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BOYS SOCCER: HOPKINSVILLE HOSTS UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, FORT CAMPBELL WELCOMES TODD CENTRAL, LOGAN COUNTY HOSTS BUTLER COUNTY, TRIGG COUNTY WELCOMES MAYFIELD, HOPKINS CENTRAL AT UNION COUNTY, MUHLENBERG COUNTY GOES TO GLASGOW, MADISONVILLE AT APOLLO, CALLOWAY COUNTY AT ST. MARY, MARSHALL COUNTY HOSTS GRAVES COUNTY

GIRLS SOCCER: TRIGG COUNTY HOSTS MAYFIELD, LOGAN COUNTY HOSTS BUTLER COUNTY, TODD CENTRAL TRAVELS TO CRITTENDEN COUNTY, MADISONVILLE HOSTS APOLLO, HENDERSON COUNTY WELCOMES OWENSBORO, CALLOWAY COUNTY AT GRAVES COUNTY

VOLLEYBALL: CHRISTIAN COUNTY HOSTS UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HOPKINSVILLE GOES TO CALDWELL COUNTY, FORT CAMPBELL WELCOMES MADISONVILLE, TRIGG COUNTY TRAVELS TO RUSSELLVILLE, CALLOWAY COUNTY AT MURRAY, MUHLENBERG COUNTY HOSTS MCLEAN COUNTY

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THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS THE KENTUCKY COAL ASSOCIATION WILL BE THE SPONSOR OF SATURDAY’S GAME BETWEEN KENTUCKY AND LOUISVILLE IN LEXINGTON. K-C-A PAID 85-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE THE “SIGNATURE SPONSOR” OF THE GAME, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER EVENTS DURING THE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR.

HOWEVER, THE SPONSORSHIP THREATENS TO BRING ENVRIONMENTAL POLITICS BACK TO U-K SPORTS, TWO YEARS AFTER THE SCHOOL ACCEPTED SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE COAL INDUSTRY FOR THE NEW WILDCAT COAL LODGE FOR BASKETBALL PLAYERS. OFFICIALS WITH U-K I-M-G SPORTS MARKETING SAY THE COMPANY’S AGREEMENT MET WITH ALL UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES AND MESSAGING WILL NOT BE POLITICAL.

THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER REPORTS KENTUCKY RUNNING BACK RAYMOND SANDERS WILL LIKELY NOT PLAY AGAINST LOUISVILLE SATURDAY, ACCORDING TO HIS FATHER. THE ELDER SANDERS SAYS HIS SON TWEAKED A KNEE AND COULD MISS SEVERAL GAMES. HOWEVER, A UK SPOKESMAN SAYS COACH JOKER PHILLIPS WILL ADDRESS ALL INJURIES WHEN MEETING WITH REPORTERS TODAY.

AUSTIN PEAY COACH RICK CHRISTOPHEL TELLS THE LEAF CHRONICLE HE IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO UTILIZE QUARTERBACK JAKE RYAN. THE JUNIOR THREW FOR HIS BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE IN THE GOVERNORS SEASON OPENING LOSS AT CINCINNATI. THE GOVS ARE HOPING FOR MORE OF THE SAME WHEN THEY MEET MEMPHIS SATURDAY AT THE LIBERTY BOWL.

THE BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS REPORTS WESTERN KENTUCKY FOOTBALL COACH WILLIE TAGGART HAS MADE HIS QUARTERBACKS UNAVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK. TAGGART WANTS THEM FOCUSED ON SATURDAY’S GAME WITH INDIANA STATE. HOWEVER, THERE HAS STILL NOT BEEN A DECISION MADE ON WHO WILL START FOR THE HILLTOPPERS.

THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND BEGINS TONIGHT WITH AN S-E-C SHOWDOWN BETWEEN L-S-U AND MISSISSIPPI STATE.

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THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS MEMBERS OF THE TENNESSEE TITANS OFFENSIVE LINE SAY THEY HAVE RUNNING BACK CHRIS JOHNSON’S BACK IF THE BALTIMORE RAVENS TRY TO HURT HIM WHEN THE TWO TEAMS PLAY SUNDAY IN NASHVILLE. WHEN JOHNSON WAS A ROOKIE THREE YEARS AGO, HE WAS HURT IN A PLAYOFF GAME WON BY THE RAVENS 13-10.

