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Morrissey, Carter lead with 2 TDs apiece to get Eastern Kentucky past Robert Morris 31-7

Sep. 28, 2024 18:04 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Matt Morrissey threw two touchdown passes, Joshua Carter ran for two scores and Eastern Kentucky beat Robert Morris 31-7 on Saturday. Morrissey was 17-of-29 passing for 265 yards and added 53 yards on the ground. His 57-yard touchdown pass to Dequan Stanley...

Kentucky upsets No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 with late TD and missed FG by Rebels in final minute

Sep. 28, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Kentucky dragged another highly ranked opponent into the muck, and this time coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats closed the deal. Kentucky upset No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 on Saturday, when Rebels kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with...

Backup QB Grayson James' late TD toss lifts Boston College past Western Kentucky 21-20

Sep. 28, 2024 16:42 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Backup quarterback Grayson James hit Jerand Bradley with an 8-yard scoring pass late, and Boston College rallied with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for a 21-20 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday. BC’s starting quarterback Thomas Castellanos was...

BC quarterback Castellanos will miss game against Western Kentucky; Grayson James to start

Sep. 27, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Boston College quarterback Thomas Castellanos will miss the Eagles' game against Western Kentucky, the school confirmed on Friday, and will be replaced by Florida International transfer Grayson James. Castellanos played without apparent hinderance in BC's 23-19...

Kentucky sign language interpreter honored in program to give special weather radios to the deaf

Sep. 27, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

Putting grant money into action is routine for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, but an effort to provide weather alerts to people who are deaf or hard of hearing is tugging at his heart. The grant-backed campaign to distribute 700 specially adapted weather alert radios to the deaf and...

Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis

Sep. 27, 2024 13:05 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state. The lawsuit Attorney General Russell Coleman filed...

Kentucky awards the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program

Sep. 26, 2024 16:03 PM EDT

Kentucky awarded the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program on Thursday, selecting a laboratory that will be assigned to test the products before being offered to patients. Gov. Andy Beshear called it another step toward ensuring that Kentuckians suffering...

Boston College looks to add to poll resume when it plays Western Kentucky

Sep. 26, 2024 15:06 PM EDT

Western Kentucky (3-1) at Boston College (3-1), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ACCN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Boston College by 12½. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Boston College could get back into The Associated Press Top...

No. 6 Ole Miss opens SEC play against Kentucky after breezing through first 4 games

Sep. 26, 2024 10:43 AM EDT

Kentucky (2-2, 0-2 SEC) at No. 6 Mississippi (4-0, 0-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 17 1/2. Series record: Ole Miss leads 29-14-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Are the Rebels for real? All signs point to...

No. 6 Ole Miss opens SEC play against Kentucky after romping through nonconference games

Sep. 26, 2024 06:12 AM EDT

Lane Kiffin has no delusions about Mississippi's nonconference schedule. Most of the Southeastern Conference-caliber competition Kiffin's sixth-ranked Rebels have faced entering Saturday's league opener against Kentucky has been teammates in practice. “I’m a...