Sports Update For The Week
As we all know the sports community has come to a screeching halt. The college season ended before they could play conference tournaments, the spring seasons of high school sports have been wiped out. Even the Sweet Sixteen has been all but cancelled. During this time we hope to bring you some news on what […]
Texas trending for 2020 recruit Greg Brown
By Jamie Boggs There is a seemingly infinite amount of uncertainty in our lives right now, and next year’s Kentucky Basketball roster is no exception. Nick Richards and Tyrese Maxey are almost certainly gone. Ashton Hagans will likely go as well. And at the end of the day, the Wildcats could just return a player or two and be starting completely […]
Calipari: Cats a title contender, not knowing ‘hard thing to swallow’
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — John Calipari was looking forward to the NCAA Tournament and admitted that he was surprised by the decision to cancel the tourney because of coronavirus concerns. “Today’s news has stunned all of us,” he said. “It’s just now sinking in for me. As disappointed as we […]
Ohio Valley Conference Suspends Athletics
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents has announced that effective immediately OVC member institutions will suspend athletic-related activities including all competition and formal practices until further notice due to the COVID-19 public health threat. All recruiting-related travel is also suspended until April 3, 2020, at which time the impact of that ban […]
KHSAA STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY
From a press release from the KHSAA: Based on additional information and guidance from both the Kentucky Department of Education and the Governor’s office in the last hour, at this time, the girls’ state tournament is postponed indefinitely effective with the conclusion of game five. Next week’s boys’ basketball tournament is also postponed indefinitely. The […]
The SEC Tournament is officially canceled
It’s official: the remainder of the SEC Tournament has been called off. With the dominoes falling as quickly as they have, this is not completely unexpected. However, that does not change the devastation of a decision on those that it impacts directly. That is not to say this was the wrong decision, but it is […]
Berea Lady Mountaineers Make Historic First Appearance in NCAA Tournament
For nearly a century, Berea College played in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the NAIA division. In 2014, they began the transition to becoming a member of the NCAA in Division III. Since becoming an official member of the NCAA and the USA South Conference, Berea Athletics has struggled to find its footing in […]
ACC, SEC playing remainder of league tournaments without fans
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today The arenas playing host to the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference tournaments will be mostly empty for the rest of the week. Both leagues announced Wednesday that the remainder of their conference tournaments will be played but without fans because of coronavirus concerns. The SEC officials said it will […]
EKU FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University football team will begin spring practice on March 17 and conclude with the annual Maroon & White Game on April 18. On Tuesday, March 17, the team will take the field for its first spring practice at 8 a.m. All practices are open to the public. Fans are asked to sit in the Roy […]
SEC Tourney: UK gets winner of Alabama-Tennessee in quarters
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today Top-seeded Kentucky has a double-bye in the Southeastern Conference Tournament and will take on the winner of the Alabama-Tennessee contest at 1 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. No. 2 Auburn will take on the Texas A&M-Missouri winner at 7 p.m., while third seed LSU will […]
Former Madison Central Indian Jacob Ferris Throws Complete Game Shutout in Colonel Victory
RICHMOND, Ky. – Richmond native Jacob Ferris pitched a complete game, 3-hit shutout to lead the Eastern Kentucky University baseball team to a series clinching 6-0 win over Norfolk State University on Saturday at Earle Combs Stadium. It was the Colonels sixth straight victory. EKU opened the three-game weekend series with a 14-2 win over the Spartans […]
Colonels Begin Tournament Play Tonight Against Tennessee State
The Colonels are playing in the OVC tournament for the first time since 2015. OVC coach of the year AW Hamilton leads his team to the postseason in his second season as the helm. Colonels finished 12-6 in regular season play and earned the four seed and a bye in to the quarterfinals. They will […]
EKU Men’s Basketball gets Downtown Send-Off
EKU men’s basketball had a send off through downtown this afternoon. A bus filled with the OVC Coach of the year A.W. Hamilton and the EKU men’s basketball team were greeted by fans young and old throughout downtown. The team is the four seed in the OVC and will play in the quarter finals of […]