MEANWHILE, THE TITANS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE DEFENSIVE ENDS DERRICK MORGAN AND JASON JONES AGAINST THE RAVENS SUNDAY. BOTH MISSED THE TITANS SEASON OPENER WITH KNEE INJURIES.

SPORTS WEEKLY PRESENTED BY TOYOTA OF HOPKINSVILLE AIRS AT 5:08 THIS EVENING ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.  TODD HAMILTON’S GUESTS WILL INCLUDE RAY DIUGUID AND SARA AKIN WHO WILL BE TALKING ABOUT CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S FOOTBALL HOMECOMING NEXT WEEK AND A SPECIAL EVENT SURROUNDING IT.  THE SHOW WILL ALSO HAVE ITS WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW AND A PREVIEW OF THE UPCOMING NASHVILLE PREDATORS HOCKEY SEASON WITH RADIO BROADCASTER TOM CALLAHAN.

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GIRLS SOCCER: U-H-A IMPROVED TO 9-2 AND 3-0 IN DISTRICT PLAY WITH A 2-1 WIN AT FORT CAMPBELL, HOPKINSVILLE DEFEATED 20^TH RANKED OHIO COUNTY 3-1, TRIGG COUNTY SHUTOUT DAWSON SPRINGS 4-0, UNION COUNTY OVER HOPKINS CENTRAL 8-2, MUHLENBERG COUNTY OVER BARREN COUNTY 5-2, MURRAY OVER MARSHALL COUNTY 3-1, LONE OAK EDGED MAYFIELD 1-0, GRAVES COUNTY SHUTOUT HEATH 5-0, BALLARD MEMORIAL OVER CRITTENDEN COUNTY 10-1.

BOYS SOCCER: HOPKINSVILLE SHUTOUT CALLOWAY COUNTY 6-0, FORT CAMPBELL OVER TODD CENTRAL 8-1, NO REPORT ON THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY-CALDWELL COUNTY GAME, TRIGG COUNTY DEFEATED DAWSON SPRINGS 8-1, MADISONVILLE OVER HENDERSON COUNTY 4-2, MURRAY OVER MARSHALL COUNTY 3-1.

VOLLEYBALL: CHRISTIAN COUNTY LOST ITS FOURTH STRAIGHT MATCH FALLING AT MARSHALL COUNTY TWO GAMES TO ONE, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WENT TO 12-0 ON THE SEASON AFTER DEFEATING PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN, TODD CENTRAL DEFEATED RUSSELLVILLE 2-0, CALLOWAY COUNTY OVER TRIGG COUNTY 2-1, HENDERSON COUNTY OVER MADISONVILLE 2-0.

GOLF: HOPKINSVILLE, CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND MADISONVILLE PLAYED A MATCH AT MUHLENBERG COUNTY TUESDAY. HOPKINSVILLE SHOT 158 TO WIN THE MATCH, CHRISTIAN COUNTY SECOND WITH 162, MUHLENBERG COUNTY 170 AND MADISONVILLE 173.  HOPTOWN’S JACK GARDNER WAS MEDALIST WITH 38, DAYTON JONES OF HOPKINSVILLE AND T-J FERRY OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY BOTH SHOT 39.

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THE COURIER JOURNAL’S FIRST LITKENHOUS POLL OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON IS OUT AND FORT THOMAS HIGHLANDS IS NUMBER ONE. JOHN HARDIN IS SECOND, FOLLOWED BY ST. X, BOWLING GREEN AND WARREN CENTRAL IN THE TOP FIVE. CHRISTIAN COUNTY IS RANKED 20^TH IN THE POLL.

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THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS KENTUCKY’S TOP SCORER IN GIRLS BASKETBALL LAST SEASON WILL NOT PLAY THIS SEASON. OWENSBORO CATHOLIC’S BECCA GREENWELL WILL MISS HER JUNIOR YEAR DUE TO A TORN A-C-L IN HER LEFT KNEE.  GREENWELL SUFFERED THE INJURY PLAYING IN THE SEMI FINALS OF THE FIBA 3 X 3 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ITALY SUNDAY. GREENWELL AVERAGED 32 POINT SIX POINTS LAST SEASON. SHE IS THE FIFTH RANKED PROSPECT IN THE 2013 CLASS ACCORDING TO ESPN.

