Thursday, February 26, 2026
WKU Baseball falls on the road to Kentucky
Western infielder JPAcosta (4) looks to the distance after reaching first base during Western’s game against BrighamYoung University on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 at Nick Denes Field. The play was reviewed andAcosta was declared not safe.Acosta finished the game with one hit, one run batted in, one sacrifice hit, and one walk.(Jacob Sebastian)
WKU Baseball suffered a 13-9 loss at the hands of the No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats at Kentucky Proud Park on Wednesday.
The Hilltoppers' record dropped to 5-4 with nine games left before Conference USAplay begins.
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How hockey is rolling back to WKU
Kenton Mobley, left, and Kevin Murphy, right, fight to get control over puck pre match of Teal Team Six VS Team CRIKEYat the Ray “Tank” Inline Hockey Rink at Victory Sportsplex in Bowling Green on Friday, Feb. 21, 2026.(Bradi Hawkins)
WKU’s inline hockey club is looking to get rolling again after a 20-year hiatus.
Nestled between the National Corvette Museum and the Corvette plant, a small team is trying to bring hockey culture back to the community. Dylan Kimbro, a Bowling Green native who grew up playing hockey, played roller hockey at Bethel University until he graduated in 2013. Kimbro saw the lack of hockey on WKU’s campus, but he noticed the interest in the community.
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VISUALS: Inline hockey teams wrap
up their winter games
‘Just do it’: First open mic night of the semester set for Thursday at Grise
Grise Hall is home to the Gordon Ford Business College at Western Kentucky University (HeraldArchives)
WKU students are encouraged to attend an open mic night Thursday, where they can share their own work and appreciate the work of others in Grise Hall, room 235.
Independently organized by Heather Neidlinger, a poetry Master’s of FineArts candidate, the space is meant to encourage students to come share any type of creative work.
Kenton Mobley, left, and Kage Lemmon, right, fight to get control over the puck in the prematch of Teal Team Six VS Team CRIKEYat the Ray “Tank” Inline Hockey Rink at Victory Sportsplex in Bowling Green on Friday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Bradi Hawkins)
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Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers guard Teagan Moore (30) pushes past Middle Tennessee State guard Kamari Lands (22) during WKU’s Valentine’s Day game against MTSU in E.A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Moore, who has been out with concussion symptoms since the Tops’game against Liberty on Jan. 21, scored a game-high and season-tying 28 points in the Tops’ win over the Blue Raiders.(Jonah Savage)
WKU Men’s Basketball returns to DiddleArena on a four-game win streak Thursday night against New Mexico State.
The Hilltoppers are red hot, coming off a dominant win over Conference USAleader Liberty 94-73, Saturday afternoon.
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Lady Toppers take two-game winning streak to Delaware
Western Kentucky University head coach Greg Collins speaks to his players during a quick timeout in the second half during WKU’s game against MTSU in E.A. DiddleArena on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.(Natasha Gomez)
WKU Women’s Basketball looks to extend its two-game winning streak as they head to Newark to take on the Delaware Fightin’Blue Hens Thursday night.
The Lady Toppers snapped an eight-game losing streak with their 56-41 win over Jacksonville State in DiddleArena Feb. 14. They carried that momentum into the next week, defeating conference-rival Middle Tennessee 70-65 at home last Saturday afternoon.
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University of Kentucky Professors’Group to host talk on academic freedom
The University of Kentucky will host a national expert on higher education Thursday for a discussion, also livestreamed on Zoom, about the erosion of academic freedom in the United States.
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