Updated: 11:57 PM University of Kentucky linebacker Micah Johnson has dropped 20 pounds since last season. The sophomore hopes a better body coupled with a better understanding of his position might yield better results.

Updated: 11:56 PM NASHVILLE -- In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head football coaches and sports information directors, Eastern Illinois University was picked as the 2007 preseason favorite in the 10-team league. The Panthers have won or shared the last two OVC Championships and have won four titles since joining the OVC in 1996.

Updated: 6:11 PM Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches appeared sound after a preliminary examination Monday, but trainer Todd pletcher said a "complete physical" is needed to determine whether the filly will run in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.

Updated: 8:25 PM With Eddie Eviston back at quarterback the Lexington Horsemen whipped River City 48-33 Sunday to advance to the United Indoor Football Eastern Conference Championship game. Eviston threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns.

Updated: 5:39 PM Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches missed another scheduled workout Sunday, this time because the filly's exercise rider said she didn't "feel quite right " on the track. Trainer Todd pletcher said his 3-year-old filly was examined and was fine.

Updated: 11:07 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky junior outfielder Collin Cowgill has been named to roster for the 44th-annual Cape Cod League Summer All-Star game, the league announced Saturday.

Updated: 3:33 PM University of Kentucky senior linebacker Wesley Woodyard has sustained a fracture in his left hand and is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday, Coach Rich Brooks has announced.

Updated: 3:31 PM Earlier this week, Harrison Co. approved the hiring of Mike Reitz, who will replace Lee Kendall, as its boys’ basketball coach. Tates Creek coach Joe Pat Covington resigned earlier this week after accepting a position at Scott Co. Covington, a Georgetown native, will be an associate principal at Scott Co. High School.

Updated: 11:24 PM Tim Couch, Mr. Football, All-American and the first pick in the NFL draft, will try one more time to catch on with an NFL team. In an exclusive interview with our Drew Deener, Couch said he’s in the best shape of his life and has contacted every team in the NFL, looking for work.

Updated: 11:18 AM The LSU Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks led all teams with 12 players selected to the 2007 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team, the conference office announced today.

Posted: 6:17 PM ATLANTA (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds completed a series sweep of the Braves in Atlanta the hard way. They didn't pull out the 5-to-4 win until the 15th inning and then had to hold off a Braves comeback.

Updated: 7:40 PM The Cincinnati Bengals have extended their training camp agreement for another year with Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Updated: 7:40 PM John Pelphrey's first task as Arkansas' new coach is to help the Razorbacks' seniors reach similar heights to those he reached as a player at Kentucky. As a senior, Pelphrey and teammates shook off the cloud of scandal and nearly returned to the Final Four.

Updated: 7:41 PM The Golden State Warriors have re-signed guard Kelenna Azubuike.

Updated: 7:41 PM The NCAA reports that for the eleventh time in 12 seasons, the University of Kentucky has led the nation in average attendance.

Updated: 12:31 PM NBA scoring champion Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers headlines the list of 17 players expected to report for the U-S national team minicamp this weekend in Las Vegas.

Updated: 11:18 PM Along with other SEC basketball coaches, UK's Billy Gillispie talked for about 10 minutes on a teleconference Monday morning

Posted: 12:11 PM It was a year ago when 26-year-old Ethan Jenkins collapsed and died from a heart condition while playing basketball at Lexington's Dirt Bowl.

Updated: 11:19 PM Jose Reyes cracked a two-run home run to help lead the New York Mets to a 5-to-2 victory over visiting Cincinnati yesterday.

Updated: 3:05 PM Cherokee County, Georgia authorities say a Murray State University football player is among those charged in an assault against two teenagers near Lake Allatoona, Georgia.

Updated: 12:01 PM WKU sprinter Gavin Smellie made a big splash in his home country over the weekend.

Updated: 11:18 PM UK football fans will get a chance to meet the Wildcats before the 2007 season begins.

Updated: 11:52 AM Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches is running a fever and trainer Todd Pletcher has scratched the three-year-old filly from Saturday's 300-thousand dollar Coaching Club American Oaks.

Updated: 7:05 PM Sprinter Tyson Gay failed in his bid Sunday to break the world record in the men's 100 meters at the British Grand Prix. Slowed by rain, Gay won the race but was timed in 10.31 seconds, one of his slowest victories.

Updated: 11:48 PM Mike Skinner dominated Saturday night to win the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. He led 135 of 150 laps for his fourth victory of the season.