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RACER WOMEN FALL SHORT IN UPSET BID AT MISSOURI
Missouri ended the game on a 13-5 run to escape an upset bid by Murray State with a 76-70 win last night in women’s basketball at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. The Racers erased a 13-point first-half deficit and took the lead 65-63 with 5:46 remaining with a Hannah McKay layup. But the Tigers dialed up the defensive pressure, forcing Murray State to miss five of their final six shots. Katelyn Young led the Racers with 21 points, with McKay scoring 17 and Macey Turley 16 as Murray State shot 51% from the field. The 1-1 Racers return home to face Cumberlands on Monday.
MURRAY HIGH AT MAYFIELD TONIGHT
8-2 Murray High travels to 10-1 Mayfield tonight for round two of the KHSAA football 2A playoffs. The Tigers downed the Cardinals 25-21 on October 22, and Murray head coach Darren Bowling knows not much has changed since then, and that the Cardinals are still a formidible opponent. Airtime for tonight’s 7 pm game will be at 6 on WNBS AM and FM. In other area games:
Paducah Tilghman at Union County
Graves County at Owensboro
Hopkinsville at Logan County
Crittenden County at Russellville
RACER FOOTBALL HOST SEMO ON SENIOR DAY
Murray State football’s quest for a winning season remains alive as the Racers look for a second win this season over Southeast Missouri. SEMO enters tomorrow’s game with a 3-1 OVC record, and can win the league title with wins over Murray State and UT Martin to close out the season. Saturday will be the 57th all-time meeting between the Racers and the Redhawks with Murray State leading the way in the all-time series, 42-13-1. Southeast Missouri has won 4 of the last 7 games in the series, however, the Racers have now won reach of the last two meetings. Airtime for the game is set for 12:30 tomorrow afternoon on Froggy 103.7. In other football games tomorrow, Kentucky is at Vanderbilt, Georgia visits Tennessee, Syracuse is at Louisville, UT Martin travels to Tennessee Tech, and Austin Peay plays at Tennessee State.
RACER BASKETBALL WELCOMES BELLARMINE
Racer basketball looks to improve to 2-0 on the season when Murray State hosts Bellarmine at 7 pm Saturday. While the Racers were coasting over Cumberland behind 32 points from KJ Williams, the Knights were hammered by 7th ranked Purdue. Bellarmine was picked to finish 4th in the ASUN preseason poll. Airtime tomorrow night is set for 6:30 on FROGGY 103.7. In games tonight, Robert Morris visits Kentucky, Louisville hosts Furman, Western Kentucky is at Minnesota, and Austin Peay is at SIU.
RACER VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS TO SIUE
Murray State volleyball closes out the regular season with games tonight at 6 and tomorrow at 2 at SIUE.
AREA HOCKEY ROUNDUP
Matt Duchene’s overtime goal gave the Predators a 4-3 win over the Blues in St. Louis. Duchene finished with two goals since he scored in the second period, and Luke Kunin and Yakov Trenin found the back of the net as well for Nashville. David Rittich made 33 saves for the Preds, who improved to 8-5-and-1. Nashville hosts the Arizona Coyotes tomorrow night. The Blues visit the Hurricane tomorrow.
MEMPHIS HOSTS PHOENIX IN JA VS CAM MATCHUP
The defending Western Conference champions are coming to Memphis. The Grizzlies host the Phoenix Suns tonight as former Racers Ja Morant and Cam Payne face off for early season bragging rights. Dillon Brooks will be out for the game and Steven Adams is questionable with an ankle sprain. Memphis enters at 6-and-5 while Phoenix sports a 7-and-3 record.
TITANS HOST NEW ORLEANS
The Titans are set to host the Trevor Siemian-led Saints in Nashville on Sunday. Tennessee sits atop the AFC at 7-and-2 and is riding high after a 28-16 road win over the Rams last week. With Derrick Henry out with a foot injury, the Titans will go with Jeremy McNichols, D’Onta Foreman and Adrian Peterson at running back. Tennessee is not the only team dealing with a major injury, as the Saints have turned to Siemian after Jameis Winston went out with a torn ACL. Taysom Hill could also see some action for the 5-and-3 Saints.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
The Dolphins flexed their defensive muscles in primetime. Miami held Lamar Jackson and the Ravens to a quiet night in a 22-10 win at home. Tua Tagovailoa rushed for a score after entering the game. Miami improves to 3-and-7. Jackson threw a touchdown and an interception for the Ravens. Mark Andrews scored for Baltimore, which drops to 6-and-3.
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is signing with the Los Angeles Rams. After conflicting reports, the team announced on their twitter that they have agreed to terms with Beckham Jr. He joins a 7-and-2 Rams team that added star pass rusher Von Miller from Denver last week.
The Panthers are bringing back a familiar face. Former number one pick Cam Newton is reuniting with his former team, pending a physical. Carolina is in desperate need of help at the quarterback position, with starter Sam Darnold out 4-to-6 weeks with a shoulder injury. Newton is the team’s all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns and rushing touchdowns.
