Posted: 6:32 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Former Kentucky players past and present gathered at Rupp Arena on Saturday to celebrate Wildcat tradition with a couple of alumni games. It was all part of coach John Calipari's Fantasy Experience.

Updated: 11:13 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2012 class of the University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame was inducted Friday night and included Derek Abney (football), Leroy Edwards (men’s basketball), J.B. Holmes (men’s golf), Jeff Keener (baseball), Clayton Moss (swimming and diving) and Nancy Scranton (women’s golf).

Updated: 5:08 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky football head coach Joker Phillips has announced that senior wide receiver Aaron Boyd, sophomore linebacker Miles Simpson and junior defensive back Dakotah Tyler have been named game captains for Kentucky’s in-state contest Saturday against Western Kentucky University at 7 p.m. ET.

Updated: 4:39 PM ESPN's Dick Vitale was in Lexington Friday visiting with campers at John Calipari's Basketball Experience. Vitale spoke glowingly of Cal and his ability to mesh players for the common good. That is winning the NCAA Championship. Vitale didn't think he would do it.

Updated: 11:49 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky coach John Calipari on Thursday called the 1996 and 2012 UK squads "two of the better teams in the last 25 years."

Posted: 2:43 PM Morgan Newton is learning new positions in senior year.

Updated: 9:01 PM Renovation to the UK locker rooms at Rupp Arena got a boost on Wednesday with the arrival of the Final Four court used by the Wildcats to win the school’s eighth national championship.

Updated: 6:57 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. -- For the second time in as many days, the University of Kentucky football team hit the Tim Couch Practice Fields at the Nutter Training Facility to continue its preparation for in-state foe Western Kentucky University. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET on Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium and will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

Posted: 12:52 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. — Tayshaun Prince, the former University of Kentucky basketball star, will help launch a commemorative wine bottle that will benefit the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s child nutrition program.

Updated: 12:13 AM UK guard Larry Warford describes his teammates on the offensive line as nice guys. Warford suggested that when it's game time, he and the his teammates take on different personalities. "When we come onto the field, it's like all of us are a different person."

Posted: 5:32 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky defensive coordinator Rick Minter and offensive coordinator Randy Sanders talked after practice Tuesday about a talented and experienced Western Kentucky University team that will enter Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

Posted: 4:26 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Plans have been finalized and approved for renovations to the Kentucky men’s and women’s soccer facility, the UK Soccer Complex, UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart and the UK Athletics Board of Trustees announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Updated: 11:57 PM Western Kentucky players and coach Willie Taggart do not like WKU students wearing UK clothes and hats around campus. The Hilltoppers voiced their displeasure Monday and Taggart later put out an apology.

Updated: 7:08 PM After two games senior Aaron Boyd is Kentucky's leading receiver. Boyd caught 11 passes against Kent State and his brother Shane, a former Wildcat was on hand to see it.

Posted: 5:34 PM Football Cats rack up awards after Kent State win.

Updated: 4:32 PM Lexington, KY. (WKYT) - UK coach Joker Phillips Talked about his team Monday afternoon as the Cats begin getting ready to play Western Kentucky Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:00pm.

Updated: 12:10 AM LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Maxwell Smith threw for 354 yards and four touchdowns to lead Kentucky to a 47-14 smashing of Kent State in the 2012 home opener, on Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium.

Updated: 6:57 AM UK Coach John Calipari announced on Twitter Thursday night that rapper and entertainer Drake will be a coach when the UK Alumni games are played September 15th in Rupp Arena.

Updated: 2:27 PM With less than 48 hours until game time, preparations are in full swing to address safety concerns for the football season.

Updated: 2:26 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - To prevent big-yardage allowances from becoming an old habit, Kentucky's defense could have a new look for Saturday night's home opener against Kent State.

Posted: 4:59 PM ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Stevie Johnson has been held out of practice because of a groin injury, leaving the Buffalo Bills' top receiver's status uncertain for their season-opening game at the New York Jets this weekend.

Updated: 3:32 PM The New Orleans Hornets announced Thursday they have signed 2012 second-round pick Darius Miller. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Updated: 2:25 PM Senior tailback CoShik Williams will miss UK's home opener on Saturday due to an injury. Coach Joker Phillips made the announcement following Thursday's practice.

Updated: 2:24 PM UK coach Joker Phillips came off the practice field Wednesday and talked about his team's defensive woes and the importance of putting a good performance on the field Saturday night. Kentucky plays Kent State in Commonwealth Stadium with kickoff at 7:30.

Posted: 6:49 PM Former Wildcat defensive end DeQuin Evans has been re-signed by the Cincinnati Bengals.