TERRENCE CLARK KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT
Kentucky freshman basketball player Terrence Clarke died yesterday in a car accident in Los Angeles. Clark was 19-years old and recently declared for the NBA Draft. Police said he was speeding and ran a red light when he collided with another car. Clarke was in LA to train for the draft this summer.
THURSDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL RESULTS
Jackson Chapman drove in three runs as Calloway County dug out of a 4-0 hole to defeat Marshall County 11-6 at Laker Field, avenging a 13-1 loss to the Marshals on Tuesday. The Lakers pushed across five runs in the third and three more in the fourth as the bullpen allowed only one run over the final three innings. Greg Bazzell drove in two runs as Cadwell Turner picked up the win with 3 hitless innings of relief, giving up 2 runs, walking six, and striking out 3. Calloway improved to 8-5 with the Marshals falling to 5-5. In other games:
McCracken County 11, Christian County 0
Graves County 4, St. Mary 0
Ballard Memorial 28, Fulton City 0
Mayfield 11, Fulton County 1
Hickman County 5, Obion County Central 3
Trigg County 17, Livingston Central 0
Lyon County 10, Hopkinsville 5
THURSDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL RESULTS
Kylie Chapman twirled a twirled a two-hitter and struck out 12 leading Murray High to 3-1 road win over Mayfield yesterday. Layne Latimer and Angela Gierhart led the Tiger offense with 2 hits each. Murray improved to 7-3 while Mayfield fell to 4-5. In other games:
McCracken County 12, Paducah Tilghman 1
Graves County 8, South Fulton 4
St. Mary 7, Ballard Memorial 0
Livingston Central 5, Trigg County 2
Hopkins County Central 23, Caldwell County 7
UK VOLLEYBALL ADVANCES TO NCAA TITLE MATCH
The Kentucky Wildcats are going to play for the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship. Kentucky beat Washington in four sets to advance. The championship game is tomorrow night against Texas in Omaha. The Longhorns advanced with a three-set win over Wisconsin.
RACER BASEBALL HOSTS EKU
Murray State baseball will host Eastern Kentucky today in a doubleheader at Reagan Field with game times set for 1 pm and 5 pm. The Racers begin the day 8-7 in the the OVC while the Colonels come to Murray with a 7-11 league mark. Today is Johnny Reagan Day as the baseball program will honor the late former head coach with his number forever gracing the left field wall. The team will be referred to as the Thoroughbreds, the nickname they were known as during Reagan’s tenure, and all will be wearing Reagan’s number 36. All games will stream on ESPN Plus.
RACER SOFTBALL AT EIU
Murray State softball will be on the road this weekend with a Sunday twinbill and Monday single game at Eastern Illinois. Sunday’s games will be at 1pm and 3 pm, with the finale set for 1 pm Monday. The Racers enter the weekend in 5th place in the OVC with a 9-5 league slate, with the Panthers are in 7th with a 5-3 OVC mark. Monday’s game will be on ESPN Plus while the others are available via Internet Radio only.
THURSDAY OVC BASEBALL SCORES
UT Martin 5, Eastern Illinois 1
THURSDAY OVC SOFTBALL SCORES
Eastern Illinois 5, Western Illinois 2
OVC TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND IN EVANSVILLE
The Ohio Valley Conference women’s tennis championship will be played Saturday and Sunday at Wesselman Tennis Center in Evansville. Top seeded Southeast Missouri will battle four-seed Jacksonville State while second seed Austin Peay takes on third seed Murray State. Both matches begin at 2 pm. Saturday’s winners will meet to decide the OVC Championship at 2 pm on Sunday. The OVC Men’s Tournament will be played the same days with all matches beginning at 10 pm.
CARDINALS HOST REDS TONIGHT
The St. Louis Cardinals start a homestand tonight when they host the Cincinnati Reds for the first of three games. The Cards are coming off a six-game road trip that saw them lose two games each to the Phillies and Nationals. Cincinnati will enter the game after getting swept on Thursday in a three-game series with the Diamondbacks. St. Louis will send Kwang Hyun Kim [[ Kwan Yung Kim ]] to the hill to face Reds’ right-hander Sonny Gray with first pitch at 7:15 and airtime at 6:20 on WNBS AM and FM.
MEMPHIS AT PORTLAND TONIGHT
The Memphis Grizzlies play tonight and Sunday against the Trail Blazers in Portland as they continue their seven-game trip. Memphis is 2-and-2 on the journey after a loss Wednesday to the Clippers in LA. The Grizz wrap up the trip on Monday in Denver. They are 29-and-28 and sit eighth in the West.
