Kentucky

Kentucky governor defends photo posing with drag queens

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear defended a photograph of him posing with drag queens at a gay rights rally and accused a Repu...
22:56 27 February 2022

Quickley scores 30 as No. 8 Kentucky downs Texas A&M 69-60

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Immanuel Quickley had a career-high 30 points and made eight 3-pointers, also a career-bes...
2:09 26 February 2022

Quickley’s 26 points lift No. 10 Kentucky past Florida 65-59

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 26 points, including 15 of Kentucky’s 17 during a decisive ...
1:27 23 February 2022

Kentucky Derby winner Country House retired with foot injury

Country House, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby in 2019 after the first horse over the finish line was disqualified, has been retired because of a...
1:17 15 February 2022

Speaker: Vote on medical marijuana bill possible next week

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Medical marijuana is getting a serious look in the Kentucky legislature.
17:44 14 February 2022

Asian carp roundup in Kentucky opens new front in battle

GOLDEN POND, Ky. — Like a slow-motion, underwater cattle drive, wildlife officials in a half-dozen aluminum boats used pulses of electricity and sound...
6:12 12 February 2022

Sports betting bill stumbles from starting gate in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a state where betting on the Kentucky Derby is seen as a rite of passage, efforts to legalize wagering on other sports have barely...
17:41 7 February 2022

Storms sweep over Deep South with rain, wind, floods; 1 dead

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A powerful winter storm raked the Deep South on Thursday with high winds, rain and floods that killed one person and injured severa...
19:00 6 February 2022

Baylor strengthens hold on No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll

Baylor has strengthened its hold on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll.
17:12 3 February 2022

No. 15 Kentucky pulls out 76-74 OT win at No. 18 Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Texas — Nick Richards scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, including the game-deciding free throws with 10 seconds left, and No. 15 Ken...
2:09 26 January 2022

Covington Catholic bus involved in fatal crash in Kentucky

CALIFORNIA, Ky. — A charter bus carrying students from a Catholic high school collided with a car Saturday morning in northern Kentucky, killing the c...
16:49 25 January 2022

No. 14 Kentucky tops Alabama 76-67 for 1,000th SEC victory

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Immanuel Quickley scored the game's final five points and finished with 19, Ashton Hagans had 15 with big 3 late and No. 14 Kentucky ...
19:25 11 January 2022

Parity party has college basketball’s best on constant edge

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The season was barely a week old when Michigan State lost to Kentucky in the Champions Classic, a defeat of the nation's No. 1 team t...
15:53 5 January 2022

Bowden’s late TD pass lifts Kentucky past VTech 37-30

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lynn Bowden Jr. ran for 223 yards on 34 carries, and then tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Josh Ali with 15 seconds left as Kentuc...
21:22 31 December 2022

No. 19 Kentucky outlasts rival No. 3 Louisville 78-70 in OT

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nick Richards had 13 points, including seven consecutive ones in overtime, and No. 19 Kentucky scored the final eight points for a 78...
23:38 28 December 2022

Thousands mark Christmas in West Bank town of Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditi...
15:46 24 December 2021

No. 2 Ohio State gets another test with No. 22 West Virginia

RALEIGH, N.C. — Chris Holtmann has already seen his Ohio State team claim three wins against marquee nonconference opponents. The second-ranked Buckey...
7:19 24 December 2021

Kansas faces test of holding onto No. 1 spot in AP Top 25

RALEIGH, N.C. — Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke and Louisville have each spent time at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll only to los...
7:03 17 December 2021

Louisville up to No. 6 in women’s Top 25; South Dakota in

NEW YORK — Louisville climbed a spot to No. 6 in the The Associated Press women's Top 25 rankings, which remained mostly unchanged Monday with most te...
18:06 16 December 2021

Kansas becomes latest No. 1 in AP Top 25; Tar Heels fall out

It is Kansas’ turn at No. 1 in the Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, while another blueblood — North Carolina — is out for the first time in nearl...
17:10 16 December 2021

No. 1 Louisville bounces back to rout Eastern Kentucky 99-67

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jordan Nwora scored 26 points, Steven Enoch had 23 and No. 1 Louisville shot 63% in both halves to blow out Eastern Kentucky 99-67 o...
19:16 14 December 2021

Maximum Security smokes them in Cigar Mile

NEW YORK — Maximum Security concluded a tumultuous season with a decisive victory Saturday in the $750,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct.
22:45 7 December 2021

Maui Invitational and Battle 4 Atlantis headline week

Michigan State and Kansas missed each other in the season-opening Champions Classic.
7:24 26 November 2021

Beshear set for ‘next chapter’ as Bevin concedes in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded to Democratic archnemesis Andy Beshear on Thursday, putting an end to Kentucky’s bitterly fought ...
23:04 14 November 2021

Evansville stuns No. 1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena, 67-64

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Sam Cunliffe scored 17 points, including two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining, and Evansville stunned No. 1 Kentucky 67-64 on T...
2:28 13 November 2021

Unproven fraud claims seen in state races could cloud 2020

As Kentucky's Republican governor trailed by thousands of votes in his re-election bid and Democrats took the reins of the Virginia Statehouse, social...
21:04 12 November 2021

No. 3 Spartans, No. 13 Tigers face tough Week 2 challenges

Memphis and Michigan State face tough matchups amid difficult off-court situations to headline college basketball's second week.
17:46 12 November 2021

Trump works up a sweat at Louisiana campaign rally

MONROE, La. — President Donald Trump worked up a sweat in a steamy Louisiana arena Wednesday night as he attempted to boost Republican businessman Edd...
3:31 7 November 2021

Bevin seeks vote recanvass while Beshear starts transition

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin asked Wednesday for a recanvass of Kentucky election results that showed him more than 5,000 votes behind...
20:55 6 November 2021

Dem leads Kentucky governor’s race that is too close to call

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The hotly contested governor's race in Kentucky was too close to call Tuesday night, with Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear h...
7:37 6 November 2021