Kentucky
Tuesday Headlines: Ansley Almonor Watch
Kentucky Basketball coach Mark Pope has zeroed in on another player in the transfer portal.
Meet Ansley Almonor, a senior who played the last three seasons with the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. He’s reportedly visiting Pope and Kentucky today for a visit.
Standing at 6-foot-7 and 219 pounds, Almonor possesses the skill to score the basketball at a high level. This past season, he scored over 16 points per game while averaging career-highs in points, rebounds, assists, field-goal percentage, and 3-point percentage.
It’s clear Pope has a game plan for putting the finishing touches on his roster. Every player he and his staff have targeted over the last couple of weeks has had the ability to shoot from outside. His teams at BYU shot a ton of 3-pointers, and Kentucky fans should expect to see this Kentucky team run a very similar offense this upcoming season.
Almonor is a terrific fit for Pope’s game plan and would bring a lot of veteran experience to Kentucky. In fact, he was a member of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights team that upset the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers back in 2023.
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Wright State tonight.
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Perry Fit With Mark Pope, UK Just Feels Right – Vaught’s Views
Love it.
Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson has ankle surgery, sources say – ESPN
Tough for New York.
Grant Smith expected back for Vanderbilt series – KSR
Huge.
Lions signing QB Jared Goff to 4-year, $212M extension – ESPN
Quite the bag.
Things to Know Before You Go to the PGA Championship – KSR
Will you be going?
Tom Brady to make NFL broadcasting debut Week 1 – CBS Sports
This is still weird.
Reed Sheppard posts 42-inch vertical at the Draft Combine – KSR
Which was the best.
Caitlin Clark back in action tonight – USA Today
Fever vs. Sun.
PENDLETON CO., Ky. — A woman was killed, and two juveniles were seriously injured Friday night in a two-vehicle crash in Pendleton County, Kentucky State Police said.
Police said troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash near the 2600 block of US-27 around 9 p.m. Friday.
Troopers found that 67-year-old Sandra Barker was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox north on US-27 when she crossed the center line and struck a 2018 Ram truck that was being driven by a 57-year-old man.
Barker was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Two juveniles, who were passengers in the Ram truck, were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Police did not say if the 57-year-old driver of the truck was injured or not.
Troopers said the investigation into the crash is in the early stages, and it’s being reconstructed by Kentucky State Police’s Post 6 in Dry Ridge.
Troopers were assisted by the Pendleton County Coroner’s Office, Pendleton County EMS, Pendleton County Fire Department, Southern Campbell EMS, Northern Pendleton Fire/EMS and AirCare.
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Is the mint julep overhyped? See what was said at Kentucky Derby 2026.
Courier Journal’s Keely Doll and Olivia Evans asked racegoers at the 152nd Kentucky Derby if the mint julep, a derby-staple, live up to its hype.
It’s National Mint Julep Day, a celebration of one of Kentucky’s most recognizable cocktails.
The popular bourbon drink has long been tied to Louisville and the Kentucky Derby. According to Churchill Downs, about 127,000 mint juleps are served over the two-day Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby weekend.
How to make a mint julep
Let’s Talk Derby: How to make a mint julep for the Kentucky Derby
It’s time for another ‘Let’s Talk Derby with Kathryn and Kirby’ video. Learn how to make the official drink of the Kentucky Derby: the mint julep.
How many mint juleps are served during Kentucky Derby weekend each year?
According to Churchill Downs, about 127,000 mint juleps are served over the two days of Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby weekend. This number of cocktails requires more than 10,000 bottles of bourbon, 2,250 pounds of freshly harvested mint and 475,000 pounds of ice.
The mint julep has been a traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century.
Reach Marina Johnson at Marina.Johnson@courier-journal.com.
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