IT’S SIGNING DAY FOR FIVE RECENT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. MITCHELL BLACKMON, TAYLOR WADE HANCOCK, ALEX DAVIE, ALLEN MARTIN AND SHAKIR MOORE WILL MAKE THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS AT NOON TODAY AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

COLLEGE NOTES

COULD FORMER TENNESSEE QUARTERBACK HEATH SHULER BECOME THE NEW ATHLETICS DIRECTOR AT HIS ALMA MATER?

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN SAYS RECENT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES INDICATE HE’S NOT PLANNING TO LEAVE CAPITOL HILL ANYTIME SOON.

HOWEVER, A KNOXVILLE RADIO STATION REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK SHULER IS IN TALKS WITH U-T LEADERSHIP ABOUT THE JOB. A U-T SPOKESMAN SAYS A COMMITTEE IS SEARCHING FOR MIKE HAMILTON’S REPLACEMENT, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHO WAS BEING CONSIDERED.

THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS FORMER TENNESSEE BASKETBALL COACH BRUCE PEARL ATTENDED THE FINAL OF THE ROCKY TOP SUMMER LEAGUE WITH HIS FAMILY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PEARL WATCHED HIS SON STEVEN’S TEAM WIN THE LEAGUE TITLE.

NFL

TENNESSEE TITANS WIDE RECEIVER KENNY BRITT HAS SURRENDERED TO NASHVILLE METRO POLICE. THE TENNESSEAN SAYS BRITT WAS RELEASED ON TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND AFTER WARRANTS STEMMING FROM FALSE APPLICATIONS ON A DRIVERS LICENSE.

BRITT WILL MAKE A COURT APPEARANCE JULY 18^TH. THE WARRANTS WERE SWORN OUT IN APRIL AFTER BRITT ALLEGEDLY MADE FALSE STATEMENTS ON HIS DRIVERS LICENSE APPLICATION TWICE.

BRITT SPENT MOST OF THE OFF SEASON IN NEW JERSEY WHERE HE HAS HAD SEVERAL RUN INS WITH THE LAW.

GOLF

HOPKINSVILLE HIGH GOLFER DAYTON JONES IS PLAYING IN THE KENTUCKY QUALIFIER FOR THE 43^RD ANNUAL BIG I TOURNAMENT AT THE WILDCAT CLUB IN LEXINGTON.

IF JONES QUALIFYS, HE WILL PLAY IN THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD AUGUST 1-4 AT REUNION GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB IN MADISON, MISSISSIPPI.

ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT LOCAL COURSES FOR THE GARLAND NISSAN CITY AM GOLF TOURNAMENT. THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED JULY 29-31, WITH THE FIRST ROUND AT THE LINKS AT NOVADELL, THE SECOND AT HOPKINSVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB AND THE FINAL ROUND AT WESTERN HILLS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, THERE WILL BE A WOMEN’S DIVISION IN THE TOURNAMENT. ENTRANTS MUST BE A CHRISTIAN COUNTY RESIDENT OR A MEMBER AT NOVADELL, WESTERN HILLS OR HOPKINSVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB. THE TOURNAMENT WILL FEATURE SIX DIVISIONS.

THE ENTRY FEE IS 80 DOLLARS, WITH JUNIORS 12-17 PAYING 40 DOLLARS. THE FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE CART FEES AT EACH OF THE THREE COURSES.

THE ENTRY DEADLINE IS JULY 27^TH AT SIX P-M.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES IMPROVED TO 9-9 ON THE SEASON WITH A 7-0 SHUTOUT AT OWENSBORO. THE PIRATES PLAY AT FULTON THIS EVENING.

ELSEWHERE IN THE OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE: MARION SHUT OUT FULTON 8-0. MARION MEETS OWENSBORO THIS EVENING.

AFTER AN OFF DAY, THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS OPEN A SERIES THIS EVENING AT THE ROUND ROCK EXPRESS.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS WON AGAIN AT GREAT LAKES 4-3. THE HOT RODS OPEN A SERIES AT THE DAYTON DRAGONS THIS EVENING.