MUSTANG BASEBALL DOWNS LAKERS
In high school baseball yesterday, Cooper Ford homered and drove in three runs to lead McCracken County to a 13-3 win over Calloway County at Laker Field. The Mustangs built an early 6-0 lead before the Lakers responded with a 3-run fourth to cut the lead in half before a four run top of the fifth put the game out of reach after the Laker bats went silent. Karsen Starks was 3 for 4 to pace the Laker offense while Colby White surrendered 6 runs, but only 2 earned, over 2 1/3 innings to take the loss. The 16-13 Lakers will host Paducah Tilghman today at 5:30.
VIKINGS EDGE TIGERS
Parker McCauley notched the win on the mound and singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh as St. Mary held on for a 4-3 win over Murray High at Ty Holland Stadium. Cole Tucker led the Tigers with a 4 for 4 day at the plate, driving in 1 and scoring 1. Kade Gibson was 2 for 4 with an RBI and also took the loss, giving up 3 runs and 7 hits over 4 1/3 innings. The 15-15 Tigers play at Graves County today at 5:15.
MONDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES
Mayfield 5, Hickman County 4
Graves County 3, Carlisle county 2 (8 innings)
Trigg County 10, Dawson Springs 0
Trigg County 18, Dawson Springs 3
Hopkinsville 10, Caldwell County 6
Livingston Central 8, Madisonville 3
MURRAY SOFTBALL BLANKS WILDCATS
In high school softball yesterday, Mackenzie Turley and Angela Gierhart each had three hits and combined to score four runs as Murray High came away with a 9-0 win over Trigg County in Cadiz. Sydney Wyatt and Victoria Burton had two hits each, making a winner of Kylie Chapman, who pitched 5 scoreless innings, striking out 11. Burton finished the game with 2 scoreless innings of one-hit relief as Murray improved to 12-8 heading into today’s 5:30 home game with Mayfield. Also today, Calloway County will play at Lyon County in a 5:30 game.
MONDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES
Carlisle County 2, Mayfield 1 (9 innings)
McCracken County 9, Christian County 2
Marshall County 3, Graves County 2 (9 innings)
Paducah Tilghman 6, Union County 5 (8 innings)
Hickman County 7, Ballard Memorial 1
Christian Fellowship 19, Fulton County 0
Christian Fellowship 19, Fulton County 4
Dongola 16, Community Christian 0
Lyon County 15, Caldwell County 8
Livingston Central 7, St. Mary 0 (forfeit)
UTM’S FOLKS RECEIVES OVC HONOR
UT Martin’s Sam Folks is the OVC Pitcher of the Week. Folks appeared in two games last week, helping lead the team to victories over No. 11 Ole Miss and OVC regular season champion Southeast Missouri. In total he pitched nine innings, allowing six singles and two walks while striking out nine. Folks finished the year second in the OVC in games started with 13. Cody Littlejohn of Tennessee Tech is the OVC Player of the Week. In four games, Littlejohn hit .556 with seven runs, two doubles, a triple, three home runs, eight RBI, a 1.278 slugging percentage and .556 on-base percentage.
CARDINALS FALL TO WHITE SOX
Lance Lynn allowed just one run on three hits over seven innings as the White Sox beat the Cardinals 5-1 at Guaranteed Rate Field. Andrew Vaughn had a two-run homer and Tim Anderson also drove in a pair for Chicago, which snapped a three-game skid. Kwang Hyun Kim was tagged with the loss after giving up three-runs over five and two-thirds. St. Louis’ lone run came on a Paul Goldschmidt single in the sixth. The series continues tonight with airtime at 6:15 on WNBS AM and FM.
BATS BACK HOME TONIGHT
The Louisville Bats are back home for a six-game set against the Mud Hens. In the early going, Louisville is in last place in the division, six games back of the Midwest-leading Indianapolis Indians. The series starts tonight, with first pitch at 6:30.
LOUISVILLE AND UK BEGIN TOURNEY PLAY
Louisville baseball is in Charlotte opening play at the ACC Tournament today. The Cardinals face Clemson in the first of their two pool play games this morning, and will play Georgia Tech on Thursday. Kentucky plays Florida today in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Hoover Alabama. Tennessee will play tomorrow.
PREDS RESUME SERIES ON THE ROAD
The Nashville Predators are back in Raleigh for game five of their series against the Hurricanes tonight. They evened the series at two games apiece following the pair of double-overtime victories on Broadway last weekend in front of 12-thousand-plus fans each night. The Canes are hopeful that they will get top defenseman Jaccob Slavin back from a lower-body injury for tonight’s tilt.
TITANS BEGIN OTA’S
Week one of organized team activities for the Tennessee Titans began yesterday. Three weeks of OTA’s will lead into the team’s minicamp, scheduled for June 15-17.
