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Officials: Thousands lost cash in Ky.-based scheme
Authorities seized a far-flung marketing operation Monday over claims the Kentucky-based company amounted to a global pyramid scheme that siphoned ...
Mistrial in ex-cheerleader's libel lawsuit
Jurors couldn't decide whether two lewd posts about a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader were substantially true or not, leading a federal judge ...
40 years after Roe, states seek to limit abortions
Ever since a 40-year-old Supreme Court decision found that abortions are legal in some circumstances, state legislatures across the country have been ...
New-coach success stories in college hoops
In his first season as Kentucky's coach, John Calipari led the Wildcats to 35 wins and a trip to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament.
Police: Gun used to kill 3 in Ky. bought same day
A gunman enraged by a domestic dispute bought a gun and fatally shot his former girlfriend, her uncle and her cousin in the parking lot of a small ...
No. 1 Louisville beats UConn 73-58
Louisville passed its first test as the No. 1 team in the country, beating Connecticut with a spirited second half. Next comes No. 6 Syracuse on ...
No. 4 Louisville holds off Kentucky, 80-77
Russ Smith ranked Louisville's 80-77 victory over Kentucky on Saturday as one of the five favorites of his career. Makes sense, considering he played ...
Louisville seeks to end skid vs. rival Kentucky
Louisville has had enough of losing to Kentucky. The No. 4 Cardinals have dropped four in a row to the Wildcats, including last spring's national ...
Central Michigan edges Western Kentucky 24-21
Coaching Western Kentucky for one game before moving on to an uncertain future, Lance Guidry had to make a crucial decision with the game on the line.
Ky. court upholds decision in penis removal case
A Kentucky man lost his bid Friday to force a doctor to pay damages for removing a cancer-riddled section of his penis during what was scheduled to ...
College basketball's best _ so far
Kentucky's Anthony Davis was pretty much everyone's choice as the national player of the year last season. This season, at least as it nears the ...
Duke moves to No. 1 in AP poll after Indiana loss
Duke is back in a familiar place — No. 1. The Blue Devils advanced one spot to replace Indiana at the top of The Associated Press' Top 25 on Monday, ...
7 leaving Big East to build basketball conference
The seven Big East schools that don't play major college football are separating from the conference many of them founded so they can build a league ...
AP Source: Basketball schools to cut from Big East
The Big East is headed for another break up. This time, the seven prominent basketball schools that don't play FBS football are planning to cut ties ...
25 years in arson that killed 2 children
A sobbing mother was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for setting fire to her home and killing two of her children at Fort Campbell, in what ...
Western Kentucky hires Petrino as football coach
Now that Bobby Petrino is back in the coaching ranks, he wants to make the most of his second chance. Petrino was introduced Monday as Western ...
Taggart leaves Western Kentucky for South Florida
Willie Taggart entered the room to applause, shook hands with his father, hugged his mother and waved to family and friends who turned his ...
Strong staying as Louisville football coach
Charlie Strong's decision to stay at Louisville is the second major coup for the Cardinals in eight days. After reports linking Strong to several ...
Ky. school shooter seeks to take back guilty plea
A man who killed three of his classmates at a Kentucky High School in 1997 is fighting to take back his guilty plea and get a trial, arguing that his ...
Indiana, Duke still 1-2 in AP Top 25
Indiana, Duke and Michigan remained the top three teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. Look all the way to the bottom and you won't ...
Baylor upsets No. 8 Kentucky, 64-55
Baylor's comfort with the zone defense on Saturday created uneasiness for No. 8 Kentucky. It left the Wildcats with a 64-55 loss to the Bears, a ...
Notre Dame beats eighth-ranked Kentucky 64-50
Notre Dame's experience and raucous home crowd were too much for eighth-ranked Kentucky and its heralded freshmen. Junior guards Eric Atkins and ...
MAC championship has BCS implications
Time to put the BCS puzzle together. There's not a lot of mystery going into championship weekend. Mostly, everything should simply fall into place.
ACC presidents vote to add Louisville as member
Atlantic Coast Conference leaders got the school they wanted. Louisville was relieved to find a home amid the latest wave of realignment. The ACC ...