Updated: 4:30 PM Drew Barker, one of the top players in the country in the class of 2014 and according to some the best player in Kentucky will play his college football at the University of Kentucky.

Updated: 10:53 AM Conner High School quarterback Drew Barker is set to make his college announcement on Friday and fans can watch LIVE on wkyt.com beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Updated: 11:51 AM The Detroit Lions say they've signed eight players picked in the NFL draft, including second-round selection Darius Slay.

Updated: 12:27 AM Former Wildcat Demarcus Cousins threw out the first pitch at Whitaker Bank Ball Park Thursday night, and afterwards said he'll continue to deal with what he calls a "false image."

Updated: 5:32 PM Former Kentucky point guard Amber Smith is joining Tennessee's coaching staff as a graduate assistant.

Updated: 8:39 AM Donations of shoes in any condition are being taken until Friday at various sites on the UK campus.

Updated: 12:07 AM Guard Maegan Conwright has left the UK women's basketball team. Conwright was sidelined by a knee injury most of last season.

Posted: 2:02 PM Kentucky women’s basketball junior DeNesha Stallworth is one of 31 top student-athletes in the country who have accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team trials. Trials will take place May 16-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo., and the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee issued the invitations.

Updated: 12:16 AM After its first-ever series win over the defending national champion No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide over the weekend, the No. 19 University of Kentucky softball team looks to keep its momentum alive when it plays host to the 2013 Southeastern Conference Tournament for the first time in school history, beginning Wednesday at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky.

Updated: 12:17 AM Senior Jerad Grundy fired five one-run innings in his first career midweek start, leading Kentucky to a 4-1 win over Wright State, on Tuesday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

Updated: 7:13 PM Kentucky women’s basketball signee Linnae Harper is one of 34 top athletes in the country age 19-years-old or younger, who have accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team trials. Trials to select the 12-member USA squad will be held May 16-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Invitations to the trials were issued by the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee.

Posted: 11:22 AM The Final Four's first two games are moving to cable next year.

Updated: 10:41 PM Running back Justin Taylor Is transferring from UK. Taylor was redshirted last season and never saw the playing field for the Wildcats.

Posted: 4:37 PM Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has visited injured junior safety Ashely Lowery as he recovers from a Saturday morning car accident in Georgia.

Posted: 4:02 PM UK football coach Mark Stoops visits Ashely Lowery following automobile accident.

Posted: 8:12 PM Wildcats Return to Action on Tuesday, Hosting Wright State at Cliff Hagan

Posted: 3:58 PM Wildcats return to action with second game of Saturday doubleheader at 3:30

Updated: 11:48 PM Kentucky sophomore safety Ashely Lowery is hospitalized with injuries suffered in a car accident early Saturday morning near his hometown in Georgia.

Posted: 10:13 PM UK-Arkansas to Now Play Doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET to Conclude Series

Updated: 10:49 PM UK fans will not be able to watch their team play and enjoy the island of Maui. Coach John Calipari has his reasons for not making the November trip to the island and he has a better suggestion.

Posted: 12:39 PM The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network, which will launch in August 2014, it was announced today by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and ESPN President John Skipper. The new network and its accompanying digital platform will air SEC content 24/7 including more than 1,000 events in its first year.

Updated: 7:51 PM Kentucky has announced its 2013-14 men's basketball non-conference schedule. The schedule features a season-opening game in Rupp Arena against UNC-Asheville on Nov. 8 followed by a home date on Nov. 10 against Northern Kentucky. It marks the first time since the 2009-10 season the Wildcats open at home with multiple games.

Updated: 3:08 PM Former Women’s National Basketball Association assistant coach Jeff House has been hired as an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky women’s basketball program, UK head coach Matthew Mitchell announced Wednesday.

Updated: 4:35 PM Makayla Epps and Dominique Hawkins had similar goals: closing their careers with state championships.

Posted: 6:56 PM UK Plates Two Go-Ahead Runs in Eighth Inning to Claim Third Series at Ole Miss in UK History