Today, we have a ton of stuff about the Nike Hoop Summit.  All of Kentucky's recruits are playing in this game, Marquis Teague, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist for team USA, and Kyle Wiltjer for the World Select Team (via Canada).  This should be an exciting game, but the US team really has their work cut out for them against this international squad.  The SB Nation mothership has more.

Now, for today's links:

• Cobb, Evans, Matthews to throw out first Legends pitch :: Vaught's Views

• UK Football Notebook: Defense still installing, learning but playing fast :: Vaught's Views
  LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips preached last year that he wanted his team to practice and play fast, and although there is still some installing to do on the defensive side of the ball, Phillips says his Wildcats are playing fast.

• UK Hoops' Victoria Dunlap invited to WNBA Draft :: Vaught's Views
  Good for Victoria.

• UK football's Danny Trevathan second team preseason All-American :: Vaught's Views

• Rick Bozich :: Kentucky, Louisville, Indiana basketball teams get their grades | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com

  Bozich gives the Wildcats an A minus for getting to the Final Four, and Louisville a B for losing in the first round? Does this make sense to anyone?

  Look, no doubt Louisville played in a tougher league and had a good season, but if you completely fail to perform in the tournament, your season has to take a hit.  Kentucky won the SEC championship (Louisville didn't win the BE) and got all the way to the last weekend despite losing arguably their best player to NCAA depredations.  I think that's worthy of an A for UK.

• History, perfection comes in twos for UK softball
  Two perfect games in the same night for UK softball. Impressive.

• Taylor, Robinson to return to Kansas next season :: College Basketball | Kentucky.com

• Decision gets tougher for potential pros - College Basketball News :: FOX Sports on MSN
  Jeff Goodman should get out of the advice business. I found several of these recommendations to be way off base.

• Kentucky Wildcat Basketball 2011 Recruiting: Who will be next?
  I have not been paying much attention to recruiting leftovers, but Paul has.

• Eric Bledsoe Gets a Block and a Charge on Same Play
  Check near the end of the clip.

• Ridiculously Early Preseason Top 25 (and one): UK No. 1 -- now - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com
  Four SEC teams. That's something we have not seen for awhile. Tennessee is a notable absence that has been a fixture there for many years.

• Kentucky as pre-season No. 1 is a little optimistic :: John Clay’s Sidelines
  I don't think so.

• cn|2 KSTV  - Jones vs Goodman: The Dramatic Conclusion
  I don't believe a word that comes out of Jeff Goodman's mouth.

• Cal coming to Paul Brown to honor Todd, talk Final Four :: The Big Bluegrass Blog

• Does Kyrie Irving's Decision to Enter the NBA Draft Harm Duke's Image? | The Hoop Doctors

  Coach K can usually spot an obvious one-and-done a mile away and steers clear of them so that they don’t harm Duke’s legacy and image, but I guess he let one slip through the cracks. Because of this, for the first time Duke seems just like any other school to me now. Just about every institution, except for Duke, would recruit guys even if there was the prospect of them leaving after a year. By Coach K’s own admission, he’s never been in favor of doing that. So was Kyrie Irving just an isolated incident or has Coach K loosened his grip on that notion?

  Krzyzewski is discovering that his ability to win without them is dwindling away.  That's my opinion, anyway.

• An early projection of the 2012 NCAA tournament bracket :: Beyond the Arc
  Wow. Kentucky fans will love this.

• Danny Trevathan Named Preseason All-American :: The UK Nation
  That's awesome. Travathan is really going to be a key player next year.

• UK Hoops Attendance Ranks 11th Nationally - KENTUCKY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE
  Awesome!