Northern Kentucky men’s basketball fell in overtime at Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. The Norse fought back from a second half deficit to send the game into an extra period, but the Colonels pulled away. With the loss, the Norse fall to 4-6 on the season. Marques Warrick led NKU with 22 points while Bryson Langdon […]
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Dan Weber: Honoring 50 Years of NKU Athletics; Local Football Awards
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Nice job by the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in hitting just the right notes in their focus Wednesday on what made the 50-year athletic program at Northern Kentucky (State College first, now University) program so special from its […]
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Dan Weber: How Beechwood Responded to Aid Rival Mayfield After Tornado
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Beechwood High football coach Noel Rash understands that when it comes to Mayfield and how the rest of the state and the nation is getting together to help the tornado-flattened town in Western Kentucky 320 miles from Ft. Mitchell, people […]
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WATCH: NKU Basketball Fan Hits 94-Ft. Putt to Win Free Car Lease
Bradley Wolfzorn won a two-year lease on a new car from Jake Sweeney Automotive after sinking a 94-ft. putt at the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball game on Sunday. The promotion is sponsored by Barleycorn’s. It pushes a contestant to try his or her hand at making a 94-ft. putt on a hardwood floor (the […]
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Thomas More Wins Rugby National Title
Thomas More University’s rugby team won the National Collegiate Rugby Association (NCRA) Division II National Championship on Sunday in Houston. The Saints defeated Adrian College for the win. “When we recruit players for our team, we ask them what they want their legacy to be,” said men’s rugby head coach John Fox. “Our legacy at […]
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Dan Weber: the Special Environment of Covington Catholic’s Gym
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. As rewarding as it is to return home to Northern Kentucky after three decades in places like Philadelphia and New Jersey, Chicago/Northwest Indiana and Los Angeles/Orange County, there’s one thing I’ve missed. In moving on from the Big East to […]
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Photos: NKU Dominant in Clash with Alice Lloyd
Northern Kentucky easily downed tiny Alice Lloyd in a men’s basketball clash at BB&T Arena on Sunday. The Norse won 91-55 to their second-straight win, bringing the season record to 4-5. NKU eclipsed the school record in three-point shot attempts, taking 45 shots from beyond the arc. The Norse hit 17 of them. The previous […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: A Look at Beechwood’s Recipe for Success
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Noel Rash didn’t take long to decompress last Friday from months of what is necessarily an all-encompassing football-coaching mode. His Beechwood Tigers had just edged Lexington Christian Friday evening at UK’s Kroger Field, 23-21, giving Rash his seventh state title (in […]
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NKU Snaps 4-Game Skid with Win Over Canisius
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball snapped a four-game losing street Wednesday night, toppling visiting Canisius, 75-62. NKU is now 3-5 on the season. Marques Warrick led the Norse in scoring with 30 points, a career high, including four makes from three-point range. Sam Vinson scored 17, also tying a career high, while Adrian Nelson and […]
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Riddle Steps Down as NKU Men’s Soccer Coach
Northern Kentucky men’s soccer coach Stu Riddle announced that he is stepping down. The announcement was made on Wednesday. Riddle spent five seasons with the Norse, amassing a record of 37 wins, 36 losses, and five draws. The team went 6-11 this past season. “We respect Coach Riddle’s decision and wish him well as he […]
