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Kentucky Derby Festival Block Party returns to Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center

Updated: 9:28 PM EDT Apr 4, 2026

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The Kentucky Derby Festival Block Party returned to the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center Saturday.Guests were able to stop by and enjoy an afternoon filled with of food, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.The party also featured over 50 minority-owned businesses from MELANnaire Marketplace that were showing off the items they had for sale.”Well, here you get local makers, who are making all types of fascinators. They make clothing, artwork. We got a food drive, I mean everything. It’s all kinds of amazing products, and we’re so happy to be able to showcase them,” said Nachane Trapue, the founder of MELANnaire Marketplace.Norton Healthcare was also on site providing wellness tips, and the Heuser Hearing Institute offered free hearing screenings.

The Kentucky Derby Festival Block Party returned to the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center Saturday.

Guests were able to stop by and enjoy an afternoon filled with of food, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.

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The party also featured over 50 minority-owned businesses from MELANnaire Marketplace that were showing off the items they had for sale.

“Well, here you get local makers, who are making all types of fascinators. They make clothing, artwork. We got a food drive, I mean everything. It’s all kinds of amazing products, and we’re so happy to be able to showcase them,” said Nachane Trapue, the founder of MELANnaire Marketplace.

Norton Healthcare was also on site providing wellness tips, and the Heuser Hearing Institute offered free hearing screenings.

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One of Kentucky’s top portal targets has arrived in the Bluegrass State.

According to The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman, Syracuse transfer forward Donnie Freeman made it to Lexington on Tuesday night. Kentucky was quick to reach out to Freeman once he officially entered the portal last week. That led to a Zoom call between the two sides, and now a visit to UK’s campus.

A 6-foot-9 rising junior, Freeman averaged 16.5 points and 7.2 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per outing last season for Syracuse while shooting 47.4 percent from the field. On3 ranks him 20th overall and the fifth-best power forward to enter the portal so far this offseason. Alabama and UConn are also after the talented forward prospect.

A former five-star recruit and McDonald’s All-American, Freeman spent the last two seasons with the Orange under head coach Adrian Autry. Freeman averaged 13.4 points and 7.9 rebounds in 25.5 minutes per contest on 50.4 percent shooting as a true freshman, logging six double-doubles along the way. But both his college seasons have been marred by foot injuries. He’s played just 37 college games — 14 as a freshman, 23 more as a sophomore.

Kentucky has already hosted a couple of top portal guards since the weekend. Washington’s Zoom Diallo and BYU’s Rob Wright III have both been in Lexington over the last several days, as has five-star high school wing Tyran Stokes. Freeman is the fourth known visitor of the portal season so far. Kentucky is still searching for its first new commitment for the 2026-27 roster.

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The Kentucky Blue-White Game is on the horizon. Saturday morning’s exhibition might be the only chance you get to see the new-look Wildcats in action before Will Stein‘s team takes the field this fall against Youngstown State. The SEC Network is not broadcasting the event, so be sure to secure your free tickets in advance.

Kentucky football fans will see plenty of new faces on the field. Stein added roughly 50 new players this offseason. Even folks like myself who cover the team regularly will struggle to figure out who is who. Before making your way to Kroger Field, do a little advanced scouting to spend less time looking at the roster during the Kentucky Spring Football Game.

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The visitor list is getting really long for Kentucky basketball this week and it’s getting clear who they are prioritizing on the roster. After getting visits from Zoom Diallo, Rob Wright, Jalen Cox, Donnie Freeman, and the #1 player in the 2026 class, a pair of guards and a big have been added. According to KSR, Furman guard Alex Wilkins, Utah’s Terrence Brown and SDSU’s Magoon Gwath are also set to visit later this week.

As for Wilkins, it seems like Kentucky is eying for him to be at the shooting guard spot, but it all depends on Diallo’s decision. The staff is open to the possibility of Diallo playing alongside Rob Wright if that does in fact end up working out, but is he? It’s clear that Kentucky is really starting to prioritize Wilkins, who is a very good scorer coming from Furman. Wilkins is also a very capable shooter. Averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game, shooting 46.0% overall and 32.8% from three this past season, fitting into a system like Pope’s would do wonders in boosting his three-point percentage. This is one to continue keeping an eye on as decisions start to shake out.

With Gwath, he just had a zoom meeting on Sunday with Mark Pope and now, it looks like the staff is getting him on campus for a visit. Gwath would be a massive (literally) depth piece for the Wildcats at the big man position. The 7-footer averaged 8.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game this season and was the best shot-blocker in the Mountain West. Kentucky is looking for depth at the five spot and Gwath would be an important get there.

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Brown has received a lot of North Carolina buzz as of late since their leading point guard entered the transfer portal. But, he is set to visit Kentucky on Friday, as well as Kansas before that. Brown is seen as a combo guard as well, able to play either the one or the two spots. At 6-3, he played the point guard role for the Utes this past season, averaging 19.9 points, 3.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds, shooting 45.3% overall and 32.7% from three. It’s uclear as to how the staff would use him, but his ability to play either guard spot is intriguing. Like Wilkins, Brown is a great scorer. His best game this past season was 33-point game against Kansas State, where he added four rebounds, two assists and four steals.

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Kentucky’s visitor list is growing, but the ones later this week could change depending on the clarity the staff gets from Wright and Stokes and what their plans are. Things are moving fast, but the Kentucky staff looks to have contingency plans for whatever happens with the two sought-after players, as well as Zoom Diallo, who Kentucky is continuing to trend for.



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