HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

TRIGG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING AT TEN A-M TO NAME A NEW FOOTBALL COACH. WE’LL HAVE A FULL REPORT LATER TODAY DURING THE BUDWEISER SPORTS FLASH ON THE WHOP FAMILY OF STATIONS.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WILL HOST ITS “MEET THE COLONELS” NIGHT FOR FOOTBALL THIS EVENING. FESTIVITIES BEGIN AT SIX AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, WITH A SCRIMMAGE SET FOR SEVEN P-M.

HOPKINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WILL HOST ITS “MEET THE TIGERS” NIGHT WHICH WILL NOT ONLY INCLUDE FOOTBALL, BUT OTHER FALL SPORTS SATURDAY EVENING AT SIX AT HOPKINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

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CHRISTIAN COUNTY MET HOPKINS CENTRAL THURSDAY AT MADISONVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB. THE COLONELS WON THE MATCH 159-165. CHRISTIAN COUNTY WAS LED BY T-J FERRY AND DREW PARMINTIER WHO EACH SHOT 38. HOPKINS CENTRAL WAS LED BY KALE TAYLOR WHO FIRED A 40.  THE COLONELS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS INVITATIONAL SATURDAY AT LAKESHORE COUNTRY CLUB.

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ALSO WAS IN ACTION THURSDAY, DEFEATING CRITTENDEN COUNTY 158-188. CAMERON ALLEN AND JOHN STEVENSON WERE MEDALISTS FOR THE BLAZERS AS BOTH SCORED 36.

KENTUCKY OPEN/JUNIOR PGA

BRANDON BROWN FIRED A 13 UNDER PAR 203 IN WINNING THE POWERBILT KENTUCKY OPEN THURSDAY. RUSSELLVILLE’S PAUL SANSOM TIED FOR 44^TH WITH A 226 SCORE, HOPKINSVILLE’S MITCHELL MOORE TIED FOR 54^TH WITH A 228 SCORE, TYLER MITCHELL OF CADIZ TIED FOR 58^TH WITH A 229.

PRINCETON’S EMMA TALLEY IS IN FIFTH PLACE HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 36^TH GIRLS JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.  TALLEY FIRED A 75 THURSDAY, WHICH PUTS HER AT THREE OVER PAR.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE OPENED FALL PRACTICE THURSDAY.  THE CARDS WERE “EARLY BIRDS” ACCORDING TO THE COURIER JOURNAL. COACH CHARLIE STRONG HAD THE VETERANS PRACTICE EARLY IN THE DAY, WITH THE FRESHMEN JOINING IN THE AFTERNOON.

KENTUCKY AND WESTERN KENTUCKY BOTH OPEN FALL PRACTICE TODAY. THE TWO TEAMS WILL PLAY EACH OTHER IN THE SEASON OPENING GAME AT L-P FIELD IN NASHVILLE SEPTEMBER FIRST.

VANDERBILT ALSO BEGINS FALL PRACTICE TODAY UNDER NEW COACH JAMES FRANKLIN. ONE THING THE COMMODORES ARE HOPEFUL OF ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEAN IS TO HAVE A HEALTHY BACKFIELD THIS SEASON. THE COMMODORES OPEN THE SEASON AGAINST ELON SEPTEMBER 3^RD IN NASHVILLE.

FORMER LOUISVILLE HEAD COACH STEVE KRAGTHORPE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE. KRAGTHORPE—WHO WAS NAMED OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT L-S-U IN JANUARY—WILL BE RELINQUISHING THOSE DUTIES, BUT WILL REMAIN AS QUARTERBACK COACH.

KRAGTHORPE RESIGNED LAST SUMMER AS RECEIVERS COACH AT TEXAS A AND M TO CARE FOR HIS WIFE WHO WAS BATTLING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND HEART PROBLEMS.  KRAGTHORPE WAS LOUISVILLE'S HEAD COACH FOR THREE SEASONS AND AMASSED A 15-21 RECORD.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND ALCOHOL INTOXICATION CHARGES WERE DISMISSED THURSDAY AGAINST UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LINEBACKER AUSTIN JOHNSON. JOHNSON WAS ARRESTED JULY 24^TH OUTSIDE OF A KNOXVILLE BAR AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START A FIGHT AND HITTING SEVERAL CARS.

