CALLOWAY GETS TILGHMAN IN FIRST ROUND OF R1 SOFTBALL TOURNEY
In high school softball results last night, McCracken County secured the Second District championship with an 8-1 win over Paducah Tilghman. The Region 1 Softball Tournament draw was held after the conclusion of the District 2 title game. The tournament begins tomorrow with four first round games. Calloway gets things started at 10 am against Paducah Tilghman, with Hickman County facing Mayfield at noon. The winners of those games will meet in Monday’s 5 pm semifinal game. Graves County battles Marshall County tomorrow at 2, followed by McCracken County and Carlisle County at 4 pm. The winners of those games will play in Monday’s 7 pm semifinal game, and Monday’s winners will play in the 6 pm championship game. All games will be played at Graves County High School. Calloway County split with Tilghman this season, winning 10-0 on April 10, and losing 5-4 in 8 innings on April 13.
CALLOWAY TANGLES WITH COMETS IN R1 BASEBALL TOURNEY
The First Region Baseball Tournament begins tomorrow with four first round games at McCracken County High School. Calloway County completes the opening round games with a 5:30 game against Carlisle County. The Comets won two of three games played against the Lakers, claiming an 11-1 win on April 23 and a 2-0 win on May 27. The Lakers beat the Comets 10-4 on May 15. If the Lakers win, they will play in the 7:30 semifinal game Monday night.
TAYLOR NAMED OVC MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Austin Peay’s Terry Taylor has been selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Male Athlete of the Year in voting by the league’s athletics directors and communications directors. Taylor capped off a fantastic career as one of five players in OVC history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in a career. Taylor earned his second-straight OVC Player of the Year honor after averaging 21.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, making him the only player nationally to rank in the Top 10 in both categories. Taylor also was named first-team All-OVC for the fourth-straight season, making him only the third player in league history to achieve that feat.
CARDINALS FALL TO REDS
Jesse Winker’s go-ahead two-run homer in the second inning lifted the Reds to a 4-2 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Adam Wainwright got the loss after giving up three runs over seven frames. Tyler O’Neill and Yadier Molina plated runs for St. Louis, which has dropped four of five. Game 2 of the series airs tonight at 6:20 on Classic Hits WNBS AM and FM.
SUNS, PAYNE ELIMINATE LAKERS BEHIND BOOKER’S HUGE NIGHT
The Suns are on to the Western Conference Semi-Finals after defeating the Lakers in Game Six last night 113-100. Devin Booker led the team with a double-double, scoring a game-high 47 points and 11 rebounds. Former Racer Cam Payne added 7 points and a team high 3 blocked shots. The Suns now prepare to host the Denver Nuggets on Monday night for Game One of the Western Conference Semi-Finals.
NCAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS TODAY
OVC Champion Southeast Missouri is the No. 4 seed in the Oxford Regional of the NCAA Baseball Championship and will play #1 seed Ole Miss on Friday night. Florida State and Southern Miss will also play on Friday in the Oxford Regional. It marks the third-straight tournament the OVC champion has been sent to Oxford. Three years ago Tennessee Tech, who received an at-large selection, won the Oxford Regional by defeating Ole Miss. Tennessee hosts its first games of the NCAA Baseball Tournament Regionals today. The Vols play Wright State and Vandy will go up against Presbyterian.
TITANS SIGN TACKLES
The Tennessee Titans signed defensive tackles Trevon Coley and Abry Jones. Coley played 44 games in four seasons with three different teams before signing with Tennessee. Jones spent eight years with the Jacksonville Jaguars before joining the Titans.
SEC CHANGES TRANSFER RULE
The SEC changed its interconference transfer rule to allow immediate eligibility for players who have transfered within the conference. Student-athletes will no longer be required to sit out a year before being eligible to play. The updated transfer rules are effective immediately.
CATS HIRE DB COACH
The Kentucky Wildcats hired Chris Collins as their new defensive backs coach. Collins was the safeties coach at Georgia State for four seasons before coming to Kentucky. Collins takes over for Steve Clinkscale, who left to be the DBs coach at Michigan this offseason.
AREA MINOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP
The Memphis Redbirds picked up two wins in a doubleheader against the Toledo Mud Hens in Memphis. The Redbirds won game one 10-6 and won game two 3-2. The Louisville Bats beat the St. Paul Saints 6-3 in Louisville. Nashville hammered Charlotte 15-4.
