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SPORTS HEADLINES 5/7/12

High School Baseball:   University Heights and Christian County are scheduled to play the first of a two game 8th district series at Chris Simmons Field at 5:30, with the Heritage Bank pre game show at 5:15 on Newstalk 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

Other games today: Hopkinsville goes to Union County, Fort Campbell is at Lyon County, Trigg County travels to Todd Central, Caldwell County hosts Crittenden County, Logan County hosts Warren East, Muhlenberg County hosts Webster County.

High School Softball: University Heights travels to Crittenden County, Hopkinsville at Dawson Springs, Caldwell County at Union County, Logan County at Hart County.

High School Tennis:   The 2nd region tennis tournament begins today at Ruff Park. Hopkinsville’s Grey Campbell is the two seed in the boys tournament, while Mallory Perkins of Hopkinsville is the top seed in the girls tournament. This is the first time Hopkinsville is holding the regional tournament, with University Heights serving as host.

Weekend Wrap:   Former Hopkinsville pitcher Justin Hageman pitched Western Kentucky to a 6-1 win at Florida Atlantic Sunday. Hageman pitched a season high 7 2/3 innings allowing only five hits, walked four and struck out four.

The Bud Light Two Man tournament at the Links at Novadell this weekend fell victim to the rains Sunday afternoon, with half the field not able to play its second round. Winners were as follows:

Championship Flight- GR Chandler and Clint Sharber

1st Flight- Denny Choate and Vince Gallagher

2nd Flight- Neal Cummings and John Hobby

3rd Flight- Chad Audas and Clint Hobby

4th Flight- Thomas and Tommy Melton

5th Flight- Chalon Hayes and Kyle Myers

6th Flight- Jason Collins and David Mullins

7th Flight- Chuck Broughton and Mike Harris

8th Flight- Brent Miller and Tom Tuggle

9th Flight- Joey Costa and Justin Seay

10th Flight- Jeff Hussong and Rick Phillips

11th Flight- Justin Browning and Ronnie Frost

A record 260 golfers participated in the event.

Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another is off to the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness.   I’ll Have Another could see as many as seven horses that ran in the Derby in Baltimore, including second place finisher Bodemeister. The Preakness will run May 19th.

College Basketball:   One of the nation’s top high school players has eliminated Kentucky from his list of schools. The Lexington Herald Leader reports Anthony Bennett will choose between Oregon and Nevada Las Vegas.

NHL: The Nashville Predators backs are against the wall as game five of the Western Conference series takes place later tonight in Phoenix. The Predators trail 3-1 in the series. During practice Sunday, Coach Barry Trotz had Colin Wilson practicing with the first line and said that both Alexander Radalov and Andre Kostitsyn would play this evening. Coverage of the game at 9 on Newstalk 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

Champions Tour: Franklin’s Kenny Perry finished at four under par, while Paducah’s Russ Cochran was one under at the Insperity Championship in Houston. Fred Funk’s 14 under par score was tops for the win, holding off Tom Lehman by one shot.

PGA Tour: Kentuckian JB Holmes finished tied for 57th at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte with a five over par score. Rickie Fowler won his first PGA Tour event, holding off DA Points and Rory McElroy in a playoff.

 

 

 
SPORTS HEADLINES 5/5/12

High School Baseball: Christian County shut out Marshall County 3-0, Lone Oak over Hopkinsville 7-3, Caldwell County defeated University Heights 13-8, Fort Campbell over Todd Central 7-2, Union County edges Madisonville 2-1.

High School Softball: Christian County won a pair of games at the Sports Warehouse Classic in Owensboro, defeating Muhlenberg County 3-2 and Harrison County 8-0. Hopkinsville lost to Warren East 9-3 and Warren Central defeated Logan County 10-2.

Horse Racing: Hopkinsville native Larry Jones picked up his second Kentucky Oaks win in four years yesterday, with the fillie Believe You Can winning the 138th running of the Oaks. It was also a first for jockey Rosie Napravnik, as she became the first female jockey to win the Oaks.

The 138th Kentucky Derby takes place this afternoon at Churchill Downs. Follow the action throughout the day with Kentucky Derby reports on Newstalk 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

Jockey Robby Albarado will not ride any horses today at Churchill Downs, following his Friday arrest on a domestic violence charge. The Courier Journal reports Albarado has been suspended from racing until a meeting with the Kentucky Racing Commission license review board. He is scheduled for arraignment on Tuesday.

College Basketball: It was quite a Friday for Kentucky’s program. The national championship team was honored in a White House ceremony where they met President Barack Obama. UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart also announced an 8.3 percent increase in coach John Calipari’s salary for the remaining seven years of his contract and new contracts with pay increases for Calipari’s assistants.

Former Western Kentucky guard Derrick Gordon, who announced at season’s end he wanted to leave the program, has found a new school closer to his New Jersey home. Gordon announced Friday via Facebook he is transferring to the University of Massachusetts. Gordon was the Hilltoppers leading scorer and rebounded this past season.

