It’s Tuesday and although it hasn’t been very long, plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines from LINK nky sports editor Evan Dennison.
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NKU’s Mason, Sumler enter transfer portal
Northern Kentucky guards Isaiah Mason and A’lahn Sumler have entered their name in the transfer portal. Mason, a sophomore guard on the Norse roster and played his high school basketball at Bowling Green, appeared in 22 games in two seasons in Highland Heights. Mason never really got into the rotation the past two seasons, playing […]
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Thomas More headed to third straight national title game
For the third straight season, the Thomas More women’s basketball team will play for an NAIA National Championship. The Saints defeated Central Methodist 71-61 on Friday night in the NAIA Women’s Basketball Semifinals to get to Saturday night’s championship in Sioux City, Iowa. They’ll face Clarke University on Saturday night at 8 p.m. in their […]
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Newport drops state tourney contest with Lyon County as Lyons’ Perry breaks all-time scoring record
The pace was to their liking, Newport making Lyon County visibly frustrated with a 18-17 lead halfway through the second quarter. The Lyons were the highest scoring team in the state coming in, averaging just under 84 points per game. Newport had them where they wanted, displaying why they were one of the best defensive […]
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Thomas More headed to third straight national semifinal
Fab Four and Thomas More. As much as that has a nice ring to it, it’s become a fixture for the women’s basketball program in Crestview Hills. The No. 1 seeded Saints advanced in the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship with a 66-62 victory over No. 3 seed Montana Western on Wednesday night. The win […]
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NKU looks to make history against Houston
No one can say it can’t be done. In fact, it happened five years ago to the day. When Northern Kentucky’s men’s team hits the floor on Thursday night taking on Houston in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Birmingham, the Norse will look to be the second team in tournament history to […]
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Tempo the name of the game in Newport-Lyon County
One team wants to play in the 80’s and 90’s, the other content on winning in the 40’s and 50’s if they have to. It’s quite the contrast of styles when Newport and Lyon County will meet on Thursday at Rupp Arena in Lexington for the UK Healthcare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16 State Tournament. The […]
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Thomas More on to Elite Eight
Despite a long delay, Thomas More women’s basketball is headed to the Elite Eight. The Saints ran away with things on Cumberlands, 91-61 on Tuesday night of the NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship Round of 16, presented by Balogy. The win gets Thomas More to 29-3 on the year as they’ll face No. 3 seed Montana […]
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Campbell County’s Russell retiring after 25 years
What started off as helping out coach his younger brother’s baseball team ended up turning into a Hall of Fame basketball coaching career. Aric Russell wasn’t sure he wanted to be a coach until he did his younger brother a favor. It was a youth knothole baseball league in which they needed a coach, so […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
It’s Tuesday and although it hasn’t been very long, plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines.