The Kentucky football Wildcats defeated Missouri 21-17 in Columbia on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The Kentucky basketball team opens its 2022-23 regular season on Monday, November 7, 2022, against Howard at Rupp Arena. Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss both.
Former Covington Catholic star CJ Fredrick (1) had a team-high 15 points, three rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in Kentucky’s 56-38 men’s basketball exhibition game victory over Missouri Western State. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
Mark Story has worked in the Lexington Herald-Leader sports department since Aug. 27, 1990, and has been a Herald-Leader sports columnist since 2001. I have covered every Kentucky-Louisville football game since 1994, every UK-U of L basketball game but three since 1996-97 and every Kentucky Derby since 1994.Support my work with a digital subscription
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys.Support my work with a digital subscription
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