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KENTUCKY COACH JOKER PHILLIPS SAYS LOUISVILLE COACH CHARLIE STRONG’S COMMENT EARLIER THIS WEEK ABOUT NOT KNOWING WHETHER THE CARDS CAN BEAT THE WILDCATS IS A MOTIVATIONAL FACTOR.  PHILLIPS SAID FOLLOWING TUESDAY’S PRACTICE HE’S NOT BUYING INTO STRONG’S STATEMENT. BOTH WORKED UNDER LOU HOLTZ AT SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN HE USED STATEMENTS LIKE THAT AS MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS. SATURDAY’S GAME AIRS AT 4:30 WITH COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF ON LITE 98.7.

THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE’S 2012 NON CONFERENCE SCHEDULE IS COMPLETE. THE VOLS WILL OPEN THE SEASON AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA STATE IN THE CHIK FIL A KICKOFF IN ATLANTA, HOST GEORGIA STATE SEPTEMBER 8^TH AND ALSO HAVE GAMES WITH AKRON SEPTEMBER 22^ND AND TROY UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 3^RD. THE SCHEDULE COULD CHANGE IF TEXAS A AND M ENTERS THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR.

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THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER—CITING AN ESPN.COM REPORT—SAYS KENTUCKY COACH JOHN CALIPARI HAS NOT DECIDED IF HE WILL CONTINUE COACHING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TEAM WHEN IT TRIES AGAIN TO QUALIFY FOR THE LONDON OLYMPICS NEXT SUMMER.  CALIPARI LED THE DOMINICANS TO THE BRINK OF ITS FIRST OLYMPIC BERTH RECENTLY. CALIPARI SAID EVEN IF HE WEREN’T COACHING THE TEAM, HE WOULD HELP THEM IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.

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BOYS SOCCER: FORT CAMPBELL EDGED UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS 3-2, TODD CENTRAL OVER HOPKINS CENTRAL 5-0, OHIO COUNTY OVER MUHLENBERG COUNTY 5-0, HEATH OVER REIDLAND 10-0.

GIRLS SOCCER:   UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SHUT OUT HOPKINS CENTRAL 10-0 BEHIND FIVE GOALS FROM EDEN MACK AND FOUR GOALS FROM SALLY MORSE.  HOPKINSVILLE SHUT OUT PADUCAH TILGHMAN 7-0, WITH KELSEY HUMPHRIES SCORING THREE GOALS AND LEXI BOZELL WITH TWO GOALS.

ELSEWHERE: MUHLENBERG COUNTY EDGED CHRISTIAN COUNTY 2-1, CALDWELL COUNTY GETS BY LONE OAK 1-0, OHIO COUNTY OVER MADISONVILLE 3-2, HENDERSON COUNTY EDGES WEBSTER COUNTY 6-5, MAYFIELD OVER ST. MARY 2-1, HEATH SHUT OUT REIDLAND 6-0.

VOLLEYBALL: HOPKINSVILLE DEFEATED UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS TWO GAMES TO ONE, TRIGG COUNTY EDGED TODD CENTRAL 2-1, WARREN EAST OVER RUSSELLVILLE 2-0, MADISONVILLE OVER UNION COUNTY 2-0, PADUCAH TILGHMAN OVER GRAVES COUNTY 2-0, CALLOWAY COUNTY OVER MAYFIELD 2-0.

GOLF: HOPKINSVILLE HOSTED CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND U-H-A AT HOPKINSVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB. CHRISTIAN COUNTY FIRED 166, HOPKINSVILLE 168 AND U-H-A 177.

JACK GARDNER OF HOPKINSVILLE WAS MEDALIST WITH 38, T-J FERRY AND TRAVIS BROWN LED CHRISTIAN COUNTY WITH 40 AND CAMERON ALLEN LED U-H-A WITH 41.

THE GIRLS TEAMS ALSO HAD A MATCH WITH U-H-A WINNING WITH 99, CHRISTIAN COUNTY HAD 100 AND HOPKINSVILLE 111. U-H-A’S ANNA MOORE WAS MEDALIST WITH 38.

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

BOYS SOCCER: HOPKINSVILLE GOES TO CALLOWAY COUNTY, CHRISTIAN COUNTY GOES TO CALDWELL COUNTY, FORT CAMPBELL AT TODD CENTRAL, TRIGG COUNTY AT DAWSON SPRINGS, LOGAN COUNTY AT LYON COUNTY, MADISONVILLE GOES TO HENDERSON COUNTY, MUHLENBERG COUNTY WELCOMES UNION COUNTY, MAYFIELD AT LONE OAK, MARSHALL COUNTY AT MURRAY.