11th Region Highlights: Madison Central vs. Tates Creek
The Tates Creek Commodores traveled to Richmond last night to take on the Madison Central Indians. The two teams had a competitive, back and forth game that ended in surprising fashion. See some of the highlights from the game in the video above, and watch the full game on WBON TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages! […]
Crushing loss to Tennessee deals blow to UK’s tourney resume
BY KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Kentucky’s loss to Evansville back in November haunted the Wildcats. A shocking 81-73 setback to Tennessee in the home finale Tuesday night dealt yet another blow to the team’s NCAA Tournament resume with one game remaining in the regular season. The sixth-ranked Wildcats (24-6, 14-3 Southeastern […]
Wilson out, but QB depth not an issue as Cats open spring practice
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Terry Wilson is nearly fully recovered from his knee injury, but the Kentucky quarterback won’t be participating when the Wildcats open spring practice Tuesday. Wilson injured his knee last September and will continue to get back into playing shape as well as Nik Scalzo, who also […]
SEC title in hand, Cats have plenty at stake; Quickley makes history
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Kentucky has secured the Southeastern Conference title and will be the top seed in the league tournament but the Wildcats have plenty to play for during the final week of the regular season. Kentucky, which climbed to No. 6 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, […]
44th District Highlights: Madison Central vs. Berea Boys
The Indians and the Pirates had a great showing in the last round of the 2020 44th District Tournament. See some of the highlights from the game in the video above, and watch the full game on WBON TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages! All of our sports highlights are sponsored by Davis & Hylton Accounting […]
A topic of discussion, Cats can claim SEC crown with win over Auburn
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — The stakes will be high when Kentucky takes on Auburn Saturday. The eighth-ranked Wildcats (23-5, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) can clinch the league’s regular-season title and claim the top seed for the upcoming conference tournament with a win over the Tigers with three games remaining in the […]
Immanuel Quickley has first 30-point game for Cats in 2 years, praises the process at UK
By Jamie Boggs @jamiewboggs Just when you think Immanuel Quickley’s bag of tricks is empty, he finds a way to exceed expectations in a major way. Three days after setting a career high of 26 points against Florida, Quickley filled it up in College Station to the tune of 30 points. This was the first […]
44th District Tournament Highlights: Model vs. Berea Boys
Berea had a great night at yesterday’s 44th District Tournament games, pulling out the win against highly competitive Model teams. See some of the highlights from the game in the video above, and watch the full game on WBON TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages! All of our sports highlights are sponsored by Davis & Hylton […]
44th District Tournament Highlights: Model vs. Berea Girls
Berea had a great night at yesterday’s 44th District Tournament games, pulling out the win against highly competitive Model teams. See some of the highlights from the game in the video above, and watch the full game on WBON TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages! All of our sports highlights are sponsored by Davis & Hylton […]
44th District Tournament Highlights: Madison Central vs. Madison Southern Girls
The atmosphere was electric last night as the Lady Indians and Lady Eagles met up for the opening game of the 44th District Tournament! See some of the highlights from the game in the video above, and watch the full game on WBON TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages! All of our sports highlights are sponsored […]
44th District Tournament Highlights: Madison Central vs. Madison Southern Boys
The Indians and the Eagles challenged each other in an edge-of-the-seat first round of the 44th District Tournament at McBrayer Arena last night! See some of the highlights from the game in the video above, and watch the full game on WBON TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages! All of our sports highlights are sponsored by […]
Meditating at the Foul Line: The Secret Behind Immanuel Quickley’s High Free Throw Rate
Whether you’re shooting hoops in the backyard or playing for a collegiate national title, the key to success for athletes is focus. There are many ways to maintain focus, but it is becoming a theme for basketball players at the University of Kentucky to incorporate meditation into their preparation for success on a big stage. […]
