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ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COACHES WHO HAS SERVED AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IS RETURNING TO THE SCHOOL.
THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTED WEDNESDAY ELDRIDGE ROGERS WILL BECOME THE SCHOOL’S VOLLEYBALL COACH FOR THE THIRD TIME. ROGERS INHERITS A PROGRAM WHICH WON THE 2010 K-C-A-A STATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
SIXTY YEARS AGO, BUD HUDSON ESTABLISHED A YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE IN HOPKINSVILLE, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAM IN THE NATION.
TONIGHT, MR. HUDSON WILL BE HONORED DURING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HOPKINSVILLE ANNUAL DINNER FOR A DIFFERENCE. MANY FORMER PLAYERS AND COACHES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE. THE DINNER BEGINS AT SIX P-M AT THE BRUCE CONVENTION CENTER.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
THOUGH KENTUCKY AND LOUISVILLE DON’T PLAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17TH IN LEXINGTON, THE COACHES—JOKER PHILLIPS AND CHARLIE STRONG—WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR TEAMS TODAY DURING THE ANNUAL GOVERNOR’S CUP LUNCHEON.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
KENTUCKY COACH JOHN CALIPARI ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF THE EXHIBITON GAME BETWEEN FORMER WILDCAT PLAYERS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TEAM HE WILL COACH IN THE TOURNAMENT OF AMERICAS THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA WEDNESDAY.
CALIPARI SAID VIA TWITTER THE FORMER KENTUCKY STARS WHO WILL PLAY INCLUDE JOHN WALL, DEMARCUS COUSINS, TAYSHAUN PRINCE, ERIC BLEDSOE, JODIE MEEKS, RAJON RONDO, NAZR MOHAMMED AND KEITH BOGANS.
THE GAME WILL BE HELD AT RUPP ARENA MONDAY AUGUST 15TH AT SIX P-M HOPKINSVILLE TIME. TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE MONDAY THROUGH TICKETMASTER.
NFL
FORMER KENTUCKY RUNNING BACK DERRICK LOCKE WAS CUT WEDNESDAY BY THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS AFTER FAILING A PHYSICAL. LOCKE HAD JUST SIGNED WITH THE VIKINGS TUESDAY. HOWEVER, LOCKE ANNOUNCED VIA FACEBOOK LATER IN THE DAY HE WAS HEADED TO THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES.
THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER REPORTS MANY N-F-L TEAMS WERE HESITANT TO DRAFT LOCKE BECAUSE OF HIS NECK INJURY SUFFERED LAST SEASON. IT’S NOT KNOWN IF LOCKE HAS TAKEN A PHYSICAL YET FOR THE EAGLES.
THE TENNESSEE TITANS WILL OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE FRIDAY THEY HAVE SIGNED QUARTERBACK MATT HASSELBECK. HASSELBECK WAS NOT RE-SIGNED BY THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS EARLIER THIS WEEK.
THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS HASSELBECK HAS SIGNED A THREE YEAR DEAL WORTH ROUGHLY 21 MILLION DOLLARS. HASSELBECK LED THE SEAHAWKS TO THE N-F-C PLAYOFFS LAST SEASON WHERE THEY UPSET SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW ORLEANS IN THE FIRST ROUND.
WHILE WE’RE ON THE TITANS, THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THREE OTHER TEAMS BESIDES THE TITANS ARE SEEKING THE SERVICES OF FREE AGENT DEFENSIVE END JASON BABIN.
BABIN HAD 12 AND A HALF SACKS AND WENT TO THE PRO BOWL PLAYING FOR THE TITANS LAST SEASON. HOWEVER, ATLANTA, PHILADELPHIA AND CHICAGO ARE SHOWING THE MOST INTEREST FOR HIS SERVICES.
NHL
THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS AND THEIR CAPTAIN SHEA WEBER ARE PREPARING ARBITRATION CASES IN CASE THE FREE AGENT CAN’T BE SIGNED BY NEXT TUESDAY.
PREDATORS GENERAL MANAGER DAVID POILE TOLD THE TENNESSEAN HE REACHED OUT TO WEBER’S AGENT CONCERNING A NEW DEAL TUESDAY, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
THE TRADEWATER PIRATES EVENED THEIR PLAYOFF SERIES WITH THE OWENSBORO OILERS AT ONE GAME EACH AFTER A 7-3 WIN LAST NIGHT. THE TEAMS PLAY AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THE WINNER TO MOVE TO THE OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.
FULTON MOVED TO THE L-C-S WITH A 3-2 WIN OVER MARION.
THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS LOST AT OKLAHOMA CITY 6-3 WITH THE TWO TEAMS PLAYING AGAIN THIS EVENING IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS LOST AT LAKE COUNTY 9-4 WITH GAME TWO OF THE SERIES THIS EVENING.
GOLF
GLASGOW’S TARYN DURHAM WON THE WOMEN’S KENTUCKY OPEN WEDNESDAY. DURHAM FIRED A TWO DAY TOTAL OF 144 AND WON BY TWO STROKES OVER NICKI KOLLER—A SENIOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA--OF LEWISBURG.
THE 2011 GARLAND NISSAN CITY AM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN TOMORROW AT THE LINKS AT NOVADELL AND RUN THROUGH SUNDAY. YOU CAN FOLLOW THE TOURNAMENT WITH REPORTS AT 7:50 AM AND 6:30 PM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY COURTESY OF BUDWEISER OF HOPKINSVILLE ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP. |
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