Kentucky
Brose, Rodriguez Guide Kentucky to Season High Score Against No. 1 Oklahoma
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky (0-6, 0-2 SEC) posted its highest score of the 2026 season on Friday Night in Historic Memorial Coliseum, falling to No. 1 Oklahoma (5-0-1, 3-0 SEC), 197.550-196.475. Juniors Creslyn Brose and Delaynee Rodriguez each took home event titles against the top-ranked Sooners, with Brose victorious on the floor exercise and Rodriguez claiming her third all-around title in four weeks.
The Wildcats also posted season best event totals on three apparatus—uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise—with the Cats’ 49.350 score on the latter outscoring Oklahoma on the night.
Rodriguez turned in the best performance of her career on Friday night, taking home the all-around title with a career-high four-event score of 39.550. After only winning two all-around titles during her first two seasons in Lexington, Rodriguez has been victorious in three out of four meets this year. The junior also set a career-high on vault, sticking her upgraded Yurchenko 1.5 for the first time and scoring a 9.925.
Brose dazzled in her first home meet of the season, scoring season highs on both of her events. The Holly Springs, N.C. posted a 9.875 on the beam before closing the meet with a 9.950 on the floor exercise, securing her seventh career win on the event. Brose has now scored 9.9+ in 25 of 28 career floor routines.
Four other Wildcats set or matched career highs on Friday night—Chesney Bennett and Callie Gardner on the floor exercise, Addisyn Hofseth on vault, and Cecily Rizo in the all-around.
Kentucky began the meet on vault, scoring a 49.100 as a team. Hofseth led off the meet by matching her career best, followed by Rizo with a 9.800. Gardner scored a 9.775, followed by Ryan Noonan’s 9.825. Rodriguez’s stuck vault led the Cats at 9.925 and Anna Flynn Cashion closed the rotation with a 9.750.
On the uneven bars, the Cats scored a season best 49.025. Rizo began the rotation with a 9.750, followed by a 9.750 from Isabella Rivelli and a 9.750 from Gabby Van Frayen. Bennett added 9.800 and Noonan stuck her double layout dismount for the second week in a row, scoring a 9.850 in her debut in the No. 5 spot. Rodriguez anchored the rotation with another stuck double layout dismount, posting a 9.850.
Kentucky moved to the balance beam, scoring a season best 49.000. Rizo led off with a 9.750, followed by Brose’s hit routine at 9.875. A bobble from Sharon Lee caused her to score 9.525 but Bennett rebounded with a solid 9.825—matching her season best. Van Frayen fought to stay on the beam, scoring 9.650, and Rodriguez capped the rotation with a 9.900 and her third stuck landing of the night.
The Cats closed the night with their best floor rotation of the season, posting a 49.350 to outscore the Sooners on the event. Van Frayen led off with a solid 9.800, followed by Bennett and Gardner’s career-high performances—scoring 9.875 and 9.850, respectively. Rizo scored a 9.775 in the No. 4 position, followed by another hit, 9.875 routine from Rodriguez and Brose’s 9.950 performance.
Kentucky will return to the road next week, traveling to the Plains to face No. 11 Auburn at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, February 6.
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Watch: Blast brings down Northern Kentucky bridge
COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) – The Licking River Bridge was demolished Monday morning in a controlled blast, clearing the way for a replacement structure.
Authorities established a 1,000-foot safety perimeter, closed nearby roads and asked residents to shelter in place before the demolition. The bridge collapsed within seconds of the blast.
“Today we say goodbye to a bridge that has served Kentuckians for nearly a century and we make room for something new. A signature bridge that is safer, stronger and we make room for something new,” Gov. Andy Beshear said. “This region, like the rest of the commonwealth, is evolving, it is booming, it’s economy growing every day. What we’re doing together is building our new Kentucky home.”
The Licking River Bridge is now history after crews brought it down with a controlled demolition Monday morning. (WKRC)
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Crews will begin construction on the new bridge after debris removal is complete. The replacement bridge is expected to open in the summer of 2028.
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Woman dies in head-on collision in Bullitt County
Kentucky State Police is investigating after a Shepherdsville woman died Feb. 28 in a two-vehicle crash in Bullitt County.
A preliminary investigation shows the crash, which occurred at 7:34 p.m. at the intersection of KY 44 East and Watergate Drive, began when the passenger-side tires of a Toyota Tacoma heading westbound on KY 44 East dropped off the right side of the roadway and onto a steep shoulder, Master Trooper Bryan Washer said in a statement March 1.
The teenage driver “overcorrected, causing the vehicle to cross the centerline into the eastbound lane and into the path of a Ford Escape.”
Due to a head-on collision, the Ford Escape went down a small embankment and overturned on its roof before coming to rest, Washer said. The driver of the Ford Escape, Sarah Weisman, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Bullitt County Coroner’s Office. The driver of the Toyota Tacoma was not injured from the crash.
Trooper Scott Wheatley and Detective Brad Holloman of the State Police conducted the initial investigation into the crash, Washer said. Holloman continues to investigate.
Reach reporter Leo Bertucci at lbertucci@usatodayco.com or @leober2chee on X, formerly known as Twitter
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