Kentucky Softball earns NCAA Tournament berth

For the 16th-straight season under head coach Rachel Lawson, the Kentucky Wildcats softball team was selected to compete in the NCAA Championship, as the Wildcats were selected as an at-large team out of the Southeastern Conference and will begin the march …

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Kentucky Derby-winning jockey suspended for excessive riding crop use during race

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at last weekend's Kentucky Derby has been issued a fine and suspension for striking the 3-year-old colt with his riding crop an excessive amount during the race. Jockey Junior Alvarado was given a $62,000 fine …

Kentucky Region 1 Tennis Championships; Calloway, Murray High players compete in team tourney

LONE OAK — A new feature for the Kentucky Region 1 Tennis Championships is a team competition. This involves all of the teams from the westernmost region of the commonwealth deciding titles by utilizing squads on both the boys' and girls’ sides in …

Alvarado banned and fined $62,000 for overuse of whip in Kentucky Derby win

Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory at last weekend’s Kentucky Derby, has been fined and banned for overuse of his whip during the race. The jockey was found to have used the whip “more than the permitted amount” the Horseracing Integrity and …

Missing teen located by Kentucky officials

WEBSTER CO., Ken. (WFIE) - Officials in Webster County have located a missing teenager after asking for the community’s help. The Webster County Sheriff’s Office says 15-year-old Autumn Alexander went missing from her home in the Providence area on May 10. …

Struggling Sooners swept by Kentucky

The Oklahoma baseball team entered the weekend itching to state its claim to the NCAA Tournament selection committee as to why the Sooners should host a regional. Instead, the Sooners will head to the final weekend of the SEC baseball season set to play …

Junior Alvarado fined, suspended for whipping Sovereignty during Kentucky Derby

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jockey Junior Alvarado has been fined and suspended for whipping Sovereignty too many times during his Kentucky Derby-winning ride last Saturday at Churchill Downs. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority on Friday ordered Alvarado …

Kentucky salutes farms during Beef Month

Beef production plays an important role in Kentucky’s economy, and that role was acknowledged on Monday, when Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell signed a proclamation designating May as Kentucky Beef Month. “With 869,000 head of beef …

Lincoln Herald finishes 5th in Kentucky Dream Mile, sets PR

Grant County senior Lincoln Herald placed fifth at the Kentucky Dream Mile on Saturday night, May 3 at St. Xavier in Louisville. The race is for Kentucky’s top 16 high school distance runners based on their times during the current track & field season …