Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINKnky Media. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Disregard those driving directions from Google Maps. You’re still going to have to go through Union to get to Rupp Arena. Only this year, you’ll have to take a little detour off US 42, four miles or so down to Longbranch Road […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: NKU does what it does in March, and goodbye Mel Webster
Here they go again. To Indianapolis. For the Horizon League’s Final Four. For the fourth straight season. And fifth time in the last six. And no, we’re not surprised. And you’re probably not surprised, even for an NKU team that started the season 6-9. And to be honest, neither were the Norse, even though the […]
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Dan Weber: The 10th comes to town but brings its game with it
The 10th Regional had come to town, to Holmes, a bit controversially outside the region’s geography some would say, and yet there was no controversy about how Wednesday’s opening round started. It did so with a tribute – and an appropriate moment of silence – for Mel Webster. An advocate for and coach of girls’ […]
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Cincinnati Bell changes name to altafiber
Cincinnati Bell announced Wednesday morning that the company is changing its name to altafiber. “And as we determine what tomorrow holds, one thing is certain: Fiber is the future,” CEO Leigh R. Fox announced in a video on the company’s website. “It’s faster, stronger and more sustainable for all of tomorrow’s needs, and will be the […]
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9th Region Girls open with a mega-upset and 2 mega scorers
It was a day for Ninth Region royalty Sunday at the opening round of the Girls High School Basketball Tournament at NKU’s BB&T Arena. And a monstrous upset. And two mega-career achievements. Notre Dame Academy’s Kes Murphy had not only brought Northern Kentucky its first-ever girls championship with his 2015 Holy Cross team but he’d […]
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Dan Weber: When it’s CovCath and Holy Cross in the 35th and the score doesn’t matter
They don’t get much weirder than the 35th District Basketball Championship between visiting Covington Catholic and host Holy Cross. They certainly played it in the right place Friday night, the place Holy Cross folks call “the Finn” – more properly the Msgr. Thomas B. Finn Activity Center in the heart of Latonia. “The Finn” was […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Who’s got the hot hand as we get to tournament time?
Who’s got the hot hand, we ask ourselves as we get to “tournament time” in both the colleges and high schools here in Northern Kentucky. Well, who does? Turns out a whole lot of teams here do. At the college level, the Thomas More program, with the No. 3 nationally ranked women and the No. […]
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TQL expansion in Boone County to add 125 jobs
TQL is expanding at three locations in Kentucky, nearly doubling its employees in the state and bringing 125 jobs to Boone County, Gov. Andy Beshear announced today. “Kentucky’s economy continues to grow, and our logistics sector is a major reason for that success,” Beshear said. “These expansions by TQL are incredible news, as the commitments […]
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Dan Weber: Big night at District 35 in Latonia
Kentucky’s commitment to a one-class basketball tournament with all schools in a single postseason playoff regardless of enrollment ending in the Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena is never more obvious than in the district games. Which is why Wednesday evening’s District 35 opening doubleheader is at Holy Cross’ cozy George Schneider Gym, capacity 900. And […]
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Welcome House celebrates 40 years in Northern Kentucky with new shelter project
A new, $8 million shelter for women and children is going up in Covington at the corner of 18th and Greenup streets as Welcome House celebrates its 40th anniversary. The 20,000-square-foot shelter will also have a center for programs and services, which will double the organization’s ability to capacity to serve people experiencing homelessness. “It’s […]
