Posted: 3:50 PM PIKEVILLE, Ky. – When the Lexington Herald-Leader announces the Kentucky Sportsman of the Year tonight at the Bluegrass Sports Awards Banquet, one of the 10 finalists will look very familiar to fans of Pikeville athletics.

Posted: 2:33 PM OVERLAND PARK, Kan.– Senior pitcher and designated player Rachel Riley has been selected as one of 30 candidates for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award the committee announced Wednesday. Riley, a Bowling Green, Ky., native is among four candidates selected from the Southeastern Conference.

Updated: 2:31 PM Maile spearheads the nation’s best catching tandem

Posted: 2:29 PM RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University baseball team is headed west from the Cumberland Gap to Johnson City, Tenn. this weekend as the Colonels open their 2012 campaign in a three-game series at East Tennessee State. The following is a preview of the of the 2012 season:

Posted: 2:27 PM Wise, Virginia - On Saturday, UVa-Wise will induct its three newest members to the UVa-Wise Athletic Hall of Fame as Zack Moore, Hobby Stuart, and Bob Sage are inducted.

Posted: 10:31 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. – The top-ranked University of Kentucky men’s basketball team will host a practice and scrimmage open to both UK students and faculty/staff on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum.

Posted: 10:28 PM CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Joe Engle drove in a three runs to lead No. 12 Union to a 9-3, season-opening win over host No. 3 Lee (Tenn.) on Monday.

Posted: 10:27 PM KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Buoyed by a three-game winning streak, Union has returned to the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Monday, landing at No. 25.

Posted: 5:44 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:

Posted: 5:41 PM ASHEVILLE, N.C. -Lindsey Waters of Union is the Appalachian Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.

Posted: 3:27 PM The Bengals have hired former New York Jets assistant Mark Carrier as their defensive backs coach.

Posted: 3:25 PM Teague grabs SEC Freshman honors.

Posted: 3:46 PM BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - Union head football coach Tommy Reid recently announced the first round of commitments for the 2012 squad.

Posted: 3:51 PM INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 9, 2012) — High school football players must sit out one play next year if their helmet comes off while the ball is live.

Posted: 1:10 AM MARS HILL, NC -- The eighth-ranked Railsplitters outscored the Lions 53-28 in the second half in rout to their dominant 91-66 victory on Wednesday evening at Mars Hill College.

Posted: 12:07 AM BARBOURVILLE, Ky. -- Union College center Josh Hurd scored 17 points to lead the way, as the Bulldogs knocked off Milligan (Tenn.), 72-56, in AAC men’s basketball action on Wednesday evening at Robsion Arena.

Updated: 10:35 PM MARS HILL, NC -- Despite trailing by as many as 19 on Wednesday evening, the Lady Railsplitters were able to storm back to steal a 74-69 road victory at Mars Hill College. With this, their second consecutive win, LMU moves to 6-7 in the South Atlantic Conference and 11-10 overall.

Posted: 10:32 PM ORANGEBURG, SC -- The Railsplitters broke out of their early season offensive slump by combining for 33 hits and 30 runs in a sweep of the Panthers of Claflin University on Wednesday afternoon.

Posted: 8:04 PM BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - Senior guard Kara Pile collected another pair of milestones Wednesday as Union defeated visiting Milligan (Tenn.) 69-53 in Appalachian Athletic Conference play.

Posted: 7:59 PM The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Patriots football team is in the spotlight once again, this time making news in the state of Kentucky. Two current players are being awarded an outstanding honor for their special play on the field in 2011.

Posted: 4:26 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Kentucky baseball team will play 10 games on television during the 2012 season, including one appearance as the ESPNU Thursday Night SEC Game of the Week, it was announced by the league office and UK IMG Sports on Wednesday.

Posted: 4:24 PM Wise, Virginia - Join the Women’s Basketball team on February 16th in the Convocation Center as they Play 4Kay, raising money to fund women’s cancer research.

Posted: 10:00 PM LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest Southeastern Conference test to date with a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night.

Updated: 7:26 PM ROCK HILL, SC -- Lincoln Memorial University junior pitcher and outfielder Meghan LeFevor opens the 2012 season by being named the South Atlantic Conference Softball Player of the Week. This was announced by the SAC office early this afternoon.

Posted: 7:23 PM The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Women’s Basketball team keeps creeping their way up in the NAIA Division I Top 25 poll