Alex Rodriguez back in the news, SEC men’s hoops and more in our Wednesday Sports News And Notes…

** New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was among a handful of MLB players implicated by an article in the Miami News Times, alleging that the players were in records of a now closed Florida clinic that allegedly sold performance enhancing drugs. Major League Baseball claims to be investigating.

** The top ranked Florida women’s tennis team opens its regular season with a 7-0 win over USF on Tuesday.

** In SEC men’s hoops, Kentucky knocked off the No. 16 ranked Ole Miss on the road 87-74, as Nerlens Noel blocks 12 shots. Tennessee also beat Vanderbilt 58-57 for its second straight one-point win. Tonight, Georgia faces Auburn, Missouri plays LSU and Texas A&M takes on Mississippi State.

** With Media Day out of the way, the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens continue to practice for the Super Bowl this Sunday.