WKU COACH HANK PLONA: ‘THERE WAS GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE BUILDING’ Two days before opening exhibition play at Western Kentucky… Read more: ALL TOPS, MOVING FORWARD/Balanced scoring, torrid second half carry Hilltoppers past Kentucky Wesleyan, 82-43, in exhibition play

HANK PLONA TAKES REVAMPED ROSTER INTO SECOND SEASON AS HILLTOPPERS’ HEAD COACH Bryant Selebangue is one of nine first-year players… Read more: QUICK HITTER STORY/WKU men’s basketball opens 2025-26 campaign with exhibition against Kentucky Wesleyan

BULLDOGS RATED AS 3.5-POINT FAVORITES; ROAD VICTORY WOULD BRING BOWL ELIGIBILITY FOR THE TOPS The time has come for Western… Read more: RUSTLIN’ IN RUSTON/Hilltoppers out to bounce back from FIU disaster with prime-time showdown against Louisiana Tech

BOWLING GREEN BOOSTED BY TREVY BARBER’s RETURN FROM INJURY; DAVIS CHANEY KEYS GATORS’ SECOND-HALF SURGE There was ebb, and there… Read more: ALIVE AND KICKING/Purples’ Oliver Gonzales delivers 26-yard field goal as time expires, sending BGHS past Greenwood, 17-14

RAIDERS AWAIT MIGHTY PADUCAH TILGHMAN; RUSSELLVILLE RESUMES DISTRICT PLAY AT HISTORIC RHEA STADIUM No KHSAA football team in South Central… Read more: HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW, WEEK NINE/Spartans take 7-0 record to Central Hardin; Franklin-Simpson plays host to Cougars in critical KHSAA Class 4A matchup