
19 hours ago - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
Western Kentucky has hired Stanford assistant Willie Taggart as its football coach. Complete Story...

Nov 9 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
Western Kentucky fired David Elson on Monday, though he will finish out the remainder of a horrific season in which the Hilltoppers have struggled to make the transition to major college football.
Sep 12 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
Matt Grothe threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the Big East's all-time leader in total offense to help South Florida pull away from Western Kentucky 35-13 on Saturday night.

Sep 5 - By Beth Rucker, AP Sports Writer
Jonathan Crompton threw five touchdown passes Saturday, leading Tennessee to a 63-7 rout of Western Kentucky and its first win under new coach Lane Kiffin.
Mar 10 - By Noah Trister, AP Sports Writer
A.J. Slaughter scored 18 points, and Western Kentucky beat South Alabama 64-56 Tuesday night to win the Sun Belt tournament.

Nov 30 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
Western Kentucky found a way to stop Samardo Samuels and No. 3 Louisville.
Oct 11 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
Ball State isn't used to playing with a target on its back.

Oct 4 - By Sue Lindsey, Associated Press Writer
Darren Evans ran for two touchdowns, quarterback Tyrod Taylor threw for another and No. 20 Virginia Tech defeated Western Kentucky 27-13 on Saturday.
Sep 27 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
Tony Dixon ran for two touchdowns and Kentucky ruined Western Kentucky's first visit to Commonwealth Stadium in a 41-3 victory on Saturday.

Sep 13 - By John Zenor, AP Sports Writer
John Parker Wilson passed for 215 yards and two touchdowns and freshman Mark Ingram ran for two scores, leading No. 11 Alabama to a 41-7 win over Western Kentucky Saturday night.
Apr 6 - By Associated Press
Texas assistant coach Ken McDonald will take over as head coach at Western Kentucky.
Apr 3 - By Associated Press
Bob Knight is not a candidate for the basketball opening at Western Kentucky.

Mar 27 - By Bob Baum, AP Sports Writer
Nothing comes easy for UCLA these days. With Kevin Love scoring a career-high 29 points, the Bruins nearly frittered away a 21-point halftime lead and hung on to defeat Western Kentucky 88-78 in the NCAA West Region on Thursday night.

Mar 23 - By Associated Press
Western Kentucky never panics, knows how to recover and understands how to close out games.

Mar 22 - By Josh Dubow, AP Sports Writer
Natasha Lacy already knows what it's like to play in the NCAA tournament. She made sure her UTEP teammates will get at least a second game in this March run.

Mar 21 - By Fred Goodall, AP Sports Writer
It was the shot of his life, and the shot of the tournament. "It kind of worked out good," Ty Rogers said, in the understatement of the day. Rogers hit a desperation 26-foot 3-pointer with three defenders in his face and no time on the clock, and 12th-seeded Western Kentucky turned in the upset of the NCAA tournament, beating Drake 101-99 in overtime Friday in the first round of the West Regional.

Mar 11 - By Associated Press
Jeremy Evans had 20 points and 14 rebounds as Western Kentucky defeated Middle Tennessee 67-57 to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship and an NCAA bid on Tuesday night.

Mar 11 - By Associated Press
Kenzie Rich scored 18 points to lead Western Kentucky to the Sun Belt Conference tournament title and an automatic NCAA bid with a 65-49 win over Middle Tennessee on Tuesday.