GIRLS SOCCER: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS AT FORT CAMPBELL, HOPKINSVILLE HOSTS OHIO COUNTY, TRIGG COUNTY PLAYS AT DAWSON SPRINGS, MARSHALL COUNTY AT MURRAY, HOPKINS CENTRAL HOSTS UNION COUNTY, MAYFIELD AT LONE OAK, CRITTENDEN COUNTY HOSTS BALLARD MEMORIAL.

VOLLEYBALL: CHRISTIAN COUNTY TRAVELS TO MARSHALL COUNTY, FORT CAMPBELL HOSTS HOPKINS CENTRAL, TODD CENTRAL AT RUSSELLVILLE, TRIGG COUNTY WELCOMES CALLOWAY COUNTY, MADISONVILLE AT HENDERSON COUNTY, MUHLENBERG COUNTY AT GRAYSON COUNTY.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS RELEASED ITS WEEKLY POLLS.

CLASS 5A: BOWLING GREEN FIRST, CHRISTIAN COUNTY THIRD, WARREN CENTRAL FOURTH.

CLASS 3A: LOUISVILLE CENTRAL NUMBER ONE, PADUCAH TILGHMAN 5^TH, TRIGG COUNTY 6^TH, FORT CAMPBELL 9^TH.

CLASS 2A: NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC FIRST, OWENSBORO CATHOLIC 2^ND, MURRAY HIGH 8^TH.

MAYFIELD IS FIRST IN CLASS A, HIGHLANDS FIRST IN FOUR A AND TRINITY IS FIRST IN SIX A.

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WESTERN KENTUCKY COACH WILLIE TAGGART SAID MONDAY HE HAS NOT DETERMINED WHO WILL START AT QUARTERBACK FOR THE HILLTOPPERS WHEN THEY HOST INDIANA STATE SATURDAY. STARTER KAWUAN JAKES WAS BENCHED IN THE THIRD QUARTER FOR REDSHIRT FRESHMAN BRANDON DOUGHTY. JAKES HAD AN INTERCEPTION AND A FUMBLE ON WKU’S FIRST TWO DRIVES OF THE THIRD QUARTER IN THE HILLTOPPERS 40-14 LOSS TO NAVY.

THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER REPORTS GLASGOW HIGH DEFENSIVE END HUNTER BOWLES HAS RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP OFFER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. THE SIX-FOUR 245 BOWLES HAS ALSO RECEIVED OFFERS FROM LOUISVILLE, MARSHALL AND MURRAY STATE. BOWLES SAYS HE HAS NO TIMELINE FOR MAKING A COLLEGE DECISION.

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THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS FORMER WESTERN KENTUCKY PLAYER STEFFPHON PETTIGREW HAS SIGNED A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT TO PLAY FOR ATLETICO AGUADA FOR A PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE IN URUGUAY. HE JOINS FORMER TEAMMATE SERGIO KERUSCH IN SIGNING A PRO DEAL. KERUSCH WILL PLAY FOR A PRO TEAM IN GREECE.

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TENNESSEE TITANS COACH MIKE MUNCHAK SAYS HOLDOUT RUNNING BACK CHRIS JOHNSON WILL GET MORE CARRIES IN SUNDAY’S HOME OPENER AGAINST THE BALTIMORE RAVENS. JOHNSON HAD NINE CARRIES FOR 24 YARDS IN SUNDAY’S 16-14 LOSS TO JACKSONVILLE. COACH MUNCHAK TELLS THE TENNESSEAN HE ENVISIONS JOHNSON GETTING 18-20 CARRIES THIS SUNDAY. KICKOFF AT L-P FIELD IS AT NOON.

IT TOOK A PERFECT CARD TO BE A WINNER IN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MAX FUEL EXPRESS PICK THE WINNERS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONTEST.

1ST PLACE PRIZE OF $30 WENT TO BILL WILES, 7086 AYER DRIVE, MADISONVILLE

2ND PLACE PRIZE OF $15 WENT TO EVELYN COLLEY, 6185 DAWSON SPRINGS ROAD, HOPKINSVILLE

3RD PLACE PRIZE OF $10 WENT TO MISS SOMMER CRIST, 1180 COLLEGE DRIVE MADISONVILLE

PICK UP THIS WEEK'S CARD AT ALL HOPKINSVILLE MAX FUEL EXPRESS LOCATIONS.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY

BOYS SOCCER: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS TRAVELS TO FORT CAMPBELL, TODD CENTRAL WELCOMES HOPKINS CENTRAL, TRIGG COUNTY HOSTS CALDWELL COUNTY, RUSSELLVILLE PLAYS AT SOUTH WARREN.

