Sports Headlines 3/16/11

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

 

THE 94TH EDITION OF THE P-N-C BANK/K-H-S-A-A BOYS SWEET 16 BEGINS TODAY AT RUPP ARENA IN LEXINGTON.

 

CHRISTIAN COUNTY REPRESENTS THE 2ND REGION FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR AS THEY MEET DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION SHELBY VALLEY OF THE 15TH REGION.  THE WILDCATS HAVE A 13-17 RECORD, WITH THE 17 LOSSES TYING THE RECORD FOR THE MOST FOR A TEAM PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEET 16.

 

TIP OFF FOR THE GAME IS AT 5:30, WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 5:06 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.  THE WINNER FACES THE WINNER OF THE LEXINGTON CATHOLIC-DIXIE HEIGHTS GAME IN FRIDAY AFTERNOON’S QUARTERFINALS.  YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE SECOND GAME OF THE EVENING SESSION THIS EVENING ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM.

 

THE MORNING SESSION HAS 10TH REGION WINNER CLARK COUNTY MEETING 8TH REGION WINNER OLDHAM COUNTY AT 11 A-M, WITH 4TH REGION WINNER WARREN CENTRAL TO MEET 7TH REGION WINNER AND THE STATE’S NUMBER ONE TEAM IN LOUISVILLE EASTERN IN THE SECOND GAME AT 12:30.

 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

 

BOTH AUSTIN PEAY AND MURRAY STATE SAW THEIR SEASONS END TUESDAY NIGHT.

 

AUSTIN PEAY LOST TO BOISE STATE 83-80 IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL.

 

CALEB BROWN HAD 24 POINTS, AS DID FORMER HENDERSON COUNTY STANDOUT JOSH TERRY WHO HAD 10 REBOUNDS ALSO FOR HIS FIRST DOUBLE/DOUBLE.  FORMER HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY STANDOUT JOHN FRALEY HAD 12 REBOUNDS IN THE GAME.

 

AUSTIN PEAY FINISHES THE SEASON 20-14.

 

MURRAY STATE FELL TO MISSOURI STATE 89-76 IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT.  IVAN ASKA LED THE RACERS WITH 16 POINTS AS FOUR RACERS WERE IN DOUBLE FIGURES.  MURRAY STATE FINISHES THE SEASON 23-9.

 

THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS WORKOUT IN TAMPA TODAY AHEAD OF THURSDAY’S NCAA TOURNAMENT EAST REGION MATCHUP WITH PRINCETON.  TIPOFF WILL APPROXIMATELY BE 1:45, WITH PRE GAME COVERAGE AT 12:15 ON LITE 98.7.

 

THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS WORKOUT IN DENVER TODAY AS THEY PREPARE TO MEET MOREHEAD STATE OF THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE TOMORROW IN OPENING ROUND NC-AA TOURNAMENT PLAY. 

 

THE BELMONT BRUINS AWAIT WISCONSIN IN AN OPENING ROUND GAME THURSDAY IN TUSCON, ARIZONA. 

VANDERBILT FACES RICHMOND IN AN OPENING ROUND GAME THURSDAY.

 

THE TENNESSEE VOLS WILL HAVE CAMERON TATUM BACK IN THE STARTING LINEUP WHEN THEY MEET MICHIGAN IN A FIRST ROUND NC-AA TOURNAMENT GAME FRIDAY IN CHARLOTTE.

 

TATUM WAS BENCHED LAST FRIDAY IN THE S-E-C TOURNAMENT AFTER SUFFERING THROUGH A SCORING SLUMP.  IF TENNESSEE WINS FRIDAY, THEY HAVE A GAME SUNDAY LIKELY AGAINST TOP SEED DUKE.

 

FORMER KENTUCKY AND CURRENT MINNESOTA BASKETBALL COACH TUBBY SMITH SAYS HE FULLY INTENDS TO COACH THE GOPHERS NEXT SEASON.  SMITH MADE THE COMMENT DURING HIS RADIO SHOW IN MINNEAPOLIS MONDAY EVENING.  THE GOPHERS FINISHED 17-14 IN THE JUST COMPLETED SEASON, DESPITE LOSING 10 OF THEIR LAST 11 GAMES.

 

SEVERAL REPORTS MONDAY INDICATED SMITH WAS ON THE SHORT LIST TO REPLACE JOHN PELPHREY AS ARKANSAS COACH.  PELPHREY WAS FIRED SUNDAY.

 

MLB

 

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS FORMER VANDERBILT PITCHER DAVID PRICE WILL BE THE OPENING DAY STARTER FOR THE TAMPA BAY RAYS.  PRICE WAS ALSO THE STARTING PITCHER FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE IN LAST YEAR’S ALL STAR GAME.  PRICE FINISHED THE 2010 SEASON 19-8.

 

NHL

 

THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS SUFFERED A 4-2 LOSS TO THE LOS ANGELES KINGS AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA.  THE PREDS  CONTINUE THEIR HOMESTAND THURSDAY NIGHT HOSTING THE BOSTON BRUINS AT SEVEN P-M.

 

COLLEGE BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

 

MURRAY STATE SPLIT A PAIR OF SOFTBALL GAMES TUESDAY AT ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM, LOSING 4-0 IN THE OPENER AND WINNING THE NIGHTCAP 2-0.

 

AUSTIN PEAY’S BASEBALL TEAM MEETS TENNESSEE TONIGHT IN CLARKSVILLE.  FIRST PITCH IS SET FOR SIX P-M.