Following several months of speculation, it was reported on Monday that Jennings and Bialik would be signing new Jeopardy! contracts after sharing the duties as interim hosts of the hugely popular syndicated quiz show for much of Season 38. The news was confirmed on Wednesday, when Jeopardy! bosses announced the permanent hosts, bringing to an end a chapter that saw a veritable revolving door of celebrities try out for the coveted role following the November 2020 death of Trebek....

Paxton reportedly told The New York Times in a recent audiotaped interview published Tuesday that he was unlikely to support Abbott in the upcoming GOP gubernatorial primary. But within hours of the Times piece being published, Paxton completely denied having said that and instead accused the publication of being “fake news.” The article homed in on divisions between Texas Republicans who were previously tight during former President Donald Trump’s tenure in office....

The two drivers at the center of one of the most heated scuffles in the Sprint Cu this season appeared ready to move on but in no way thinking about making up Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. Keselowski was fined $50,000 for ramming Kenseth on pit road and then for the way he drove through the garage afterward in a tussle with Denny Hamlin. NASCAR didn’t fine Kenseth nor Hamlin....

The current state statute, KRS 503.110, allows teachers or caregivers to use physical force as punishment in instances in which they deem “that the force used is necessary to promote the welfare of a minor or mentally disabled person.” Additionally, the violence can only be used when it “is not designed to cause or known to create a substantial risk of causing death, serious physical injury, disfigurement, extreme pain or extreme mental distress,” The Daily News reported....

Beshear said that, as of Wednesday, Kentucky had reported 2,753 new cases and 15 new deaths. There are currently 1,553 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Kentucky, with 359 in the ICU and 176 currently on a ventilator. The positivity rate is 9.13 percent and the current total death toll is 1,712. In a statement, Gov. Beshear said: “Since March 6—the day Kentucky had its first confirmed case—we have been under attack and at war with the coronavirus....

Post time for the race is approximately 6:24 p.m. ET. All times listed below are Eastern Time. MORE: List of Kentucky Derby winners | Records, all-time leaders LINEMAKERS: Kentucky Derby handicapping 2015 Kentucky Derby TV schedule April 29 5:30 p.m. — Kentucky Derby draw | NBCSN April 30 4 p.m. — Kentucky Derby Access May 1 12:30-6 p.m. — Kentucky Oaks | NBCSN May 2 12-4 p.m. — Kentucky Derby pre-race show and undercard races | NBCSN...

Nearly 25 minutes after it appeared the 3-year-old colt had won the 145th Run for the Roses, the horse was disqualified for impeding War of Will on the final turn. Country House, a 65-1 long shot, was declared the winner despite finishing 1 1/2 lengths back of Maximum Security at the finish. MORE: Watch Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs on May 4 on DAZN On the final turn of the 1 1/4-mile race, Maximum Security swerved off the rail into the path of War of Will (No....

Oh, and taking home a bunch of money must be pretty nice, too. The winner of Saturday’s race will earn a massive check, but there will also be big payouts for the other participants who finish in the top five. What’s on the line at this year’s event? Here is the full breakdown of the 2021 Kentucky Derby purse. KENTUCKY DERBY: Full draw and odds for 2021 race What is the Kentucky Derby purse in 2021?...

On Tuesday, the university announced the suspension of defensive end Lloyd Tubman. The Courier-Journal reported that Tubman is charged with first degree rape that is punishable with 10-20 years in prison. MORE: Florida QB Treon Harris being investigated “Obviously, I’m very concerned about the allegations and all parties involved,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said in a statement. “We’re working extremely hard to develop quality young men on and off the field....

Taylor was killed by police officers in March as they attempted to serve a warrant. An indictment by a grand jury handed down three felony counts of wanton endangerment against former Louisville police officer Brett Hankinson. No charges in Taylor’s death were announced. Governor Beshear said he believed that the public should see the information that led to the decision in the Taylor case. Beshear said that AG Cameron “described the investigation but he talked about information....