The Tennessean reports there’s a possibility Middle Tennessee will join Conference USA. CUSA announced Friday the addition of five new members for 2013 including current Sun Belt Conference members North Texas and Florida International. However, a sixth addition, Old Dominion has delayed its decision to join the league and to move to Football Bowl Subdivision.

If ODU continues to delay making a decision or declines, Middle Tennessee would likely be the 14th member. If that does not materialize, if CUSA were to expand to 16 teams, MTSU would likely be chosen.

NHL: Without Alexander Radalov and Andrei Kostitsyn in the lineup for a second straight game, the Nashville Predators lost game 4 of their Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinal series to Phoenix 1-0. The Coyotes took a 3-1 lead in the series and can wrap up the series with a win Monday night in Phoenix. You can hear the game at 9 on Newstalk 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

 
SPORTS UPDATE 5/4/12

The Courier Journal reports jockey Robby Albarado has been arrested according to Chief State Steward Barbara Borden. Albarado was arrested by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s department this morning on a warrant for 4th degree assault-domestic violence. Albarado will not ride Hard Not To Like in today’s Kentucky Oaks and it’s not certain if Albarado will ride any of his mounts tomorrow on Derby Day.

College Basketball: The Kentucky Wildcat national championship basketball team is in the nation’s capitol today. The team will visit with President Barack Obama at the White House later this afternoon.

Former Kentucky standout Anthony Davis has been named to the list of finalists for the 2012 USA Basketball National Team. Davis led Kentucky to its 8th national championship this season and owns several UK freshman records. 20 finalists on the team will be cut down to 12 to represent the US in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

College Baseball: Murray State hosting Eastern Illinois in Ohio Valley Conference action this afternoon while Austin Peay opens a three game set at SIU-Edwardsville this evening.

Western Kentucky is in Boca Raton, FL for a weekend set against Sun Belt league leader Florida Atlantic. First game of the series is tonight, with former Hopkinsville High pitcher Justin Hageman to pitch the finale on Sunday afternoon.

Major League Baseball: The Chicago Cubs opening a series with the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Tonight’s action includes Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, St. Louis is at Houston and Atlanta at Colorado.

In the NBA Playoffs this evening: Atlanta is at Boston, Chicago at Philadelphia and the LA Lakers are at Denver.

The only NHL Stanley Cup playoff game tonight is game four of the Western Conference semi final series between Nashville and Phoenix at Bridgestone Arena, with the Coyotes leading the series 2-1. Coverage at 6:30 on Newstalk 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

Three legendary sports broadcasters with Tennessee ties will be inducted as the inaugural class of the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame Saturday.  

Larry Munson, who began his career doing Nashville Vols baseball and Vanderbilt football and basketball before becoming the legendary voice of the Georgia Bulldogs, Lindsey Nelson, who started his career doing Tennessee Vols games before becoming a national sportscaster, and the former voice of the Tennessee Vols John Ward will be inducted in ceremonies in Murfreesboro, according to a story in the Tennessean.

 
SPORTS HEADLINES 5/4/12

High School Baseball: After spotting Majesty a 5-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning, Heritage Christian Academy scored 16 unanswered runs to win 16-5. Nathan Workman and Jameson Murray each had three hits for the Warriors as Alex Walker struck out eight in relief to get the pitching win. HCA is now 8-7 on the season.

Christian County got two hits from Dixon Craft as the Colonels defeated Webster County 6-2. John Michael Kelly pitched a two hitter for the Colonels to get the win. Christian County is now 12-17 on the season.

Trigg County held Hopkinsville to five hits in beating the Tigers 5-2. Keaton Scruggs took the loss for Hopkinsville.

Elsewhere: University Heights defeated Marshall County 3-1, Caldwell County edged Muhlenberg County 2-1 in 8 innings, Fort Campbell took a doubleheader from Dawson Springs—16-5 in 5 innings and 8-1, Russellville over Whitesville Trinity 12-0, Henderson County edged Union County 4-3.

Today’s games:   Christian County hosts Marshall County, Hopkinsville welcomes Lone Oak, University Heights hosts Caldwell County, Fort Campbell travels to Todd Central, Trigg County welcomes Lyon County, Russellville at Metcalfe County, Logan County at Muhlenberg County, Hopkins Central hosts McLean County.

High School Softball:   Christian County defeated Madisonville 6-4 in the 650th win for KHSAA Hall of Fame honoree Coach Jim Perrin, Hopkinsville lost to Hopkins Central 11-0 in 6 innings, Todd Central shut out Trigg County 6-0, Union County run ruled Dawson Springs 10-0 in 5 innings, Metcalfe County over Russellville 11-0 in 5 innings, Lyon County slipped by Caldwell County 1-0, Webster County over Owensboro 14-11.

Today’s games:   Christian County plays Muhlenberg County and Harrison County in the Sports Warehouse Classic in Owensboro, Hopkinsville hosts Warren East, Russellville at Dawson Springs.

