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5-star recruit who would be tallest player in program history picks Kentucky kentucky.com/sports/college/…

5-star recruit who would be tallest player in program history picks UK basketball

7-foot-5 center Cherif Millogo committed to Kentucky on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.

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Where to watch, how to follow No. 8 Kentucky’s football game at No. 16 Tennessee kentucky.com/sports/spt-colu…

Where to watch, how to follow No. 8 Kentucky’s football game at No. 16 Tennessee

Where fans can watch, listen to or follow the SEC football game between Will Stein and the Wildcats and Josh Heupel and the Volunteers.

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Where to watch, how to follow the No. 14 Kentucky women’s basketball game vs NKU kentucky.com/sports/spt-colu…

Where to watch, how to follow the No. 14 Kentucky women’s basketball game vs NKU

Where fans can watch, listen to & follow Thursday’s women’s college basketball game between Kenny Brooks’ Wildcats & Jeff Hans’ Norse.

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For Pope’s Cats, a promising start. But Kansas will be UK’s early measuring stick kentucky.com/sports/spt-colu…

For Pope’s Cats, a promising start. But Kansas will be UK’s early measuring stick

Kentucky’s 25-3 first-half run buries Manhattan and the Wildcats roll to an 85-57 win over the Jaspers in UK’s 2026-27 season opener.

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In his Kentucky debut, Milan Momcilovic showed why ‘he’s like the sun’ kentucky.com/sports/college/…

In his Kentucky debut, Milan Momcilovic showed why ‘he’s like the sun’

In a blowout of Manhattan, the Iowa State transfer scored the fifth-most points ever for a player in his Kentucky debut.

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Five things you need to know from No. 23 Kentucky’s 85-57 rout of Manhattan kentucky.com/sports/spt-colu…

Five things you need to know from No. 23 Kentucky’s 85-57 rout of Manhattan

The key talking points after Mark Pope and the No. 23 Wildcats’ victory against John Gallagher’s Jaspers in UK’s 2026-27 season opener.

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Kentucky basketball rolls to season-opening blowout of Manhattan kentucky.com/sports/college/…

Kentucky basketball rolls to season-opening blowout of Manhattan

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats opened the 2026-27 season in impressive fashion with big games from multiple transfers.

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Where the College Football Playoff committee ranked Kentucky in its first top 25 kentucky.com/sports/college/…

Where the College Football Playoff committee ranked Kentucky in its first top 25

Kentucky’s 7-1 record and 5-1 mark in SEC play was enough to earn it a spot in the 12-team playoff if the season ended today.

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UK football’s highest-paid player has lived up to hype after leaving Tennessee kentucky.com/sports/college/…

UK football’s highest-paid player has lived up to hype after leaving Tennessee

Offensive tackle Lance Heard has become the rare offensive lineman to gain national attention with a lengthy highlight reel.

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Buckle up for the most significant Kentucky-Tennessee football game in 76 years kentucky.com/sports/spt-colu…

Buckle up for the most significant Kentucky-Tennessee football game in 76 years

A rarity in Kentucky-Tennessee football history: Saturday’s meeting of the No. 8 Wildcats & No. 16 Volunteers has major implications for both

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Sovereignty wins $7M Breeders' Cup Classic. What else happened at the Breeders’ Cup? kentucky.com/sports/horses/a…

Sovereignty wins $7M Breeders' Cup Classic. What else happened at the Breeders’ Cup?

From a record-setting trainer milestone to a colt named for UK's basketball coach, the two-day championships delivered more than one storyline.

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Is Kentucky basketball a contender? Striking a newfound balance could be the key kentucky.com/sports/college/…

Is Kentucky basketball a contender? Striking a newfound balance could be the key

The Wildcats need a return to the offense efficiency Mark Pope prefers, but with an elevated defense

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Mailbag: Can Will Stein reverse Kentucky’s recent record after bye weeks? kentucky.com/sports/college/…

Mailbag: Can Will Stein reverse Kentucky’s recent record after bye weeks?

Post-bye letdowns, injury updates and Alex Afari’s role are among the topics up for discussion in the weekly UK football mailbag.

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Where to watch, how to follow the UK men’s hoops season opener vs. Manhattan kentucky.com/sports/spt-colu…

Where to watch, how to follow the UK men’s hoops season opener vs. Manhattan

Where fans can watch, listen to and follow Tuesday’s 2026-27 season opener between Mark Pope’s No. 23 Wildcats & John Gallagher’s Jaspers.

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Where to watch, how to follow the UK women’s hoops season opener vs. Morehead St. kentucky.com/sports/spt-colu…

Where to watch, how to follow the UK women’s hoops season opener vs. Morehead St.

Where fans can watch, listen to and follow Monday’s 2026-27 season opener between Kenny Brooks’ No. 14 Wildcats & Jackie Alexander’s Eagles.

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Where UK football is ranked in AP top 25 after bye, ahead of Tennessee game kentucky.com/sports/college/…

Where UK football is ranked in AP top 25 after bye, ahead of Tennessee game

Kentucky football remained in the top 10 after its off week, setting up a rare matchup with Tennessee where both border rivals are ranked.

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Sovereignty ends storied career on top with Breeders’ Cup Classic win kentucky.com/sports/horses/a…

Sovereignty ends storied career on top with Breeders’ Cup Classic win

The former Kentucky Derby champion will retire to Jonabell Farm, where he will begin his breeding career.

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Irish colt’s win in Breeders’ Cup Turf pushes trainer deeper into the history books kentucky.com/sports/horses/a…

Irish colt’s win in Breeders’ Cup Turf pushes trainer deeper into the history books

Trainer Aidan O’Brien now sits atop the all-time Breeders’ Cup trainer wins list after three victories at the two-day championships.

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Live updates: Who’s winning the highly prized Breeders’ Cup races in Lexington? kentucky.com/sports/horses/a…

Live updates: Who’s winning the highly prized Breeders’ Cup races in Lexington?

Five races are scheduled to take place Friday, concluded with the Grade 1, $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.

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Three truths and two lies about the Bengals heading into Week 8 vs. Titans kentucky.com/sports/college/…

Three truths and two lies about the Bengals heading into Week 8 vs. Titans

The Bengals look to build on their Baltimore beatdown, yet Jeffery Simmons and Tony Pollard make Tennessee a tricky test at Paycor Stadium.

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