Under the new mandate, anyone inside a Kentucky child care facility or school, pre-k included, will be required to wear a mask regardless of their vaccination status. “This is how we make sure we protect our children, but this is also how we make sure that they stay in school,” Beshear said Tuesday afternoon. According to the Courier-Journal, dozens of Kentucky’s school districts are scheduled to start school on Wednesday morning, so the mask mandate comes just in time....

The employee is “is no longer employed by the USPS,” Special Agent Scott Balfour, a spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, said in a statement on Friday. “I cannot provide any further details surrounding their employment due to federal privacy concerns.” Balfour also revealed that the worker’s case has been accepted for federal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “They will determine what charges are appropriate after a review of all the facts in the case,” he said....

But there is this: Texas at Kentucky. And this: Florida at Kansas. And maybe this: Arkansas at Iowa State. So the existence of another of these conference challenge series at least adds three compelling games to the 2014-15 college basketball schedule, and it enhances a Kentucky schedule that could be extraordinarily difficult. Even with a team that probably will earn a No. 1 ranking in the wire-service polls, UK won't be talking much about 40-0 this time around....

Under the bill, called the Save Women’s Sports Act, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control would be directed to ban those identified as males on their birth certificates from engaging in girls’ team sports. To become law, the bill will have to go through the Kentucky House Representatives, first before a committee then the entire body. If no, changes are made, the measure will go to the governor for final sign-off....

Locales across the Bluegrass State saw unforetold damage and over 70 casualties as a series of tornadoes rampaged across eight states over the weekend. One town, Dawson Springs, was 75 percent destroyed, according to its mayor, Chris Smiley. The town of Mayfield, 70 miles from Dawson Springs, was also heavily damaged and saw eight people lose their lives after a candle factory collapsed. “For some folks, I don’t know that they’ll ever recover from this completely, certainly not emotionally or psychologically,” state Senator Whitney Westerfield told CNN....

As for Zanzibar, it is high time other teams took them seriously for they have proved to be serious contenders for the regional trophy. After hammering Rwanda 3-1, the Islanders came from a goal down to win 2-1 against ‘brothers’ Tanzania. Kenya comes into the match as favourites despite lying second in Group A, which is led by Zanzibar on six points. The last time the two teams faced each other was way back in November 2015 where Kenya, then coached by Bobby Williamson, lost 3-1....

Chappell marked his first PGA Tour start since November 2018 following microdiscectomy surgery on his back by entering the record books in West Virginia. There was little sign of what was to come during his first round, however, as he carded a 1-over 71 on his return. However, he surged up the leaderboard on Friday, including posting nine successive birdies after opening with a par at the 10th. Mark Calcavecchia is the only other player on the PGA Tour to record nine straight birdies and, though Chappell was unable to take sole ownership of the record, he was able to make further gains at the fifth and seventh....

This year has been a different story, though. We’ve already seen images of them together looking friendly. MORE: LeBron James explains why he won’t ‘shut up and dribble’ So what’s changed? Durant was candid about admitting what was going on a year ago when asked about it Saturday during his availability with the media. “I just got out of my own head and got out of my own way and stopped thinking it was even a thing, you know?...

Kevin Durant has been removed from all basketball activities due to a setback in his recovery from a foot injury. Thunder GM Sam Presti said Friday that Durant is out indefinitely. The news came just a day after Durant missed practice with soreness. MORE: No tanks for Jazz | Spurs may target Gasol | NBA Mock Draft “He’s not making the progress that we hoped and expected,” Presti told reporters....

Former NBA MVP and champion Kevin Garnett is set to retire from the NBA after 21 seasons, bidding farewell to fans via a video posted to Instagram Friday afternoon. “I’m just thankful, man. I can’t ever put that into words, I’m just thankful,” Garnett says in the voiceover on the video. “I’m just thankful for everybody and the love — I never would have thought that people’d love me like this, but for it to be reality is just something else, man....