HOWEVER, THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS JOHNSON HAD TO PAY COURT COSTS. JOHNSON IS ALSO GOING THROUGH WHAT IS TERMED AS “INTERNAL” PUNISHMENT BY COACH DEREK DOOLEY.

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KENTUCKY’S DARIUS MILLER AND VANDERBILT’S JOHN JENKINS WILL BE PART OF THE 12 MAN UNITED STATES TEAM THAT WILL PLAY IN THE WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES. THE WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES BEGIN IN CHINA AUGUST 13^TH.

THE MAUI INVITATIONAL WILL HAVE A NEW LOOK THIS YEAR, WITH GAMES ON THE MAINLAND WHICH INVOLVE FOUR TEAMS FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS TENNESSEE WILL FACE NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO, BELMONT TRAVELS TO DUKE, MIDDLE TENNESSEE GOES TO UCLA ON NOVEMBER 11^TH AND MEMPHIS HOSTS BELMONT NOVEMBER 15^TH.

REGIONAL GAMES WILL THEN BE PLAYED AT THE MURPHY CENTER IN MURFREESBORO NOVEMBER 19 WITH MIDDLE TENNESSEE MEETING NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO AND BELMONT MEETING TOWSON, WITH THE CONSOLOATION AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES ON NOVEMBER 20.

TENNESSEE AND MEMPHIS WILL JOIN DUKE, MICHIGAN, UCLA, GEORGETOWN, KANSAS AND CHAMINADE IN MAUI. THE VOLS PLAY DUKE AND MEMPHIS PLAYS MICHIGAN NOVEMBER 21ST WITH THE WINNERS TO MEET THE FOLLOWING DAY.

FORMER TENNESSEE COACH BRUCE PEARL WAS OFFERED A POSITION THURSDAY WITH THE TEXAS LEGENDS OF THE N-B-A DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUE. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS PEARL WAS REPORTEDLY MADE AN OFFER IN THE 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR RANGE.

THE PROPOSED PACKAGE ALSO ALLOWS PEARL TO PURSUE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. THERE’S BEEN SPECULATION PEARL WILL ENTER THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY.

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NEWLY SIGNED QUARTERBACK MATT HASSELBECK WORKED OUT WITH THE TENNESSEE TITANS FOR THE FIRST TIME THURSDAY.

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS COACH MIKE MUNCHAK THOUGHT HASSELBECK WAS A YOUNG ROOKIE AND LIT A FIRE UNDER THE TEAM. HASSELBECK AND 11 OTHERS PRACTICED FOR THE FIRST TIME THURSDAY WITH THE NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAING AGREEMENT IN PLACE.

THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TOMORROW MORNING IN BOWLING GREEN.

THE TEN A-M ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CONCERN A CONTRACT EXTENSION BETWEEN THE K-H-S-A-A AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH GRIDIRON BOWL.

DETAILS OF A NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE K-H-S-A-A AND THE CORPORATE COMMUNITY IN BOWLING GREEN WILL ALSO BE ANNOUNCED.

FORMER CHRISTIAN COUNTY LADY COLONEL BASKETBALLER JASHERRICA BARKLEY HAS SIGNED TO PLAY COLLEGIATELY AT SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS JUNIOR COLLEGE.

THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTED WEDNESDAY BARKLEY SIGNED DURING A CEREMONY TUESDAY. WHOP SPORTS WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CEREMONY. BARKLEY LED CHRISTIAN COUNTY TO THE 2^ND REGION FINALS BEFORE THE LADY COLONELS LOST TO CRITTENDEN COUNTY. BARKLEY AVERAGED 12 POINTS A GAME DURING HER SENIOR YEAR.

