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LEXINGTON, Ky. — What was supposed to be a night of celebration in Rupp Arena turned into a nightmare scenario for the Kentucky Wildcats.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — An autopsy confirmed the suspect in the shooting deaths of three Kentucky police officers died as a result of suicide by hanging, the local coroner said Wednesday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A 22-year-old former University of Kentucky student accused of hurling racial slurs at a Black student desk clerk has been criminally indicted on all charges by a Fayette County grand jury.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Florida plays host to Kentucky in an SEC basketball game on Wednesday night, the Gators will do so on Billy Donovan Court at the Exactech Arena in Gainesville.

Jimmy Winkfield is just one of five men to win the prestigious race back-to-back in 1901 and ’02, but shortly after his triumph, U.S. horse racing turned its back on him—and everyone who looked like him.

Plus: The National Endowment for Democracy ends funding of conservative media blacklist, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear major internet free speech case, and more...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — What was expected to be one of the toughest games remaining on Kentucky’s basketball schedule looked more like a walkover for the Wildcats for much of Saturday afternoon.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A few days into his new gig — and just a few minutes into Kentucky’s most important basketball game of the season — Tyler Ulis was all in.

Trainer Bob Baffert’s attempt to run horses in this year’s Kentucky Derby was once again denied when a federal district court in Louisville, Ky., denied his request for a preliminary injunction. Baffert is currently serving a two-year suspension by Churchill Downs Inc. after Medina Spirit tested positive for a legal…