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4-star recruit Mikkel Skinner visiting Kentucky
Skinner is currently committed to Cincinnati but is interested in Big Blue Nation. The recruiting world never stops in college sports, especially with NIL booming and in full swing. Mark Stoops and his staff are continuing to work to bring in top-tier talent to Lexington and help build the Kentucky Wildcats program. Kentucky has recently offered 4-star tight end Mikkel Skinner, who is now visiting Lexington this weekend. Skinner is currently committed to Cincinnati, but Kentucky associate head coach Vince Marrow is working to get him in blue and white. The South Carolina product plays for Riverside High School in...
The Lex brings 'Jersey Boys' to Kentucky
Joey Lavarco stars as Frankie Valli in The Lex’s production of ‘Jersey Boys,’ set to take the Opera House Stage in August. Lavarco is no stranger to the show. He’s played several roles in various productions over the years, finally landing in the sweet spot of Frankie Valli.
Cox calls Kroger Field underrated
Kentucky offensive lineman Marques Cox admitted that he was looking forward to playing Texas for the first time this season. Texas is coming into the SEC and UK will play at Texas on Nov. 23. “That will be exciting just with them coming into our conference and being new with everything that’s going on with […] The post Cox calls Kroger Field underrated appeared first on The Interior Journal.
Mouhammed Sylla drawing interest from Kentucky
Add a new name to the recruiting big board. Mark Pope and his Kentucky Wildcats staff have turned their attention to the class of 2025, as they’ll be looking to make some noise in their first full recruiting cycle. The big board is starting to fill up, and some players are gaining more traction in Kentucky than others. But now we do have another name to add. According to Jamie Shaw of On3, a Kentucky assistant was on hand in Rock Hill (SC) to check out 4-star center Mouhammad Sylla at the NCAA College Basketball Academy. Alongside the Cats in...
LIST | 19 University of Kentucky athletes are competing at the Paris Summer Olympics
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway and University of Kentucky fans will have plenty of reasons to watch. Twenty-two current former athletes and coaches will be competing at this year's Summer Games in Paris. Wildcats will be involved in men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, track and field, diving and fencing.
Preakness Champ Rombauer Will Shuttle To Chile
In a deal brokered by Matt Bowling of Bowling Bloodstock and J.P. Sullivan of Sullivan Bloodstock, GI Preakness winner Rombauer (by Twirling Candy), who stood his first season this year at War Horse Place in Lexington, Kentucky, will be shuttling to Chile, according to a press release from Bowling Bloodstock on Friday.
Top-5 prospect Caleb Holt receives offer from Kentucky
Mark Pope has been hard at work, gearing up for Year 1 in Lexington, but he has also been working and recruiting for the future of the program as well. Pope and his staff have been all over the country seeing the best talent at the high school level and have offered numerous top guys.
FIRST ALERT: Ben Beddoes tracks a quiet start to the weekend before storms return
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A nice evening is in store for us as we will be warm to start the evening with temperatures starting in the 80s. Some clouds will be us as we go through the evening into the overnight hours. It will be a mild and comfortable night as we see lows in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Man sentenced for off-campus party shooting that hurt UK students
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One of the men charged in a UK fraternity party shooting has been sentenced. Jason Almanza-Arroyo was sentenced to nine years on Friday. Police say he fired shots at a UK fraternity party in the fall of 2022. One student was shot, and 10 others were hurt by shrapnel.
UK season tickets at Rupp Arena to see an increase beginning next season
LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — For the first time in five years, season tickets for season ticket holders at Rupp Arena will see an increase. Seats located in the lower bowl, chairbacks and selected bleacher areas in the upper arena will increase beginning next season. According to the University of Kentucky athletics department, 13 percent of season ticket holders won’t see a rise in ticket prices, while 64 percent will see a five percent increase. Seven percent of the season-ticket holders will see prices rise 25 percent or more and 16 percent will see their tickets rise 12 percent beginning this season.
Man sentenced for shooting Kentucky hotel clerk in the face
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - A Frankfort man has been sentenced for a 2022 Jessamine County shooting. A jury found Alfredo Delgado guilty in June of one count of first-degree assault. Delgado shot a female clerk in the face at the Home Place Inn off US 27 and North Main Street...
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