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SPORTS HEADLINES 4/17/13

High School Baseball-Tuesday’s games: University Heights is headed to the championship game of the 2nd region All A tournament following a 5-1 win over Trigg County. The Blazers will face Webster County, who defeated Crittenden County 5-0. The game takes place tomorrow night in Dawson Springs.

Other action saw: Lone Oak shut out Hopkinsville 9-0, Christian County defeated Union County 8-3, Logan County shut out Russellville 3-0, Muhlenberg County over Hopkins Central 6-3, Paducah Tilghman shut out Graves County 2-0.

Today’s games: Hopkinsville entertains Henderson County, Mayfield meets Heath and Ballard Memorial goes against Reidland in the 1st region All A Classic.

High School Softball-Tuesday’s games: Livingston Central defeated University Heights 3-2 in the semi finals of the 2nd region All A tournament. The Lady Cardinals await the winner of the Lyon County-Dawson Springs game Thursday evening. That game was suspended in the 3rd inning last night, with Lyon County leading 1-0. The game will resume today.

Other games saw: Marshall County edged Christian County 4-3 in 9 innings, McLean County shut out Hopkinsville 7-0, Todd Central defeated Logan County 3-1 in 8 innings, Franklin Simpson run ruled Russellville 16-0 in 5 innings, Hopkins Central run ruled Caldwell County 14-0 in 5 innings, Lone Oak over Calloway County 10-0, Graves County run ruled Mayfield 18-2 in 4 innings.

Today’s games: Hopkinsville hosts Fort Campbell in 8th district play, Henderson County meets Apollo.

College Football: The Courier Journal reports the University of Louisville has two more commitments for the 2014 class. Jacksonville, FL offensive tackle Karvaris Harkless and Lake Worth, FL safety Marques Gayot both pledged to come to U of L next year. The Cards now have 7 commitments for 2014, with four of them from the Sunshine State.

College Baseball: Austin Peay’s game at Evansville was cancelled last night because of a couple of threatening comments made on Twitter Tuesday morning. The threats are under investigation by Evansville Police.

Other action saw Kentucky defeat Louisville 12-5, salvaging a split between the teams in the regular season. Murray State lost at Memphis 5-0 and Western Kentucky lost at Lipscomb 2-0, despite five solid innings from former Hopkinsville High pitcher Justin Hageman. Hageman got his second start of the season, allowing a run on three hits and struck out four. Hageman got the loss, evening his record at 1-1 on the season.

College Softball: Austin Peay split a pair of games with Tennessee Tech, winning 7-4 and losing 7-0.

Minor League Baseball: The Nashville Sounds lost the series opener at the Iowa Cubs 4-1. Game two is this afternoon in Des Moines.

The Bowling Green Hot Rods got a one hit 2-0 shutout victory at Great Lakes, with game two today.

Golf:  Ticket registration is now underway for the 2014 PGA Championship to be contested at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. You can go online to pga.com/pgachampionship/2014 to register for the ticket lottery. 2014 will mark the third time Valhalla has hosted golf’s final major of the year. The event will take place August 4-10.

 

 

 

 

 
SPORTS UPDATE 4/16/13

College Football: Busch Stadium in St. Louis will host its first football game this fall as Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois renew their rivalry. The game, which will take place September 21st, was to be played in Cape Girardeau. This year’s game will be the 81st in the series between the schools.

The Oregonian and television station KATU in Portland report documents released by the University of Oregon show major violations were committed by the University of Oregon’s football program. The alleged violations center around Will Lyles, who ran a recruiting and scouting service. Lyles reportedly had impermissible contacts and phone calls with recruits. However, the documents also stated there was no finding of lack of institutional control and no finding of unethical conduct.

Most of the alleged violations happened during the tenure of former Ducks coach Chip Kelly, now the head coach of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. Oregon will appear before the NCAA of infractions sometime this year.

Golf: Princeton’s Emma Talley won her first collegiate tournament over the weekend. The University of Alabama freshman fired a three day total of nine under par 207 to take the Ping/Arizona State University Invitational in Tempe, Arizona Sunday.

Talley won the individual tournament by two strokes, while Alabama rallied from a four shot deficit to take the team title by nine strokes over Duke. Alabama is the second ranked women’s golf team in the nation.

Ticket registration is now underway for the 2014 PGA Championship to be contested at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. You can go online to pga.com/pgachampionship/2014 to register for the ticket lottery. 2014 will mark the third time Valhalla has hosted golf’s final major of the year. The event will take place August 4-10.

