ALL-A CLASSIC CANCELED
An hour before the first team was to take to the court at McBrayer Arena yesterday the Kentucky All “A” Classic, Kentucky All-A Classic Twitter page announced that the tournament had been cancelled. The tournament is usually held in Richmond and brings 16 boys teams and 16 girls teams from schools with 400 or fewer students for a tournament that usually runs Wednesday through Sunday. The decision was made to cancel the event because of continued and worsening winter weather conditions after only six of the teams were able to make it to Richmond. The Murray High girls and boys teams had won Region 1 championships to earn spots in the field of 16 schools from each region for both boys and girls. There was one game played yesterday between teams that made it to Richmond as Walton-Verona defeated the Lyon County boys 74-70. That game did not count as an All-A Classic contest.
RACER FOOTBALL SEASON BEGINS SUNDAY
It is now less than a week before Murray State begins the 2020 football season, which was postponed last fall and moved to a 7-game spring schedule. The Racers will open at Southeast Missouri with a 2 pm game this Sunday at Houk Stadium. The Redhawks played one non-conference game last fall, dropping a 20-17 decision to SIU. The Racers did not play any out of conference games in the fall. Dean Hood has been the head coach for over 400 days, but is still looking to coach his first game at Murray State. Airtime for Sunday’s game is set for 1:30 on FROGGY 103.7.
TUESDAY’S MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS
Eric Reed scored 22 points to lead Southeast Missouri to an 86-81 upset of Austin Peay at the Show Me Center. Terry Taylor led the Govs with 29 points and 17 rebounds.
(24) Arkansas 74, Florida 64
Georgia 80, (20) Missouri 70
(5) Illinois 73, Northwestern 66
Saint Louis 78, La Salle 57
COLLEGE HOOPS TONIGHT
In college basketball tonight, Kentucky visits Vanderbilt. The Wildcats are 6-and-13. Louisville hosts Syracuse. The Cardinals have not played since February 1st because of COVID-19 issues. Tennessee will host South Carolina tonight in a SEC battle in Knoxville. The Vols will try to rebound from Saturday’s 13-point setback at LSU.
ZION TOO MUCH FOR MEMPHIS
The Memphis Grizzlies had no answer for Zion Williamson and the Pelicans in a 144-113 loss in Memphis. Williamson scored 31 points for New Orleans. Ja Morant hit 12-of-16 from the field to lead Memphis with 28 points. Memphis is 11-and-12 and remains home tonight to play the Thunder.
PREDS ICED OUT
The Nashville Predators will leave Dallas without taking the ice. A winter storm and power outages postponed the Predators’ games last night and Monday against the Stars. Nashville is scheduled to play tomorrow in Columbus.
SPRING TRAINING BEGINS FOR CARDINALS
The Cardinals open spring training today in Jupiter, Florida. Pitchers and catchers workouts begin at Roger Dean Stadium, with full-squad workouts starting next Monday. St. Louis’ Grapefruit League schedule opens February 28th and closes March 29th. The Cards open the regular season in Cincinnati on April 1st.
BLUES UPDATE
A number of changes are being made to the Blues schedule. The Colorado at St. Louis game that was originally scheduled for February 6th is now scheduled for April 14th. The Blues at Minnesota, originally scheduled for February 9th, is now scheduled for April 12th. The February 11th game at Minnesota is now scheduled for March 25th. Anaheim at St. Louis on March 27th, will now be played March 28th. Finally, the Minnesota at St. Louis game on April 11th is now scheduled for April 10th.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
The ice storm and power outage across Texas is creating havoc for teams. Tonight’s Dallas Mavericks-Detroit game is postponed. The Dallas Stars had their NHL games against Nashville postponed Monday and last night. Several college basketball games have also been impacted.
The Spurs’ season is on hold after four players tested positive for COVID-19. San Antonio’s next three games have been postponed as a result, including tonight’s contest in Cleveland. The Charlotte Hornets’ next two games have also been postponed to conduct contact tracing.
The Timberwolves will be without guard D’Angelo Russell for an extended period. He’s set to have arthroscopic surgery today to remove a loose body in his knee and is expected to miss four-to-six weeks. Russell missed his fourth straight game last night against the Lakers.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence is recovering from shoulder surgery. ESPN reports the procedure was on his non-throwing left shoulder, but is not expected to keep him from NFL training camp. The Clemson product is projected to be the top pick in this year’s NFL Draft by Jacksonville.
The Carolina Panthers are parting ways with two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kawann Short. They’ve released the 32-year-old, who has played just five total games over the last two seasons due to shoulder injuries. Cutting Short saves the Panthers 8.6-million in cap space.
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA
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Boston Celtics 112, Denver Nuggets 99
New Orleans Pelicans 144, Memphis Grizzlies 113
Toronto Raptors 124, Milwaukee Bucks 113
Los Angeles Lakers 112, Minnesota Timberwolves 104
Portland Trail Blazers 115, Oklahoma City Thunder 104
Brooklyn Nets 128, Phoenix Suns 124
NHL
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New York Islanders 3, Buffalo Sabres 0
Washington Capitals 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1
New Jersey Devils 5, New York Rangers 2
Colorado Avalanche 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2
Los Angeles Kings 4, Minnesota Wild 0
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
NBA
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7:00 p.m. – New York Knicks at Orlando Magic
7:30 p.m. – Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics
7:30 p.m. – Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers
8:00 p.m. – Denver Nuggets at Washington Wizards
8:00 p.m. – Indiana Pacers at Minnesota Timberwolves
8:00 p.m. – Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls
9:00 p.m. – Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans
9:00 p.m. – Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis Grizzlies
10:00 p.m. – Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors
10:00 p.m. – Utah Jazz at LA Clippers
NHL
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5:00 p.m. – Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 p.m. – Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:30 p.m. – Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings
10:00 p.m. – Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
10:00 p.m. – Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers
Top-25 College Basketball (Coaches’ Poll)
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8:00 p.m. – #18 USC Trojans host Arizona State Sun Devils
9:00 p.m. – #20 Tennessee Volunteers host South Carolina Gamecocks
8:00 p.m. – #23 Loyola Chicago Ramblers host Valparaiso
8:00 p.m. – #24 Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats
