• Knicks’ Kevin Knox can become ‘star’ with new coach: UK assistant

    Knicks’ Kevin Knox can become ‘star’ with new coach: UK assistant

    Kevin Knox, the Knicks’ 2018 lottery pick, can use a fresh start next season — and maybe a new head coach. So says Kentucky assistant Kenny Payne, Knox’s guy in Lexington during his promising freshman year. Interim coach Mike Miller did a lot of good things in his 44-game stint. Getting the 6-foot-9 combo forward …
  • Yankees sign Kentucky pitcher Carson Coleman in free agency

    Yankees sign Kentucky pitcher Carson Coleman in free agency

    With MLB’s amateur draft cut to just five rounds this season, there was added importance placed on signing free agents, which teams could begin to do Sunday — for no more than $20,000. The Yankees added to their minor league depth by signing right-hander Carson Coleman out of the University of Kentucky. Coleman, 21, was …
  • Louisville, Ky., Bans ‘No-Knock’ Search Warrants in the Wake of Police Shooting

    Louisville, Ky., Bans ‘No-Knock’ Search Warrants in the Wake of Police Shooting

    The Louisville, Ky., metro council has unanimously passed an ordinance banning “no-knock” search warrants after the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Taylor was shot after police entered her apartment on a no-knock warrant on March 13 as part of a narcotics investigation. Kenneth Walker, Taylor’s boyfriend, has stated that he did not hear the …
  • John Calipari Knicks whispers won’t go away despite doubts he’d leave Kentucky

    John Calipari Knicks whispers won’t go away despite doubts he’d leave Kentucky

    The John Calipari to Knicks theories abound. Some league sources have suggested never to count out Calipari when Leon Rose, the new Knicks president, and William Wesley, unofficial team advisor, are involved. Last February, the Kentucky coach raved about Rose but said he wouldn’t be interested in leaving Kentucky to work for him. Calipari signed …
  • Citing Budget Deficit Concerns, Kentucky Republican Says He Could Delay House Vote on Coronavirus Bill

    Citing Budget Deficit Concerns, Kentucky Republican Says He Could Delay House Vote on Coronavirus Bill

    Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2014. A Kentucky Congressman said he would vote against the Senate’s phase-three economic relief package that passed 96-0 on Wednesday night, citing concerns that the $2-trillion-dollar bill would worsen the already-growing national debt. Representative Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) told 55 KRC radio Thursday morning …