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University of Kentucky’s Award-Winning Independent Student Newspaper Established in 1892 | Independent since 1972 Tips: [email protected]

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PHOTOS: No. 23 Kentucky wins over UCF 90-76 in overtime kykernel.com/130107/digital/…
PHOTOS: No. 23 Kentucky wins over UCF 90-76 in overtime

PHOTOS: No. 23 Kentucky wins over UCF 90-76 in overtime

Kentucky men’s basketball defeated UCF 90-76 in overtime after a game-tying buzzer-beater from Alex Wilkins on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.

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AT THE BUZZER: Wilkins buzzer beater, scoring runs define No. 23 Kentucky’s win over UCF kykernel.com/130094/sports/b…
AT THE BUZZER: Wilkins buzzer beater, scoring runs define No. 23 Kentucky’s win over UCF

AT THE BUZZER: Wilkins buzzer beater, scoring runs define No. 23 Kentucky’s win over UCF

With just five seconds left to play, it seemed as if No. 23 Kentucky had just let its final exhibition match get out of reach, with UCF up 71-69. Then, guard Alex Wilkins saved the night for Kentucky...

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Catching Up With The Kernel Season 4 Episode 10 kykernel.com/130086/digital/…
PODCAST: Catching Up With The Kernel Season 4 Episode 10

PODCAST: Catching Up With The Kernel Season 4 Episode 10

On this week’s episode of Catching Up with the Kernel, your hosts Kyla Ford and Sylvia Freire inform you about ​​Department of Justice to send federal election monitors to Fayette, Jefferson County...

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No. 23 Kentucky men’s basketball will look to end its exhibition schedule undefeated, facing off against UCF tonight at 6 p.m. EST. Jenna Lifshen is on site to prepare you as the Cats look to end October on a high note.
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OPINION: Why I can’t stop listening to Phoebe Bridgers kykernel.com/130078/opinions…
Why I can’t stop listening to Phoebe Bridgers

Why I can’t stop listening to Phoebe Bridgers

Six months ago, no one had seen her in public for more than a year. It had been almost six years since she released a solo album. Now she’s playing sold-out arena shows.  If Phoebe Bridgers has made...

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OPINION: GQ Sports is wrong about women and hockey kykernel.com/130055/opinions…
GQ Sports is wrong about women and hockey

GQ Sports is wrong about women and hockey

On June 12, 2016, I sat on the floor of my hotel room, my dad sitting in a swivel chair by my side, watching the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the San Jose Sharks to win their fourth Stanley Cup. ...

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A shiny moment, the passion behind Lexington’s Thriller Parade kykernel.com/130065/features…
A shiny moment, the passion behind Lexington’s Thriller Parade

A shiny moment, the passion behind Lexington’s Thriller Parade

The music starts again. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” fills the rehearsal room, its familiar opening giving way to the heavy thud of shoes against the floor. Hundreds of steps fall into rhythm. Arms...

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DOJ to send federal election monitors to Fayette, Jefferson County polling places  kykernel.com/130052/news/doj…

DOJ to send federal election monitors to Fayette, Jefferson County polling places

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to send federal election monitors to Fayette and Jefferson counties for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, according to Kentucky Lantern reporting. The counties...

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PHOTOS: No. 10 Texas A&M volleyball sweeps No. 4 Kentucky 3-0 kykernel.com/130042/digital/…
PHOTOS: No. 10 Texas A&M sweeps No. 4 Kentucky volleyball 3-0

PHOTOS: No. 10 Texas A&M sweeps No. 4 Kentucky volleyball 3-0

Texas A&M volleyball domintates Kentucky 3-0 on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at the Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky.

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PHOTOS: Lexington locals gather downtown for the annual Thriller Parade kykernel.com/130023/digital/…
PHOTOS: Lexington locals gather downtown for the annual Thriller Parade

PHOTOS: Lexington locals gather downtown for the annual Thriller Parade

Zombies and Michael Jackson interpreters dance down Main Street during the Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in Lexington, Ky.

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‘Be wild, support your team.’ The fans who show up kykernel.com/130001/features…
‘Be wild, support your team.’ The fans who show up

‘Be wild, support your team.’ The fans who show up

At 9:54 a.m., Alex Sawinski rolls into the front of the student section line with a blanket and a clear purse full of snacks. The Kentucky Wildcats don’t kick off against the Vanderbilt Commodores...

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Lexington Philharmonic explores the music behind cinema’s heroes and villains kykernel.com/129990/news/lex…
Lexington Philharmonic explores the music behind cinema’s heroes and villains

Lexington Philharmonic explores the music behind cinema’s heroes and villains

The Lexington Philharmonic debuted “Heroes & Villains: Symphonic Movie Music” at the Otis A. Singletary Center for the Arts, which featured some of today’s most iconic film scores.  The event, held...

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No. 9 Kentucky earns its highest week 8 AP poll position since 1977 kykernel.com/129986/sports/f…
No. 9 Kentucky earns its highest week 8 AP poll position since 1977

No. 9 Kentucky earns its highest week 8 AP poll position since 1977

Kentucky football is ranked in the AP Top-10 for the first time since Sept. 25, 2022, as they come in at No. 9 in the Week 8 poll. The Wildcats continue to climb the rankings and continue to win, as...

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PHOTOS: No. 12 Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 34-17 kykernel.com/129972/digital/…
PHOTOS: No. 12 Kentucky triumphs over Vanderbilt 34-17

PHOTOS: No. 12 Kentucky triumphs over Vanderbilt 34-17

No. 12 Kentucky football bested Vanderbilt 34-17 after overcoming an early 10-point deficit on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky.

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No. 12 Kentucky stands alone atop SEC with 34-17 win over Vanderbilt kykernel.com/129939/sports/f…
At the Whistle: No. 12 Kentucky stands alone atop SEC with 34-17 win over Vanderbilt

At the Whistle: No. 12 Kentucky stands alone atop SEC with 34-17 win over Vanderbilt

No. 12 Kentucky football shook off a rocky start to defeat Vanderbilt 34-17, moving to 7-1 on the season. Will Stein continues to build upon the historic start to his head coaching tenure, becoming...

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Pen to paper, a writer's journey toward finding her voice kykernel.com/129942/opinion/…
Pen to paper, a writer’s journey toward finding her voice

Pen to paper, a writer’s journey toward finding her voice

Room 1369 of Patterson Office Tower isn’t like any mundane office you might see within the walls of the many buildings on the University of Kentucky’s campus. The room is adorned with books. Books of...

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No. 12 Kentucky football is back at home to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores at 7:30 p.m. ET. Eli Rogers is on site at Kroger Field to preview tonight’s game.
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