Keith Taylor

1 week ago | kentuckytoday.com | Keith Taylor

LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — The official grand re-opening for Historic Memorial Coliseum is set for Saturday. The event will be from 1-2 p.m., and the doors will open at noon. Tickets to the re-opening are free on a first-come, first-served basis on My UK Account. The ceremony will include guest speakers from UK and military guests. The formal ceremony will also include a performance from the 202nd Army Band of the Kentucky National Guard.

1 week ago | thenewsenterprise.com | Keith Taylor

Georgia Amoore is taking her game to the next level. The Kentucky guard was selected as the No. 6 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday night. She was one of three players chosen by the Washington Mystics. The others were Sonia Citron (Notre Dame) as the third pick and Kiki Iriafen of USC was the No. 4 overall selection in the draft. kAm“r@?8C2ED E@ $@?J 2?5 z:<:] x’G6 2=H2JD D2:5 x H2?E E@ A=2J H:E9 $@?J[ 2?5 x =@G6 z:<: 566A 5@H?

1 week ago | kentuckytoday.com | Keith Taylor

Georgia Amoore is taking her game to the next level. The Kentucky guard was selected as the No. 6 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday night. She was one of three players chosen by the Washington Mystics. The others were Sonia Citron (Notre Dame) as the third pick and Kiki Iriafen of USC was the No. 4 overall selection in the draft. “Congrats to Sony and Kiki. I've always said I want to play with Sony, and I love Kiki deep down to the core, so I'm excited to be with them,” Amoore told ESPN.

1 week ago | kentuckytoday.com | Keith Taylor

LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Kentucky added another player to next year’s roster on Saturday.  Croatian Andrija Jelavic, one of the top players on the European circuit, committed to play for the Wildcats last season. Jelavic, a 6-foot-11 forward, will be 21 when he arrives in Lexington. Jelavic for Mega Superbit, a team from Belgrade Serbia, played in 53 games in the past two seasons and averaged 10.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He also made 52 3-pointers during the past two years.

1 week ago | kentuckytoday.com | Keith Taylor

LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Kentucky’s final spring workout wasn’t a traditional Blue and White game but, instead, a showcase that provided a sneak peek of what to expect next fall. The free event lasted for 90 minutes and mainly featured 11-on-11 scrimmages on Saturday at Kroger Field. The format followed a nationwide trend across the college landscape that appears to be phasing out spring football games. The workout was the 15th and final one of the spring for coach Mark Stoops and his squad.