SPORTS: Cards Win Tourney Opener; Boys Sweet 16; Tiger Baseball Home Opener Friday

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UNDATED (03/20/26) UK Basketball plays in the NCAA Tournament later today in St. Louis against Santa Clara. The Wildcats have three of their last five games coming into today. Elsewhere, the Louisville Cardinals won their first tournament game since 2017, holding off South Florida, 83-79. UofL plays Michigan State Saturday.

UNDATED (03/20/26) Overall top seed Duke survived an opening game scoring, rallying from 11 down at halftime to beat Siena, 71-65. Wisconsin fell to High Point, 83-82, while North Carolina was knocked off VCU in overtime, 82-78. Other Thursday winners included TCU, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Nebraska, Michigan, Houston, St. Louis, Illinois, Texas, Texas A-and-M and Gonzaga.

LEXINGTON (03/20/26) –The Sweet Sixteen continues in Lexington later today; coverage on 104.3, the River resumes at 9:45 this morning. Among the games today, Grayson County faces defending champ Great Crossing. Thursday winners included Louisville Butler, Marshall County, North Oldham and George Rogers Clark.

HARNED (03/20/26) — The BCHS Tiger Baseball team plays their home opener this evening at 5:30 against Muhlenberg County. Breckinridge County is 0-1 on the year after a loss at Owensboro on Wednesday.