TIGERS VS LAKERS IN TMB CROSSTOWN CLASSIC AT THE TRACK
In high school football tonight, Calloway County and Murray will tangle at Stewart Stadium at 7 in The Murray Bank Crosstown Classic. While the Lakers opened the season last week with a 31-13 home loss to Henderson County, Murray High was off due to COVID issues at Week 1 opponent, Crittenden County. The Tigers welcome new head coach Darren Bowling, who has won state championships in Tennessee with his Wing-T offense. Tiger coverage begins at 6 on WNBS AM and FM and Laker coverage starts at 6:30 on 104.5 WBZB.
RACERS CONDUCT FINAL SCRIMMAGE
The Murray State Football team will open the season next week and held the final scrimmage of fall camp last night. The Racers return 63 letter winners and 26 starters combined from offense, defense and special teams. Moving forward, Racer head coach Dean Hood’s focus will be on the week 1 opponent. The Racers open the season on Thursday with a home game against Mississippi Valley State. One OVC team plays tomorrow as Eastern Illinois visits Indiana State.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Murray High 6, Calloway County 0 (Kyra Jones 4 goals for MHS)
Graves County 4, Caldwell County 0
Lyon County 10, Mayfield 0
McCracken County 3, UHA 1
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Calloway County 2, Murray High 1 (OT: Aiden Poston winning goal)
Marshall County 4, McCracken County 0
Graves County 5, Caldwell County 5
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Murray High 3, Livingston Central 0
(25-18, 25-10, 25-11)
Paducah Tilghman 3, Calloway County 1
(25-15, 23-25, 25-15, 25-16)
Marshall County 3, Graves County 1
(15-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-7)
Ballard Memorial 3, Christian Fellowship 1
(25-9, 21-25, 25-12, 25-18)
Hickman County 3, Fulton City 0
(25-21, 25-10, 26-24)
Crittenden County 3, Trigg County 0
(25-9, 25-11, 25-16)
CARDINALS FALL TO PIRATES
The Cardinals bullpen gave up eight runs in the seventh in a 11-7 loss to the Pirates at PNC Park. Nolan Arenado and Edmundo Sosa both homered for St. Louis, which is 3-and-6 in its last nine. The teams play again tonight in a game that airs Crosstown Classic coverage on WNBS AM and FM.
TITANS REPORT
More Titans players are landing on the COVID-19 List. Tennessee starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill was put on the list Thursday, along with tight end Geoff Swaim and linebacker Justin March-Lillard. Tannehill is vaccinated and Titans GM Jon Robinson said the quarterback was “feeling fine”. Tennessee head coach Mike Vrabel tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday and said Thursday that he’s feeling good but has yet to produce a negative COVID-19 test. In total, the Titans have nine players and coaches currently in the COVID-19 protocol. The Titans backup quarterback competition could be settled this weekend. Head coach Mike Vrabel said that Matt Barkley will start on Saturday, but Logan Woodside will take over every two series. Woodside served as the Titans’ backup last season. Tennessee hosts the Chicago Bears on Saturday.
MINOR LEAGUE RECAP
In minor league baseball, the Memphis Redbirds fell to the Columbus Clippers 12-3 in Memphis, Louisville defeated the Indianapolis Indians 5-1 in Indiana, and Nashville fell to Gwinnett 2-1 at home
NASHVILLE SOCCER ON THE ROAD
Nashville SC takes on Atlanta United tomorrow in Atlanta. This match could have an impact in the playoff race as both teams are high in the standings. Nashville is in fourth place in the MLS Eastern Conference with 32 points and Atlanta is eighth with 27 points.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
It’s time to kick off the 2021 college football season. A limited slate of games will open Week One on Saturday. A Big Ten West battle will open things up when Nebraska visits Illinois. Elsewhere on the schedule Saturday, Fresno State will host UConn, UCLA plays host to Hawaii, UTEP visits New Mexico State, and Southern Utah is at San Jose State. The rest of college football will resume Week One starting September 1st.
The Pac-12 announced Thursday that it will not pursue expansion “at this time”. ESPN reports that the Pac-12’s expansion working group recognized the opportunity to have a presence in more markets, but the group came to the decision that the alliance would help the conference expand its brand. Choosing not to expand also means the conference schools would not have to split revenue with more programs.
NASCAR’s Cup Series will circle through a classic locale on Saturday. The Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway will take place with drivers looking to lock up a playoff spot in the regular-season finale. Kyle Larson will start in first and will be joined up front by teammate William Byron. Denny Hamlin will start third. Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott round out the top five.
The front nine yielded plenty of birdies for the three leaders at the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns, and Jon Rahm each shot eight-under and tallied a combined 13 birdies on the opening nine holes on pace to each scoring a 64 in the second Fed Ex Cup playoffs on Thursday. Sergio Garcia is one off the pace at seven under.
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB National League
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Cincinnati Reds 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, St. Louis Cardinals 7
San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 2
Miami Marlins 7, Washington Nationals 5
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 0
MLB American League
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Baltimore Orioles 13, Los Angeles Angels 1
Chicago White Sox 10, Toronto Blue Jays 7
Boston Red Sox 12, Minnesota Twins 2
Cleveland Indians 10, Texas Rangers 6
New York Yankees 7, Oakland Athletics 6
Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 4
MLB Interleague
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No Games Scheduled
NFL Preseason
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No Games Scheduled
WNBA
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Las Vegas Aces 78, Atlanta Dream 71
Connecticut Sun 76, Los Angeles Sparks 72
Dallas Wings 82, Washington Mystics 77
PGA
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BMW Championship (Owings Mills, MD)
T1. Rory McIlroy (-8)
T1. Sam Burns (-8)
T1. Jon Rahm (-8)
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
MLB National League
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7:05 p.m. – Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies
7:05 p.m. – St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
7:10 p.m. – Cincinnati Reds at Miami Marlins
7:10 p.m. – Washington Nationals at New York Mets
7:20 p.m. – San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves
10:10 p.m. – Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB American League
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7:05 p.m. – Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles
7:10 p.m. – Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
7:10 p.m. – Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers
8:05 p.m. – Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
9:40 p.m. – New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics
10:10 p.m. – Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners
MLB Interleague
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8:10 p.m. – Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins
8:10 p.m. – Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox
9:38 p.m. – San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Angels
NFL Preseason
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7:00 p.m. – Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions
7:30 p.m. – Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets
7:30 p.m. – Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers
8:00 p.m. – Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs
WNBA
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8:00 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty
10:00 p.m. – Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm
PGA
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BMW Championship (Owings Mills, MD)