AREA HOCKEY ROUNDUP
On the ice, St. Louis gave up three unanswered goals on the way to a 4-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The teams will meet up again on Saturday afternoon with puck-drop at 2 p.m. from the Enterprise Center. The Nashville Predators try to regroup tonight when they rematch with the Blackhawks in Chicago.
TITANS SIGN TWO
The Tennessee Titans have signed linebacker Davin Bellamy and defensive lineman Daylon Mack to futures contracts. Bellamy was undrafted in 2018 out of Georgia and has spent time on the Texans’ and Bengals’ practice units the past three years. Mack was a 2019 fifth-round pick of the Ravens.
VOLS ORANGE AND WHITE GAME SET FOR SATURDAY
UT will wrap up spring practices tomorrow afternoon with its Orange and White game. The scrimmage is set for 4 o’clock EDT in Neyland Stadium. Vols fans will be spaced out using every other row and face masks will also be required. Parking areas will open at ten o’clock in the morning and the gates to the stadium will open at 2:30.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
Count Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady as one who’s against the NFL’s relaxation on player jersey numbers by position. He posted on Instagram that it could create confusion for offensive linemen trying to pick up blocks and blitzers. Brady added it will lead to a lot of bad football.
Geno Smith is returning to Seattle as Russell Wilson’s understudy. The Seahawks have re-signed the 30-year-old quarterback to serve as Wilson’s backup. Smith appeared in one blowout game last season against the Jets. The Jets drafted Smith in the second round back in 2013.
Mets slugger Pete Alonso is raring to go if he’s invited to take part in this summer’s Home Run Derby. He said before Thursday’s game at Wrigley Field that he’s “all-in” to defend his 2019 title. Alonso beat fellow rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. that year. There was no Derby last season.
The teams of Viktor Hovland and Kris Ventura and Brice Garnett and Scott Stallings share the first-round lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Both pairs shot a 10-under 62 at TPC Louisiana. Seven other teams one shot back in third, including Tony Finau and Cameron Champ.
NASCAR is set to take on Talladega on Sunday. Alex Bowman will be carrying plenty of momentum after winning at Richmond last week. Denny Hamlin will be on the pole. Hamlin will look to build off last week’s second-place performance. He will be joined up front by Joey Logano.
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB National League
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Arizona Diamondbacks 14, Cincinnati Reds 11 (10)
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3 (10)
San Francisco Giants 3, Miami Marlins 0
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
MLB American League
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New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 3
Seattle Mariners 7, Boston Red Sox 3 (10)
Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Angels 2
MLB Interleague
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2
NBA
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Boston Celtics 99, Phoenix Suns 86
New Orleans Pelicans 135, Orlando Magic 100
Milwaukee Bucks 124, Philadelphia 76ers 117
San Antonio Spurs 106, Detroit Pistons 91
Chicago Bulls 108, Charlotte Hornets 91
Dallas Mavericks 115, Los Angeles Lakers 110
NHL
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Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Winnipeg Jets 3
Boston Bruins 5, Buffalo Sabres 1
Washington Capitals 1, New York Islanders 0 (SO)
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Carolina Hurricanes 4, Florida Panthers 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, New Jersey Devils 1
Philadelphia Flyers 3, New York Rangers 2
Detroit Red Wings 7, Dallas Stars 3
Colorado Avalanche 4, St. Louis Blues 2
Ottawa Senators 3, Vancouver Canucks 0
PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans (at Avondale, LA)
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T1. Hovland/Ventura (-10)
T1. Garnett/Stallings (-10)
T3. Seven other pairs tied (-9)
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
MLB National League
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2:20 p.m. – Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
7:10 p.m. – Washington Nationals at New York Mets
7:20 p.m. – Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves
8:15 p.m. – Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals
8:40 p.m. – Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies
9:45 p.m. – Miami Marlins at San Francisco Giants
10:10 p.m. – San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB American League
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7:05 p.m. – Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles
7:10 p.m. – Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
7:10 p.m. – New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
7:10 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox
7:10 p.m. – Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
8:10 p.m. – Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
8:10 p.m. – Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox
MLB Interleague
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8:10 p.m. – Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins
NBA
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7:30 p.m. – Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks
7:30 p.m. – Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets
8:00 p.m. – Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets
8:00 p.m. – LA Clippers at Houston Rockets
8:00 p.m. – Washington Wizards at Oklahoma City Thunder
10:00 p.m. – Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors
10:00 p.m. – Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers
NHL
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7:00 p.m. – Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 p.m. – Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers
8:00 p.m. – Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
9:00 p.m. – Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames
10:00 p.m. – Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
PGA
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Zurich Classic of New Orleans (at Avondale, LA)
