Here's a look at how AP's sports coverage is shaping up in Kentucky. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Louisville bureau at (502) 583-7718 or aplouisville(at)ap.org. Beth Campbell is on the desk. News editor Scott Stroud can be reached at sstroud@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. All times are Eastern.

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College Basketball:

Men:

—KENTUCKY-RUPP ARENA, from Lexington: Kentucky's Rupp Arena is getting a new name. The 44-year-old home court of Kentucky's men's basketball team will be called Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Under the 14-year rights agreement with the Lexington-area bank, the university's marketing partner will receive $1.5 million annually. SENT; 170 words.

Women:

LOUISVILLE-BOSTON COLLEGE

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — No. 5 Louisville visits Boston College in an ACC women’s basketball matchup. UPCOMING: Developing from 7 p.m. game; 500 words, photos.

—TEXAS A&M-KENTUCKY. UPCOMING: Developing from 6:30 p.m. game; 150 words.

College Football:

MISSOURI ST-PETRINO

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Bobby Petrino is glad to have a job again, even if it's at one of the bottom programs in the second tier of college football. “I knew I wasn't going to stay retired,” Petrino said Thursday at his introductory news conference at Missouri State. “It was just a temporary retirement.” SENT: 590 words, photos.

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