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UConn-Gonzaga, Flagg and Calipari highlight MSG college hoops schedule featuring 11 national champs

Nov. 13, 2024 17:31 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Back-to-back NCAA champion UConn returns to Madison Square Garden next month for a marquee matchup against Gonzaga, highlighting this season's college basketball schedule at “The World’s Most Famous Arena.” Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina are also...

Kentucky man suspected of stealing Nancy Pelosi's laptop during Capitol riot

Nov. 13, 2024 14:36 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol is suspected by the FBI of stealing a laptop belonging to then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from a conference room during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, according to newly unsealed court records. David Slinker was...

Two employees are dead following an explosion at a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, the company confirms

Nov. 13, 2024 06:41 AM EST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two employees are dead following an explosion at a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, the company confirms.

Brown leads Nicholls State against Northern Kentucky after 21-point showing

Nov. 13, 2024 03:47 AM EST

Nicholls State Colonels (1-2) at Northern Kentucky Norse (0-2) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State takes on Northern Kentucky after Robert Brown III scored 21 points in Nicholls State's 93-44 win against the Mississippi...

No. 6 Duke deals with more cramping issues in loss to No. 19 Kentucky

Nov. 13, 2024 01:14 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Duke's young players are still having issues with cramping. While Cooper Flagg made it to the end of the game Tuesday night against Kentucky, scoring 26 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 77-72 loss, another freshman was forced out with the same issue that has...

Oweh's big plays give Mark Pope his first big win for No. 19 Kentucky, beating No. 6 Duke 77-72

Nov. 13, 2024 00:12 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Otega Oweh knocked down four free throws in the final 10.3 seconds and No. 19 Kentucky claimed the first big win of Mark Pope’s coaching tenure, knocking off No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. In the frenetic closing seconds, Duke (2-1)...

Lander scores 23 as Western Kentucky beats Campbellsville 104-76

Nov. 12, 2024 23:38 PM EST

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Khristian Lander's 23 points off of the bench helped Western Kentucky to a 104-76 victory against Campbellsville on Tuesday night. Lander went 9 of 13 from the field (5 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Hilltoppers (1-2). Julius Thedford scored 16 points,...

Lawrence gets off to perfect start, sparks No. 20 Kentucky to 76-42 win over Wofford

Nov. 12, 2024 20:14 PM EST

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Dazia Lawrence made all of her shots in the first quarter to score 15 points and finished with 19 as she ignited No. 20 Kentucky's 76-42 win over Wofford on Tuesday night. Clara Strack scored 16 points, grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and had five assists...

As US Catholic bishops meet, Trump looms over their work on abortion and immigration

Nov. 12, 2024 17:31 PM EST

BALTIMORE (AP) — As U.S. Catholic bishops gathered for their annual fall meeting this week in Baltimore, the specter of President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory hung over the proceedings. In a letter read at the opening of their public sessions, the bishops asked Pope...

Kentucky First Federal: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 12, 2024 17:29 PM EST

HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (KFFB) on Tuesday reported a loss of $15,000 in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Hazard, Kentucky-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent. The bank holding company...