High School Baseball: University Heights hosts Fort Campbell in the first of a two game 8^th district series this afternoon. First pitch at Chris Simmons Field is set for 5:30, with the Heritage Bank pre game show at 5:15 on News/Talk WHOP and online at whopam.com.

Other games today have Trigg County hosting Livingston Central, Caldwell County hosts Hopkins Central, Dawson Springs hosts Christian Fellowship, Madisonville entertains Webster County, Henderson County hosts Daviess County, Crittenden County hosts Marshall County, Muhlenberg County goes to Ohio County.

High School Softball: University Heights welcomes Muhlenberg County, Hopkinsville hosts Todd Central, Russellville at South Warren, Hopkins Central entertains Webster County, Dawson Springs at Crittenden County, Lyon County at Carlisle County.

Heritage Christian Academy will honor its Kentucky Christian Athletic Association state championship boys basketball team. The ceremony will take place Wednesday morning at 8 in Warrior Gym. A number of local officials are expected to be on hand for the event.

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The Louisville Cardinals will try to become the third overall number one seed and the second in as many years to win college basketball’s national championship this evening. The Cardinals meet Michigan in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, with pre game coverage beginning around 7 pm on News/Talk WHOP.

Meanwhile, Louisville’s women will be in the national championship game tomorrow night in New Orleans. The Cardinals rallied from a 10 point halftime deficit to defeat California 64-57 in one national semifinal, while Connecticut rolled over Notre Dame in the other semifinal 83-65. You can hear tomorrow night’s national championship game beginning at 7 on News/Talk WHOP.

College Football:  Kentucky is in its last week of spring practice leading up to Saturday night’s Blue/White game at Commonwealth Stadium. Coach Mark Stoops will have his first call in show Wednesday night at 6 on Lite 98.7, with pre game coverage of the Blue/White game Saturday night beginning at 5:30 also on Lite 98.7.

College Baseball: Austin Peay dropped its second game in an OVC weekend series with Tennessee Tech Sunday, losing 12-4. The Governors begin a six game road trip Tuesday at nationally ranked Kentucky.

Murray State lost in the series finale at Eastern Illinois 16-6. The Breds return to action Wednesday afternoon hosting Evansville.

Western Kentucky lost its series finale at Arkansas State Sunday afternoon 5-3.

College Softball: Murray State split a doubleheader with Morehead State Sunday, losing the opener 9-2 and winning the nightcap 9-4. Austin Peay was swept in a doubleheader by Eastern Kentucky 3-1 and 6-1.

Minor League Baseball: The Bowling Green Hot Rods salvaged a series split with South Bend, winning Sunday 5-0. The Hot Rods play their home opener this evening, hosting Lansing at 7:05.

The Nashville Sounds split their series with New Orleans, falling 3-1 Sunday. The Sounds begin a series with Oklahoma City tonight at Greer Stadium at 7:05.

NHL: The Nashville Predators lost at Chicago Sunday 5-3. The Predators face the St. Louis Blues tomorrow night at 7 in Bridgestone Arena.

College Basketball: The final weekend of the season begins later today with the men’s National Semifinals in Atlanta. The Louisville Cardinals are a 10 ½ point favorite against Wichita State, a team that busted many brackets. The second semifinal has Michigan taking on Syracuse, with the Wolverines a two point favorite. Pre game coverage of today’s games begins at 2:30 this afternoon on News/Talk WHOP.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino was announced as one of this year’s class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Friday. The 60-year-old Pitino has led three different schools to the Final Four and is making his 7^th Final Four appearance this weekend. The 2013 class will be introduced before Monday’s national championship game. Formal induction will take place in September.

Richard Pitino was introduced Friday as the new men's basketball coach at the University of Minnesota.  He takes over for Tubby Smith, who was fired last week after six seasons with the Gophers.  The 30-year-old Pitino was head coach at Florida International this past season, leading the Golden Panthers to an 18-14 record.

