Arcangelo has won the 155th Belmont Stakes. Ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, who also won the Kentucky Derby on Mage, Arcangelo took a commanding lead down the stretch and never looked back on the way to winning the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown events. Arcangelo is trained by Jena Antonucci, who is now the first female trainer to ever win the Belmont Stakes. Congrats to the 155th Belmont Stakes winner, (3) Arcangelo!! pic.twitter.com/KBkVE4qwwF — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 10, 2023 The post Arcangelo Wins the 2023 Belmont Stakes first appeared on ..read more

The first pitch of Kentucky’s Super Regional baseball game at LSU is now scheduled for 8:06 p.m. ET. According to LSU, the decision was made to delay the gave five hours because of a “chance of thunderstorms.” At the time of the decision, there were blue skies over Baton Rouge and no storms within a 50-mile radius: 2:05 pm No rain, no lightning, no start time update pic.twitter.com/MocgTUNgh5 — Margaret Price (@GeauxMargaret) June 10, 2023 The closest lightning is 55 miles away from Baton Rouge. Interesting! #BBN https://t.co/eIjeZWGnOf pic.twitter.com/t7srrNqaaK — Chris Bailey (@Kentuck ..read more

It appears that Somto Cyril’s visit to Kentucky is going great. Travis Branham of 247Sports has just given Cyril a 100% crystal ball prediction for the Wildcats. Cyril, who is listed as a 6-foot-11 center, is rated as a 4-star prospect in the Class of 2024. It is expected that Kentucky will ask him to reclassify and fill a big need on the 2023-24 roster. I have placed my Crystal Ball for Somto Cyril, the No. 45 overall prospect in the 2024 class. Currently on campus at Kentucky for his official visit. https://t.co/RvwVZTUub3 — Travis Branham (@TravisBranham_) June 9, 2023 Cyril looks like ..read more

Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart gave Darrell Bird of 247Sports an exclusive interview at the SEC Spring Meeting. Barnhart addressed concerns about NIL at UK and more. Unlike many fans, Barnhart praises Kentucky’s NIL efforts, even stating that the men’s basketball program does it better than any other program in college basketball. Here is an excerpt: John Calipari’s men’s basketball team is the standard bearer. “Our basketball team, even taking Oscar (Tshiebwe) out of the equation, has probably had more success than anybody in the country in terms of the NIL space,” Barnhart said. “So now we’v ..read more

Former Kentucky forward Chris Livingston has reportedly canceled his last seven NBA Draft workouts. The decision seems to indicate that Livingston has received a draft promise from at least one team. Shams Charania was first to report about Livingston canceling workouts: Sources: Kentucky’s Chris Livingston has cancelled all seven of his remaining workouts for the 2023 NBA Draft, fueling belief that he’s received a draft promise from a team. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 9, 2023 The post Report: Chris Livingston Cancels Last Seven NBA Draft Workouts first appeared on ..read more

Former Kentucky guard Jamal Murray continues to impress in the NBA Playoffs. Murray had a triple-double with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Denver’s 109-94 win in game 3 of the NBA Championship series last night. Check out the highlights: Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets. Denver holds a 2-1 series advantage heading into game 4 in Miami on Friday night. The post Watch: Jamal Murray Drops 34-Point Triple-Double on Heat in Game 3 Win first appeared on ..read more

According to some reports, Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves has enrolled in summer school classes at Illinois State University. Reeves scored 14.4 points per game for the Wildcats last season. He entered the NBA Draft process, but withdrew. Now, it seems likely that he will try to complete summer school and earn enough credits to leave Kentucky as a graduate transfer. A Twitter account called @diavoloforever (108 followers) posted this, so take it for what it’s worth: BREAKING: Can confirm Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves is enrolled in classes at Illinois State University this summer, as seen ..read more