SPRADLIN PROMOTES MATTOX
Morehead State has announced Jonathan Mattox has been named associate head coach to Preston Spradlin. Mattox has been with the Eagles program since 2013 when he started as a Graduate Manager. He was then Director of Operations before being elevated to an assistant coach. Mattox has been named one of the top assistants in the Ohio Valley Conference by multiple media organizations.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
Devin Booker scored 47 points as the Suns eliminated the defending NBA Champion Lakers 113-100 in Los Angeles. It’s the first time in the storied career of LeBron James that he has been eliminated in the first round. The Nuggets also punched their ticket to the second round with a 126-115 victory over the Trail Blazers in Portland. Denver will meet Phoenix in the second round. Tonight, the Mavericks will look to advance when they host the Clippers for Game Six.
Jordan Staal scored 5:57 into overtime as the Hurricanes beat the Lightning 3-2 in Tampa. Carolina still trails in the series two-games-to-one. Meanwhile, in New York, Brad Marchand scored 3:36 into overtime as the Bruins beat the Islanders 2-1 in Uniondale. Boston takes a two-games-to-one lead in their series. Tonight, Montreal will look to extend their lead to two-games-to-none as they take on the Jets in Winnipeg, while the Golden Knights look to put their mark on the series as they return home to Las Vegas to take on the Avalanche.
Jets forward Mark Scheifele is being suspended four games for his hit on Canadiens forward Jake Evans in Game One of the second round. The scary hit came right after Evans scored to give Montreal a 5-3 victory. The hit left him motionless on the ice before he was eventually stretchered off. Scheifele was assessed a five-minute major for charging and a game-misconduct for the hit. The earliest he could return to action is Game Six.
Johnny Football was more like Johnny Hancock during his time at Texas A&M. Johnny Manziel is telling the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast he made more than 30-thousand dollars selling autographs while in college. While the former quarterback joked the N-C-A-A could take away his “9-and-4 season” and his Chick-fil-A Bowl win, he insisted he never took money before he won the Heisman Trophy.
The United States Football League is coming back. The USFL was created in 1983 and was meant to compete with the NFL, but folded in 1986. USFL officials announced today it will return in the Spring of 2022 with a minimum of eight teams and will have the rights to old team names, including the New Jersey Generals and Oakland Invaders. At the time, the New Jersey Generals majority owner was former President Trump. Games will air on FOX Sports.
Collin Morikawa has a one-shot lead after the first round at the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio. The 2020 PGA Championship winner shot a 66 Thursday to shoot to the top of the leaderboard at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Adam Long is hot on his heels, however, one stroke back at five-under. Xander Schauffele leads a group of four two strokes back of Morikawa at four-under.
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB National League
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Atlanta Braves 5, Washington Nationals 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Miami Marlins 3
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 4
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 2
San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 3
MLB American League
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Tampa Bay Rays 9, New York Yankees 2
Boston Red Sox 5, Houston Astros 1
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Seattle Mariners 6, Los Angeles Angels 2
MLB Interleague
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Colorado Rockies 11, Texas Rangers 6
NBA Playoffs
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Denver Nuggets 126, Portland Trail Blazers 115
(Nuggets win best-of-seven West first round series, 4-2)
Phoenix Suns 113, Los Angeles Lakers 100
(Suns win best-of-seven West first round series, 4-2)
NHL Playoffs
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Boston Bruins 2, New York Islanders 1
(Bruins lead best-of-seven East second round series, 2-1)
Carolina Hurricanes 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (OT)
(Lightning lead best-of-seven Central second round series, 2-1)
WNBA
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Las Vegas Aces 94, New York Liberty 82
Phoenix Mercury 77, Chicago Sky 74 (OT)
Los Angeles Sparks 98, Indiana Fever 63
PGA
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The Memorial Tournament (at Dublin, OH)
1. Collin Morikawa (-6)
2. Adam Long (-5)
T3. Four others (-4)
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE (All Times Are Eastern)
MLB National League
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7:05 p.m. – Miami Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates
7:05 p.m. – Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies
7:20 p.m. – Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
8:10 p.m. – Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers
8:15 p.m. – Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals
9:45 p.m. – Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants
10:10 p.m. – New York Mets at San Diego Padres
MLB American League
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7:05 p.m. – Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
7:05 p.m. – Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles
7:07 p.m. – Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays (at Buffalo, NY)
8:05 p.m. – Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers
8:10 p.m. – Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
8:10 p.m. – Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
9:38 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels
MLB Interleague
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8:40 p.m. – Oakland Athletics at Colorado Rockies
NBA Playoffs
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9:00 p.m. – LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
(Mavs lead best-of-seven West first round series, 3-2)
NHL Playoffs
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7:30 p.m. – Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets
(Canadiens lead best-of-seven North second round series, 1-0)
10:00 p.m. – Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
(Avs lead best-of-seven West second round series, 2-0)
WNBA
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8:00 p.m. – Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx
10:00 p.m. – Dallas Wings at Seattle Storm
PGA
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The Memorial Tournament (at Dublin, OH)