GIRLS SOCCER: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HOSTS HOPKINS CENTRAL, CHRISTIAN COUNTY HOSTS MUHLENBERG COUNTY, DAWSON SPRINGS AT CRITTENDEN COUNTY, CALDWELL COUNTY HOSTS LONE OAK, MADISONVILLE TRAVELS TO OHIO COUNTY, HENDERSON COUNTY TRAVELS TO WEBSTER COUNTY.

VOLLEYBALL: HOPKINSVILLE HOSTS UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, TODD CENTRAL AT TRIGG COUNTY, HOPKINS CENTRAL HOSTS WEBSTER COUNTY, MADISONVILLE HOSTS UNION COUNTY, CALLOWAY COUNTY AT MAYFIELD, LIVINGSTON CENTRAL AT REIDLAND.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM FINISHED FOURTH AT THE LOGAN COUNTY COUGAR CHALLENGE OVER THE WEEKEND. AFTER DEFEATING WARREN EAST AND MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN POOL PLAY, THE LADY COLONELS LOST TO WARREN CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND GREEN COUNTY.

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THE CANTRALL TOP 25 RANKINGS ARE OUT IN TODAY’S LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER. HIGHLANDS IS NUMBER ONE, WITH BOWLING GREEN 2^ND, WARREN CENTRAL 6^TH, CHRISTIAN COUNTY 8^TH AND MAYFIELD 14^TH.

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FRESH FROM A 27-13 WIN OVER CENTRAL MICHIGAN SATURDAY, THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS SATURDAY NIGHT IN LEXINGTON.  COACH JOKER PHILLIPS WILL HAVE HIS WEEKLY CALL IN SHOW TONIGHT AT FIVE, FOLLOWED BY SPORTS NIGHTLY AT SIX ON LITE 98.7.

THREE KENTUCKY PLAYERS HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS THIS WEEK. DANNY TREVATHAN WAS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK AFTER RECORDING 13 TACKLES AGAINST CENTRAL MICHIGAN. PUNTER RYAN TYDLACKA WAS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION PUNTER OF THE WEEK, WHILE KICKER JOE MANSOUR WAS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION KICKOFF SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK.

FOLLOWING A WIN OVER CINCINNATI SATURDAY, TENNESSEE OPENS SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE PLAY THIS SATURDAY AT FLORIDA. VANDERBILT PUTS ITS 2-0 MARK ON THE LINE AGAINST OLE MISS IN ITS S-E-C OPENER IN NASHVILLE SATURDAY. WESTERN KENTUCKY LOOKS TO GET BACK ON THE WINNING WAYS FOLLOWING SATURDAY’S LOSS TO NAVY AS THE HILLTOPPERS HOST INDIANA STATE SATURDAY.

MURRAY STATE RUNNING BACK MIKE HARRIS WAS NAMED THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK BY THE LEAGUE SUNDAY. HARRIS RUSHED FOR 104 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS AS THE RACERS DEFEATED MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 39-0 SATURDAY. THE RACERS OPEN OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAY SATURDAY HOSTING TENNESSEE STATE.  AUSTIN PEAY, WHO WAS IDLE THIS WEEK, IS BACK IN ACTION SATURDAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HAS RECEIVED A VERBAL COMMITMENT FOR 2012. THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO POINT GUARD TERRY ROZIER MADE A VERBAL COMMITMENT TO THE CARDS SUNDAY. ROZIER CHOSE LOUISVILLE OVER CINCINNATI, WEST VIRGINIA, ILLINOIS AND CLEVELAND STATE. THE SIX-ONE ROZIER WILL MAKE HIS OFFICIAL VISIT TO LOUISVILLE THIS WEEKEND AND SIGN IN NOVEMBER.

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MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL HAS A DOUBLEHEADER THIS EVENING, WITH THE OPENING GAME FEATURING NEW ENGLAND AT MIAMI, WITH AIR TIME AT 5:30 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.  THE SECOND GAME HAS OAKLAND PLAYING AT DENVER.