A.J. Slaughter News

Western Kentucky University lost a player, then a basketball game. Sergio Kerusch suffered a broken right foot 10 minutes into practice Friday.

Edgar Sosa and Jerry Smith scored 17 points apiece to pace six Louisville players in double figures as the Cardinals routed Western Kentucky 102-75 on Saturday.

Cynicism can sour the coach-player relationship in college sports. Too many broken promises.

As a little boy, A.J. Slaughter had a constant wardrobe staple. "He had every kind of Louisville shirt you could find," Bonita Slaughter says of her son.

Just days after getting publicly criticized for his early season struggles by coach Ken McDonald, Western Kentucky guard A.J. Slaughter responded in grand fashion last week.

J.P. Prince scored a season-high 17 points, and No. 9 Tennessee showed off its depth in beating Middle Tennessee, 75-54, last night in the first game of the Sun Belt Classic in Nashville, Tenn.

A.J. Slaughter scored 27 points as Western Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 76-69 Friday night in the second game of the Sun Belt Classic in Nashville, Tenn.

A.J. Slaughter paced Western Kentucky with 27 points Friday and the Hilltoppers held on down the stretch to defeat No.

A.J. Slaughter scored 27 points, and Western Kentucky beat No. 24 Vanderbilt 76-69 Friday night for the Hilltoppers' first win in this sporadic series since 1945 in the second game of the Sun Belt Classic.

Vanderbilt is known for the 3-point shot. But it's the Tennessee Vols who enter the men's basketball doubleheader tonight at Sommet Center as the team with the Midas touch from beyond the arc.

Steffphon Pettigrew recorded a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Western Kentucky to a 63-57 victory over Evansville on Tuesday night.

Steffphon Pettigrew scored a season-high 19 points to help Western Kentucky to a 62-48 victory over Tulane on Sunday.

David Booker arrived at Fogelman Arena for a light practice Thursday afternoon exhausted.

It will be not just a basketball game but a reunion. When Western Kentucky University upset Louisville last year, A.J. Slaughter received a congratulatory text message from Darrin Horn.

Devan Downey scored 15 points to lead five South Carolina players in double figures as the Gamecocks defeated Western Kentucky 74-56 on Wednesday night.

Six years ago, Western Kentucky athletics director Wood Selig figured his men's basketball coach, Dennis Felton, was a short-timer. So Selig decided to get something out of the situation, inserting a clause in Felton's contract that required the team that hired him to play WKU in each of four seasons .

Tuesday, November 24th, 8:00 p.m. FACTS & STATS: Site: E.A. Diddle Arena -- Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Anthony Sally hit one of two free throws with 4.7 seconds left in the game to help Western Kentucky defeat California State-Northridge 68-67 on Monday night.

Bo Spencer poured in 28 points to lead the LSU Tigers to a 71-60 victory over the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in Second Round action of the Preseason NIT Tip-Off Tournament at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

A.J. Slaughter scored a career-high 30 points to lead Western Kentucky to a 69-65 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday night in Baton Rouge, La.