THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TOMORROW MORNING IN BOWLING GREEN.

THE TEN A-M ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CONCERN A CONTRACT EXTENSION BETWEEN THE K-H-S-A-A AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH GRIDIRON BOWL.

DETAILS OF A NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE K-H-S-A-A AND THE CORPORATE COMMUNITY IN BOWLING GREEN WILL ALSO BE ANNOUNCED.

FORMER CHRISTIAN COUNTY LADY COLONEL BASKETBALLER JASHERRICA BARKLEY HAS SIGNED TO PLAY COLLEGIATELY AT SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS JUNIOR COLLEGE.

THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTED WEDNESDAY BARKLEY SIGNED DURING A CEREMONY TUESDAY. WHOP SPORTS WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CEREMONY. BARKLEY LED CHRISTIAN COUNTY TO THE 2^ND REGION FINALS BEFORE THE LADY COLONELS LOST TO CRITTENDEN COUNTY. BARKLEY AVERAGED 12 POINTS A GAME DURING HER SENIOR YEAR.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

MURRAY STATE BEGAN FALL PRACTICE WEDNESDAY. COACH CHRIS HATCHER SAID IT WAS A TYPICAL FIRST DAY, BUT FELT LIKE THE TEAM COMPETED WELL. HATCHER SAYS THE GOAL IS TO BE READY FOR THE SEPTEMBER FIRST OPENER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

KENTUCKY COACH JOHN CALIPARI USED THE SOCIAL MEDIA WEDNESDAY TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THERE WILL BE A SECOND GAME BETWEEN FORMER KENTUCKY PLAYERS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TEAM HE IS COACHING IN THE TOURNAMENT OF THE AMERICAS.

THE GAME WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE K-F-C/YUM CENTER IN LOUISVILLE AUGUST 16^TH. THE TEAMS WILL PLAY THE NIGHT BEFORE AT RUPP ARENA IN LEXINGTON. CALIPARI SAYS TICKETS FOR THE LOUISVILLE GAME WILL GO ON SALE FRIDAY. THE LEXINGTON GAME IS A SELLOUT.

CALIPARI ALSO ANNOUNCED FORMER LOUISVILLE COACH DENNY CRUM WILL BE AN HONORARY COACH ALONG WITH FORMER U-K COACH JOE B. HALL.

THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS LEAVE MONDAY FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR EXHIBITION GAMES. TWO OF THE GAMES WILL BE INTRASQUAD GAMES, THE OTHERS AGAINST PROFESSIONAL TEAMS.

DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY, COACH RICK PITINO SAID FORMER BOWLING GREEN HIGH STANDOUT CHANE BEHANAN WOULD BE IN THE STARTING LINEUP IF THE REGULAR SEASON BEGAN TODAY. HOWEVER, PITINO ADDED THERE IS ROOM FOR BEHANAN TO IMPROVE.

MURRAY STATE IS IN CANADA FOR A SERIES OF EXHIBITION GAMES BEGINNING TOMORROW. COACH STEVE PROHM’S RACERS HAVE BEEN USING PRACTICES LEADING UP TO THE TRIP AS MOTIVATION FOR LEAVING SOME THINGS ON THE TABLE LAST SEASON, INCLUDING A LOSS TO TENNESSEE TECH IN THE O-V-C TOURNAMENT.

NHL

THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS AND CAPTAIN SHEA WEBER HAVE REACHED TERMS ON A NEW CONTRACT. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS AN ARBITRATOR HAS AWARED WEBER SEVEN POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS SEASON, WHICH COULD BE A PRECURSOR FOR A POTENTIAL LONG TERM DEAL.

WEBER’S PAYOUT MAKES HIM THE HIGHEST PAID PREDATOR FOR THIS SEASON AND THE HIGHEST PAID PLAYER IN TEAM HISTORY.

NASCAR

IT APPEARS THE FUTURE OF THE NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY IS SOMEWHAT UP IN THE AIR, BUT FOR THE SHORT TERM, THERE WILL BE NO RACING IN 2012.

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS FINANCIALLY TROUBLED DOVER MOTOR SPORTS ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY IT WILL NOT SEEK TO HOST NASCAR SANCTIONED RACES NEXT YEAR.  THE SPEEDWAY OPENED IN 2001.

GOLF

ONLY TWO LOCAL GOLFERS MADE THE CUT FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE POWERBILT KENTUCKY OPEN TODAY AT PERSIMMON RIDGE GOLF CLUB IN LOUISVILLE.

HOPKINSVILLE’S MITCHELL MOORE IS TIED FOR 21^ST AT 148, WHILE TYLER MITCHELL OF CADIZ IS TIED FOR 39^TH AT 150.

HOPKINSVILLE’S LOGAN LOFTUS MISSED THE CUT BY ONE STROKE AT 154, JONATHAN GRABARA SHOT 168 AND DARON MORRIS TURNED IN A 194 TOTAL.

BRANDON BROWN IS AT 136 AND HAS A SIX SHOT LEAD GOING INTO THE FINAL ROUND.

PRINCETON'S EMMA TALLEY IS AT EVEN PAR THROUGH TWO ROUNDS OF THE JUNIOR P-G-A CHAMPIONSHIP BEING PLAYED AT SYCAMORE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.  TALLEY FIRED A 74 WEDNESDAY AFTER AN OPENING ROUND 70 TUESDAY.  TALLEY IS SEVEN SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADER HEADING INTO TODAY'S THIRD ROUND.