College Basketball:   The Kentucky-Indiana basketball series has come to an end. After months of bickering over whether the games would be played on campus or at neutral sites, Indiana athletics director Fred Glass ended the debate for the time being, saying the series could be revived if Kentucky agrees to play games at Assembly Hall and Rupp Arena respectively. Indiana handed Kentucky its only regular season loss last season in Bloomington.

The Lexington Herald Leader also reports Kentucky will not play North Carolina next season. UNC senior associate athletics director Larry Gallo says Kentucky did not want to continue the series which had been ongoing since the 2000-01 season.

University of Kentucky women's basketball coach Matthew Mitchell has received a new contract.  UK has announced Mitchell will be paid a minimum of $7.9 million dollars over the next seven years, making him the highest paid women's coach in the Southeastern Conference.

The Bowling Green Daily News reported Thursday Western Kentucky basketball coach Ray Harper has landed two more recruits, including one from overseas.  Six-nine center Alexsej Rostovos from Latavia and the Canarias Basketball Academy committed Thursday, while Louisville Eastern guard Percy Blade announced Wednesday he will come to the Hill as a preferred walk on and has signed an academic scholarship.

CBS Sports.com reports University of Connecticut center/forward Michael Bradley is transferring to Western Kentucky. The 6-10 Bradley—a Chattanooga native—was released last month after not playing in two seasons for the Huskies. Western officials would not confirm the report.

Horse Racing:   The 138th Kentucky Oaks takes place today at Churchill Downs. Hopkinsville native Larry Jones will have a horse in the race with Believe You Can.

NHL: The Tennessean reports the Nashville Predators may sit Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn for tonight’s game four against the Phoenix Coyotes. Both players sat out a one game suspension in game three which the Predators won 2-0.

However, the Coyotes lead the series 2-1. Tonight’s game from Bridgestone Arena airs at 6:30 on Newstalk 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

PGA Tour: Kentuckian Steve Flesch shot three over Thursday, while JB Holmes finished at one under par in the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship. Ryan Moore, Stewart Cink and Webb Simpson are tied for the lead at 7 under.

Champions Tour: Franklin’s Kenny Perry and Paducah’s Russ Cochran are both in the field for the Insperity Championship which begins today at the Woodlands County Club in Houston.

 
SPORTS UPDATE 5/3/12

There won’t be a basketball game between Kentucky and Murray State next season. Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio said on his talk show Wednesday that Kentucky’s John Calipari was interested in playing a game at Rupp Arena.

However, WPSD contacted Racers coach Steve Prohm who said Kentucky had not reached out to schedule a game and even went further to say there was nothing true to the rumor because the Racers are almost done with their scheduled for next season.

Elsewhere from Racer basketball, freshmen Jaylen Bland and Harley Nussman will be leaving the program. Both saw limited action last season.

Kentucky Sports Radio.com reports Kentucky and Indiana will not play each other in basketball next season.  The teams have played since 1969.  Indiana coach Tom Crean wanted the game to continue to be played in Bloomington and at Rupp Arena, while Kentucky's John Calipari wanted the games at neutral sites.  Neither side was willing to compromise.

CBS Sports.com reports Wright State guard Julius Mays is transferring for his senior year and is considering Kentucky. Others on the list include Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State and Cincinnati. Wright averaged 14 points per game last season and would be eligible immediately. Mays played two seasons for North Carolina State before going to Wright State.

University of Kentucky women's basketball coach Matthew Mitchell has received a new contract.  UK has announced Mitchell will be paid a minimum of $7.9 million dollars over the next seven years, making him the highest paid women's coach in the Southeastern Conference.

The Bowling Green Daily News reports Western Kentucky basketball coach Ray Harper has landed two more recruits, including one from overseas.  Six-nine center Alexsej Rostovos from Latavia and the Canarias Basketball Academy committed today, while Louisville Eastern guard Percy Blade announced Wednesday he will come to the Hill as a preferred walkon and has signed an academic scholarship.

Murray State senior quarterback Casey Brockman has been named to the 2012 College Football Performance Awards Quarterback Watch List. Brockman enters his final season poised to become the school’s all time passing leader in several categories.

Last season, Brockman set a single season record for attempts and completions. Brockman was named third team All American by the Sports Network and Associated Press and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award. The Racers open the 2012 season September 1st at Florida State.

From the PGA Tour, Masters champion Bubba Watson says he will not play in next week's Players Championship.  In making the announcement via Twitter, Watson says he wants to spend more time with his family and says he is taking the next month away from golf.

Major League Baseball this afternoon includes Philadelphia at Atlanta, Chicago at Cincinnati and St. Louis hosts Pittsburgh.

Two games in the NBA playoffs tonight as Miami is at New York and Oklahoma City is at Dallas.

There’s also two games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight as Philadelphia is at New Jersey and St. Louis at Los Angeles.

 
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