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The Kentucky Wildcats will head off into the Christmas break on a winning streak after defeating Bellarmine by a final score of 99-85. In a game Kentucky was favored to win by 35.5 points, the Knights came out strong and stayed within striking distance much of the way. Thankfully, big days by Kam Williams (26 […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Bellarmine Knights on Tuesday afternoon in Lexington. Game time is set for 1:00 PM ET on SEC Network+. Kentucky is a massive 35.5-point favorite. The Cats are now 8-4 following their biggest win of the season over the St. John’s Red Storm on Saturday. While it hasn’t been […]
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Good morning, BBN! The Kentucky Wildcats are returning to Rupp Arena tonight as they welcome the Bellarmine Knights to Lexington. As Christmas break has arrived, the Cats are about to enter into a nearly two-week-long break, meaning a win tonight will help the momentum that the team picked up in the second half of the […]
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The 2025-26 season has been off to a bit more of a rocky start than last year, when the Cats were knocking off top-10 teams left and right and defying every expectation. Michigan State and Gonzaga ran the Cats out of NYC and Nashville, and in contests with UofL and UNC, they came close but […]
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Kentucky Basketball guard Jaland Lowe has battled a lingering shoulder injury this season, but head coach Mark Pope remains confident in the junior’s ability to contribute for the duration of the season. During his Monday call-in show, Pope opened up about Lowe’s impact on Kentucky, his lingering shoulder injury, and whether another addition could be […]
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When Will Stein was initially hired as Kentucky Football’s next head coach, Justin Burke was one of the first ‘reported’ hires for the new coaching staff. Burke was said to be Kentucky’s new offensive coordinator, but that role ended up going to LSU’s Joe Sloan. Since then, there’s been virtually nothing on Burke, leaving us […]
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University of Kentucky Football head coach Will Stein has announced he will retain Anwar Stewart as the defensive line coach. Stewart will enter his seventh season as the defensive line coach at Kentucky after returning to the Bluegrass in 2020, but it is his ninth season altogether as a coach at Kentucky. “Retaining Anwar Stewart […]
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Kentucky Basketball just emptied the tank to smother St. John’s in Atlanta, and now comes the game that can sneak up on you if you let it. A weekday afternoon tip, the last game before the holiday break, and a Bellarmine team that is just dangerous enough to make things uncomfortable if the Cats come […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats didn’t move into the latest men’s top-25 polls but did continue climbing in the women’s rankings. The AP Poll has Kentucky receiving the most votes of anyone outside the top 25. Ironically, the Coaches Poll has Kentucky tied with St. John’s for the most votes of any team outside the top 25. […]
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Kentucky Basketball guard Otega Oweh looked every bit like his old self again Saturday, playing a pivotal role in the Wildcats’ 78–66 win over St. John’s in the CBS Sports Classic in Catlanta. In a game filled with storylines with Jaland Lowe’s second-half return, Jayden Quaintance’s long-awaited debut, and Kam Williams’ offensive spark, it was […]
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For weeks, the biggest questions surrounding Kentucky Basketball have been simple but loaded: What does this team look like fully healthy, and was the roster constructed the right way? On Saturday against St. John’s, Wildcats fans may have finally gotten their answer. Jayden Quaintance made his long-awaited Kentucky debut in the Wildcats’ win, and the […]
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Kentucky football is expected to hire Cal defensive backs coach Allen Brown as its next cornerbacks coach, according to Matt Zenitz and Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports, continuing the Wildcats’ busy offseason reshaping of the defensive staff. Brown most recently returned to California in January 2025 as the Golden Bears’ defensive backs coach, following a […]
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The 2025 College Football Playoff is underway, and Saturday night concluded the first round. After the 8 vs 9-seed game on Friday, a tripleheader on Saturday finished it and set the stage for the quarterfinals against the top four teams that all received byes. It was a full day from start to finish, though after […]
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Kentucky Volleyball’s championship run came to a heartbreaking end Sunday afternoon, as the No. 1 overall seed fell to No. 3 Texas A&M in straight sets in the NCAA national championship match at T-Mobile Center. The Aggies claimed the title with a 3–0 sweep, winning a tightly contested first set 26–24, pulling away in the […]
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It was a big day for the Big Blue Nation as the Kentucky Volleyball team played Texas A&M for a National Championship in Kansas City. In the first-ever all-SEC championship match, the Cats got swept as they fell 3-0 to the Aggies. The Cats came out hot, leading the majority of the first set by […]
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Kentucky Volleyball junior outside hitter Brooklyn DeLeye has been doing far more than filling the stat sheet during the Wildcats’ march to the national championship match; she has been doing it while playing through a torn meniscus. According to Andrew Lind of WBIW in Kansas, DeLeye has competed all season with a torn meniscus in […]
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Good morning, BBN! It’s game day! The Kentucky Wildcats compete for a volleyball national championship this afternoon against Texas A&M. It’s Kentucky’s second appearance in the NCAA Volleyball National Championship and Texas A&M’s first appearance. It’s also the first time two SEC teams have competed for the national championship. It’s been a fantastic postseason run […]
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After a slow start to the first half for the second straight week in a row, the Kentucky Wildcats once again went on a big second-half run that ended up propelling them to a comeback victory over Rick Pitino and No. 22 St. John’s 78-66. This also marked the debut of sophomore sensation Jayden Quaintance, […]
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Kentucky Volleyball already knows what it looks like to beat Texas A&M. Back in October, the Cats walked into Reed Arena and handed the Aggies a four-set loss when they were ranked No. 9 in the country. Now the stakes are just a little bit higher. Twenty-seven straight wins, one more banner on the line, […]
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The Big Blue Nation has been waiting close to two years to see Jayden Quaintance take the court in the blue and white. Originally committed to John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats, Quaintance took his talents to Tempe last season for Arizona State after the coaching change, before transferring to UK this offseason. When the […]
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Saturday was filled with hype surrounding the debut of Jayden Quaintance for the Kentucky Wildcats, who appeared to finally have their entire roster available in Atlanta while taking on Rick Pitino and St. John’s. That didn’t last long, however, as Jaland Lowe left the game quickly after re-injuring his shoulder. Many thought that Lowe had […]
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That was pretty darn awesome. Kentucky Basketball turned up the intensity in the second half on both ends of the floor and completely flipped the momentum of the game against Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm, winning by a final score of 78-66. Led by Otega Oweh, Jaland Lowe, and Jayden Quaintance— who […]
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It’s been an emotional season for the Kentucky Basketball program, considering the calendar has yet to strike 2026. The Cats’ matchup with St. John’s in Atlanta was always expected to produce an extra level of juice the moment the game was announced. The biggest question on the minds of Kentucky fans was wondering what version […]
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The 2025 College Football Playoff is underway, and Friday night knocked the number of national championship-contending teams down to 11 after the Alabama Crimson Tide upended the Oklahoma Sooners inside their own Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Tide entered the game as 1.5-point road underdogs and fell behind quickly 17-0 early in the second quarter. It […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will take on the St. John’s Red Storm on Saturday afternoon in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta. Game time is set for 12:30 PM ET on CBS. The Cats are now 7-4 on the season following their first decent win of the season. Until last Saturday, Kentucky had dominated the weak […]
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