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MURRAY STATE BEGAN FALL PRACTICE WEDNESDAY. COACH CHRIS HATCHER SAID IT WAS A TYPICAL FIRST DAY, BUT FELT LIKE THE TEAM COMPETED WELL. HATCHER SAYS THE GOAL IS TO BE READY FOR THE SEPTEMBER FIRST OPENER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE.

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KENTUCKY COACH JOHN CALIPARI USED THE SOCIAL MEDIA WEDNESDAY TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THERE WILL BE A SECOND GAME BETWEEN FORMER KENTUCKY PLAYERS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TEAM HE IS COACHING IN THE TOURNAMENT OF THE AMERICAS.

THE GAME WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE K-F-C/YUM CENTER IN LOUISVILLE AUGUST 16^TH. THE TEAMS WILL PLAY THE NIGHT BEFORE AT RUPP ARENA IN LEXINGTON. CALIPARI SAYS TICKETS FOR THE LOUISVILLE GAME WILL GO ON SALE FRIDAY. THE LEXINGTON GAME IS A SELLOUT.

CALIPARI ALSO ANNOUNCED FORMER LOUISVILLE COACH DENNY CRUM WILL BE AN HONORARY COACH ALONG WITH FORMER U-K COACH JOE B. HALL.

THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS LEAVE MONDAY FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR EXHIBITION GAMES. TWO OF THE GAMES WILL BE INTRASQUAD GAMES, THE OTHERS AGAINST PROFESSIONAL TEAMS.

DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY, COACH RICK PITINO SAID FORMER BOWLING GREEN HIGH STANDOUT CHANE BEHANAN WOULD BE IN THE STARTING LINEUP IF THE REGULAR SEASON BEGAN TODAY. HOWEVER, PITINO ADDED THERE IS ROOM FOR BEHANAN TO IMPROVE.

MURRAY STATE IS IN CANADA FOR A SERIES OF EXHIBITION GAMES BEGINNING TOMORROW. COACH STEVE PROHM’S RACERS HAVE BEEN USING PRACTICES LEADING UP TO THE TRIP AS MOTIVATION FOR LEAVING SOME THINGS ON THE TABLE LAST SEASON, INCLUDING A LOSS TO TENNESSEE TECH IN THE O-V-C TOURNAMENT.

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THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS AND CAPTAIN SHEA WEBER HAVE REACHED TERMS ON A NEW CONTRACT. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS AN ARBITRATOR HAS AWARED WEBER SEVEN POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS SEASON, WHICH COULD BE A PRECURSOR FOR A POTENTIAL LONG TERM DEAL.

WEBER’S PAYOUT MAKES HIM THE HIGHEST PAID PREDATOR FOR THIS SEASON AND THE HIGHEST PAID PLAYER IN TEAM HISTORY.

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IT APPEARS THE FUTURE OF THE NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY IS SOMEWHAT UP IN THE AIR, BUT FOR THE SHORT TERM, THERE WILL BE NO RACING IN 2012.

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS FINANCIALLY TROUBLED DOVER MOTOR SPORTS ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY IT WILL NOT SEEK TO HOST NASCAR SANCTIONED RACES NEXT YEAR.  THE SPEEDWAY OPENED IN 2001.

GOLF

ONLY TWO LOCAL GOLFERS MADE THE CUT FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE POWERBILT KENTUCKY OPEN TODAY AT PERSIMMON RIDGE GOLF CLUB IN LOUISVILLE.

HOPKINSVILLE’S MITCHELL MOORE IS TIED FOR 21^ST AT 148, WHILE TYLER MITCHELL OF CADIZ IS TIED FOR 39^TH AT 150.

HOPKINSVILLE’S LOGAN LOFTUS MISSED THE CUT BY ONE STROKE AT 154, JONATHAN GRABARA SHOT 168 AND DARON MORRIS TURNED IN A 194 TOTAL.

BRANDON BROWN IS AT 136 AND HAS A SIX SHOT LEAD GOING INTO THE FINAL ROUND.

