Marques Warrick did it again. Problem was, it was to tie the game and not put the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team ahead. Warrick’s step back 3-pointer banked in at the buzzer in regulation to tie the game with Cleveland State at 74. The Norse would go on to lose however, 88-85 in overtime […]
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NKU women falter down stretch in latest league loss
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team may be in a dark tunnel now as the lone winless team in Horizon League play, but there are signs things are starting to turn the corner. Northern Kentucky led a good part of the Sunday home game against Milwaukee, but faltered in the fourth quarter in a 75-67 […]
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NKU rallies from 16 down to topple Youngstown State
As Marques Warrick summed it up, “It was a tale of two halves defensively.” Youngstown State owned the first half, Northern Kentucky the second half as the Norse got the last bucket to fall in a 79-76 victory over the Penguins. It was Warrick hitting the game-winner, his 3-pointer with 43 seconds left giving the […]
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Performance Lexus RiverCenter to move due to bridge construction
A luxury car dealership in Covington is permanently relocating to Fort Wright due to imminent construction from the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. Performance Lexus RiverCenter, located at 633 W. 3rd St., is moving nearly 2.5 miles southward 709 Wright’s Summit Parkway. The new facility is set to open in spring of this year, according […]
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Norse drop Horizon League road matchup at PFW
What got off to a promising start, finished with a disappointing road loss for the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team. The Norse (7-7, 2-1), playing their first game without Sam Vinson, who suffered a season-ending knee injury last week in a loss to Saint Mary’s, dropped their road contest with Purdue-Fort Wayne on Friday, […]
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Norse standout Vinson reportedly out for the season with ACL tear
When the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team returns to action Dec. 29 at Purdue-Fort Wayne, the Norse will be without starting guard Sam Vinson. Vinson, a former first-team all-state standout at Highlands High School, suffered a knee injury in last Thursday’s 92-56 Norse loss at Saint Mary’s in Moraga, California. It has since been […]
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Norse struggle in second half at Saint Mary’s
The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team gave up 54 points in the second half on their way to a 92-56 defeat at Saint Mary’s (CA) on Thursday night. Making their second trip to the West Coast this season, NKU struggled to get stops in the game’s final 20 minutes as the Gaels shot 66% […]
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Norse claim in-state battle, Israel named Horizon League Freshman of the Week
For the second consecutive season, the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team can claim bragging rights over an in-state foe. The Norse took down Eastern Kentucky University on Sunday, 85-75, winning their second straight and improving to 7-5 on the year. NKU took 14-point leads in both the first and second halves. EKU (4-6) fought […]
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Sensors to test air quality near RMR in Newport head to NKU to sync
The Northern Kentucky Sierra Club is working with the Federal Environmental Protection Agency Region Four on an air quality study focused on River Metals Recycling. The PurpleAir sensors will measure particulate matter, which is fine inhalable particulates in the air, such as organic chemicals, heavy metals, dust, etc. The sensors will be placed at 12 […]
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Norse suffer last second loss to Akron
In a wild finish that had three lead changes in the final minute, it was Akron getting the last bucket in a 77-76 victory over Northern Kentucky University on Saturday night at Truist Arena. Enrique Freeman’s dunk with 3.6 seconds left was the game-winner for the Zips, Sam Vinson’s desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer unable […]
