Lexington, KY • SEC
The West Virginia Mountaineers held off the Kentucky Wildcats 6-5 on Sunday at Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark. The one-run final decided a tightly contested non-con...
CBS Sports lists Kentucky among the SEC's top sleeper candidates in Will Stein's debut season, pointing to the program's aggressive transfer portal spending and Kenny Minchey settling in as the starting quarterback.
Will Stein tells SEC Media Days that two-sport freshman Matt Ponatoski is on campus and all signs point to him playing quarterback for Kentucky this fall, even after the Reds took him in the 18th round of the MLB Draft. He's expected to play baseball for the Wildcats too.
Kentucky football adds junior college running back Ahmir Smith, who announced his commitment to the Wildcats this weekend.
Kentucky guard Kam Williams is wearing a walking boot and using crutches this summer as part of a deliberately cautious rehab from the Jones fracture he suffered in January. Mark Pope's staff is holding him out of contact work to ensure full strength for 2026-27.
Kentucky's alumni team beat The Ville 72-68 in Game 1 of The Basketball Tournament, with Andrew Harrison among four scorers in double figures. Game 2 tips at 7 PM ET tonight at Freedom Hall on FS1, where The Ville is a 1.5-point favorite.
Ahmir Smith arrives at Kentucky from Garden City CC, the same junior college that previously produced Wildcats Terry Wilson and Lonnie Johnson Jr. Smith joins a running back room featuring CJ Baxter, Jovantae Barnes, and Jason Patterson.
Kentucky bolsters its backfield with Garden City CC transfer Ahmir Smith, who ran for 322 yards and five touchdowns last season while catching 14 passes for 183 yards and three more scores. The 5-foot-10, 204-pound back joins the Wildcats for the 2026 season.
Kentucky can begin football setups on August 8, per UK Athletics, marking the next step toward the season. New defensive coordinator Jay Bateman is installing a more aggressive scheme, according to safety Ty Bryant.
Ohio State transfer Lee Ellis has committed to Kentucky, giving Nick Mingione a middle-infield option after Tyler Bell went 10th overall to the Rockies. Ellis owns a .273/.396/.493 career line over three college seasons and becomes the 10th portal addition of the Wildcats' offseason haul.
Kentucky released practice footage showing the 2026-27 roster clicking early, including a 31-19 scrimmage result over alumni squad La Familia. Zoom Diallo looked comfortable running the offense while Milan Momcilovic buried six 3-pointers in a later session and Malachi Moreno controlled the rim.
Former Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns turned up at WWE's Saturday Night Main Event in Madison Square Garden, delivering chokeslams to help Danhausen close out his match. The appearance comes on the heels of Towns averaging a double-double in the NBA Finals during a championship run.
Kentucky's alumni squad La Familia held off a late Louisville rally to win Game 1 of their TBT first-round series 72-68, sealed by Darryl Morsell's game-winning dunk in the Elam Ending. Morsell scored a game-high 17 as the Cats take a 1-0 lead into Monday's Game 2 at Freedom Hall.
CBS Sports ranks Kentucky's offensive line third in the country entering Will Stein's first season, trailing only Georgia and Ohio State. The portal-rebuilt unit adds Ohio State's Tegra Tshabola and Baylor center Coleton Price alongside returning right tackle Malachi Wood.
Kentucky alumni squad La Familia begins play in The Basketball Tournament Saturday against Louisville's The Ville, opening a best-of-three series in the revamped 16-team, $2 million winner-take-all event. Willie Cauley-Stein and Andrew Harrison headline the roster, with Jon Hood coaching.
Kentucky adds a October 16, 2026 exhibition against Little Rock, coached by former Wildcat guard Travis Ford. The Madisonville, Ky. native, who scored 951 points at UK from 1991-94, returns to Rupp Arena in his first season leading the Trojans.
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