PRINCETON'S EMMA TALLEY IS AT EVEN PAR THROUGH TWO ROUNDS OF THE JUNIOR P-G-A CHAMPIONSHIP BEING PLAYED AT SYCAMORE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.  TALLEY FIRED A 74 WEDNESDAY AFTER AN OPENING ROUND 70 TUESDAY.  TALLEY IS SEVEN SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADER HEADING INTO TODAY'S THIRD ROUND.

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WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL COACH WILLIE TAGGART WAS IN TOWN TUESDAY TO SPEAK TO THE HOPKINSVILLE ROTARY CLUB. WKU OPENS THE SEASON SEPTEMBER FIRST AGAINST KENTUCKY AT L-P FIELD IN NASHVILLE.  WKU OPENS THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON SEPTEMBER 10^TH HOSTING NAVY AND WILL OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY OCTOBER FIRST HOSTING ARKANSAS STATE. ALSO ON THE HILLTOPPERS SCHEDULE IS A NOVEMBER 12^TH GAME AT L-S-U.   HEAR COMMENTS FROM COACH TAGGART ON SPORTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THE WHOP FAMILY OF STATIONS.

KENTUCKY COACH JOKER PHILLIPS WAS BUSY ON THE RECRUITING TRAIL TUESDAY, PICKING UP TWO COMMITMENTS FOR THE 2012 CLASS.  THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS THE WILDCATS RECEIVED COMMITMENTS FROM JEFFERSONTOWN HIGH SCHOOL TIGHT END/DEFENSIVE END DANIEL ROSS AND OFFENSIVE TACKLE T-J JONES FROM MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE HAD ITS FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY TUESDAY. LOUISVILLE WAS PICKED TO FINISH 7^TH—DESPITE A 7-6 RECORD AND A BOWL APPEARANCE LAST SEASON. WEST VIRGINIA—FEATURING FORMER CHRISTIAN COUNTY STANDOUT KEITH TANDY—WAS PICKED TO WIN THE CONFERENCE.  COACH CHARLIE STRONG SAID HE’LL USE THE 7^TH PLACE PICK TO MOVTIVATE THE CARDINALS WHO REPORT TO CAMP TOMORROW. LOUISVILLE OPENS THE 2011 SEASON SEPTEMBER FIRST AGAINST MURRAY STATE.

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THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS THERE WILL BE A SECOND EXHIBITION GAME BETWEEN THE KENTUCKY LEGENDS AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NATIONAL TEAM WHICH JOHN CALIPARI IS COACHING IN THE TOURNAMENT OF THE AMERICAS.  ONE NIGHT AFTER THE TEAMS PLAY IN RUPP ARENA AUGUST 15^TH, THE TEAMS WILL PLAY AT THE K-F-C YUM CENTER IN LOUISVILLE. FORMER LOUISVILLE COACH DENNY CRUM HAS ALSO BEEN ASKED TO BE A HONORARY COACH FOR THE GAME.

FORMER TENNESSEE BASKETBALL COACH BRUCE PEARL IS INTERVIEWING FOR A COACHING POSITION IN THE N-B-A’S DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUE. THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS PEARL IS INTERVIEWING THURSDAY WITH THE TEXAS LEGENDS. PEARL WAS FIRED AT U-T MARCH 21^ST AFTER LYING TO NC-AA INVESTIGATORS CONCERING RECRUITING PRACTICES.

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AS TENNESSEE TITANS RUNNING BACK CHRIS JOHNSON CONTINUES HIS HOLDOUT FOR MORE MONEY, IT’S GIVING JAVON RINGER A CHANCE TO GET SOME WORK AT RUNNING BACK.  TITANS COACH MIKE MUNCHAK TELLS THE TENNESSEAN RINGER FITS PERFECTLY INTO THEIR OFFENSE. MUNCHAK ADDS RINGER HITS HOLES QUICKLY AND IS GREAT ON PROTECTIONS. FOR NOW, RINGER AND THE OTHER RUNNING BACKS ARE GETTING A LOT OF WORK UNTIL JOHNSON RETURNS.

