College Football: Kentucky Sports Radio.com reports University of Kentucky safety Ashely Lowery was released from a Georgia hospital Thursday and is at his home in Covington, GA. Lowery was injured in a traffic accident early last Saturday morning.

College Basketball: Austin Peay is adding a walk on for next season’s team. A news release from the school says 6-6 front court player Josh Ledbetter from Shepherd, Michigan will join the team next season. Ledbetter averaged almost 15 points and 9 rebounds during his senior year at Shepherd High. He had six 20 point games during his senior season.

MLB: The Cincinnati Reds open a weekend series with the Milwaukee Brewers this evening at Great American Ballpark, with pre game coverage at 5:40 on News/Talk WHOP.

Other National League games have St. Louis taking on Colorado, the Chicago Cubs meet Washington and the Atlanta Braves are at San Francisco.

NBA:  There’s two games on the playoff schedule this evening. Chicago and Miami continue their Eastern Conference series tied 1-1. In the Western Conference, San Antonio and Golden State play game three with the series tied 1-1.

NHL: Four games comprise this evening’s playoff action. Eastern Conference action has Toronto skating at Boston where the Bruins lead 3-1 and the NY Rangers are at Washington where the series is tied 2-2.

Western Conference action has Anaheim at Detroit and Los Angeles hosts St. Louis. The Ducks and Kings lead those series 3-2, respectively.

NFL: The Tennessee Titans announced Thursday they have agreed to contract terms with 15 undrafted college free agents. Among those signed include Western Kentucky tight end Jack Doyle and Murray State receiver Dontel Watkins.

High School Baseball-Thursday scores: Hopkinsville defeated Livingston Central 6-4, Fort Campbell defeated Todd Central 7-5, Trigg County edged Russellville 5-3, Henderson County rolled over Madisonville 11-2, Union County slid by Webster County 4-3, Graves County over Marshall County 9-6, Calloway County edged Ballard Memorial 3-2.

Today’s games(WEATHER PERMITTING): Hopkinsville hosts Hopkins Central, University Heights entertains Paducah Tilghman, Fort Campbell hosts Russellville, Todd Central hosts Livingston Central, Trigg County hosts Webster County, Logan County entertains Glasgow, Caldwell County goes to Madisonville, Dawson Springs welcomes Whitesville Trinity for a doubleheader, Muhlenberg County entertains Henderson County, Union County goes to Owensboro Catholic, Marshall County hosts Franklin Simpson, Mayfield is at St. Mary, Ballard Memorial plays at Heath.

High School Softball- Thursday scores: Hopkinsville defeated Trigg County 9-5, Henderson County defeated Christian County 5-1, Warren East rolled over Russellville 24-0, Edmonson County over Logan County 9-0, Webster County defeated Lyon County 7-1, Marshall County blanked Calloway County 4-0, Bowling Green over Muhlenberg County 13-0, Lone Oak shut out Paducah Tilghman 7-0.

Today’s games(WEATHER PERMITTING):   Russellville travels to Barren County, Todd Central at Whitesville Trinity, Caldwell County at Webster County, Hopkins Central hosts Calloway County at the Raincatcher Invitational—where Calloway County also plays Assumption, Lone Oak also plays Assumption and Meade County in the event, Lyon County at Ballard Memorial, Union County goes to Livingston Central, Graves County hosts Heath, St. Mary at Hickman County, Mayfield hosts Carlisle County, Paducah Tilghman entertains Reidland.

High School Tennis: University Heights won the school’s first 2^nd region boys tennis championship Thursday at Henderson County High School. 2^nd singles seed Vivek Shah lost in a tie breaker in his match in the semi finals, with the Blazers doubles teams of Hendley Traughber and Dawson McDonald losing in the semi finals, as did Blake Edmondson and Trey LaChance. The Blazers advance to team section play Saturday in Owensboro. The state tennis tournament begins next Wednesday in Lexington.

High School Basketball: Trigg County High School named Payton Croft as its new boys basketball coach Thursday afternoon. Croft replaces long time head coach Mike Wright and says he’s looking forward to taking over the Wildcats program. Croft inherits a team that went 20-9 last season which won the 5^th district championship and lost to Henderson County in the 2^nd region semi finals.

