Stoops, Cats taking the rest of the season one game at a time
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) —Kentucky is two wins away from becoming bowl eligible with four games remaining. Instead of looking at the big picture, Mark Stoops is taking it one week at a time. “We look at it as the last stretch here with the four games and we’re worried about […]
Caudill Middle Wins Back to Back State Championships!
Back to back state championships is a rare feat for any football team, but that’s just what the 8th grade football team at Caudill Middle did. Coached by David Hensley in a 17-0 season this year, we interview a group of players as they retrospectively look back at their middle school career and list some […]
Confident Cats ‘locked-in’ going into home opener against EKU
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Nate Sestina wasn’t surprised by Tyrese Maxey’s performance at Madison Square Garden earlier this week. “Tyrese is a big-time player,” he said. “The dude is a big-time shot-maker and everything that he does, he does well and he does it with a smile on his face […]
COLONELS SET TO TAKE ON NO. 2 KENTUCKY ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT RUPP ARENA
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team will make the short drive up I-75 on Friday to face No. 2 Kentucky. Tip from Rupp Arena is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Fans can watch the game live on the SEC Network. The live radio broadcast of the game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO-100.7 FM, […]
Kentucky vs. EKU: Preview, viewing info & more
By Jamie Boggs/@jamiewboggs Now that the seal is broken after the Champions Classic, the 2019-2020 college basketball season is officially underway. The Kentucky Wildcats took down the No. 1 team in the country on Tuesday, showing that they they are ready for prime time basketball, even in November. The Eastern Kentucky University Colonels are set […]
EKU coach A.W. Hamilton says Cats are ‘good enough’ to win it all
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Eastern Kentucky coach A.W. Hamilton considers Kentucky and Louisville two of the top teams in the nation. Hamilton will get a glance at both teams this season starting Friday night when the Colonels take on the second-ranked Wildcats at Rupp Arena. “You look at Kentucky and […]
Lady Colonels Open With 69-62 Victory Over Northern Kentucky
The Lady Colonels began their season Wednesday night at home against state rival Northern Kentucky University. The game is Samantha Williams Colonel coaching debut as the team did not play an exhibition this season. The last time these two teams met on the hardwood was back in 1982/83 season. EKU enters the game on an […]
Maxey flashy in debut, leads Cats past Spartans in season opener
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today For the first time in college basketball history, the second-ranked team in the nation defeated the No. 1 squad to open the season. Kentucky erased the pain of last year’s embarrassing showing in the State Farm Champions Classic with a 69-62 win over top-ranked Michigan State Tuesday night at Madison […]
Colonels Win Season Opener 79-68
Colonels open the 2019/20 season at home against a good Chattanooga team. The Mocs return three starters and six letterman. EKU roster has seven new faces on it and they are without All American Nick Mayo for the first time in four seasons. Colonels get to work early scoring the first basket from Jomaru Brown […]
EKU Women’s Basketball Takes On In-State Rival Northern Kentucky For The First Time Since 82-83.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University’s women’s basketball team opens up its 2019-20 season Wednesday at home when the Colonels take on in-state rival Northern Kentucky University. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. FREE EKU women’s basketball shirts will be given away while supplies last, there will be a poster signing after the game and a […]
EKU Opens Season At Home Versus Chattanooga
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team will host Chattanooga in its 2019-20 season opener on Tuesday night. Tip from McBrayer Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+. The live radio broadcast of the game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO-100.7 FM, and can be […]
Kentucky vs. Michigan State: Analysis, expert picks & a final prediction
By Jamie Boggs/@jamiewboggs Due to no summer trip this year, the 2019-2020 Kentucky Wildcats are rolling into this basketball season with much less fanfare than a year ago. However, the lights will be bright in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday as the top four teams in the land will take the court in the Champions […]
Last Night’s Highlights: EKU Colonels vs Austin Peay Governors
Checkout all the footage from EKU’s most recent football game
