Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball head coach Camryn Whitaker grew up going to the ballpark to watch her dad Mac Whitaker coach the Harrison County Thoroughbreds baseball team. He holds the Kentucky High School Athletic Association record for head coaching wins at 1,189-370 to go with four state championships in 44 seasons. Whitaker said a […]
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Saints don new drip, then remain undefeated
They broke out the drip, then showed why they want some more drip. Thomas More men’s basketball team (9-0, 6-0) remained undefeated with a 66-52 victory over Pikeville (5-6, 2-4) on Thursday at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills. The ring ceremony prior to the game was for the Saints regular season Mid-South conference […]
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NKU basketball round-up: Norse women down Eastern Kentucky, Norse men take one on chin out West
After racing out to a 44-22 halftime lead, the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (5-4) started the I-75 Challenge with a 79-69 victory over Eastern Kentucky University (4-5) on Thursday. “I just want to credit our team and the job that we did – the ability to get the lead in the first half, […]
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NKU women earn needed Horizon League win
Things had been rough entering Sunday’s game on the home Truist Arena court for the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team. The Norse (4-4, 1-1) had dropped three in a row by a combined 13 points including the Horizon League opener, 59-55 to preseason league favorite Youngstown State on Friday. NKU knew it needed a […]
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Northern Kentucky women drop Horizon League opener
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (3-4, 0-1) had its chances in the Horizon League opener at Truist Arena on Friday. But the league favorite Youngstown State Penguins (3-3, 1-0) made the plays down the stretch to escape with a 59-55 victory. Northern Kentucky dropped its third straight game in the process. “I think […]
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Norse claim another double OT victory
Forty minutes is not enough for the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team lately. Try 50. The Norse pulled (4-4, 1-0) out their second consecutive double-overtime victory on Thursday, this one getting them off to a 1-0 start in Horizon League play with a 77-73 victory over Youngstown State (5-3, 0-1) at Truist Arena. Marques […]
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Thomas More’s pair of No. 1’s stay perfect with doubleheader win over Tennessee Southern
Asked if he’s heard from any big names the last 24 hours since his Thomas More men were named the No. 1 team in the nation in the NAIA Coaches Poll, Justin Ray thought for a moment before answering. “The biggest celebrity? Jeff Hans,” the TMU men’s coach said of the TMU women’s coach with […]
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Thomas More hoops teams make history this week
When this year’s first NAIA basketball rankings came out, no one was surprised that the Thomas More women, defending NAIA national champions, were named No. 1. Jeff Hans’s Saints are a power to be reckoned with and everyone knows it. But the men? In those first rankings, the TMU men were named the NAIA’s No. […]
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NKU women fall to 3-3 with home loss
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team hoped to earn its first win over a Mid-American Conference opponent Monday at Truist Arena but the Akron Zips escaped with a 70-69 victory over the Norse in a game that saw 16 lead changes and 14 ties. The Norse are 2-1 on their home floor this season and […]
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Warrick scores 45 as Northern Kentucky downs Tennessee Tech in double overtime
Marques Warrick took the ball with a look of determination, put up the shot and the crowd at Truist Arena erupted when it swished through the net. Warrick scored a Northern Kentucky Division I-era school record 45 points, making 18 of 31 shots including eight points on two three-pointers in the second overtime to lift […]