The Women’s Final Four National Semifinals take place tomorrow night in New Orleans, with Louisville facing California and Notre Dame taking on Connecticut. Coverage of both games begins at 5 on News/Talk WHOP.

High School Baseball- Friday scores: Christian County lost a pair of games, 3-0 to Avon, IN and to Ballard High 5-2. Trigg County also lost a doubleheader 9-6 to Caldwell County and 11-7 to Crittenden County.

Today’s game: Hopkinsville travels to West Creek.

High School Softball-Friday’s scores: No scores from the Christian County, Hopkinsville or Todd Central games from the Play It Again Sports Classic were available on the KHSAA website.

Today’s games: Christian County, Todd Central and Hopkinsville are all in action at the Play It Again Sports Classic in Clarksville. Russellville hosts Clinton County in the 4^th region All A Classic.

College Baseball: Austin Peay won its 6^th straight game with a 7-3 win over Tennessee Tech. The win also made Governors coach Gary McClure the winningest coach in Ohio Valley Conference history with 777 wins. The series continues this afternoon in Clarksville.

Murray State lost the opener of its OVC weekend series at Eastern Illinois 6-3. Game two of the series is this afternoon.

Western Kentucky fell in Sun Belt action at Arkansas State 6-0. Former Hopkinsville High pitcher Justin Hageman pitched 1 and 2/3 innings of relief allowing 1 hit, 1 run which was unearned, walked two batters and struck out one. Game two of the series is this afternoon.

Major League Baseball: The Cincinnati Reds had a big night in a 15-0 win against the Washington Nationals. The Reds clubbed six home runs in the game as Homer Bailey got his first win of the season.

Other National League games of note saw San Francisco slip by St. Louis 1-0, Atlanta beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1.

The Reds and Nationals play game two of their series this afternoon in Cincinnati, St. Louis plays at San Francisco this afternoon and Atlanta hosts Chicago this evening.

Minor League Baseball: The Bowling Green Hot Rods lost at South Bend 6-3. The teams play game three of their series this evening in South Bend.

The Nashville Sounds fell to the New Orleans Zephyrs 12-0. Game three of the series is this evening in Nashville.

NHL: The Nashville Predators wrap up a three game home stand this afternoon against the Chicago Blackhawks. First puck drops at 2 in Bridgestone Arena.

PGA Tour: Billy Horschel has the lead heading into today’s third round of the Valero Texas Open. Horschel stands at eight under par, leading a trio by two strokes which include Charley Hoffman who stand at six under par. Former world number one Rory McIlroy is among seven golfers that are tied for 5^th place at five under par.

LPGA Tour: Inbee Park had six birdies Friday en route to a 67 to take a one shot lead into the third round at the first major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Park’s two day total of 137 is one shot better than Lizette Salas and two strokes ahead of two golfers.

NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson won the pole Friday for Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson’s fastest lap was at 98.4 miles per hour. It marks the third time in 23 starts he has been on the pole at Martinsville. Brian Vickers will start second Sunday, with Joey Logano third, Kasey Kahne fourth and Jeff Gordon fifth.

College Football: ESPN has learned 12 Auburn University football players that were members of the 2010 national championship team failed a number of drug tests which were kept confidential.

The team had an epidemic of synthetic marijuana—better known as “Spice”—use. The school did not implement drug testing policies until after winning the 2010 title. The findings were part of a six month investigation done by ESPN The Magazine. Auburn officials are denying the allegations.

College Basketball: Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti is the latest casualty in the school's men's basketball coaching scandal.  Multiple sources report he's been fired.  The school terminated head coach Mike Rice earlier this week in connection with a video obtained by ESPN, which showed Rice abusing players.

Meanwhile, ESPN reports school president Robert L. Barchi is likely to remain with the school. There have been calls this week for Barchi to resign his position in the wake of the scandal.