MLB: The Cincinnati Reds play Philadelphia this evening at Great American Ballpark, with pre game coverage beginning at 5:40 on News/Talk WHOP. Other National League action has St. Louis meeting Pittsburgh, Atlanta meets Kansas City in interleague play, while the Chicago Cubs meet the Texas Rangers.

 

 

 

 
SPORTS HEADLINES 4/16/13

High School Baseball-Monday results: 2nd region All A tournament action saw University Heights defeat Lyon County 9-4, Trigg County edged Livingston Central 2-1, Crittenden County over Dawson Springs 19-1 in 5 innings, Webster County edged Caldwell County 2-1.

Other games saw Fort Campbell defeat Sycamore, TN 13-3, Logan County defeated Warren East 13-2 in 6 innings, Russellville over Caverna 10-7, Todd Central shut out Ohio County 10-0 in 6 innings, Madisonville drilled Hopkins Central 19-3 in 5 innings, Henderson County over Union County 15-0, Muhlenberg County over Breckinridge County 8-0.

Today’s games: Christian County hosts Union County, Hopkinsville hosts Lone Oak, Todd Central hosts Franklin Simpson, Russellville at Logan County, Hopkins Central goes to Muhlenberg County, Paducah Tilghman at Graves County, Marshall County at Calloway County.

High School Softball-Monday results: 2nd region All A Tournament action saw University Heights defeat Webster County 12-0 in 5 innings, Dawson Springs defeated Crittenden County 3-1, Livingston Central over Caldwell County 9-1.

Other games saw Warren Central edge Todd Central 5-4, Hopkins Central edged Union County 3-2, Edmonson County shut out Logan County 10-0 in 5 innings, Marshall County over Graves County 9-5, Henderson County edged Gibson Southern, IN 3-2, Muhlenberg County over Daviess County 12-7.

Today’s games: Christian County hosts Marshall County, Hopkinsville goes to McLean County, Todd Central at Logan County, Russellville hosts Franklin Simpson, Hopkins Central hosts Caldwell County, Dawson Springs hosts Madisonville, Henderson County travels to Union County, Muhlenberg County hosts Apollo, Calloway County goes to Lone Oak.

The KHSAA Board of Control voted Monday to begin playing the Sweet 16 state championship basketball games for boys and girls on Sunday beginning next year. In a news release, Commissioner Julian Tackett said separating the championship game from the semifinals makes an event on Saturday for the final four teams.

Tackett also said the added day gives participants the chance for proper rest and allows coaches to have adequate time for preparation. This year’s Boys Sweet 16 title game was played on Sunday because of a scheduling conflict at Rupp Arena, with more than 17 thousand fans coming to the championship game, the most since 2009.

The board also voted to move the KHSAA State Volleyball championship match to Sunday beginning with the new school year. Volleyball is currently the only sport that plays three complete rounds in the winner’s bracket in the same day at the state tournament.

College Basketball: It wasn’t a total surprise that Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel announced Monday his intentions to leave school and enter the NBA Draft. The 6-10 forward played in 24 games for the Wildcats before his season ended with a torn ACL in his left knee in a game against Florida in February.

In 24 contests, Noel average 10.5 points per game, led the SEC in rebounding at 9.5 per contest and led the nation in blocked shots with just over four per game. Noel is considered one of the top prospects and could be the number one pick in June’s draft.

The Bowling Green Daily News reported on its blog Monday that Western Kentucky basketball coach Ray Harper says the 2013-14 schedule is near completion. It includes the likes of Murray State, national champion Louisville and Ole Miss, which features Marshall Henderson. That game likely to be played in EA Diddle Arena at the end of December. Harper says they need a couple of more games to complete the schedule.

Coach Harper also mentioned he is hopeful of hiring a replacement for assistant Phil Cunningham, who recently accepted the head coaching position at Troy, within the next 10 days.

College Football: The Courier Journal reports the University of Louisville has received a commitment from highly touted Atlanta area linebacker Detric Dukes. The 6-2 225 pound Dukes is a three star player and is Louisville’s fifth commitment for the 2014 class. Duke chose U of L over several schools, with Vanderbilt and Auburn being the front runners.

College Baseball-Today’s games: Austin Peay plays at Evansville, Murray State at Memphis, Western Kentucky at Lipscomb and Kentucky meets Louisville.

Minor League Baseball: Following an off day, the Bowling Green Hot Rods open a six game road trip at the Great Lakes Loons this evening.

