MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

A CAPACITY CROWD WATCHED THE TRADEWATER PIRATES SCORE FIVE OF THEIR EIGHT RUNS IN THE FIRST THREE INNINGS AS THE PIRATES DEFEATED THE OWENSBORO OILERS 8-5 AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL’S COLONEL FIELD.

THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN DAWSON SPRINGS.

ELSEWHERE IN THE OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE: LEAGUE LEADER MARION FELL TO FULTON 9-3, WITH THOSE TEAMS TO PLAY AGAIN TONIGHT IN FULTON.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS LOST AGAIN TO THE OMAHA STORMCHASERS 8-2. THE TEAMS WILL CONCLUDE THE SERIES THIS EVENING AT GREER STADIUM.

FOLLOWING THE MIDWEST LEAGUE ALL STAR BREAK, THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS RETURN TO ACTION THIS EVENING HOSTING THE DAYTON DRAGONS AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

THE SEMIFINALS OF THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES IN OMAHA WILL HAVE A SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE FLAVOR AS SOUTH CAROLINA MEETS VIRGINIA AND VANDERBILT TAKES ON FLORIDA THIS EVENING.

IF VANDERBILT AND VIRGINIA BOTH LOSE TODAY, THEY ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE TOURNAMENT.

NBA DRAFT

FORMER UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS AND TENNESSE VOL SCOTTY HOPSON WAS NOT TAKEN AMONG THE 60 PLAYERS DRAFTED THURSDAY NIGHT. THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS HOPSON WILL WORK WITH HIS ADVISOR TO SIGN A FREE AGENT NON GUARANTEED DEAL IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

MEANWHILE, HOPSON’S FORMER TEAMMATE AT UT—TOBIAS HARRIS—WAS TAKEN AS THE 19^TH PICK BY THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS. HOWEVER, A THREE WAY DEAL WITH THE SACARAMENTO KINGS AND MILWUAKEE BUCKS WILL SEND HARRIS TO THE BUCKS.

ENES KANTER—WHO DID NOT PLAY FOR A MINUTE FOR KENTUCKY LAST SEASON—WAS PICKED THIRD OVERALL BY THE UTAH JAZZ. KANTER SAID AFTER BEING PICKED HE WOULD DEDICATE HIS ROOKIE SEASON TO KENTUCKY FANS.

BRANDON KNIGHT WAS TAKEN EIGHTH BY THE DETROIT PISTONS. JOSH HARRELSON AND DEANDRE LIGGINS WERE BOTH TAKEN IN THE SECOND ROUND, HARRELSON GOING TO THE NEW YORK KNICKS AFTER BEING TRADED BY THE NEW ORLEANS HORNETS AND LIGGINS TO THE ORLANDO MAGIC.

O-V-C PLAYER OF THE YEAR KENNETH FARIED FROM MOREHEAD STATE WAS SELECTED 22^ND IN THE FIRST ROUND BY THE DENVER NUGGETS.

NFL

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS TENNESSEE TITANS WIDE RECEIVER KENNY BRITT’S COURT DATE HAS BEEN ADJOURNED UNTIL JULY 12^TH.

BRITT FACES DISORDERLY PERSONS CHARGES IN NEW JERSEY AFTER CHARGES WERE DOWNGRADED LAST WEEK. BRITT WAS INITIALLY CHARGED WITH SEVERAL OFFENSES AFTER HIS ARREST AT A CAR WASH IN APRIL, AFTER POLICE DETECTED BRITT WAS CARRYING A MARIJUANA CIGAR.

FORMER UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AND NEW YORK JETS BACKUP QUARTERBACK ERIK AINGE ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT THURSDAY. AINGE TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT FOOT AND THROWING SHOULDER ARE FORCING HIM TO CALL IT A CAREER. AINGE SAT OUT ALL OF LAST SEASON AFTER BATTLING ADDICTIONS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS.

NHL

THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS 2011-12 SCHEDULE CAME OUT THURSDAY. THE PREDS WILL OPEN THE SEASON OCTOBER 7^TH AT COLUMBUS, WITH THE HOME OPENER AGAINST PHOENIX SET FOR OCTOBER 13^TH.

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS ELEVEN OF THE PREDATORS LAST 19 GAMES IN MARCH AND APRIL WILL BE PLAYED ON THE ROAD.

GOLF

PRINCETON’S EMMA TALLEY TOOK HER THIRD CONSECUTIVE AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION EVENT, WINNING THE FRANKLIN JUNIOR BY THREE STROKES THURSDAY IN FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE. TALLEY SHOT HER THIRD STRAIGHT 72 TO CLAIM THE VICTORY.