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Former Cat Randall Cobb on College Football Hall of Fame ballot

4 days ago | westkentuckystar.com | Keith Taylor

Randall Cobb made the ballot. The former Kentucky all-purpose wide receiver, quarterback, and punt returner will be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot in 2026. Cobb is one of 79 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 100 players and 35 coaches named to the ballot from the divisional ranks.
Oweh 'back and better,' will return for senior season at UK

1 week ago | westkentuckystar.com | Keith Taylor

The wait is over. Kentucky guard Otega Oweh withdrew from the NBA Draft on Wednesday and will return to Kentucky for his senior season. Oweh announced his decision on a social media post ahead of the 11:59 p.m. deadline. “I’m back and better now,” Oweh said on Instagram. Oweh participated in the NBA Combine and worked out for several NBA teams ahead of Wednesday’s deadline to withdraw or remain in the NBA Draft.
UK NOTEBOOK: Cats add Georgetown Hoyas to preseason schedule; Hawthorne commits to UK

2 weeks ago | westkentuckystar.com | Keith Taylor

Kentucky added a second marquee opponent to the exhibition schedule on Wednesday. The Wildcats will face Georgetown on Oct. 30 at Rupp Arena. Kentucky will open the exhibition season against Purdue on Oct. 24. The two teams haven’t played since the Hoyas defeated the Wildcats 53-40 in the NCAA national semifinals in 1984. Georgetown owns a 2-0 edge in the series. The game won’t count in the official record book, but Kentucky coach Mark Pope welcomed the addition of Georgetown.
Kentucky REALTORS give $100K to tornado relief

2 weeks ago | westkentuckystar.com | Tom Latek

In response to the deadly storms that have impacted counties in southeastern Kentucky and the State of Emergency declaration, Kentucky REALTORS® announces $100,000 in tornado relief funding. Relief assistance is limited to one month of housing expenses up to a maximum of $1,000 per household. Relief funds can be applied toward assistance with mortgage or rental payments, as well as lodging assistance for those who were displaced due to the natural disaster.
Calloway among additional Kentucky counties eligible for disaster unemployment

2 weeks ago | westkentuckystar.com | Tom Latek

Calloway is among additional Kentucky counties approved by the Trump Administration for Disaster Unemployment Assistance. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday the expanded eligibility for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for individuals in 24 additional counties, who are out of work due to severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began in Kentucky on April 2, 2025. On April 24, President Donald Trump approved Gov.
Pope bringing his 'suit game' when Cats face Pitino, St. John's

3 weeks ago | westkentuckystar.com | Keith Taylor

Since his arrival at Kentucky more than a year ago, coach Mark Pope wanted nothing more than to compete against his former coach, Rick Pitino. Pope, who played for Pitino and was the team captain on the 1996 national championship squad, worked on a home-and-home deal, which to date hasn’t materialized. When UCLA opted out of the CBS Sports Classic last month, St. John’s was added, paving the way for a Kentucky-St. John’s encounter set for Dec. 20 in Atlanta.
Auditor files lawsuit to compel Governor, CHFS cooperation in SB 151 investigation

3 weeks ago | westkentuckystar.com | Tom Latek

State Auditor Allison Ball filed a lawsuit Thursday in Franklin Circuit Court, seeking to compel Gov. Andy Beshear and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) to cooperate with an investigation into the lack of implementation of 2024’s Senate Bill 151, which dealt with kinship caregivers.
State offers driver’s permit appointments across state

3 weeks ago | westkentuckystar.com | Tom Latek

Now that a new Kentucky law has taken effect allowing 15-year-olds to earn their driver’s permits, officials are hosting events across the state on Saturday, May 17, to help meet the increased interest from young Kentuckians wanting to apply for a permit. The state is offering more than 1,500 written permit test appointments at 20 testing locations across the state.
Mammoth Cave could be more mammoth under new bill

3 weeks ago | westkentuckystar.com | Tom Latek

Kentucky’s most well-known national park could be getting bigger, as U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Louisville, and U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, have introduced the bicameral Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act. This bill would give the park the ability to acquire an additional 551.14 acres of land from the Nature Conservancy.
UK, UL set for rare November tipoff; ACC reduces league slate to 18 games

1 month ago | westkentuckystar.com | Russ Brown

For Kentucky and Louisville fans, the 2025-26 college basketball season will get off to a rip-roaring start, tipping off 2 1/2 weeks before the schools' season-ending football showdown on Nov. 29 in L&N Stadium. In a significant change, the annual hoops rivalry has been set for Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the KFC Yum! Center, the earliest meeting since a Nov. 27, 1993 clash won by UK 78-70 in Rupp Arena.