Kentucky Kernel

The University of Kentucky celebrated the opening of Kirwan-Blanding Hall, a new 649-bed residence hall replacing the former Kirwan-Blanding Complex, on Aug. 12.

The four-story residence hall was developed through an $81 million public-private partnership with Greystar a...

In the 2026 WNBA Draft, a program-record four former Wildcats were selected.

Teonni Key, Tonie Morgan, Amelia Hassett and Jordan Obi were all drafted, and now just over three months later, Key is the only Wildcat draft pick who remains on her original contract.

Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement that was reached, which allowed the 2026 season to take plac...

Kentucky’s alumni team, La Familia, fell in the championship game of the The Basketball Tournament (TBT) to Davis Steel, with a score of 67-59.

In a tournament with as many twists and turns as ever, Kentucky got right up to the doorstep of the $2 million cash prize before being sent home in front of their home crowd at Memorial Coliseum.

Looking at how far the t...

In the current era of college sports, money talks louder than ever. Many programs, however, struggle to find a way to spend that money efficiently.

The NIL era has completely altered how players view each offseason. There is now a significant financial advantage to viewing each and every offseason like free agency.

Many men’s players who decide to enter their na...

With the transfer portal playing a bigger role than ever in college athletics, the University of Kentucky stands as the only school to finish with a top-10 transfer portal class in four sports with men’s basketball, women’s basketball, football and baseball.

Men’s Basketball

Head coach Mark Pope has fully embraced the transfer portal while build...