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WAYNE KNUCKLES: Ninety Miles and a World Away
The Kentucky Derby is next Saturday, May 2. Ninety miles up the road from where I'm sitting. Churchill Downs. The twin spires. The hats. The mint juleps served in a commemorative glass that costs 12 dollars and holds four dollars worth of bourbon. I have watched this race my entire life. I have never once felt like it belonged to Kentucky. Don't misunderstand me. The Derby is ours in the way that a famous relative is yours. You claim them at Christmas. You mention them when i
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Kentucky Signs Alex Wilkins
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men’s basketball program added Alex Wilkins to the 2026-27 roster on Thursday. Wilkins averaged 17.8 points and 4.7 assists per game for Furman, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament this past season. Alex Wilkins (UK Athletics Photo) Wilkins led Furman in scoring and assists as a freshman en route to earning second-team All-Southern Conference accolades and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-South Atlantic District First Team honors.
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BOOKSHELF: Exciting Books for Spring Reading
Compiled by Jamie H. Vaught KySportsStyle.com Magazine --Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann (St. Martin's Press, $30) is a remarkable biography of an American icon, tracing from her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains to international stardom as a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Dolly has exceeded everyone's expectations except her own. During a time when the Beatles set the standard for contemp
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Mason Williams Signs with UK
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Mason Williams, a four-star point guard out of Tennessee Collegiate Academy, has signed on to join the Kentucky men’s basketball team for the 2027 season. Mason Williams (UK Athletics Photo) As a high school prospect, Williams is ranked No. 109 overall in the class of 2026 by 247Sports and No. 124 by Rivals. He stands at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds. During his senior campaign, Williams averaged 15.1 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals. He shot 60 percen
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Zoom Diallo Signs with Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Zoom Diallo, who has played two seasons at Washington, has signed with the Kentucky men’s basketball program. Diallo started 29 of the 33 games in which he appeared as a sophomore with the Huskies. He averaged 15.7 points and 4.5 assists per game, while shooting 48.9% from the field. The Tacoma, Washington, native scored double figures in 23 games, including a career-high 26 points against Southern California. Zoom Diallo (No. 5) comes to Kentucky from Univer
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