Trainer Bob Baffert looks out at the track early Friday morning at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. April 25, 2025. Disgraced and decorated, Bob Baffert is back at Churchill Downs this week ahead of the 151st Kentucky Derby with a tale to tell. With a a three-year suspension in the rearview mirror — stemming from…
Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic (13) beats Xavier forward Zach Freemantle (32) to the rebound during the second half of their first round NCAA men’ s basketball tournament game on Friday March 21, 2025 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. MILWAUKEE — Third-seeded Kentucky will face a maturing Illinois team getting healthy at the right time…
Alabama Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears (1) runs a play against the Auburn Tigers during the first half at Neville Arena. Alabama knows that neither success nor failure in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville is necessarily a predictor of what will happen in the NCAA Tournament. The No. 5-ranked Crimson Tide (24-7) have won…
Mar 8, 2025; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Lamont Butler (1) drives past Missouri Tigers guard Mark Mitchell (25) in the second half at Mizzou Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary Rohman-Imagn Images Mark Pope’s first Kentucky squad has found it difficult to go on sustained runs, having last recorded a three-game winning streak during the…