacksonville Jaguars have declined to pick up the fifth-year option in running back Leonard Fournette’s rookie contract. The decision Friday was no surprise because the team tried to trade … Click to Continue »
UK football gains 2021 commitment, loses two players to transfer portal
The University of Kentucky football program gained a new football commitment Friday. Shortly after, it lost two of its building blocks already on campus. Kahlil Saunders, a defensive end out … Click to Continue »
Optimism abounds from UK football fans who’ve renewed season tickets amid pandemic
University of Kentucky Director of Athletics Mitch Barnhart, in a message to football season ticket-holders, wrote that the school is planning for football games to be played in the fall. … Click to Continue »
What to expect from the Kentucky Derby’s virtual ‘Triple Crown Showdown’
The real Kentucky Derby might not be happening as scheduled this weekend, but a virtual “Triple Crown Showdown” will be taking place. Here’s what to expect this weekend. … Click to Continue »
Want to toast the Kentucky Derby anyway? Keys to a great mint julep
The Kentucky Derby is rife with tradition — the roses, the hats, the high-rolling bettors and B-list celebs. While this year’s Derby is postponed until September because of the ongoing … Click to Continue »
No Derby in May, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t make your own pie
It’s the pie that everybody talks about this time of year, the one that most people associate with Derby, an ultra sweet nut and chocolate pie. If you’re from Kentucky, … Click to Continue »
How NASCAR is planning to pull off a live race in 16 days while keeping everyone safe
Thursday’s teleconference between media and NASCAR leadership ended after 40 minutes and probably could have lasted 10 times as long. There are endless questions about racing’s return May 17 as … Click to Continue »
Churchill Downs announces start date for Spring Meet. No fans allowed for now.
One day after receiving clearance from Gov. Andy Beshear to begin working toward a resumption of horse racing in Kentucky, Churchill Downs has put forth a Spring Meet schedule. The … Click to Continue »
Kentucky coach on athlete compensation: Long-term approach superior to ‘quick buck’
Already treading uncharted waters because of the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA this week took a major step toward forever altering the landscape of American sports. On Wednesday, … Click to Continue »
Quietly, one of Billy Gillispie’s ‘kiddie corps’ basketball recruits has made it to UK
Over the summer between his freshman and sophomore years of high school, Dakotah Euton fulfilled a life ambition. In June of 2007, Billy Gillispie offered Euton a chance to play … Click to Continue »
No horses at Churchill on Saturday? Hold onto your Derby hats, here come the turtles.
Old Forester is bringing back a racing tradition that the Bluegrass hasn’t seen since World War II: The Kentucky Turtle Derby. That’s what they called it in 1945 when Churchill … Click to Continue »
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