Reports indicate Louisville coach Rick Pitino will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Pitino is coaching in his 7^th Final Four this weekend as the Cardinals meet Wichita State in the National Semifinals tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Pitino’s son Richard was introduced this morning as the new basketball coach at the University of Minnesota. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports the 30-year-old Pitino signed a six year contract worth $1.2 million annually. Pitino would owe the school $1.5 million to get out of his contract before May 1, 2016.

MLB: National League action includes Cincinnati opening a weekend series with the Washington Nationals. Pre game coverage begins at 5:40 this afternoon on News/Talk WHOP.

The St. Louis Cardinals open a weekend set at San Francisco and Atlanta continues its opening week home stand hosting the Chicago Cubs.

High School Baseball-Thursday’s scores: Webster County over Hopkinsville 8-6, Ballard edged Christian County 4-3, Murray over Crittenden County 6-4, Henderson County edged Evansville Memorial 7-6.

Today’s games: Christian County meets Avon, IN and Ballard, Trigg County plays a doubleheader against Caldwell County and Crittenden County, Webster County meets Bell County in a twin bill.

High School Softball-Thursday’s scores: Webster County defeated McLean County 11-9.

Today’s games: Christian County, Todd Central, Livingston Central, Lone Oak, Union County, Webster County, St. Mary, Paducah Tilghman, Graves County are all participating in the Play It Again Sports Classic in Clarksville.

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Western Kentucky University’s director of men’s basketball operations Jake Morton resigned Thursday. A school spokesman says Morton resigned to “pursue coaching opportunities”. Morton was named along with other University of Miami assistants in the NCAA’s probe of the Hurricanes athletic program. The NCAA says Morton committed three recruiting violations as an assistant basketball coach in 2008 and 2009 and took $6,000 from a convicted felon and Miami booster.

The Louisville Cardinals are working out today in the Georgia Dome ahead of their appearance in the Final Four against Wichita State tomorrow, with Syracuse and Michigan to play in the other semi final. Coverage of both games begins at 2:30 on News/Talk WHOP.

College Baseball: Austin Peay opens a three game series hosting Tennessee Tech this evening in Clarksville, Murray State opens a three game set at Eastern Illinois and Western Kentucky opens a three game Sun Belt series at Arkansas State.

Minor League Baseball:   The Bowling Green Hot Rods opened the Midwest League season with a 8-2 win at South Bend, with game two in South Bend this evening.

The Nashville Sounds opened Pacific Coast League play with a 5-4 win over New Orleans, with game two at Greer Stadium this evening.

NHL: The Nashville Predators fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 last night at Bridgestone Arena. The Preds close out their three game homestand tomorrow afternoon against Chicago at 2 pm.

College Basketball: The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports a news conference to introduce Richard Pitino as the University of Minnesota’s new coach will likely be held tomorrow. The newspaper also reports terms of Pitino’s Minnesota contract are not yet known, but the buyout of his five year deal at Florida International is $250,000.  The 30-year-old Pitino replaces Tubby Smith who was fired last week, but was hired Monday at Texas Tech.

ESPN New York reports 13 faculty members at Rutgers University are demanding the removal of president Robert Barchi for his “inexcusable handling” of the mistreatment of players under former coach Mike Rice. Rice was fired Wednesday after a videotape appeared on ESPN Tuesday showing Rice pushing players and berating them in practices.

The championship game of the NIT takes place in New York this evening as Baylor takes on Iowa, with pre game coverage at 7:45 on News/Talk WHOP.

College Football: A report by a former Sports Illustrated writer says Auburn University changed player’s grades to secure eligibility, offered money to potential NFL draft picks to return for their senior years and violated NCAA recruiting rules.

As many as nine players grades were changed before the Tigers win in the 2011 BCS National Championship game. The allegations occurred under former coach Gene Chizik, who was fired after four seasons following a 3-9 record last year. Auburn officials have denied the allegations.

Major League Baseball: Afternoon games include Cincinnati closing out its series with the LA Angels and Chicago at Pittsburgh, with Atlanta hosting Philadelphia this evening.

Golf: The PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open is underway today and the first LPGA major of the season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship is underway in California.