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THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS AND TEAM CAPTAIN SHEA WEBER ARE FOUR MILLION DOLLARS APART ON A NEW DEAL.  THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THE TEAM OFFERED FOUR POINT 75 MILLION DOLLARS, WHILE WEBER’S AGENT OFFERED EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR ONE SEASON.  AN ARBITRATOR WILL MAKE A RULING IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, LIKELY GIVING A FIGURE CLOSER TO WHAT WEBER WANTS. WEBER IS THE THIRD PLAYER IN PREDS HISTORY TO GO THROUGH ARBITRATION.

GOLF

THE POWERBILT KENTUCKY OPEN BEGAN TUESDAY AT PERSIMMON RIDGE GOLF CLUB IN LOUISVILLE.

HOPKINSVILLE’S MITCHELL MOORE IS TIED FOR 31^ST WITH A 74, TYLER MITCHELL OF CADIZ IS TIED FOR 44^TH WITH 75, LOGAN LOFTUS IS TIED FOR 55^TH WITH 76, JONATHAN GRABARA FIRED 84, DARON MORRIS 94.    BLAKE WATTS OF NEW ALBANY, INDIANA IS THE LEADER WITH A 65.

HOPKINSVILLE HIGH’S DAYTON JONES FIRED A TWO DAY TOTAL OF 163 AT THE CRAIG RUDOLPH MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT WHICH CONCLUDED TUESDAY AT CLARKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB.

THE WINNER WAS CLARKSVILLE JUNIOR HUNTER RICHARDSON WHO FIRED A TWO DAY TOTAL OF 142 ACCORDING TO THE LEAF CHRONICLE.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THERE WILL BE NEW SITES FOR THE STATE SOCCER AND WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE SOCCER SEMIFINALS AND FINALS WILL BE PLAYED IN EARLY NOVEMBER AT DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL IN LEXINGTON. THE MATCHES ARE MOVING THERE FROM GEORGETOWN COLLEGE IN PART BECAUSE DUNBAR HAS A NEW FIELD TURF SURFACE.

THE STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL MOVE TO THE ALLTECH ARENA AT THE KENTUCKY HORSE PARK IN FEBRUARY.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL’S NEW ATHLETICS DIRECTOR WILL BE WEARING A COUPLE OF HATS. FOOTBALL COACH STEVE LOVELACE SAYS HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF SUCCESS AT C-C-H-S. LOVELACE WAS INTRODUCED AT A NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY AND WILL REPLACE KERRY STOVALL WHO RESIGNED EARLIER THIS SUMMER.

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THE 2011 REGULAR SEASON IS JUST 17 DAYS AWAY AND BLUEGRASS PREPS.COM HAS RELEASED ITS PRE SEASON POLLS.

CLASS A: BEECHWOOD IS PICKED FIRST, WITH RUSSELLVILLE 7^TH.

CLASS 2A: NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC IS NUMBER ONE, OWENSBORO CATHOLIC 4^TH.

CLASS 3A: LOUISVILLE CENTRAL FIRST, PADUCAH TILGHMAN THIRD AND FORT CAMPBELL 8^TH.

CLASS 4A: HIGHLANDS IS PICKED TO WIN, WITH LONE OAK THIRD, FRANKLIN SIMPSON 8^TH AND MADISONVILLE 10^TH.

CLASS 5A: BOWLING GREEN IS NUMBER ONE, CHRISTIAN COUNTY 5^TH AND WARREN CENTRAL 6^TH.

CLASS 6A: TRINITY IS PICKED FIRST, HENDERSON COUNTY 9^TH.

HIGH SCHOOL GOLF

HOPKINSVILLE HIGH OPENED ITS SEASON MONDAY AT THE DAVIESS COUNTY INVITATIONAL. THE TIGERS FINISHED SEVENTH WITH A 340 TOTAL, WITH MEADE COUNTY WINNING WITH A 322 SCORE. THE TIGERS WERE WITHOUT DAYTON JONES WHO HAD ANOTHER COMMITMENT. DYLAN HENDERSON LED THE TIGERS WITH A 79.