Shohei Ohtani is headlining this year’s Silver Slugger Award winners. The Angels two-way star was a first time winner, alongside Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Marcus Semien, Rafael Devers, Austin Riley, Cedric Mullins, Nick Castellanos and Max Fried. The World Series champion Braves led the NL with four selections, while the Blue Jays paced the AL with three.
The Chicago Bulls will be without one of their best players for a bit. ESPN reports Nikola Vucevic tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday and has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Since Vucevic tested positive, he will be out for 10 days or until he has two negative PCR tests in a 24-hour period.
It’s Week 11 in college football. Top-ranked Georgia will look to keep rolling when it visits Tennessee Saturday. Second-ranked Alabama will look to have an easy week at home against New Mexico State. Third-ranked Oregon welcomes Washington State to town. Fourth-ranked Ohio State will host Purdue. Elsewhere, number-five Cincinnati visits South Florida tonight.
UConn is hiring Jim Mora to be its next head football coach. Athletic director David Benedict made the announcement that the former UCLA and NFL coach is taking over the Huskies. Mora and UConn agreed to a five-year deal that will pay him 1.5-million-dollars in the first season and another 200-thousand-dollars in yearly incentives. The 59-year-old last coached in 2017 for UCLA.
The first round of the Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course was suspended. Four players have a share of the top spot on the leaderboard at the time play was suspended. Russell Henley, Talor Gooch, Marc Leishman, and Luke List are all currently tied at five-under par. List is only through the first 15 holes of play.
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Miami Dolphins 22, Baltimore Ravens 10
NBA
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Toronto Raptors 115, Philadelphia 76ers 109
Indiana Pacers 111, Utah Jazz 100
LA Clippers 112, Miami Heat 109
NHL
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Edmonton Oilers 5, Boston Bruins 3
Montreal Canadiens 4, Calgary Flames 2
Los Angeles Kings 2, Ottawa Senators 0
New Jersey Devils 4, New York Islanders 0
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Florida Panthers 2 (SO)
Washington Capitals 2, Detroit Red Wings 0
Nashville Predators 4, St. Louis Blues 3 (OT)
Winnipeg Jets 4, San Jose Sharks 1
Colorado Avalanche 7, Vancouver Canucks 1
Vegas Golden Knights 3, Minnesota Wild 2
Anaheim Ducks 7, Seattle Kraken 4
NCAA College Football (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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#21 Pittsburgh Panthers 30, North Carolina Tar Heels 23 (OT)
NCAA Men’s Basketball (Top-25 Coaches Poll)
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#21 Maryland Terrapins 71, George Washington Colonials 64
PGA
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open (at Houston, TX)
T1. Russell Henley (-5)
T1. Talor Gooch (-5)
T1. Marc Leishman (-5)
T1. Luke List (-5)
>>FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
NBA
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7:00 p.m. – New York Knicks at Charlotte Hornets
7:30 p.m. – Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics
7:30 p.m. – Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers
8:00 p.m. – Portland Trail Blazers at Houston Rockets
8:00 p.m. – Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies
8:00 p.m. – Brooklyn Nets at New Orleans Pelicans
8:00 p.m. – Sacramento Kings at Oklahoma City Thunder
8:30 p.m. – Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs
9:00 p.m. – Atlanta Hawks at Denver Nuggets
10:00 p.m. – Chicago Bulls at Golden State Warriors
10:30 p.m. – Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers
NHL
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7:00 p.m. – Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 p.m. – Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 p.m. – Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 p.m. – Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
8:30 p.m. – Arizona Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks
NCAA College Football (CFP Rankings)
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6:00 p.m. – #5 Cincinnati Bearcats at South Florida Bulls
NCAA Men’s Basketball (Top-25 Coaches Poll)
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11:30 p.m. – #2 UCLA Bruins host #4 Villanova Wildcats
8:00 p.m. – #3 Kansas Jayhawks host Tarleton Texans
8:30 p.m. – #7 Purdue Boilermakers host Indiana State Sycamores
8:30 p.m. – #8 Baylor Bears host Incarnate Word Cardinals
7:00 p.m. – #9 Duke Blue Devils host Army Black Knights
9:00 p.m. – #10 Illinois Fighting Illini host Arkansas State Red Wolves
7:00 p.m. – #11 Kentucky Wildcats host Robert Morris Colonials
11:00 p.m. – #12 Oregon Ducks host SMU Mustangs
8:00 p.m. – #13 Alabama Crimson Tide host South Dakota State Jackrabbits
8:00 p.m. – #14 Houston Cougars host Rice Owls
7:00 p.m. – #17 Ohio State Buckeyes host Niagara Purple Eagles
9:00 p.m. – #20 North Carolina Tar Heels host Brown Bears
8:00 p.m. – #22 Auburn Tigers host UL Monroe Warhawks
7:00 p.m. – #25 Virginia Cavaliers host Radford Highlanders
PGA
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open (at Houston, TX)
