Larry Vaught

Danville

Columnist, Vaughts' Views at YourSportsEdge

Column 30 papers/website, WPBK-FM show host, UK sports minute on radio stations for Edge Media, WLAP Sunday Morning Sports, Feature writer for Tops magazine

Articles

Nancy Scranton Looking Forward to Playing in Versailles

2 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

Nancy Scranton was an all-Southeastern Conference golfer at Kentucky and was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012 — and remains the only women’s golfer in UK’s Hall of Fame. Scranton also remains Kentucky’s most successful player ever on the LPGA Tour as she won three tournaments, including one major, the 1991 du Maurier Classic.
UK Commit DJ Hunter in Rehab Still 'looks good'

2 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

DJ Hunter moved to Knoxville for the 2024 season after starting his prep football career at Horn Lake, Miss. The 6-2, 195-pound Hunter, who runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds and has a 34-inch vertical jump, threw for 1,135 yards and 10 touchdowns as a freshman in seven games and then threw for 1,431 yards and nine scores in 2024 in eight games. Hunter was so impressive as a sophomore that he had numerous major scholarship offers and committed to Kentucky in April.
Relief Pitcher Evan Byers Receives Another Honor

2 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

As Kentucky gets set for its regular-season ending series at Vanderbilt, senior relief pitcher Evan Byers has been named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team for the second consecutive year. A week earlier he was named to the inaugural Tony Gwynn Community Service Trophy “Starting Nine.”Byers is 6-2 with a 4.52 earned run average in 73 career appearances going into tonight’s game at Vanderbilt. This season he is 2-1 with a 5.79 ERA over 14 innings.
Mark Pope Throws Fashion Challenge at Rick Pitino

3 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

Mark Pope answered a lot of questions about his 2025-26 roster, his expectations for the program and what playing for Kentucky should mean to a player. However, the Kentucky coach obviously came to Tuesday’s press conference expecting one question that he didn’t get. “First of all, nobody asked about St. John’s? Is this possible?” Pope said after 30 minutes of answering questions. “I’m excited. You guys aren’t excited about this? … Wow.”Kentucky will play St. John’s in the CBS Sports Classic on Dec.
Mark Pope Thought Travis Perry Could be a Kentucky Legend

3 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

There are no more doubts/questions about how Kentucky coach Mark Pope felt about Travis Perry, the all-time leading scorer in Kentucky high school basketball, transferring to Ole Miss. “I was devastated when Travis left mostly because I think he’s such a terrific young man,” said Pope during his offseason press conference Tuesday. “I think he’s a really, really special person. I think he’s got an old soul and he’s full of wisdom and he just is everything you want in a young man and a player.
Mark Pope Offers his Own Evaluation of Otega Oweh

3 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

Otega Oweh’s week at the NBA Combine will determine if he’s back at Kentucky next season or playing in the NBA. He’s still not listed on any recent NBA mock drafts but has draftable measurements — 6-4 1/4, 212.6 pounds, 6-8 1/2 wingspan and 8-5 1/2 standing reach — based on what Draft Express reported from the Combine in Chicago. Kentucky coach Mark Pope gave his own scouting analysis on Oweh, UK’s leading scorer last season after transferring from Oklahoma, during his press conference Tuesday.
Free Great American Brass Band Festival Offers Unique, Diverse Music

4 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

The 35th Great American Brass Band Festival will be May 29-31 in Danville and while there have been some changes made to the event one thing remains the same — it is still three days of free live music.
Being a High Draft Pick Was a Blessing for Maxwell Hairston

4 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

Vince Marrow knew that cornerback Maxwell Hairston’s Kentucky statistics and combine numbers — had the fastest 40-yard dash at the NFL combine — had impressed NFL personnel. “All the NFL people I was talking to said he might be in play with pick 18 or 19,” said Marrow, UK’s associate coach and NFL liaison. “I told him and his dad that anything before 25 to 30 is a bonus.”Hairston ended up being picked 30th by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of April’s NFL draft.
Malachi Moreno has the Tools to be the Right Fit for UK

5 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

Great Crossing center Malachi Moreno is someone that Dennis Johnson, father of UK signee Jasper Johnson, watched play a lot in high school and he also got to see him when the two UK signees played recently at the Nike Hoop Summit. “Malachi had a great week. I loved that he didn’t go outside of his game. He didn’t try to score 20 points, block every shot. He would come in the scrimmage and block a couple of shots, get two or three rebounds,” Dennis Johnson said.
Jaden Williams has his Own Motivation to Succeed

5 days ago | yoursportsedge.com | Larry Vaught

Transfer Jaden Williams might be stepping up in competition playing for Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference but the chance to prove himself is still not the biggest motivation the Wyoming transfer has. The Inglewood, Calif., native spent the three previous seasons at Wyoming where he played in 20 games and had 24 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks.