Posted: 11:25 AM NEW YORK (AP) - Casino Drive has a bruised hoof but there are no plans to scratch the horse from Saturday's Belmont Stakes.

Posted: 10:29 AM There will be no Olympics this year for sprinter Justin Gatlin.

Updated: 10:49 PM Pitcher Scott Green and outfielders Sawyer Carroll and Collin Cowgill became the first three Kentucky players drafted in the top five rounds in program history, with Carroll and Green marking the highest drafted UK duo since 1992.

Posted: 4:53 PM RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - The Colorado Rockies tapped Eastern Kentucky University pitcher Christian Friedrich as their top pick in the Major League Baseball draft. The Rockies picked the left-handed pitcher 25th overall on Thursday.

Posted: 2:59 PM Longtime assistant Tony Talbott is the new girls' basketball coach at Lexington Catholic. The former Harrison County multi-sport star has spent the past 12 years at Catholic as an assistant.

Posted: 6:40 PM Vinny Zollo is one of 7 players who have yet to graduate high school that has already committed to UK. He talks with Drew Deener about why more and more players think it's a good idea to commit early.

Posted: 4:00 PM TUCSON, Ariz. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman third baseman Jayson Langfels was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American on Wednesday by Collegiate Baseball. Langfels hit .304 this season with four homers and 37 RBI, while leading the team with a .511 slugging percentage.

Posted: 1:29 PM NEW YORK (AP) - Big Brown will begin his bid to complete the Triple Crown by breaking from the No. 1 post in the Belmont Stakes. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner drew the inside position against nine rivals Wednesday. Big Brown is listed at 2-5 odds for Saturday's grueling 1½-mile race.

Posted: 12:16 AM UK Recruit Vinny Zollo says he will play his final three years of high school basketball in Kentucky. Click the video to see our story.

Posted: 8:38 PM NEW YORK (AP) - A feisty Big Brown was back in his barn after a final workout Tuesday for the Belmont Stakes, and Rick Dutrow Jr. wasted no time zeroing in on the crack in the colt's left front hoof.

Posted: 10:54 AM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Eight Belles will be interred at the Kentucky Derby Museum, near the grave sites of four Kentucky Derby winners. The 3-year-old filly broke two ankles after finishing second to Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby on May 3. She was euthanized on the track.

Updated: 11:12 PM Kentucky's run through the NCAA baseball tournament is over. Arizona's Eric Berger matched his career-best 11 strikeouts and Bobby Coyle added a pinch-hit homer to help Arizona top Kentucky 5-3 for an NCAA regional championship.

Updated: 6:46 PM Facing elimination for the second consecutive game, No. 24 Kentucky jumped out to a 9-1 lead and held off a middle-inning charge from the 13th-ranked Michigan Wolverines, securing a 12-6 win and setting up a 7 p.m. ET matchup with No. 12 Arizona, on Sunday night at Wilpon Complex.

Posted: 4:49 PM CINCINNATI (AP) - Ken Griffey Junior hit his 599th career homer today off Atlanta's Jair Jurrjens The two-run shot that left him one away from an elite mark -- 600 home runs.

Posted: 4:46 PM ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Sawyer Carroll hit his second home run of the NCAA tournament Saturday to help Kentucky stay alive in the Ann Arbor regional with a 4-3 victory over Eastern Michigan.

Posted: 1:17 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky basketball player Derrick Jasper, a 6-6 native of Paso Robles, Calif, who has played two seasons in Lexington, has asked for his release from the Wildcats, citing a desire to play closer to home as the reason for his decision

Posted: 1:08 PM ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Zach Putnam struck out four batters in five innings to win his eighth straight start and Michigan began its NCAA tournament play with a 7-5 victory over Kentucky on Saturday.

Updated: 11:46 PM AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Boston got past an old nemesis to set up a matchup with another rival. Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett added 16 to lift the Celtics to an 89-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Posted: 5:21 PM NEW YORK (AP) - Already convinced Big Brown will be the first Triple Crown champion in three decades, Rick Dutrow Jr. is now predicting when it will be safe to start celebrating at the Belmont Stakes.

Updated: 5:35 PM Three members of the University of Kentucky’s baseball 2009 recruiting class have earned the prestigious Gatorade Player of the Year honors in their states.

Posted: 4:11 PM DESTIN, Fla. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference will split $127 million among the 12 member schools in the revenue sharing plan for the current fiscal year.

Posted: 4:08 PM The Braves called up outfielder Josh Anderson from Triple-A Richmond to take his place. Anderson, who was acquired from Houston last November, batted .282 with one homer in 51 games at Richmond.

Posted: 2:51 PM DESTIN, Fla. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference is considering starting its own television network.

Posted: 11:25 AM CINCINNATI (AP) - City Council in Cincinnati has found another way to honor longtime Reds player and broadcaster Joe Nuxhall, who died in November.

Posted: 3:45 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville center Clarence Holloway has ended his career after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder marked by lengthened features and cardiovascular defects.