The Nashville Sounds lost their series finale at Omaha 3-2. The Sounds open a series against the Iowa Cubs tonight in Des Moines.

NHL: The Nashville Predators lost their 7th game in a row to Vancouver 5-2 last night. The Predators are back in action Friday night at Chicago.

 
SPORTS UPDATE 4/15/13

College Basketball: Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel has decided to enter the NBA Draft. Noel's only season at Kentucky was cut short by a torn ACL in his left knee. He played 24 games before suffering the injury in February against Florida.

Noel averaged 10.5 points and led the SEC in rebounding at 9.5 per game while leading the nation in blocked shots at 4.4 per outing. The 6-foot-10 forward is considered one of the top prospects and could be the No. 1 overall pick in June's draft.

MLB: The Cincinnati Reds try to stop a 5 game losing skid as they host Philadelphia in the first of a three game series at Great American Ballpark this evening. Coverage begins at 5:40 on News/Talk WHOP. The St. Louis Cardinals also begin a series tonight with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

ESPN Chicago reports historic Wrigley Field will get a $500 million dollar facelift. The agreement reached last night stated the Cubs will play more night games at the facility. Currently, the Cubs play 30 night games, with the number to increase to 40 once renovations are completed. Wrigley Field will also receive its first electronic video board in left field. Work will begin following the 2013 season.

NFL: The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed running back Bernard Scott. Terms of the deal for the unrestricted free agent were not disclosed.

Scott has spent his first four NFL seasons with Cincinnati and played just two games in an injury-plagued 2012 campaign. He missed a few games early because of hand and ankle issues, then went on injured reserve in early October with a torn left ACL.

Golf: Adam Scott jumped from 7th to 3rd in this week's World Golf Rankings thanks to his thrilling playoff win over Angel Cabrera at the Masters.

Scott earned his first major title and became the first Australian to win the Green Jacket. Tiger Woods remains number 1, while Rory McIlroy stayed at number 2. Justin Rose dropped a spot to fourth due to Scott's rise. Brandt Snedeker stayed at number 5.

 
SPORTS HEADLINES 4/15/13

High School Baseball: The 2nd region All A tournament begins today with opening round games which include University Heights meeting Lyon County, Dawson Springs meets Crittenden County, Trigg County goes against Livingston Central and Caldwell County plays Webster County.

Other games have Fort Campbell at Sycamore, TN, Todd Central hosting Ohio County, Logan County welcomes Warren East, Russellville hosts Caverna, Madisonville at Hopkins Central, Henderson County hosts Union County, Muhlenberg County at Breckinridge County, Calloway County goes to Lone Oak.

High School Softball: 2nd region All A Classic opening round action has University Heights meeting Webster County, Trigg County goes against Lyon County, Caldwell County meets Livingston Central and Dawson Springs plays Crittenden County.

Other games have Fort Campbell hosting Madisonville, Russellville hosts Ohio County, Todd Central entertains Warren Central, Logan County goes to Edmonson County, Hopkins Central hosts Union County, Muhlenberg County hosts Daviess County, St. Mary is at Murray, Marshall County at Graves County.

College Baseball: Austin Peay committed a season high five errors in a 14-8 loss at Southeast Missouri. The Governors return to action Tuesday at Evansville.

Murray State lost in its series finale to Jacksonville State 10-7. The Breds are on the road Tuesday night at Memphis.

Western Kentucky got a walk off homerun in the 10th inning to defeat Troy 7-6. Former Hopkinsville High pitcher Justin Hageman picked up his first win of the season, going one inning in relief, walking one and getting one strikeout. WKU plays at Lipscomb Tuesday night.

College Softball: Despite hitting three home runs, Austin Peay lost its series finale with SIU Edwardsville Sunday 8-5. Murray State defeated UT Martin by the score of 3-2 to win its first ever series at Martin.

Minor League Baseball: The Bowling Green Hot Rods lost the series finale to the West Michigan Whitecaps 10-7 at Bowling Green Ballpark. The Hot Rods are off today before opening a series at Great Lakes Tuesday night.

The Nashville Sounds lost at the Omaha Stormchasers 11-2. The two teams close out their series this morning in Omaha.

NHL: The Nashville Predators were shutout by Detroit Sunday night 3-0. The Predators, who have now lost six games in a row, close out a four game home stand against Vancouver at 7 this evening in Bridgestone Arena.

 

 
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