Croft has spent the last two years as an assistant coach for Hopkinsville’s boys team and and was also an assistant for the girls program at Christian County. Croft comes from a coaching background as his father Jimmy was the long time coach at Crittenden County and Livingston Central.

Golf: Former Hopkinsville High golfer Dayton Jones fired an 81 in a US Open local qualifier Thursday at the Sagamore Club in Noblesville, Indiana. Jones had just 25 putts in his round, but was not able to move on to the sectional qualifier.

Princeton’s Emma Talley shares the lead after the first round of the NCAA East regional at Auburn University Club in Alabama. The University of Alabama freshman fired a five under par 67, the lowest round in her collegiate career Thursday. Talley shares the lead with two others individually.

Alabama fired the program’s lowest total in NCAA tournament play with an 11 under par 267. The Crimson Tide leads Arkansas and Tulane by six strokes heading into today;s second round.

College Football: Conner High’s Drew Barker makes his decision today where he will play college football next season. The quarterback reportedly has Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina as his three finalists.

The Leaf Chronicle reports Austin Peay has started phone interviews with candidates for the athletic directors position. The school is hopeful of having on campus interviews by the end of this month. Dave Loos recently announced he was stepping down from the job, but will remain as men’s basketball coach. Loos has served as both AD and basketball coach since 1997. The school is hopeful of naming a new AD by July 1^st.

Trigg County is introducing Payton Croft as its new boys basketball coach later today.  Croft replaces long time coach Mike Wright and comes to Cadiz after spending two years as boys assistant coach at Hopkinsville High and also spent a year as an assistant girls coach at Christian County.  Croft inherits a team that went 20-9 last season, winning the 5th district championship and advancing to the semi finals of the 2nd region tournament.  Croft comes from a coaching background as his father Jimmy was long time head coach at Crittenden County and at Livingston Central.  Todd Hamilton will have comments with Croft on the WHOP Sportsflash just after 4:30 on News/Talk WHOP and around 5:20 on Lite 98.7.  A full story will air during the Big Sports tomorrow morning on Lite 98.7.

College Football: The Lexington Herald Leader reports Kentucky safety Ashely Lowery has made a huge step in his recovery from injuries sustained in a car accident in Georgia last weekend. Lowery was discharged from an intensive care unit Wednesday to a regular room. A family spokesperson says while there is no timetable, Lowery could be discharged from the hospital by the weekend.

College Basketball: The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Robert Golden, the father of former University of Tennessee point guard Trae Golden, as saying reports of academic problems which led to Golden’s leaving the basketball team are false. Earlier this week, a UT athletic department source told the newspaper that Golden’s departure was due to academic issues and repeated plagiarism. Golden’s father denied the accusation Wednesday and coach Cuonzo Martin offered few details on Trae Golden’s departure.

Horse Racing: The Lexington Herald Leader reports Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas plans to run three horses in the Preakness in Baltimore next Saturday. Lukas said Wednesday Oxbow, who finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby and Will Take Charge who finished 8^th in the Derby will run along with Titletown Five, who finished fourth in the Derby Trial a week before the Kentucky Derby.

Gary Stevens will have the mount for Oxbow, while Will Take Charge will have Mike Smith on the mount replacing Jon Court. Julien Leparoux will ride Titletown Five.

MLB: The Cincinnati Reds have an off day before opening a weekend series hosting Milwaukee tomorrow night, with pre game coverage at 5:40 on News/Talk WHOP.

Games today include the Atlanta Braves opening a weekend series later this evening at San Francisco.

NHL: Three playoff games are on the docket this evening, with two potential series ending games. Ottawa leads Montreal 3-1 in its Eastern Conference series, with Chicago leading Minnesota 3-1 in its Western Conference series. The NY Islanders and Pittsburgh are tied 2-2 in their Eastern Conference series.

PGA Tour: Former Hopkinsville High golfer Dayton Jones is playing in a local qualifier today for the 2013 US Open. Jones is playing at the Sagamore Club in Noblesville, IN.

Golf's unofficial fifth major, the Players Championship, is underway today at TPC Sawgrass. The star-filled field includes former champions Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Adam Scott, who is playing for the first time since capturing his first major championship at the Masters last month.  Nashville native Brandt Snedeker and Danville native Josh Teater are also in the field.

High School Baseball-Wednesday scores: Christian County will be the top seed for the upcoming 8^th district baseball tournament after a 4-3 win over University Heights. The Colonels led for most of the game 4-0, before UHA scored three runs in its last two at bats. David Smith led Christian County with three hits, while Austin Byrum also had three hits for UHA. Freshman Sam Blane got the pitching win for Christian County who goes to 20-13 and finished district play 5-1. Freshman Preston Milburn took the loss for UHA, who goes to 10-9 and finishes district play 2-4.

Hopkinsville swept a pair of district games from Fort Campbell Wednesday, winning 13-1 and 11-0. The Tigers improved to 11-14 and finished district play 5-1, while the Falcons went to 6-20/0-6 in the district.

Today’s games: Hopkinsville at Livingston Central, Fort Campbell hosts Todd Central, Trigg County travels to Russellville, Dawson Springs welcomes McLean County, Madisonville welcomes Henderson County, Webster County hosts Union County, Muhlenberg County at Grayson County, Lyon County hosts Carlisle County, Mayfield goes to Murray, Graves County hosts Marshall County, Calloway County hosts Ballard Memorial.

High School Softball-Wednesday scores:   Lone Oak shut out Livingston Central 4-0.

Today’s games: Hopkinsville goes to Trigg County, Russellville welcomes Warren East, Logan County hosts Edmonson County, Hopkins Central entertains Crittenden County, Webster County hosts Lyon County, Muhlenberg County hosts Bowling Green, Calloway County hosts Marshall County, Graves County goes to Carlisle County, Ballard Memorial at Heath, Paducah Tilghman at Lone Oak.

High School Tennis: The Boys 2^nd region tournament finally began Wednesday at Henderson County High School, with one local singles player and two doubles teams advancing to the semi finals. 2^nd seeded Vivek Shah of University Heights made the singles semi finals, while the UHA doubles teams of Hendley Traughber and Dawson McDonald and the team of Blake Edmondson and Trey LaChance also are in today’s semi finals.

The girls concluded their tournament Wednesday, with the UHA doubles team of Gretchen Powell and Sally Smith advancing to the finals before losing in that match. UHA’s Kloe Freeman lost in her semi final singles match.

High School Basketball: Trigg County High School is scheduled to name a new boys basketball coach today at a 4 pm news conference.

Speculation indicates either current Trigg County assistant Rex Booth or Hopkinsville assistant Payton Croft being named as long time coach Mike Wright’s successor. Whoever gets the job will inherit a team that went 20-9 this past season in winning the 5^th district title and making an appearance in the semi finals of the 2^nd region tournament.

Christian County High’s Korey Mosley signed a collegiate letter Wednesday to continue his football career as a preferred walk on for Murray State. Mosley played on four Christian County teams that went 39-13, including a state runner up finish in 2010.

Mosley rushed for 2,346 yards and 30 touchdowns in his Colonels career, along with 627 receiving yards and one score. Mosley also had 151 tackles in his career and had 2 interceptions, one for touchdown. Mosley was also a member of Christian County’s 2011 state championship basketball team.

College Football: The Courier Journal reports the University of Louisville’s season opening football game with Ohio University has been moved from Saturday August 31^st to Sunday September 1^st. The game to be played at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium will kickoff at 2:30 pm Hopkinsville time and was moved so it could be televised nationally by ESPN.

College Softball: Murray State got a walk off home run in the bottom of the 8^th inning to edge UT Martin 2-1 at the OVC tournament in Charleston, IL. Former Christian County standout Casey Castile was 0-3 with a run scored in the game. Murray State improved to 24-26 on the season and meet top seeded Eastern Illinois this afternoon.

Kentucky lost in its opening game of the SEC tournament in Lexington to South Carolina 6-3. Former Christian County standout Griffin Joiner went 1-3 with a single. Kentucky is 38-18 and will wait to see if they make the NCAA tournament field.

Minor League Baseball: The Bowling Green Hot Rods blanked West Michigan 2-0 Wednesday night at Bowling Green Ballpark. Game two of the series is this evening.

The Nashville Sounds won over Fresno 5-2 Wednesday, with game three of the series this evening at Greer Stadium.