Last Nights Highlights EKU vs Berea College Exhibition! Along with a Post Game Sit-down with a Couple of Colonels
Eastern Kentucky passed expectations in coach, A.W. Hamilton’s, 2nd season beating Berea 113-63 in an exhibition game. Michael Moreno, the freshman from Scott County, had 10 in his debut. The Colonels shot 45 percent for the game, out-rebounded Berea 57-43 and turned 25 Mountaineer turnovers into 36 points. The season officially begins for EKU on […]
NBC Sports says Kentucky’s backcourt is best in the country
With Nick Richards going down in Kentucky’s first exhibition game, John Calipari’s front court is surrounded by uncertainty and a lack of depth. However, the back court in Lexington is a different story. Returning Ashton Hagans and Immanuel Quickley, and bringing in Tyrese Maxey, Kahlil Whitney, and Johnny Juzang, this group is as deep as […]
Colonels Open Season With Win Over Berea College In Exhibition
EKU started the 2019/20 season Thursday night taking on their neighbors from the southern part of the county Berea College. Colonels will take the floor without Nick Mayo for the first time in four seasons. EKU does have three returning starters in sophomores Tre King, Houston King, and preseason All-OVC selection Jomaru Brown. Berea College […]
Catching Up With The Coaches At Madison Southern’s Media Day
Wbontv visited Madison Southern High school on their media day and caught up with two coaches who fill us in on how the pre-season practice is going. We talked to Head Basketball Coach Austin Newton, who ensured us that this years team is working hard for the up coming season. He speaks on his team […]
Last Nights Highlights: Bryan Station Takes a Hard Fought Victory From Madison Central
Friday night Madison Central went head to head with Bryan Station in High school football. A hard match for both teams especially in the slippery state that the field was in eventually ended in the defeat of the Central Indians and the victory for Bryan Station. The score finally settled at 23 to 7 in […]
Berea Women’s Basketball Picked 2nd In Division.
Courtsey of USASouth.net The USA South Athletic Conference’s women’s basketball coaches have released their 2019-20 preseason polls. Each divisional preseason poll only includes votes from coaches within that particular division-only. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting. The 2020 USA South Women’s Basketball Tournament will once again be conducted exclusively on […]
Cats want to ‘show that we’re tough’ in exhibition opener against Tigers
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Although an exhibition game, Kentucky has a point to prove when it takes on Georgetown College Sunday in the first of two preseason contests. “We just want to show that we’re tough,” Kentucky freshman Keion Brooks said Friday “Coach (John Calipari) believes that could be the […]
Stoops, Cats expecting another close encounter against Tigers
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Anytime Kentucky and Missouri meet on the gridiron it’s sure to be a close contest. It’s happened the last two times the two Southeastern Conference rivals have met, including last season when Terry Wilson’s last-minute touchdown pass to C.J. Conrad gave the Wildcats a 15-14 victory […]
Kentucky vs. Missouri: Preview, viewing info & more
By Jamie Boggs/@jamiewboggs This season for Kentucky Football has been quite the roller coaster already, but Saturday’s game vs. Missouri will prove to determine the Wildcats’ trajectory moving forward. A win will come with confidence about getting a bowl big and finishing the season .500 or better. A loss will create a sense of desperation […]
Berea Picked #2 in Preseason Poll
Courtsey of USASouth.net The USA South Athletic Conference’s men’s basketball coaches have released their 2019-20 preseason polls. Each divisional preseason poll only includes votes from coaches within that particular division-only. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting. The 2020 USA South Men’s Basketball Tournament will once again be conducted exclusively on […]
CBS ranks all 353 college basketball teams; Cats near the top
By Jamie Boggs/@jamiewboggs Each year, Matt Norlander at CBS Sports ranks every single college basketball team from top to bottom. For the second season in a row, that number is set at 353. That is quite a project, and his brief analysis on each team is always interesting to read. Norlander has the Kentucky Wildcats […]
Sophomore JOMARU BROWN VOTED TO PRESEASON ALL-OVC TEAM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Eastern Kentucky University sophomore guard Jomaru Brown has been voted to the Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference Team, the league announced on Tuesday at its annual Media Day. Brown earned OVC All-Newcomer Team honors last season as a freshman. He ranked seventh in the OVC in scoring during conference play at 16.9 points-per-game. That […]
