Sports Headlines 7.21.11

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS WILL BE WITHOUT BACKUP SAFETY DAKOTAH TYLER THIS COMING SEASON.

THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS A UNIVERSITY SPOKESMAN SAYS TYLER IS NOT ENROLLED IN SCHOOL THIS FALL, BUT COULD RETURN TO THE PROGRAM. NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED. TYLER HAD 13 TACKLES IN 11 GAMES LAST SEASON AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN.

TWO MEMBERS OF AUSTIN PEAY’S FOOTBALL TEAM HAVE BEEN NAMED TO PHIL STEELE’S PRE SEASON ALL OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM. SENIOR RUNNING BACK RYAN WHITE AND SENIOR SAFETY AMIUS SMITH WERE NAMED TO THE TEAM WEDNESDAY.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

AUSTIN PEAY HAS RELEASED ITS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR THE 2011-12 SEASON.

THE GOVERNORS HAVE 15 HOME GAMES IN THE NEW SEASON, INCLUDING HOME AND HOME DATES WITH BELMONT AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE GOVERNORS OPEN THE SEASON NOVEMBER 11^TH AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE, WITH THE FIRST HOME GAME ALSO AGAINST MIDDLE TENNESSEE NOVEMBER 26^TH.

THE GOVERNORS WILL ALSO PLAY IN THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE IN NOVEMBER AND HAVE GAMES AT MEMPHIS DECEMBER 3^RD AND TENNESSEE DECEMBER 10^TH.

AUSTIN PEAY OPENS OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAY WITH A TWO GAME ROAD SWING THROUGH DEATH VALLEY AT EASTERN KENTUCKY AND MOREHEAD STATE DECEMBER 29^TH AND 31^ST.

WESTERN KENTUCKY HAS ALSO RELEASED ITS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE. THE HILLTOPPERS OPEN THE SEASON NOVEMBER 11^TH HOSTING ST. JOSEPH’S, AND WILL ALSO WELCOME FINAL FOUR PARTICIPANT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH TO E-A DIDDLE ARENA NOVEMBER 23^RD. W-K-U WILL ALSO PLAY MURRAY STATE DECEMBER FIRST AND PLAYS AT LOUISVILLE DECEMBER 23^RD.

MURRAY STATE HAS STARTED PRACTICE FOR ITS CANADIAN TRIP EARLY NEXT MONTH. NEW RACER COACH STEVE PROHM SAYS IT’S BEEN A BUSY JULY, GETTING TEN PRACTICES IN BEFORE TAKING THE FIRST FOREIGN TRIP SINCE 2005. THE RACERS BEGIN ACTION IN CANADA AUGUST 5^TH.

OKLAHOMA STATE—COACHED BY FORMER MADISIONVILLE PRODUCT TRAVIS FORD AND ASSISTED BY HOPKINSVILLE NATIVE TOMMY WADE—WILL HEADLINE THE FIELD OF 16 TEAMS FOR THE NIT SEASON TIP OFF.

OKLAHOMA STATE WILL JOIN SYRACUSE, VIRGINIA TECH AND STANFORD IN HOSTING FIRST AND SECOND ROUND GAMES NOVEMBER 14-16, WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK NOVEMBER 23-25.

NFL

FORMER TENNESSEE TITANS QUARTERBACK KERRY COLLINS TELLS THE TENNESSEAN HE IS AT PEACE WITH HIS DECISION TO RETIRE. THE 38-YEAR-OLD COLLINS SAYS HE WILL NOT PULL A BRETT FARVE AND RENEGE ON HIS DECISION.

COLLINS SAYS HIS ONLY REGRET IN HIS 16 SEASONS WAS TO NOT WIN A SUPER BOWL. COLLINS ADDED HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND HE HOPES HIS SONG WRITING CAREER WILL TAKE OFF.

NHL

WITH THE ATLANTA THRASHERS NOW OFF TO WINNIPEG, THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS ARE HOPING TO FILL THE ATLANTA MARKET’S VOID OF NOT HAVING AN N-H-L TEAM.

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS PREDATORS C-E-O JEFF COGEN IS OFFERING ATLANTA FANS A PACKAGE CALLED “THRASH TO SMASH”. THE PACKAGE INVOLVES TICKETS AND HOTEL PACKAGES FOR CERTAIN WEEKEND GAMES ON THE PREDS SCHEDULE. COGEN SAYS THE TEAM IS EXPLORING PUTTING SOME OF ITS STAFF IN ATLANTA TO SELL THE PACKAGES.

GOLF

PRINCETON’S EMMA TALLEY WON HER FIRST ROUND MATCH AT THE U-S GIRLS JUNIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT WEDNESDAY AT OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB OUTSIDE CHICAGO.

TALLEY DEFEATED ANDREA UNSON OF THE PHILLIPINES FIVE AND THREE, AND WILL FACE DOTTIE ARDINA OF THE PHILLIPINES THIS MORNING. IF TALLEY WINS, SHE WILL PLAY A SECOND MATCH THIS AFTERNOON.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES LOST TO MARION 6-5 WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PIRATES WILL PLAY IN OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE ACTION AT FULTON THIS EVENING.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS WON THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT GAME OVER THE IOWA CUBS 10-2, WITH THE TEAMS CLOSING OUT THE SERIES THIS EVENING IN DES MOINES.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS DEFEATED THE BURLINGTON BEES 7-1, WITH GAME TWO OF THE SERIES TONIGHT AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK.