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.

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THOUGH KENTUCKY AND LOUISVILLE DON’T PLAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17^TH IN LEXINGTON, THE COACHES—JOKER PHILLIPS AND CHARLIE STRONG—WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR TEAMS TODAY DURING THE ANNUAL GOVERNOR’S CUP LUNCHEON.

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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 15^TH AT SIX P-M HOPKINSVILLE TIME. TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE MONDAY THROUGH TICKETMASTER.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THE TENNESSEE TITANS AND QUARTERBACK MATT HASSELBECK HAVE REPORTEDLY AGREED TO A CONTRACT.  IT'S REPORTED TO BE A THREE YEAR DEAL, WITH TERMS NOT DISCLOSED.  HASSELBECK WILL ALSO BE A MENTOR TO JAKE LOCKER--PICKED EIGHT IN THIS YEAR'S N-F-L DRAFT.

THE 35-YEAR-OLD HASSELBECK LED THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS TO SIX PLAYOFF APPEARANCES IN TEN SEASONS, INCLUDING A TRIP TO SUPER BOWL XL AFTER THE 2005 SEASON.  HASSELBECK STARTED 14 GAMES LAST YEAR AND THREW FOR 3,001 YARDS AND 12 TOUCHDOWNS ALONG WITH 17 INTERCEPTIONS.

THE SEAHAWKS WON THE N-F-C WEST TITLE LAST SEASON WITH A 7-9 RECORD AND UPSET DEFENDING SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW ORLEANS IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE N-F-C PLAYOFFS.

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HAS NAMED A NEW SOCCER COACH. THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTED TUESDAY TONY HENSON WILL REPLACE LONG TIME COACH JOHN DEANGELIS.

HENSON COACHED AT HOPKINSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM 2004-07 AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE AMBUSH SOCCER ASSOCIATION FROM 2002 UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION.

H-C-A—WHO WAS THE KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE RUNNER UP LAST SEASON--OPENS ITS 2011 SEASON AUGUST 19^TH HOSTING GLASGOW CHRISTIAN.

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THE PEPSI JUNIOR GOLF TOUR’S TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS CONCLUDED TUESDAY AT OXMOOR COUNTRY CLUB IN LOUISVILLE.

IN THE BOYS 17-18 DIVISION, HOPKINSVILLE HIGH’S DAYTON JONES FINISHED SECOND WITH A 150 TOTAL. JONES RALLIED FROM MONDAY’S OPENING ROUND 82 WITH A 68 TUESDAY. JONES WAS ALSO NAMED THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN THE BOYS 17-18 DIVISION.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH GOLFER JONATHAN GRABARA FINISHED 10^TH WITH A 157 TOTAL.

PRINCETON’S DANIEL TAYLOR WON THE BOYS 15-16 DIVISION WITH A 145 SCORE, WITH CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S T-J FERRY FINISHING FOUR SHOTS BACK IN THIRD PLACE AT 149.

TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF REGISTRATION FOR THE GARLAND NISSAN CITY AM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS WHICH BEGIN FRIDAY AT THE LINKS AT NOVADELL. THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS AT SIX P-M THIS EVENING. YOU CAN CONTACT NOVADELL, HOPKINSVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB OR WESTERN HILLS TO ENTER.

A REMINDER YOU CAN FOLLOW THE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND PRESENTED BY BUDWEISER OF HOPKINSVILLE ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

GLASGOW NATIVE AND FORMER MIDDLE TENNESSEE GOLFER TARYN DURHAM IS THE LEADER AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WOMEN’S KENTUCKY OPEN.

DURHAM—A FORMER BIG BREAK PARTICIPANT ON GOLF CHANNEL—SHOT A ONE UNDER PAR 71 TUESDAY. DURHAM—WHO FINISHED THIRD IN THE TENNESSEE OPEN LAST WEEK—WILL TAKE A TWO STROKE LEAD INTO TODAY’S FINAL ROUND.

THE SEARCH FOR A NEW ATHLETICS DIRECTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE CONTINUES. THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS L-S-U A-D JOE ALLEVA HAS TURNED DOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE MIKE HAMILTON IN KNOXVILLE.

THERE WAS WIDE SPECULATION TUESDAY THAT ALLEVA WAS THE LEADING CANDIDATE, BUT THAT ENDED LAST NIGHT WHEN L-S-U ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING ALLEVA WOULD STILL RUN THE ATHLETICS PROGRAM THERE.

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THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THE TENNESSEE TITANS HAVE REACHED DEALS WITH 14 UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS.

THOSE INCLUDE FORMER VANDERBILT LINEBACKER JOHN STOKES, LOUISVILLE TIGHT END CAMERON GRAHAM, FORMER TENNESSEE PUNTER CHAD CUNNINGHAM AND FORMER TENNESSEE STATE RECEIVER JOSEPH HILLS.

MEANWHILE, THE SPECULATION CONTINUES THAT SEATTLE QUARTERBACK MATT HASSELBACK IS THE TITANS CHOICE FOR A VETERAN QUARTERBACK. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS HASSELBACK WAS TOLD BY THE SEAHAWKS TUESDAY HE WOULD NOT BE RE-SIGNED.

OTHER TEAMS ARE IN THE MIX INCLUDING: SAN FRANCISCO, ARIZONA, MIAMI AND MINNESOTA. THE TITANS ARE ALSO REPORTEDLY INTERESTED IN DONOVAN MCNABB IF THEY CANNOT SIGN HASSELBACK.

THE TITANS WANT A VETERAN TO MENTOR ROOKIE JAKE LOCKER—TAKEN 8^TH IN THIS YEAR’S N-F-L DRAFT—AND TO REPLACE KERRY COLLINS WHO RETIRED EARLIER THIS SUMMER.

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THE TRADEWATER PIRATES FELL TO OWENSBORO 4-2 IN THE OPENING GAME OF THE OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS. THE PIRATES HAVE TO WIN THE NEXT TWO GAMES ON THE ROAD TO PLAY FOR THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.

FULTON DEFEATED MARION 9-3, WITH GAME TWO OF THEIR SERIES TONIGHT IN FULTON.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS WENT TEN INNINGS IN RALLYING TO DEFEAT OKLAHOMA CITY 11-9 IN 10 INNINGS. GAME TWO OF THE SERIES TONIGHT.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS OPEN A ROAD SERIES THIS EVENING AT THE LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS. THE HOT RODS WERE IDLE TUESDAY.

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THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE HAD ITS MEDIA DAY MONDAY IN NASHVILLE.

THE LEAGUE’S COACHES AND SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS PICKED JACKSONVILLE STATE TO WIN THE LEAGUE. IT’S THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS THE GAMECOCKS HAVE BEEN PICKED IN THE PRE SEASON TO WIN THE CONFERENCE.

MURRAY STATE WAS PICKED SECOND, FOLLOWED BY EASTERN KENTUCKY, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, TENNESSEE TECH, UT MARTIN, EASTERN ILLINOIS, TENNESSEE STATE AND AUSTIN PEAY.

MURRAY STATE QUARTERBACK CASEY BROCKMAN WAS SELECTED AS THE PRE SEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, WITH TENNESSEE STATE LINEBACKER RICO COUNCIL AND DEFENSIVE LINEMAN MONTE LEWIS OF JACKSONVILLE STATE PICKED AS THE CO DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR.

MURRAY STATE’S CASEY BROCKMAN AND RUNNING BACK MIKE HARRIS WERE NAMED TO THE OVC OFFENSIVE TEAM, ALONG WITH AUSTIN PEAY RUNNING BACK RYAN WHITE AND CENTER TIM SCHMID.

MURRAY STATE DEFENSIVE BACK DONTRELL JOHNSON WAS NAMED TO THE DEFENSIVE TEAM. JOHNSON WAS ALSO SELECTED AS THE LEAGUE’S RETURN SPECIALIST, WITH TEAMMATE KIENAN CULLEN NAMED AS KICKER.

THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HAS RECEIVED ANOTHER COMMITMENT FOR THE CLASS OF 2012. DAQUAL RANDALL IS A LINEBACKER FROM PALMETTO, FLORIDA AND CHOSE THE CARDS OVER SEVERAL SCHOOLS INCLUDING INDIANA, PURDUE AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LINEBACKER AUSTIN JOHNSON ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO START A FIGHT AND HIT SEVERAL PARKED CARS OUTSIDE A KNOXVILLE BAR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THE 22-YEAR-OLD JOHNSON WAS CHARGED WITH PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND WILL APPEAR IN COURT AUGUST FOURTH. COACH DEREK DOOLEY HAS NOT OFFERED COMMENT ON THE MATTER.

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THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS FORMER U-K PLAYER DESMOND ALLISON WAS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH MONDAY AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE 31-YEAR-OLD ALLISON PLAYED TWO SEASONS FOR TUBBY SMITH AT U-K AND WAS SUSPENDED IN 2000 FOR VIOLATING THE SCHOOL’S ALCOHOL POLICY.

AN ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY SAYS THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE DID NOT FIRE FORMER BASKETBALL COACH BRUCE PEARL IMMEDIATELY AFTER REVEALING HE LIED LAST YEAR TO NC-AA INVESTIGATORS, BECAUSE DOING SO WOULD HAVE DETERRED OTHERS FROM REPORTING MISCONDUCT.

THE SCHOOL’S RESPONSE TO THE NC-AA ALSO SHOWS PEARL CONTINUED TO COVER UP ACTS OF WRONGDOING, EVEN AFTER PEARL’S JOB WAS SPARED. PEARL WAS EVENTUALLY FIRED ON MARCH 21^ST OF THIS YEAR.

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THE PEPSI JUNIOR GOLF TOUR’S TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS BEGAN MONDAY AT OXMOOR COUNTRY CLUB IN LOUISVILLE.

IN THE BOYS 17-18 DIVISION: CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S JONATHAN GRABARA SHOT 76, WHICH IS THREE SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADERS AT 73. HOPKINSVILLE HIGH’S DAYTON JONES SHOT 82.

IN THE BOYS 15-16 DIVISION: DANIEL TAYLOR OF PRINCETON IS THE LEADER WITH 70, WITH CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S T-J FERRY TWO SHOTS BACK AT 72.

TAYLOR HOWERTON OF MADISONVILLE IS 4^TH IN THE GIRLS 13-15 DIVISION WITH A 94.

THE FINAL ROUND TAKES PLACE TODAY.

THE 2011 GARLAND NISSAN CITY AM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN FRIDAY AT THE LINKS AT NOVADELL.  CHRISTIAN COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP THROUGH TOMORROW AT THE THREE LOCAL GOLF COURSES.  COVERAGE OF THE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND COURTESY OF BUDWEISER OF HOPKINSVILLE CAN BE HEARD ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

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THE TRADEWATER PIRATES OPEN THE OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS TONIGHT HOSTING THE OWENSBORO OILERS. THE OILERS ARE THE LEAGUE CHAMPS AFTER AN 8-6 13 INNING WIN OVER MARION MONDAY NIGHT.

MARION AND FULTON WILL PLAY IN THE OTHER BEST OF THREE SERIES TO DETERMINE THE TWO TEAMS THAT WILL PLAY FOR THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS WON THE SERIES FINALE OVER THE IOWA CUBS 8-3 AT GREER STADIUM. THE SOUNDS OPEN A SERIES THIS EVENING AT OKLAHOMA CITY.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS DEFEATED PEORIA IN THE SERIES FINALE 4-3 AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK. THE HOT RODS HAVE AN OFF DAY TODAY.

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PADUCAH’S RUSS COCHRAN HAS WON HIS FIRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP, WINNING THE SENIOR BRITISH OPEN SUNDAY.

THE 52-YEAR-OLD COCHRAN HAD SIX BIRIDIES IN HIS FINAL ROUND SUNDAY AT WALTON HILLS TO SHOOT A FIVE UNDER 67. COCHRAN FINISHED AT 12 UNDER PAR, TWO STROKES BETTER THAN MARK CALCAVECCHIA—WHO LED MOST OF THE TOURNAMENT—AND FAST FINISHING TOM WATSON. THE WIN IS COCHRAN’S THIRD ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR, AND THE FIRST THIS SEASON.

CLOSER TO HOME, THE LINKS AT NOVADELL HAD THE CALLAWAY GOLF SENIOR TWO MAN SCRAMBLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT WINNERS: ROGER WARREN AND JUNIOR HOLT WITH 118.

FIRST FLIGHT: RAY COBB AND JOE SLOAN WITH 125.

SECOND FLIGHT: BOBBY CLYMER AND ROBBY PARRISH WITH 128.

THIRD FLIGHT: HENRY COVINGTON AND GAYLON ROSSON WITH 135.

FOURTH FLIGHT: TIM COCHRAN AND GLENN RAY WITH 140.

GRAHAM SLEIGH FIRED A FIVE UNDER 67 AT COLE PARK GOLF COURSE AT FORT CAMPBELL SUNDAY TO WIN THE CLARKSVILLE CITY AM BY ONE STROKE OVER JAMIE SCHACT AND AUSTIN PEAY GOLFER BRIAN BALTHROP. BALTHOP HELD THE LEAD HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND BEFORE SLEIGH PULLED OUT THE VICTORY.

THE PEPSI JUNIOR GOLF TOUR’S TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS BEGINS TODAY AT OXMOOR COUNTRY CLUB IN LOUISVILLE. HOPKINSVILLE HIGH’S DAYTON JONES AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S JONATHAN GRABARA ARE AMONG THOSE IN THE FIELD.

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND IS THE 2011 GARLAND NISSAN CITY AM CHAMPIONSHIP WITH PLAY BEGINNING FRIDAY AT THE LINKS AT NOVADELL. FOLLOW THE TOURNAMENT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND COURTESY OF BUDWEISER OF HOPKINSVILLE ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

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KENTUCKY SPORTS RADIO AND THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER ARE REPORTING U-K COACH JOHN CALIPARI IS ORGANIZING AN EXHIBITION GAME BETWEEN FORMER KENTUCKY PLAYERS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TEAM CALIPARI IS COACHING FOR THE TOURNAMENT OF AMERICAS IN LATE AUGUST.

THE GAME—NOT SPONSORED BY U-K—IS TENATIVELY SET FOR AUGUST 15^TH. THE DOMINICAN TEAM WILL BE PRACTICING AT THE JOE CRAFT CENTER IN LEXINGTON IN PREPARING TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPICS.

THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS FORMER TENNESSEE FOOTBALL COACH LANE KIFFIN AND HIS STAFF WERE EDUCATED ON ALL ASPECTS OF NC-AA RULES.

THE DOCUMENTATION IS PART OF U-T’S 190 PAGE RESPONSE TO THE NC-AA CONCERNING VIOLATIONS IN THE FOOTBALL AND MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAMS.

THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK IT HAS PLACED ITSSELF ON A TWO YEAR SELF IMPOSED PROBATION AND VARIOUS RESTRICTIONS CONCERING RECRUITING IN BOTH FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL.

THE SCHOOL IS AWAITING THE NC-AA’S RESPONSE.

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THE TRADEWATER PIRATES DOUBLEHEADER SUNDAY AT MARION WAS RAINED OUT. THE PIRATES WILL BEGIN PLAYOFF ACTION LATER THIS WEEK AS THE FOUR SEED AND WILL MEET EITHER OWENSBORO OR FULTON IN THE FIRST ROUND.

THE OILERS HAVE A HALF GAME LEAD ON FULTON AS THE OILERS MEET MARION IN COMPLETION OF A SUSPENDED GAME THIS EVENING. THE GAME IS TIED 6-6 IN THE 11^TH INNING.

IF OWENSBORO WINS, THEY ARE THE TOP SEED, BUT IF MARION WINS THERE WILL BE A ONE GAME PLAYOFF BETWEEN OWENSBORO AND FULTON FOR THE TOP SEED.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS LOST TO THE IOWA CUBS 3-1 SUNDAY IN NASHVILLE, WITH THE FINALE OF THE SERIES TONIGHT AT GREER STADIUM.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS DEFEATED PEORIA 5-2 WITH THE SERIES FINALE TONIGHT AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK.