GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER SCORES
Rylee McCallon scored four goals to lead Calloway County past Hart County 9-0 in the Kentucky 2A Super Sectionals. With the win, Calloway advances to the Kentucky 2A Final Four in Owensboro on Saturday.
Murray High 10, Mayfield 0 (Malaika Gachoka & Peyton Wray had hat tricks)
Marshall County 2, Graves County 1
St. Mary 10, Union County 0
Trigg County 6, Crittenden County 1
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER SCORES
Franklin Simpson 2, Calloway County 1 PK’s (Kentucky 2A Super-Sectionals)
Murray High 3, Mayfield 0
TONIGHT: Murray High boys at UHA in the Region 2 All-A Classic
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES
Mayfield 3, Murray High 2
(25-20, 20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-7)
Christian Fellowship 3, Calloway County 0
(25-17, 25-11, 25-13)
McCracken County 3, Marshall County 1
(25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21)
Graves County 3, Community Christian 0
(25-20, 25-13, 25-22)
Paducah Tilghman 3, Caldwell County 0
(25-22, 25-10, 25-18)
Fulton County 3, Fulton City 2
(11-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13)
Crittenden County 3, Trigg County 0
(25-15, 25-11, 25-11)
LAKERS VISIT #3 MAYFIELD
Winners of back-to-back games, Calloway County football gets perhaps its most difficult test of the season tonight when the 2-2 Lakers visit 4-0 Mayfield. The Cardinals feature a tremendous running game led by Kylan Galbreath who is averaging almost 117 yards per game and has scored 8 touchdowns. Laker head coach Chris Champion knows Galbreath presents a difficult challenge for his defensive unit. Airtime for tonight’s 7pm game is at 6:30 on 104.5 WBZB. Murray High is on a bye week and returns to action next Friday with a home game against Christian County.
RACERS TRAVEL TO BOWLING GREEN FOR PAYCHECK GAME
Murray State visits the Buckeye State for a second straight week when the Racers face Bowling Green tomorrow afternoon at 4 at Doyt Perry Stadium. MSU played a solid first half last week at Cincinnati, but saw a 7-7 tie at the half turn into a 42-7 loss. While playing back to back games against FBS teams is rare, Racer head coach Dean Hood believe playing tough competition can help his team. Airtime for tomorrow’s game is set for 3:30 on Froggy 103.7.
WEEK 3 COLLEGE SLATE
In other games, UCF visits Louisville tonight, and tomorrow Chattanooga is at Kentucky, Tennessee Tech visits Tennessee, UT Martin visits Northwestern State, Austin Peay hosts Morehead State, and SIU hostsTODAY’S REGIONAL SPORTS REPORT Dayton.
REPORT: GOVERNORS LEAVING THE OVC
Matt Brown of Extra Points reported yesterday that Austin Peay is set to leave the OVC for the ASUN, with an announcement expected as early as Monday. An athletics update is on the agenda for Austin Peay’s board of trustees meeting today. The move would make APSU the third OVC team to jump ship for the ASUN, joining Jacksonville State and Eastern Kentucky University, which officially joined the conference on July 1.
RACER VOLLEYBALL IN EVANSVILLE; SOCCER HOST SIU SUNDAY
The Murray State volleyball team will be at the Dunn Hospitality Invitational hosted by Evansville. The two-day tournament will feature Cleveland State and Liberty today and Evansville on Saturday. Racer Soccer returns home Sunday at 1 pm to face SIU.
RACER BASEBALL RELEASES FALL SLATE
The Murray State baseball team will host three opponents this fall beginning with a double-header against Blue Mountain College on October 16 at 1 pm. The Racers will then host BTL Ontario on October 17 at 1 pm, and Trevecca Nazarene on October 22 at 4 pm for a doubleheader. The three game Navy vs. Gold World Series will be October 28-30. The fall slate also includes a Major League Baseball scout day on October 13 at Reagan Field.
RACER SOFTBALL BEGINS FALL GAMES THIS WEEKEND
The Racer softball team will play a total of five exhibition games, hosting three at Racer Field. Murray State begins play at Racer Field on Saturday as Frontier Community College comes to Murray for a 1 pm twinbill. The Racers head to Carbondale on September 26 to play two games against Lakeland Community College and Southern Illinois. On October 17, Murray State returns home to host Kentucky Wesleyan before wrapping up the season against Olney College on October 22.
CARDINALS HOST SAN DIEGO
The Cardinals host the Padres tonight. Miles Mikolas gets the start for St. Louis against San Diego’s Vince Velasquez. The Cards have won five straight. They are in sole possession of the National League’s second Wild Card spot. The game airs tonight at 6:20 on WNBS.
MINOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP
In Minor League baseball, the Redbirds shut out the Louisville Bats 5-0 in Memphis, while Nashville blanked Gwinnett on the road, 1-0.
BLUES NEWS
The Blues will be featured on national television 13 times during the 2021-22 season. ESPN, ESPN-plus, ABC and Hulu will combine to broadcast eight St. Louis games this season. TNT will feature the Blues five times, including on January 1st for the NHL Winter Classic at Target Field in Minneapolis.
NASHVILLE AT TORONTO TOMORROW
Nashville SC players will have to break out their passports this weekend. Nashville is headed to Canada for a road match against Toronto FC tomorrow night. Nashville is second in the MLS Eastern Conference standings with 41 points.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
The Washington Football Team and New York Giants put on a Thursday Night Football classic. Dustin Hopkins kicked a winning 43-yard field goal as time expired to give Washington a 30-29 win over New York in Landover. Hopkins had initially missed the kick but an offsides penalty gave him a second chance. Taylor Heinicke threw for 336 yards, two touchdowns and a critical interception that set the Giants up to take a brief lead late. Daniel Jones threw for 249 yards and rushed for 95 yards for the Giants. Jones threw a touchdown and ran for one on the ground.
Seven time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady says he can play until he’s 50-years-old. The question of how long the 44-year-old will play was asked during an episode of the podcast “Tommy and Gronky,” featuring Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski. This is after Brady committed to playing til he’s 45-years-old in June. The Tampa Bay quarterback said “Florida is sorta a retire-y state,” so he feels like he can play and “then just guide into retirement.”
It’s a big week in college football as two of the best programs square off in Week Three. Top-ranked Alabama has its biggest test of the season so far when it visits ninth-ranked Florida. The Crimson Tide are looking to pick up their first conference win of the season. Elsewhere this weekend, 12th-ranked Penn State hosts 20th-ranked Auburn and number-21 Arizona State visits 23rd-ranked BYU. Third-ranked Oklahoma hosts Nebraska while Miami welcomes Michigan State to town.
The NFL is announcing that the Indianapolis Colts will be featured in an in-season version of the HBO show Hard Knocks. Over the last two decades, Hard Knocks has covered a team during training camp with nearly full-access. “Hard Knocks In Season: The Indianapolis Colts” will follow the team with the elevated drama that comes with the regular season and the postseason if Indy makes the playoffs. The first episode will air on November 17th on HBO, and new episodes will be released every Wednesday through the end of the Colts’ season.
The Fortinet Championship is underway at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa. Chez Reavie is the leader after the first round of play. Reavie shot a 65 to make him seven-under par. Cameron Tringale and Adam Hadwin are tied for second place at six-under par. Six golfers are tied for fourth place. Nate Lashley, Max Homa, Scott Stallings, Troy Merritt, Jason Dufner, and Mito Pereira are all five-under after round one.
The NASCAR playoffs continue this Saturday night from Bristol. Martin Truex Jr. will start the race on the pole. Truex Jr. is coming off a big win last week at Richmond as he punched his ticket to the next round of the playoffs. Denny Hamlin will join Truex Jr. in the front row. Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Larson round out the top of the starting grid.
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Washington Football Team 30, New York Giants 29
MLB National League
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Cincinnati Reds 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 4
Philadelphia Phillies 17, Chicago Cubs 8
Colorado Rockies Vs. Atlanta Braves (Postponed)
MLB American League
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Los Angeles Angels 9, Chicago White Sox 3
Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 2
Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 2 (10)
Tampa Bay Rays 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Houston Astros 12, Texas Rangers 1
MLB Interleague
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No Games Scheduled
WNBA
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Los Angeles Sparks 74, Atlanta Dream 68
PGA
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Fortinet Championship (at Napa, CA)
1. Chez Reavie (-7)
T2. Cameron Tringale (-6)
T2. Adam Hadwin (-6)
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
MLB National League
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7:05 p.m. – Colorado Rockies at Washington Nationals
7:10 p.m. – Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds
7:10 p.m. – Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
7:10 p.m. – Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins
8:10 p.m. – Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
8:15 p.m. – San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals
9:45 p.m. – Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants
MLB American League
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7:05 p.m. – Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees
7:07 p.m. – Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays
7:10 p.m. – Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
7:10 p.m. – Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays
8:05 p.m. – Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers
8:10 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals
9:38 p.m. – Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels
MLB Interleague
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8:10 p.m. – Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros
NCAA College Football (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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No Games Scheduled
WNBA
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7:00 p.m. – Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever
7:00 p.m. – Washington Mystics at New York Liberty
8:00 p.m. – Las Vegas Aces at Chicago Sky
10:00 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm
PGA
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Fortinet Championship (at Napa, CA)
