UK coach John Calipari enjoys a birthday, with "a catch!"

CINCINNATI (AP) - Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga (mow-uh-LOO'-guh) has been charged with assault stemming from a downtown Cincinnati bar incident.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky coach John Calipari says Friday he's a couple of years younger than he feels on his 53rd birthday.

Kentucky women's basketball signee Janee Thompson, a 5-foot-7 point guard from Whitney Young High School in Chicago has been selected to play in the prestigious 2012 McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Game on March 28, 2012 in the United Center in Chicago.

UK signees Alex Poythress and Archie Goodwin have been selected to play in the 35th annual McDonald's All-American game.

The Kentucky Wildcats are looking more and more like a team beginning a march to the Final Four. The responsible for running the show that might get the Cats to Indianapolis is guard Marquis Teague.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The accolades continue to come in for University of Kentucky women’s basketball junior guard A’dia Mathies. One day after being named to the 2011-12 State Farm Wade Watch list, Mathies has been named to the U.S. Basketball Writers’ Association Midseason Watch list, as announced by the association Thursday.

NEW YORK -- Reigning Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers, the Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2011 NBA Draft, and Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Ricky Rubio, who ranks third overall in assists, lead a list of 18 players selected for the 2012 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge to be held on Friday, Feb. 24, in Orlando during NBA All-Star 2012.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The man who helped propose the plus-one plan to find a national champion in football says actual change remains a couple years away even if everyone can agree on changes to the Bowl Championship Series.

Can the Wildcats do it? Does UK have what it takes to win a national championship? Last night in Rupp Arena, John Calipari's team made a statement in beating Florida by 20.

Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest Southeastern Conference test to date with a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night.

The boys and girls 44th District Tournament pairings have been released.

The Orlando Magic did not waive rookie combo guard DeAndre Liggins by Tuesday's 6 PM deadline, confirming the Kentucky product will remain on the team's roster for the rest of the regular season and fully guaranteeing his salary.

The Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team shot a sizzling 53 percent from three-point range Tuesday night as the Colonels defeated visiting Mid-Continent, 59-41, in McBrayer Arena.

Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest Southeastern Conference test to date with a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night.

The Kentucky Wildcats return home Tuesday night for their first meeting of the season with the Florida Gators. Tipoff will be at 7pm on ESPN. Calipari's team goes in riding a fifteen game winning streak and is coming off an 86-52 rout of South Carolina.

Bryan Station guard Jaylen Beckham has not had your typical high school basketball career.

Kentucky is on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a third straight week.

Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute touchdown to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title.

Adrienne Webb scored 16 of her 19 points in the second half and LSU snapped No. 6 Kentucky's 10-game winning streak with a 61-51 upset on Sunday.

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Angelo Warner sank a free throw with 2 seconds left Saturday night, boosting Morehead State to a 56-55 victory over Eastern Illinois.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Corey Wickware and Mark Yelovich combined for 43 points to help host SIUE down the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball Saturday night, 80-74.

Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.

Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Dermontti Dawson, former offensive lineman for the University of Kentucky and the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as announced Saturday.