Updated: 4:41 PM Midnight Madness could begin earlier than usual this fall after the NCAA's Legislative Council approved a new rule. One change would allow teams to hold up to 30 days of practice in the six weeks leading up to their first regular-season game.

Posted: 3:43 PM The baseball Wildcats had lofty goals for this season. They're still attainable, but this weekend's trip to South Carolina is crucial.

Updated: 3:18 PM Former Lexington Christian product Robbie Ross admits he’s living the dream, one shared by young baseball players everywhere. The left-handed pitcher is in his second season with the Texas Rangers.

Updated: 2:41 PM Due to the threat of very severe weather Friday night in Columbia, S.C., the South Carolina-Kentucky baseball game has been postponed. The series will begin on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Carolina Stadium with a doubleheader. Both games will be nine innings.

Posted: 11:46 AM Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone insists the Brazilian Grand Prix will remain at Interlagos, saying he has received assurances from the mayor of Sao Paulo that long-demanded upgrades to the circuit will take place.

Posted: 10:32 AM The Eastern Kentucky University football team wraps up its 2013 spring practice season on Saturday with the annual Maroon-White Spring Game at Roy Kidd Stadium. Admission to the game, which is set to begin at 4 p.m., is free for all fans.

Updated: 10:09 PM Sure Thing Stables’ homebred Unbelieveable Dream charged from the back of the pack under Joel Rosario to win the 25th running of the $100,000 Appalachian Stakes Presented by the Japan Racing Association (G3) for three-year-old fillies by a half-length over Overheard before a crowd of 11,551 on a warm, windy Thursday afternoon at Keeneland.

Posted: 7:06 PM Kentucky has finalized its lineup for the 2013 Prasco John Calipari Pro Camps, which will take place at the end of July and early August. Former UK stars Nerlens Noel, Archie Goodwin, Julius Mays, Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Eric Bledsoe and DeMarcus Cousins will be featured as this year's pros.

Updated: 5:01 PM Buffalo Bills receiver Stevie Johnson is putting aside his initial apprehensions and beginning to buy into the team's offseason rebuilding plans.

Updated: 4:59 PM After playing in the venue’s inaugural college basketball event this past season, Kentucky will return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., to face the Providence Friars on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013.

Posted: 3:55 PM Colonel fans can now purchase your 2013 Eastern Kentucky University football season tickets. This year’s home schedule includes exciting match-ups against Coastal Carolina, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech. The season starts with a Thursday game under the lights against Robert Morris (Aug. 29).

Updated: 7:49 AM Churchill Downs has announced tighter security and expanded screening for patrons, employees and vendors headed to the track for the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby

Updated: 3:18 PM Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is quickly emerging as the most likely candidate to end the recent dominance of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel.

Posted: 2:48 PM Both players have two seasons of college eligibility remaining.

Updated: 1:53 PM Dominique Hawkins, Dakari Johnson and Julius Randle have officially signed to play basketball at the University of Kentucky beginning in the 2013-14 season, head coach John Calipari announced Thursday.

Posted: 12:09 PM In the midst of a stretch of 14 games against ranked foes in a 16-game span, No. 17 Kentucky will travel to No. 14 South Carolina for a three-game series, with the opener slated for 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Carolina Stadium. The series will resume on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET and conclude at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Posted: 11:56 AM The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired coach Byron Scott after three losing seasons.

Posted: 11:51 AM Ben Ainslie's sailing team has moved into the lead after winning the second fleet race on the opening day of the America's Cup World Series on Thursday.

Updated: 11:44 AM Doug Collins has resigned after three seasons as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and will remain with the franchise as a special consultant.

Posted: 10:48 AM In what might have been the final game for the Sacramento Kings, former Kentucky center DeMarcus Cousins had a monster game in the finale of his tumultuous 2012-13 NBA season on Wednesday night.

Posted: 10:28 AM According to a report by Yahoo! Sports, former Kentucky guard Brandon Knight is one of more than 30 professional athletes involved in an $18 million fraudulent investment scheme.

Updated: 8:53 PM Nerlens Noel said on The Dan Patrick Radio Show this morning his rehab from knee surgery is ahead of schedule and he believes he's ready for the NBA draft.

Posted: 6:02 PM Receiver Stevie Johnson missed the Buffalo Bills' first two voluntary minicamp practices because of a sore back.

Posted: 3:40 PM The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Kentucky special assistant Rod Strickland is set to return to DePaul, his alma mater.

Updated: 8:16 AM The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved a license request for trainer Rodolfo "Rudy" Rodriguez, who is a trainer for Kentucky Derby contender Vyjack.