BOYS REGION 1 SOCCER TOURNAMENT
McCracken County 3, Calloway County 1
Marshall County 6, St. Mary 0
GIRLS REGION 1 SOCCER TOURNAMENT TONIGHT
Paducah Tilghman at Marshall County, 5 pm
Graves County vs McCracken County, 7:30 pm
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
Murray High 3, Fulton County 0
(25-12, 25-15, 25-14)
Ballard Memorial 3, Calloway County 0
(27-25, 25-10, 25-10)
Mayfield 3, Hickman County 0
(25-11, 25-15, 25-11)
CARTER AND RACER WOMEN CHASING BANNISTER TITLES
The Murray State women’s golf team shot a second round of 310 and carries a second place spot at six shots back into the final round of the Chris Banister Classic in Gadsden, Alabama, hosted by Jacksonville State, which leads the event with a 599. MSU’s Payton Carter is at 145 after two rounds, just one shot off the lead. Racer sophomore Eliza Mae Kho improved her standing to 10th place at 152.
RACER MEN IN 12TH IN ARKANSAS
The Murray State men’s golf team fired a 302 and 314 Monday for a 616 and a spot in 12th place at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate in Jonesboro, hosted by Arkansas State. MSU’s Kamaren Cunningham and John Buchanan shared 36th place to lead the Racers at 151. Arkansas State is the leader at 581 heading into today’s final round.
OVC AND SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULING ALLIANCE
The Ohio Valley Conference and Southland Conference have announced plans for a football scheduling alliance between the two leagues in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The planned collaboration will see institutions from each conference fill available non-conference dates on schedules in the next two years with a focus toward competitive balance and reasonable travel. It would likely mean at the most, one home game and one road game for most teams in the conferences. More specific details, including game matchups in 2022 and 2023, will be announced at a later date. Southland football members include Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, and Texas A&M University-Commerce.
MORANT LEADS GRIZZLIES PAST PISTONS
Ja Morant scored 24 points to lead the Grizzlies to a 127-92 win over the Pistons in Memphis. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20 points. The Grizzlies continue preseason play tomorrow night on the road against the Indiana Pacers.
MITCHELL OUT FOR TENNESSEE
One of the Vols defensive pieces is out for the season. Tennessee linebacker Juwan Mitchell is out for the year after undergoing shoulder surgery.
PREDS PROMOTE NICHOL
The Nashville Predators have promoted Scott Nichol to be an assistant general manager. He will continue to be GM of the Milwaukee Admirals and the organization’s director of player development. Nashville opens the regular season on Thursday night at home against the Seattle Kraken.
BLUES FINALIZE ROSTER
The Blues roster for the start of the 2021-2022 season is finalized. The roster includes 14 forwards, seven defense-men, and two goaltenders. An injured Oskar Sundqvist is on the list. Opening night is this Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
Jon Gruden is resigning as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. Gruden informed his staff of his intention to resign as more past emails surfaced that featured homophobic and misogynistic comments. This follows a report from an email from 2011 where Gruden made a racist comment about NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. Rich Bisaccia will serve as interim coach effective immediately.
Jon Gruden is releasing his first statement since resigning from the Las Vegas Raiders. Gruden said he loves the Raiders and that he wishes to not be a “distraction” to the franchise. Gruden’s statement comes on the heels of a report detailing derogatory and damaging emails from the former head coach published by the New York Times. Gruden also apologized in his statement and said he never “meant to hurt anyone.”
The Ravens overcame a 22-3 second-half deficit to take down the Colts in a 31-25 overtime win in Baltimore. Colts kicker Rodrigo Blankenship missed a field goal as time expired in regulation that sent the game to overtime. On the first drive of the extra period, Jackson threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Marquise Brown to give Baltimore the win. Jackson set a Ravens-franchise record with 442 passing yards.
The Red Sox are on their way to the ALCS after walking off the Rays 6-5 in Boston. The Astros and White Sox could not play Game Four of the ALDS due to rain in the forecast. In the National League, the Braves are within one game of the NLCS after beating the Brewers 3-0. The Giants are also within a game after defeating the Dodgers 1-0 in Los Angeles.
The 2021-22 NHL regular season will get started tonight. Things begin in Tampa, where the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Lightning will raise a banner as they host the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Bolts will be trying to become the first three-peat winner since the New York Islanders won four in-a-row from 1980-83. In the second game, the NHL’s 32nd franchise will make its regular season debut as the Seattle Kraken visit the Vegas Golden Knights.
MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Baltimore Ravens 31, Indianapolis Colts 25 (OT)
MLB Playoffs
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Atlanta Braves 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0
(Atlanta Leads NLDS Series, 2-1)
Boston Red Sox 6, Tampa Bay Rays 5
(Boston Wins ALDS, 3-1)
San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
(San Francisco Leads NLDS, 2-1)
Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox
(Astros lead best-of-five ALDS, 2-1) (Postponed)
NBA Preseason
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Toronto Raptors 107, Houston Rockets 92
Miami Heat 104, Charlotte Hornets 103
Philadelphia 76ers 115, Brooklyn Nets 104
Memphis Grizzlies 127, Detroit Pistons 92
Utah Jazz 127, New Orleans Pelicans 96
Sacramento Kings 107, Portland Trail Blazers 93
Minnesota Timberwolves 128, LA Clippers 100
NHL
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No Games Scheduled
WNBA Playoffs
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No Games Scheduled
TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
MLB Playoffs
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2:07 p.m. – Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox
(Astros lead best-of-five ALDS, 2-1)
5:15 p.m. – Milwaukee Brewers at Atlanta Braves
(Braves lead best-of-five NLDS, 2-1)
9:07 p.m. – San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
(Giants lead best-of-five NLDS, 2-1)
NBA Preseason
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7:00 p.m. – Toronto Raptors at Washington Wizards
10:30 p.m. – Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
NHL (Start Of Regular Season)
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7:30 p.m. – Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
10:15 p.m. – Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights
WNBA Playoffs
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No Games Scheduled
