Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed a quote to WKU Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Media Relations Zach Greenwell when Greenwell wasn't actually interviewed for this piece. The story has been updated and the Herald regrets this error.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed a quote to WKU Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Media Relations Zach Greenwell when Greenwell wasn't actually interviewed for this piece. The story has been updated and the Herald regrets this error.
Editor’s note: This story originally ran online on Thursday, March 12, which was the day the Conference USA Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. It has since been edited for clarity, and additional information that wasn’t initially available has been inserted.
Editor's note: A previous version of this column incorrectly said WKU is being sued over alleged Title IX violations when WKU is actually under investigation over alleged Title IX violations. The story has been updated and the Herald regrets this error.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of everyday life in the United States, including sports at all levels of competition. WKU Athletics is no exception, and the department has been working overtime to deal with the punches the coronavirus has already thrown at it.
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WKU Athletics, Hilltopper Sports Properties and Mister B's Pizza and Wings are teaming up to provide the opportunity to help support local healthcare heroes who are on the front lines in the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the university announced in a press release Friday afternoon.
Just two days after a 10-4 loss at in-state rival Kentucky on March 10 and a day prior to its Conference USA opener at Alabama-Birmingham on March 13, the WKU baseball team’s young 2020 season was brought to a screeching halt by the coronavirus pandemic on March 12.
After a miracle run through the SiriusXM Mascot Bracket, 16th-seeded Big Red wasn’t able to pull off an unblemished 7-0 Cinderella run in postseason play, instead finishing as the national runner-up in a high-scoring poll that was marred by formally investigated allegations of voter fraud.
After beginning the postseason as a notable snub in the Sirius XM Mascot Bracket, 16th-seeded Big Red has pulled off an unprecedented 6-0 Cinderella run in postseason play, one that has been matched only by its impending opposition in the national title contest — fellow No. 16 seed Brigham Y…
WKU Athletics will be taking a stroll down memory lane over the next eight weeks with the WKU Radio Rewind. Over the next eight weeks, the radio calls of classic victories from recent memory representing Hilltopper football, Hilltopper basketball and Lady Topper basketball will air at 7 p.m.…
Big Red’s Cinderella run is still intact, as the scrappy underdog is now 5-0 in postseason play.
Big Red is now 4-0 in postseason play.
Big Red has done it again.
The NCAA Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships, were canceled by COVID-19 on March 12, but the College Sports on SiriusXM Twitter account has revived intercollegiate sports competition by initiating the Sirius …
The WKU softball program will have its ace back in the pitching rotation next season, as senior pitcher Kelsey Aikey announced on Friday that she intends to cash in the eligibility waiver granted to her by the NCAA on Monday and return to the Hill for a final season with her WKU teammates in 2021.
The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday to allow member schools to provide spring-sport student-athletes a blanket extension of intercollegiate athletics eligibility, meaning those who lost a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic will gain an extra year of competition.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only severely impacted spring athletic teams at WKU, as the coronavirus has also put a major strain on the university's fall sports as well.
The WKU football team has officially canceled its spring football practices and the annual Red vs. White spring game due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the program announced on Thursday evening.
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A unanimous vote by the Conference USA Board of Directors has officially canceled all spring sport competition and championships, effective immediately, the league office announced on Monday.
The NCAA released a string of memos Friday that will have a major impact on WKU’s intercollegiate athletic programs going forward, and WKU Athletics spokesman Zach Greenwell also gave the Herald an update on the athletic department’s current practice plans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
WKU men’s basketball head coach Rick Stansbury and WKU women’s basketball head coach Greg Collins both traveled with their respective programs to the Conference USA Tournament in the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Tuesday in search of automatic bids to their respective NCAA Tou…
All activity spaces, locker rooms and meeting rooms in the Raymond B. Preston Health and Activities Center will be closed Friday, March 13 through April 5, as a part of WKU’s response to the coronavirus.
WKU athletic director Todd Stewart addressed the media following the cancellation of the Conference USA Tournament and indefinite suspension of all the league’s spring sports Thursday, fielding questions about how the university's athletic department will handle the coronavirus outbreak movi…
Conference USA has officially suspended all spring sport competition for league institutions until further notice, effective immediately, the league office announced on Thursday afternoon.
Conference USA has officially cancelled the remainder of the 2020 C-USA Tournament, effective immediately, the league office announced on Thursday morning.
Courtney Lee, the all-time leading scorer in WKU men’s basketball program history, made his 9th start of the 2019-20 NBA season for the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, contributing seven points, one rebound and an assist during a game that will be his team’s last for the foreseeable future af…
The WKU men’s and women’s basketball teams are still scheduled to open play in the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday, but the Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers will be playing their postseason games without any fans in attendance in the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
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This story was published in the May 8 final print issue. Read the full issue here.
This story was published in the May 8 final print issue. Read the full issue here.
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