VOLS OPEN VS VILLANOVA
Tennessee men’s basketball will open November’s Tip-Off Tournament in Connecticut against Villanova. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the tournament’s opening games yesterday. The other two participants, North Carolina and Purdue, will also face off on November 20th, with the two winners meeting for the championship the following day.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
Aaron Rodgers isn’t upset with Jordan Love, but the club’s philosophy he believes has gone awry. Speaking with Kenny Mayne on E-S-P-N’s Sportscenter Monday night, the Green Bay Packers quarterback says it wasn’t that general manager Brian Gutekunst traded up or even drafted Love, it’s how he handled it. He explained it’s about the philosophy that it’s about the people that make the organization great, not vice versa.
It appears Julio Jones is on his way out of Atlanta. The Falcons wide receiver appeared on FS1 and said “I’m outta there.” Jones has spent his entire career with the Falcons since being drafted sixth overall in 2011. Jones was asked where he’d like to go next and he said he wants to win. The 32-year-old wide receiver has nearly 13-thousand receiving yards over his decade long career.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets made relatively easy work of their opponents in blowout wins in Game Two on Monday night. The Bucks cruised to a 132-98 win over the Miami Heat at home. The Nuggets pulled away in the second half to ensure a 128-109 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Denver. Tonight, the Boston Celtics visit the Brooklyn Nets for Game Two, the Phoenix Suns host the Los Angeles Lakers for Game Two, and the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers square off in Game Two in Los Angeles.
Jordan Clarkson is taking home the N-B-A’s Sixth Man of the Year award. The Utah Jazz guard beat out teammate Joe Ingles and New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose for the recognition. Clarkson is the first Jazz player to receive the award. He averaged 18.4 points per game off the Utah bench this season.
Josh Bailey took an errant pass from Tristan Jarry and buried a goal 51 seconds into double-O-T as the Islanders beat the Penguins 3-2 in Pittsburgh. In Winnipeg, the Jets won 4-3 in three overtimes to eliminate the Oilers. Elsewhere, Florida and Minnesota staved off elimination, with the Panthers beating the Lightning 4-1 and the Wild beating the Golden Knights 4-2. Toronto topped Montreal 2-1. Tonight, the Canadiens will look to bounce back and even up their series with the Maple Leafs in Montreal while the Predators look to ride their momentum into Carolina and top the Hurricanes.
MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB National League
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Miami Marlins 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6
Colorado Rockies 3, New York Mets 2
Milwaukee Brewers 5, San Diego Padres 3
MLB American League
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Tampa Bay Rays 14, Toronto Blue Jays 8 (11)
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 5
Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 3
Seattle Mariners 4, Oakland Athletics 2
MLB Interleague
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Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
NBA Playoffs
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Milwaukee Bucks 132, Miami Heat 98
(Bucks lead best-of-seven East first round series, 2-0)
Denver Nuggets 128, Portland Trail Blazers 109
(Best-of-seven West first round series tied, 1-1)
NHL Playoffs
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New York Islanders 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (2OT)
(Islanders lead best-of-seven East first round series, 3-2)
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Montreal Canadiens 1
(Maple Leafs lead best-of-seven North first round series, 2-1)
Florida Panthers 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 1
(Lightning lead best-of-seven Central first round series, 3-2)
Winnipeg Jets 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (3OT)
(Jets win best-of-seven North first round series, 4-0)
Minnesota Wild 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2
(Knights lead best-of-seven West first round series, 3-2)
WNBA
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New York Liberty 88, Dallas Wings 81
TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE (All Times Are Eastern)
MLB National League
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6:35 p.m. – Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:40 p.m. – Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins
7:05 p.m. – Cincinnati Reds at Washington Nationals
7:10 p.m. – Colorado Rockies at New York Mets
7:40 p.m. – San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers
9:40 p.m. – San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB American League
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7:05 p.m. – Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees
7:10 p.m. – Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers
7:10 p.m. – Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Rays
7:40 p.m. – Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins
9:38 p.m. – Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels
9:40 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics
MLB Interleague
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7:10 p.m. – Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox
8:10 p.m. – Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros
8:10 p.m. – St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago White Sox
NBA Playoffs
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7:30 p.m. – Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets
(Nets lead best-of-seven East first round series, 1-0)
10:00 p.m. – Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns
(Suns lead best-of-seven West first round series, 1-0)
10:30 p.m. – Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
(Mavs lead best-of-seven West first round series, 1-0)
NHL Playoffs
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7:30 p.m. – Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
(Maple Leafs lead best-of-seven North Division first round series, 2-1)
8:00 p.m. – Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
(Best-of-seven Central Division first round series tied, 2-2)
WNBA
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7:00 p.m. – Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever
8:00 p.m. – Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky
10:00 p.m. – Connecticut Sun at Seattle Storm