WHILE WE’RE ON GOLF, THE POWERBILT KENTUCKY OPEN BEGINS TODAY AT PERSIMMON RIDGE GOLF CLUB IN LOUISVILLE. AMATEURS LOGAN LOFTUS, JONATHAN GRABARA, DARON MORRIS AND TYLER MITCHELL OF CADIZ, ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL MITCHELL MOORE ARE THE LOCAL PLAYERS IN THE FIELD.

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THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS E-S-P-N HAS ASKED VANDERBILT TO OPEN THE 2012 SEASON WITH SOUTH CAROLINA IN A WHAT WOULD LIKELY BE A THURSDAY NIGHT CONTEST IN NASHVILLE. VANDY IS SLATED TO OPEN THE SEASON NEXT YEAR WITH PRESBYTERIAN, HOWEVER VICE CHANCELLOR DAVID WILLIAMS SAYS THE CHANGE WILL BE MADE WITH PRESBYTERIAN FILLING ANOTHER SLOT IN THE 2012 SCHEDULE OR PLAY THE SEASON OPENER IN A FUTURE YEAR.

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COACH DEREK DOOLEY SAYS LINEBACKER AUSTIN JOHNSON’S PUNISHMENT FOR HIS ARREST LAST MONTH IS BEING HANDLED INTERNALLY. JOHNSON WAS ARRESTED JULY 24^TH OUTSIDE A KNOXVILLE BAR AFTER ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO START A FIGHT AND ALSO HIT CARS. JOHNSON WILL PRACTICE WITH THE VOLS WHEN THEY OPEN FALL CAMP TODAY.

WHILE WE’RE ON VOLS FOOTBALL, FRESHMAN TAILBACK DEVRIN YOUNG HAS FRACTURED HIS RIGHT COLLARBONE. A VOLS SPOKESMAN SAID LATE MONDAY NIGHT IT’S NOT KNOWN HOW YOUNG SUFFERED THE INJURY OR HOW LONG HE WILL BE OUT OF ACTION.  YOUNG IS EXPECTED TO BE IN CONTENTION FOR A PUNT RETURNER’S ROLE THIS SEASON.

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FORMER UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY BASKETBALL STANDOUT DEMARCUS COUSINS SAYS HE MISSES PLAYING FOR THE WILDCATS. THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER SAYS THE SACRAMENTO KINGS BIG MAN MADE THE COMMENT MONDAY DURING A SKILLS CAMP AT U-K. COUSINS SAYS HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING IN RUPP ARENA AUGUST 15^TH IN AN EXHIBITION GAME AGAINST THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TEAM COACHED BY JOHN CALIPARI.

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THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS AND TEAM CAPTAIN SHEA WEBER ARE HEADED TO AN ARBITRATION HEARING. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS WEBER’S AGENT AND TEAM OFFICIALS MET IN TORONTO MONDAY BUT NO WORD ON WHETHER A DEAL WAS STRUCK. THE ARBITRATION HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE THIS MORNING.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS LOST TO ROUND ROCK 9-4 MONDAY NIGHT, WITH THE SERIES FINALE THIS EVENING AT GREER STADIUM.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS DEFEATED DAYTON 8-6 AND WILL BEGIN A SERIES WITH FORT WAYNE TONIGHT AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS NAMED ITS NEW ATHLETICS DIRECTOR.  HE WILL WEAR A COUPLE OF HATS, AS FOOTBALL COACH STEVE LOVELACE WILL TAKE OVER THE POSITION.  LOVELACE REPLACES KERRY STOVALL WHO RESIGNED FROM THE POSITION RECENTLY.  LOVELACE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN HIS FIFTH SEASON AS THE COLONELS FOOTBALL COACH, LEADING THE COLONELS TO TWO CLASS FIVE A RUNNER UP TITLES, INCLUDING LAST SEASON.