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Kentucky Wildcats News: Bat Cats Fight for Super Regional Berth
The Kentucky Wildcats Baseball team picked up a big win yesterday, knocking off West Virginia in Morgantown by a score of 11-9. The Cats jumped out to a big lead, but saw West Virginia come back before Kentucky scored 3 runs in the 8th inning to secure the big win. With the win, the Wildcats […]
New scheduling coming to SEC Football in 2027
Football season is approaching as SEC Media Days are already on the horizon. With plenty of change coming to the sport, and the SEC looking to stay at the forefront, it appears a major scheduling change will be coming next season for the conference. So long “cupcake weekend” and hello SEC conference games in one […]
An 8th-inning rally leads Kentucky Baseball past West Virginia
The Kentucky Wildcats are just one win away from advancing to the Super Regionals after knocking off West Virginia by a final score of 11-9. A big eighth-inning from the Bat Cats pushed the Wildcats ahead of the No. 16 Mountainers, as Nick Mingione’s squad didn’t back down, putting up three runs late into the […]
The latest on Milan Momcilovic as decision nears
The wait for Iowa State transfer forward Milan Momcilovic’s college decision continues, but Kentucky Sports Radio’s Matt Jones provided several noteworthy updates on social media regarding where things currently stand. According to Jones, the last update he received was at 5 p.m., before Kentucky Baseball’s NCAA Tournament action: Neither Kentucky nor Louisville appeared to have […]
Saturday Headlines: Milan Momcilovic race nears end and West Virginia Gameday
Good morning, BBN! Surprise, surprise, Kentucky Basketball is engaged in a nationally aware race involving one of the top players in the country. Sarcasm aside, it is both fortunate that the Cats find themselves in this position again. It’s fortunate because Milan Momcilovic is the top player in the college basketball transfer portal right now, […]
Why the Protect College Sports Act is the best thing for college sports
If you’ve paid any attention to college sports over the last few years, you know the only steady thing is unsteadiness. Between the endless carousel of the transfer portal, NIL deals masquerading as booster slush funds, and conference realignments destroying century-old traditions, the landscape has become almost unrecognizable. Some people love it, and I think […]
Milan Momcilovic recruiting update as NIL offer rises while Louisville makes its push
Update: Jack Pilgrim reports that Kentucky held another Zoom call with Milan Momcilovic on Friday, and that he is now entering decision mode this weekend. The end is near, folks. ___________________________________________________________ As Kentucky Basketball continues to wait on Milan Momcilovic, the Louisville Cardinals continue to make their own push for the Iowa State transfer, while […]
Kentucky Baseball wins thriller vs. Wake Forest to open NCAA Tournament play
The Kentucky Wildcats narrowly made the NCAA Tournament as one of the last four teams in, drawing the ire of many around the sport who said the Cats didn’t belong. On Friday, 3-seed Kentucky managed to silence some of those doubters with a thrilling 6-5 win over 2-seed Wake Forest in the opening round of […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Wake Forest Gameday
Good morning, BBN! We have postseason baseball today as the 3-seed Kentucky Wildcats face off against the 2-seed Wake Forest in West Virginia for the first round of the Morgantown Regional. Finishing the season 31-21 (13-17), the Cats snuck into the NCAA Tournament field with an impressive record versus teams that made the field. Now […]
Kentucky transfer Jerone Morton trains with Dominique Hawkins
In preparation for next season, many of Kentucky’s players are training with personal basketball trainers and have posted videos of doing so. Malachi Moreno, Braydon Hawthorne, Justin McBride, and Zoom Diallo are players who have posted training videos over the past two weeks. Incoming transfer guard Jerone Morton joined that list on Thursday, but instead […]
Kentucky Football unveils new $3 million weight room
In the new college athletics landscape, it takes more than NIL to recruit well. It also requires state-of-the-art facilities. One of Will Stein’s first orders of business after being named the head coach of the Kentucky Football program was to update the weight room in the Joe Craft Football Training Facility. In late April, the […]
Recap of the biggest stay/go decisions in college basketball from a Kentucky perspective
Now that the deadline has passed for guys to decide whether to stay in the NBA Draft or return to college, we have some impactful moves to discuss regarding the Kentucky Wildcats and several of their opponents next season. There will be many familiar names returning to the sport and appearing on Kentucky’s 2026-27 basketball […]
3 experts tab Kentucky Basketball as the leader for Milan Momcilovic; St. John’s is out
The Milan Momcilovic sweepstakes are very much alive after the Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic withdrew his name from the NBA Draft on Wednesday evening. The Kentucky Wildcats are in desperation mode as they look to add arguably the top transfer this cycle to their roster for the 2026-27 season and finally land a bona […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Milan Momcilovic decision coming this weekend?
Last night, big news came down for the Kentucky Wildcats and other college basketball programs, as Milan Momcilovic, one of the top players in the transfer portal, announced that he withdrew from the NBA Draft and will return to college basketball. It’s big news for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats, who are looking to […]
New lawsuit claims school officials concealed misconduct by Scott County coach Sean Woods
Two Scott County High School students have filed a lawsuit alleging school officials attempted to conceal misconduct by basketball coach and teacher Sean Woods. In the lawsuit, which names Woods and several other Scott County Schools officials, the students allege school officials failed to protect them from repeated sexual abuse, harassment, and assault by Woods […]
Tounde Yessoufou withdraws from NBA Draft and commits to St. John’s
At the midnight deadline to withdraw from the 2026 NBA Draft, Baylor transfer Tounde Yessoufou decided to withdraw and commit to St. John’s, per multiple media reports. Yessoufou was testing the draft waters while also putting his name in the transfer portal, though it came with a do-not-contact tag. On3’s Joe Tipton reported that UCLA […]
Milan Momcilovic withdraws from NBA Draft; Kentucky and Louisville are frontrunners, per report
Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic has made his NBA Draft decision. On Wednesday, news broke that Momcilovic was withdrawing from the draft ahead of the May 27 midnight deadline. However, he has not yet made a college commitment. Shortly after the news broke, On3’s Joe Tipton reported that Kentucky and Louisville are viewed as the […]
Kentucky Football announces start times and TV channels for first 3 games of the 2026 season
As the Kentucky Football season quickly approaches, with it being 101 days until kickoff, the Wildcats officially announced the kickoff times and TV assignments for their first three games of the 2026 season. Kentucky fans will get their first look at the Will Stein era on Sept. 5 when the Wildcats host Youngstown State inside […]
Basketball reporter predicts Milan Momcilovic stays in the NBA Draft
Today hoped to be the day we finally heard the news that Milan Momcilovic was withdrawing from the NBA Draft and possibly even committing to the Kentucky Wildcats. Well, not everyone is convinced that the Iowa State transfer and elite 3-point shooter will ultimately pull out of the draft. Ahead of the 11:59 PM ET […]
Bill introduced in U.S. Senate would bring significant reform to college athletics
A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday in the United States Senate aims to bring significant reforms to college athletics. The “Protect College Sports Act” would install notable reforms such as the creation of an agent registry that would limit fees to 5 percent, only allow student-athletes one transfer, establish a 5-year eligibility rule, and bar coaches […]
Kentucky Basketball vs. Louisville Cardinals date set for 2026-27 season
This should make Big Blue Nation happy. The annual Kentucky Basketball vs. Louisville Cardinals game will be on Saturday, December 12. After being played on Veterans’ Day last year, the Bluegrass Rivalry is back in December, where it honestly belongs to stay. We don’t know the network and time of the game, but we do […]
Wednesday Headlines: NBA Draft Withdrawl Deadline
Good morning, BBN! Today is the day we find out exactly which players will stay in the NBA Draft and which will officially declare for it. Obviously, all eyes are on Milan Momcilovic for Kentucky. If the Cats can convince him to come back for this year, that gives BBN the spark plug it needs […]
Kentucky Basketball offers rising center Cherif Millogo
The Kentucky Basketball staff has been busy evaluating high school prospects and extending offers since the first session of the live recruiting period earlier this month. Their most recent offer was extended to rising seven-footer Cherif Millogo after watching him on the Adidas 3SSB circuit. The Wildcats originally expressed some interest in Millogo last summer, […]
Kentucky Basketball unlikely to go on a summer tour this year, per Mark Pope
It appears Kentucky Basketball won’t be getting a summer foreign tour this year. On Tuesday, head coach Mark Pope revealed that there will likely be no summer trip for the 2026-27 Wildcats. “We’re probably a lean towards not going right now,” Pope told Darrell Bird of Cats Pause. This comes after Pope recently revealed that […]
Kentucky Basketball vs. Indiana rivalry game moved to November 20 at Lucas Oil Stadium
This year’s Kentucky Basketball vs. Indiana Hoosiers matchup will be moved up a month from its original schedule. According to UK, the Wildcats’ matchup against Indiana has officially been moved to Friday, November 20. The game will still be played inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and will air nationally on CBS, although an official […]