THERE WILL BE A NEWS CONFERENCE AT NOON TODAY AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CONCERNING THE SOFTBALL PROGRAM. WE WILL COVER IT AND HAVE A REPORT DURING THE BUDWEISER SPORTS FLASH THIS AFTERNOON.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AFTER A LEAGUE WIDE OFF DAY IN THE OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE TUESDAY, THE TRADEWATER PIRATES RETURN TO ACTION THIS EVENING.

THE PIRATES PLAY AT MARION, WHILE FULTON HOSTS OWENSBORO IN A DOUBLEHEADER THIS EVENING.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS RALLIED FROM A SIX RUN DEFICIT TO BEAT MEMPHIS WITH A WALKOFF HIT FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT, BEATING THE REDBIRDS 9-8 AT GREER STADIUM. THE TEAMS CLOSE OUT THE SERIES THIS EVENING IN NASHVILLE.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS WRAPPED UP A SERIES WITH GREAT LAKES WITH A 5-3 WIN. THE HOT RODS HOST THE LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS IN THE OPENER OF A SERIES THIS EVENING AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK.

NFL

THERE’S MORE LEGAL TROUBLES FOR TENNESSEE TITANS WIDE RECEIVER KENNY BRITT. A STORY IN TODAY’S LEAF CHRONICLE SAYS BRITT IS BEING SUED BY A NASHVILLE MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A BAR FIGHT.

HAROLD POINTER FILED A CIVIL LAWSUIT IN LATE JUNE. POINTER SAYS IN HIS COMPLAINT BRITT AND ANOTHER MAN ASSAULTED HIM LAST OCTOBER 22^ND AT A NASHVILLE NIGHTCLUB. POINTER IS SEEKING 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGES.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NINETEEN DIFFERENT SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS WERE NAMED TUESDAY TO THE BEDNARIK AWARD PRE SEASON WATCH LIST. THE BEDNARIK AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE NATION’S BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

KENTUCKY LINEBACKER DANNY TREVATHAN WAS PLACED ON THE WATCH LIST ALONG WITH VANDERBILT'S CHRIS MARVE AND CASEY HAYWARD AND TENNESSEE’S PRENTISS WAGGNER.

THE 19 S-E-C PLAYERS LISTED ON THE 65 PLAYER WATCH LIST IS THE MOST OF ANY CONFERENCE.

IN ADDITION, THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS TENNESSEE RUNNING BACK TAUREN POOLE AND QUARTERBACK TYLER BRAY ARE AMONG 66 ON THE MAXWELL AWARD’S PRE SEASON WATCH LIST. THE MAXWELL AWARD IS GIVEN TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER.

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS FORMER UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RUNNING BACK DAVID OKU HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR DOMESTIC ASSUALT.

OKU IS ACCUSED OF HAVING A CONFRONTATION WITH A WOMAN HE LIVED WITH OVER A UTILITY BILL. OKU WAS ARRESTED MONDAY EVENING AND HELD IN JAIL 12 HOURS. HE WAS RELEASED ON ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.

OKU ANNOUNCED AFTER THE SPRING SEMESTER HE WAS TRANSFERRING FROM TENNESSEE. HE PLAYED IN 26 GAMES IN TWO SEASONS FOR THE VOLS.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

POST SEASON HONORS CONTINUE FOR AUSTIN PEAY SECOND BASEMAN JORDAN HANKINS. HANKINS WAS NAMED TO THE FIRST TEAM BASEBALL AMERICA ALL AMERICA FRESHMAN TEAM TUESDAY.

HANKINS IS THE SECOND OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAYER TO BE NAMED FIRST TEAM SINCE 2004. HANKINS—WHO WAS ALSO NAMED TO COLLEGIATE BASEBALL’S LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMAN ALL AMERICAN SQUAD—WAS THE GOVERNORS LEADING HITTER THIS PAST SEASON WITH A 351 BATTING AVERAGE.

GOLF

TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF PRACTICE ROUNDS FOR THE U-S WOMEN’S OPEN WHICH BEGINS TOMORROW AT THE BROADMOOR IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. PRINCETON’S EMMA TALLEY TEES OFF AT 9:06 HOPKINSVILLE TIME THURSDAY MORNING.

THE KENTUCKY JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS TODAY AT THE LINDSEY GOLF COURSE AT FORT KNOX. LOCAL PLAYERS IN THE FIELD INCLUDE DAYTON JONES, CAMERON ALLEN AND T-J FERRY OF HOPKINSVILLE AND DAVIS PARDUE OF AUBURN.

THE KENTUCKY GIRLS JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS TODAY AT MAYWOOD GOLF CLUB IN BARDSTOWN. U-H-A GOLFER ANNA MOORE IS IN THE FIELD.