COMEBACK COMPLETE/WKU bats explode for five eighth-inning runs, Tops take Game One from MTSU, 9-5
HILLTOPPERS COACH MARC RARDIN: ‘ALL THESE KIDS … KNOW WHAT WKU IS RIGHT NOW’ Third-year Western Kentucky University baseball coach […]
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THE SILENCE OF THE BATS/No. 17 Louisville holds 20th-ranked WKU to four hits in claiming 5-2 victory
HILLTOPPERS LOOK TO GET THEIR MOJO BACK IN CONFERENCE USA PLAY AGAINST MTSU LOUISVILLE — Mid-week college baseball games can […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/University of Houston’s success brings the legacy of ‘Phi Slama Jama’ fame into greater focus
STAR-CROSSED HISTORY SHOULDN’T HAUNT COUGARS IN FINAL FOUR MATCHUP WITH DUKE BLUE DEVILS ON SATURDAY IN SAN ANTONIO It was […]
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QUICK HITTER STORY/Bowling Green dismantles South Oldham, 73-51; Purples will play for KHSAA state championship tonight at Rupp
JOE HURT, BGHS MOTOR INTO TITLE GAME AGAINST MALACHI MORENO AND GREAT CROSSING LEXINGTON — They understood the task at […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/One year after memorable run to NCAA Tournament, WKU men’s basketball is again veering toward obscurity
INJURIES CRIPPLED PLONA’s FIRST HILLTOPPERS SQUAD, BUT LACK OF FOCUS WAS EVIDENT DOWN THE STRETCH Eight days ago, Western Kentucky […]
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STILL AT THE CROSSROADS/WKU men’s basketball turns back Florida International, but C-USA Tournament seeding remains uncertain
TOPS CLOSE REGULAR SEASON ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AGAINST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY; WKU SLIPPED PAST FLAMES, 71-70, ON JANUARY 2 IN LYNCHBURG […]
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SOUL SEARCHING TIME AT DIDDLE/Fourth consecutive defeat sends Hilltoppers into the crossroads of 2024-25 season
SAM HOUSTON STATE USES BALANCED ATTACK TO THROTTLE WKU, 76-62 The second half went by quickly, with the home team […]
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OFF TO PARADISE/WKU’s Caden Veltkamp says opportunity to play for new Owls coach Zach Kittley prompted his decision to transfer to FAU
FORMER SOUTH WARREN STAR MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN HIS ONE SEASON AS THE HILLTOPPERS’ STARTING QUARTERBACK Western Kentucky University’s […]
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END OF THE ROAD/Opportunistic Minnesota needs four sets to eliminate WKU from NCAA Tournament
HILLTOPPERS FINISH ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON AT 28-7; GOPHERS WILL FACE 11th-RANKED KENTUCKY ON FRIDAY NIGHT LEXINGTON — There were twists […]
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ALIVE AND KICKIN’/Lucas Carneiro’s 50-yard field goal in final seconds lifts Hilltoppers past Jax State, 19-17, and into Conference USA championship game
WKU WILL FACE GAMECOCKS AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT IN ALABAMA Western Kentucky University’s football team was fading, and fast. Back-to-back […]
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