Although the focus is on the professional tennis players, one must not overlook the importance of the ball kids when it comes to the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Series.

Another incarnation of the spread offense has hit Northern Kentucky high school football. It’s called the pistol. And it’s in place at Newport.

Meet Ryle’s rapidly growing Raider - literally. Logan Hollman, a first-year starting free safety, stood 5-foot-4 and weighed 102 pounds as a freshman. As a senior, he’s 6-1 and weighs 190.

The Kentucky Stallions beat the Miami Valley Blackout 30-18 Saturday night in the first round of the Heartland Football League playoffs at Dixie Heights High School.

Could there be a bigger fan of “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals” in Los Angeles than Marty Callner?

The La Salle athletic department is making an all-out blitz to market of its home football games at Lancer Stadium.

The Western & Southern Financial Group Masters tournament announced it draw. is a sneak peak of some of the storylines to follow.

Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com this morning said the Cincinnati Bengals offered Michael Vick a two-year, $2.3 million contract. The Bengals declined to comment about the report, saying they do not reveal discussions made about players.

The Washington Nationals put at least one runner on base in all seven innings against Aaron Harang en route to 2-0 victory over the Reds Friday night.

The Bengals racked up nearly 300 yards of total offense during the first half of their preseason opener against the Saints, but that enthusiasm was tempered a bit when Carson Palmer suffered a mild sprain to his left ankle late in the first quarter.