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Shaedon Sharpe selected by Trail Blazers, first Kentucky player off the board in NBA draft

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Shaedon Sharpe was the first former Kentucky player to be chosen in Thursday night’s NBA draft when the Portland Trail Blazers selected him with the seventh overall pick.

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A proposal to import drugs from other countries creates an unusual alliance in the Senate

Harmony is not often found between two of the most boisterous senators on Capitol Hill, Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rand Paul, R-Ky.

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Shaedon Sharpe reflects on his path to the NBA draft. ‘I guess I did something right.’

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Speaking for the first time — really, ever — to a large group of reporters, former No. 1 basketball recruit and would-be Kentucky player Shaedon Sharpe talked mostly about his future in a Friday conference call ahead of next week’s NBA draft.

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Mark Story: Kentucky football’s recruiting perch in the state of Ohio is under all-out assault

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Since 2019, 17 Kentucky Wildcats football players have been selected in the NFL draft.

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A group of election losers in Kentucky are asking for recounts. It’ll cost them thousands

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A handful of Republican candidates who lost primaries in May are asking for recounts, even in races where some of them lost by several thousand votes.

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John Clay: Texas tells HISA to take a hike, a shortsighted stance sure to hurt horse racing

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Texas is, well, Texas, a state with a strong independent streak. Unfortunately, that streak may be working to the detriment of horse racing in the Lone Star State.

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John Clay: Will Kentucky use 2022-23 as a revenge tour for the Saint Peter’s loss?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky basketball is moving on. Forget last season. Forget the abrupt and embarrassing end. That was last season. This is a new season. Or the summer before the new season.

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Hornets’ Montrezl Harrell Facing Felony Drug Charges

The 28-year-old forward was scheduled to be arraigned in Kentucky on Monday.

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Charlotte Hornets player faces felony drug charges after traffic stop

Charlotte Hornets forward Montrezl Harrell is facing felony drug charges stemming from a traffic stop in Richmond, Ky., last month.

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Kentucky finds itself in an odd place on the national basketball recruiting landscape

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The basketball recruiting rankings for the class of 2022 have been finalized, and the Kentucky Wildcats are quite a bit further down the list than usual.

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No. 1 basketball recruit Naas Cunningham is taking a unique path. Others might follow.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Back in October, the basketball recruiting team at Rivals.com posted its first player rankings for the 2024 class. A few months later, 247Sports did the same. As more national recruiting websites have followed suit, offering up their initial ordering of the top prospects in the class of…

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John Clay: John Calipari wants a facilities upgrade. Is that where Kentucky’s money should go?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari says he has some things he wants to discuss with Mitch Barnhart. One thing in particular. The Kentucky basketball coach says he wants to talk to the UK athletics director about a facilities upgrade.

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Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike third betting choice for the Belmont Stakes

LEXINGTON, Ky. — After winning the Peter Pan Stakes by 10 1/4 lengths, We the People was installed as the 2-1 favorite for Saturday’s Grade 1 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.

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Mark Story: Will the Kentucky-Louisville football rivalry survive SEC expansion?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — If media reports are accurate, this week’s 2022 SEC spring meetings in Sandestin, Fla., have galvanized the debate over how many Southeastern Conference football games to play each season.

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With Shaedon Sharpe off to the NBA, does Kentucky have enough for next season?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The writing has been on the wall for months, but now that Shaedon Sharpe is officially staying in the NBA draft, the Kentucky Wildcats can move on and look ahead to the 2022-23 season knowing for certain that they won’t have the star recruit.

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Is DJ Wagner to Louisville a done deal? ‘Kentucky is still very much alive in this.’

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Toward the end of his first game of the Nike EYBL stop over the weekend, DJ Wagner blazed down the court with the basketball, switching hands and directions, befuddling defenders and finishing the flash of a sequence with a beautiful left-handed layup at the basket.

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Jacob Toppin is heading back to Kentucky ‘with big goals in mind'

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball roster continued to take shape Tuesday evening with the announcement that forward Jacob Toppin would return for a third season with the Wildcats in 2022-23.

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Mark Story: Some things must change before Kentucky agrees to resume playing Indiana in hoops

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Speaking to a gathering of Indiana fans this past Wednesday at Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Borden, Ind., Hoosiers Coach Mike Woodson said he has reached out to Kentucky’s John Calipari about restarting the dormant UK-IU men’s hoops rivalry.

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Sen. Durbin on gun violence legislation: ‘I sense a change in the conversation’

Texas Sen. John Cornyn was authorized by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to open talks with Democrats to “negotiate the possibility of gun legislation that will spare us the tragedies we’ve seen,” Sen. Dick Durbin said.

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Alabama transfer Javon Baker will not enroll at Kentucky. That’s news to Baker.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Javon Baker, a transfer from Alabama whom the University of Kentucky announced as part of its 2022 signing class in February, is no longer coming to the school.

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John Clay: This year’s Preakness changed my mind about the tradition of the Triple Crown

LEXINGTON, Ky. — OK, I’ve changed my mind.

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Game over? Louisville makes major move in pursuit of longtime Kentucky target DJ Wagner.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The latest development in the recruitment of star high school basketball prospect DJ Wagner is here, and it’s a big one.

The Independent UK

Jif peanut butter products recalled over salmonella outbreak traced to Kentucky plant

Cases have been reported in 14 states

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Jif peanut butter is being recalled for potential salmonella contamination

The J.M. Smucker Co. announced the recall on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration says current epidemiologic evidence points to a Lexington, Ky., facility as the likely cause of the outbreak.

Benzinga

It's An $222M Ice Cream Treat For ICEE Parent J&J Snack Foods - Read More

J&J Snack Foods Corp (NASDAQ:JJSF) has agreed to acquire Dippin' Dots L.L.C, a producer of flash-frozen beaded ice cream treats, for $222 million. JJSF noted Dippin' Dots brand complements its frozen novelty and frozen beverage businesses. JJSF's brands include ICEE, SuperPretzel, Luigis, and others. JJSF expects to further leverage its combined strength in…

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