GOLF

PADUCAH’S RUSS COCHRAN HAS WON HIS FIRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP, WINNING THE SENIOR BRITISH OPEN SUNDAY.

THE 52-YEAR-OLD COCHRAN HAD SIX BIRIDIES IN HIS FINAL ROUND SUNDAY AT WALTON HILLS TO SHOOT A FIVE UNDER 67. COCHRAN FINISHED AT 12 UNDER PAR, TWO STROKES BETTER THAN MARK CALCAVECCHIA—WHO LED MOST OF THE TOURNAMENT—AND FAST FINISHING TOM WATSON. THE WIN IS COCHRAN’S THIRD ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR, AND THE FIRST THIS SEASON.

CLOSER TO HOME, THE LINKS AT NOVADELL HAD THE CALLAWAY GOLF SENIOR TWO MAN SCRAMBLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT WINNERS: ROGER WARREN AND JUNIOR HOLT WITH 118.

FIRST FLIGHT: RAY COBB AND JOE SLOAN WITH 125.

SECOND FLIGHT: BOBBY CLYMER AND ROBBY PARRISH WITH 128.

THIRD FLIGHT: HENRY COVINGTON AND GAYLON ROSSON WITH 135.

FOURTH FLIGHT: TIM COCHRAN AND GLENN RAY WITH 140.

GRAHAM SLEIGH FIRED A FIVE UNDER 67 AT COLE PARK GOLF COURSE AT FORT CAMPBELL SUNDAY TO WIN THE CLARKSVILLE CITY AM BY ONE STROKE OVER JAMIE SCHACT AND AUSTIN PEAY GOLFER BRIAN BALTHROP. BALTHOP HELD THE LEAD HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND BEFORE SLEIGH PULLED OUT THE VICTORY.

THE PEPSI JUNIOR GOLF TOUR’S TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS BEGINS TODAY AT OXMOOR COUNTRY CLUB IN LOUISVILLE. HOPKINSVILLE HIGH’S DAYTON JONES AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S JONATHAN GRABARA ARE AMONG THOSE IN THE FIELD.

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND IS THE 2011 GARLAND NISSAN CITY AM CHAMPIONSHIP WITH PLAY BEGINNING FRIDAY AT THE LINKS AT NOVADELL. FOLLOW THE TOURNAMENT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND COURTESY OF BUDWEISER OF HOPKINSVILLE ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

KENTUCKY SPORTS RADIO AND THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER ARE REPORTING U-K COACH JOHN CALIPARI IS ORGANIZING AN EXHIBITION GAME BETWEEN FORMER KENTUCKY PLAYERS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TEAM CALIPARI IS COACHING FOR THE TOURNAMENT OF AMERICAS IN LATE AUGUST.

THE GAME—NOT SPONSORED BY U-K—IS TENATIVELY SET FOR AUGUST 15^TH. THE DOMINICAN TEAM WILL BE PRACTICING AT THE JOE CRAFT CENTER IN LEXINGTON IN PREPARING TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPICS.

THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS FORMER TENNESSEE FOOTBALL COACH LANE KIFFIN AND HIS STAFF WERE EDUCATED ON ALL ASPECTS OF NC-AA RULES.

THE DOCUMENTATION IS PART OF U-T’S 190 PAGE RESPONSE TO THE NC-AA CONCERNING VIOLATIONS IN THE FOOTBALL AND MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAMS.

THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK IT HAS PLACED ITSSELF ON A TWO YEAR SELF IMPOSED PROBATION AND VARIOUS RESTRICTIONS CONCERING RECRUITING IN BOTH FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL.

THE SCHOOL IS AWAITING THE NC-AA’S RESPONSE.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES DOUBLEHEADER SUNDAY AT MARION WAS RAINED OUT. THE PIRATES WILL BEGIN PLAYOFF ACTION LATER THIS WEEK AS THE FOUR SEED AND WILL MEET EITHER OWENSBORO OR FULTON IN THE FIRST ROUND.

THE OILERS HAVE A HALF GAME LEAD ON FULTON AS THE OILERS MEET MARION IN COMPLETION OF A SUSPENDED GAME THIS EVENING. THE GAME IS TIED 6-6 IN THE 11^TH INNING.

IF OWENSBORO WINS, THEY ARE THE TOP SEED, BUT IF MARION WINS THERE WILL BE A ONE GAME PLAYOFF BETWEEN OWENSBORO AND FULTON FOR THE TOP SEED.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS LOST TO THE IOWA CUBS 3-1 SUNDAY IN NASHVILLE, WITH THE FINALE OF THE SERIES TONIGHT AT GREER STADIUM.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS DEFEATED PEORIA 5-2 WITH THE SERIES FINALE TONIGHT AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK.