After falling to Texas A&M on the road, Kentucky responded by beating Arkansas by 20 in front of the home fans, and the Cats will face yet another test — perhaps their toughest of SEC play thus far — when No.

No. 22 Alabama visits the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats after Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 36 points in the Crimson Tide's 66-64 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Good morning, folks! We’re in for a busy day in the world of Kentucky basketball. First, we’ll hear from men’s head coach Mark Pope this afternoon as he prepares for Saturday’s highly-anticipated showdown against John Calipari‘s Arkansas Razorbacks.

Justin Edward Stephens, 43, faces second-degree rape and other charges for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl in Lauderdale County.

Mark Pope and Nate Oats matched wits on the court, and Kentucky and Alabama put on a show in Rupp Arena on Saturday afternoon.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 12/13 University of Kentucky women’s basketball program will play host to No. 22/22 Alabama on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. ET inside Historic Memorial Coliseum. The program will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, honoring the achievements of girls and women in sports.

Alabama basketball usually has the edge in depth, but Kentucky's bench proved a challenge in win at Rupp Arena. Can Tide find more contributors?

Grant Nelson scored 25 points and Mark Sears added 24 as Alabama defeated Kentucky 102-97 at Rupp Arena. Bama made 7 of 15 of its 3-point attempts in the second half and shot 44.8 percent overall, including 50 percent over the final 20 minutes. Bama improved to 15-3 overall and 4-1 in the SEC.

Kristy Curry takes her Alabama women’s basketball team to Lexington tonight for a huge ranked matchup against a very good Kentucky squad. After a two-point loss to No. 23 Vanderbilt, the Alabama Crimson Tide heads to Memorial Coliseum to take on Kentucky in the Wildcats’ first top 25 matchup during SEC play.

Kentucky dropped three spots to No. 12 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after losing 74-69 to Vanderbilt last weekend. The Wildcats have lost three of their last five SEC games to Georgia,

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