Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

NCAA Tournament: Kansas survives scare by Western Kentucky, 64-57

2013-03-22 22:30:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jeff Withey scored 17 points and top-seeded Kansas struggled to put away scrappy Western Kentucky in a 64-57 victory Friday night that avoided what would have been the biggest upset on a day full of them in the NCAA tournament. The...

Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville takes Cincinnati coaching job

2012-12-08 18:49:00

Tommy Tuberville wasn't expecting a call from an old acquaintance. A few hours later, he was headed north for a new job. Tuberville left Texas Tech to become Cincinnati's football coach Saturday, moving away from a Big 12 school to one that has an...

Trojans can run but Lane Kiffin can't hide

2012-09-21 15:52:00

Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: Do you get paid for writing (##$%$) like that? Did the USC coach say something to you and hurt your feelings? Your article screams of self-pity. Why don't you just go to Fox News and throw your 2-year-old tantrum on TV?...

Randy Wood dies at 94; music industry innovator founded Dot Records

2011-04-14 00:00:00

Dot Records founder Randy Wood was looking for a song for a young Pat Boone to record in 1955 and found it in the Fats Domino hit "Ain't That a Shame?" Except Boone, then an English major, wanted to sing "Isn't That a Shame?" After a few run-throughs,...

FAU holds on in Sun Belt Tournament opener, beats Western Kentucky 5-4

2013-05-22 10:45:00

FAU used a first-inning offensive surge and a strong start from ace Austin Gomber to win the opening game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament 5-4 over Western Kentucky Wednesday. Gomber pitched 7.1 innings, giving up six hits, three earned runs and...

Live Stream: FAU vs. WKU in Sun Belt Baseball Tournament

2013-05-22 06:54:00

It's time for game one of the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament. With the FAU Owls (35-20) and WKU Hilltoppers (28-27) starting off the festivities on a rainy morning in Lafayette, Louisiana. Ace righty Austin Gomber is on the mound for the Owls....

FAU to start Sun Belt Conference tournament Wednesday morning

2013-05-21 09:09:00

FAU appears firmly placed inside the NCAA Tournament's field of 64 (Perfect game says so, as does Baseball America) so the Sun Belt Conference tournament can do little more than help the Owls sleep a bit easier at night. FAU starts its double-...

Gators, Hurricanes among teams hoping to make late surge in conference tournaments

2013-05-19 19:00:52

Will Florida State win an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title? Can Miami, Florida and UCF do enough to make the NCAA Tournament field? Teams from the Sunshine State teams will answer those questions and more when they participate in conference...

Lady Tops can't keep up with Alabama in opener

2013-05-19 10:54:04

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- An RBI sacrifice fly off the bat of Molly Fichtner proved to be the difference in a wild 7-6 win for Alabama over Western Kentucky to start Saturday's play in the Tuscaloosa Regional. The Lady Toppers trailed 2-0, led 5-2, trailed 6-...

WKU pitching coach Smith forced to stay home

2013-05-18 10:54:03

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Emily Rousseau was awfully impressive Friday -- even more so considering her position coach wasn't there to witness the action. Western Kentucky pitching coach Megan Smith couldn't make the trip to Tuscaloosa this weekend as she's...

Series win against rival FIU could put FAU in NCAA Tournament

2013-05-16 13:33:00

Win and you're in. That's the scenario for FAU baseball ahead of this weekend's regular-season ending series at FIU. The Owls have been playing "on the bubble" as the regular season has wound down, and every week a new projection predicts if the...

Tops looking for momentum at Middle Tennessee

2013-05-16 10:54:03

The Western Kentucky baseball team has one final weekend to get it right -- and it'll have to do it on the road against a rival fighting for its postseason life. The Hilltoppers (25-27, 13-14 Sun Belt Conference) open a three-game series at Middle...

Florida Atlantic Owls running back Damian Fortner (22) is upended by Western Kentucky Hilltoppers linebacker Andrew Jackson (4) and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defensive back Kiante Young (29) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Bowling Green, Ky., Saturday,

2012-11-10 00:00:00

Kentucky's 2012 NCAA championship will be a boon for the SEC. Doron Lamb #20 of the Kentucky Wildcats drives for a lay up in the first half against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on March 15, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky.

2012-03-15 00:00:00

President Barack Obama , left, and British Prime Minister David Cameron eat a hot dog as they watch the first half at UD Arena as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers take on the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in the first round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament on March 13, 2012 in

2012-03-14 00:00:00