sports headlines 7.24.08

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW BASKETBALL COACH...THE NEW ERA REPORTED YESTERDAY GERALD BENNETT RESIGNED EARLIER THIS MONTH AFTER FOUR SEASON DUE TO HEALTH AND FAMILY REASONS.  BENNETT WAS 76-36 DURING HIS TIME AS COACH OF THE WARRIORS.

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES WRAPPED UP THE KITTY LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON CROWN WITH A FIVE TO ONE WIN OVER FULTON LAST NIGHT...THE TWO TEAMS CONCLUDE THEIR SERIES TONIGHT IN FULTON.

A NEW LIST BEING UNVEILED THIS WEEK BY ESPN HAS MURRAY STATE'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM RANKED AS THE 30TH BEST IN THE COUNTRY...WESTERN KENTUCKY IS RANKED 43RD AND AUSTIN PEAY IS RANKED 122ND.  THE REMAINDER OF THE LIST WILL BE OUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  THE LIST WAS CALCULATED BY USING A NUMERICAL PONT SYSTEM TO RANK EACH PROGRAM'S SUCCESS SINCE THE 1984-85 SEASON WHEN THE NC-AA EXPANDED ITS POST SEASON TOURNAMENT TO ITS CURRENT 64 TEAM FORMAT.

PRINCETON'S EMMA TALLEY WON HER FIRST ROUND MATCH AT THE U-S GIRLS JUNIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT IN WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT YESTERDAY.  TALLEY DEFEATED KELLY SHON OF PORT WASHINGTON NEW YORK ONE UP AND WILL PLAY VICTORIA TANCO OF ARGENTINA IN A SECOND ROUND MATCH TODAY.

LOUISVILLE HAS A CHANCE TO BE NAMED "TITLE TOWN USA".  ESPN HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENT CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH A HISTORY OF WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS...LOUISVILLE IS AMONG 20 FINALISTS.  FAN VOTING BEGINS TODAY AT ESPN.COM AND TEH WINNER WILL BE UNVEILED DURING SPORTSCENTER SUNDAY NIGHT AT TEN P-M.