Local Coach to Take Part in MLB Home Run Derby

Over the next few days the eyes of the baseball world will be on St. Louis, MO, site of Major League Baseball's midsummer night's classic. MLB's All-Star game is Tuesday but for a Louisville area baseball coach his night on the national stage comes Monday. Bellarmine University baseball coach Deron Spink will be lobbing pitches to Phillies slugger Ryan Howard in the Home Run Derby.

Spink and Howard go back to when Howard just graduated high school. That summer Spink coached the St. Louis native and the two remain close to this day. "We've remained friends over the years, and I've probably thrown (Howard) about a thousand pitches during that time," Spink said.

Report: Xavier Henry to Stay at Kansas

Radio station KCSP 610am in Kansas City reports late Tuesday night that highly touted recruit Xavier Henry will stick with his commitment to Kansas and not join the Kentucky Wildcats. Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com, through his Twitter page, says Xavier texted him saying he was indeed sticking with the Jayhawks.

Earlier on Tuesday Henry's father, Carl, went on 610sports saying his son may be rethinking his decision to go to Kansas and instead may want to play for UK. That interview set off a firestorm of chatter on the world wide web. The elder Henry stated the family was to meet Tuesday night to discuss Xavier's future. Rivals.com reported Kansas coach Bill Self and assistant coach Danny Manning were also planning to meet with the family that night.

Xavier Henry is rated in the top 10 in the country by several websites. The Oklahoma City native originally committed to Memphis but when John Calipari left for UK he was let out of his letter of intent. Him and his older brother C.J., who was a walk on at Memphis, announced they would then transfer to Kansas. The possibility of Xavier Henry playing for the Cats presented itself again when Jodie Meeks was picked by the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Draft, ending his career at Kentucky. Kentucky has 12 scholarship players on the roster. The NCAA limit is 13.