REGION 1 BASKETBALL TOURNEY PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED
The draw for the girls and boys Region 1 Basketball Tournaments were held yesterday in Marshall County. All games will be played at the CFSB Center. All four girls opening round games are set for Saturday with Graves County facing Hickman County at 11 am, Marshall County vs Tilghman at 1:30, McCracken County battles Mayfield at 4, followed by Calloway County and Carlisle County at 6:30. The girls semifinals are set for a week from tonight at 5:30 and 8:30 with the girls championship game a week from Saturday at 3 pm.
The boys tournament begins Monday at 5:30 with Carlisle County taking on Tilghman, followed by Murray High and Mayfield at 8. First round action continues Tuesday at 5:30 with McCracken County facing Fulton County, followed by Graves County and Marshall County at 8 pm. The boys semifinals are a week from Friday at 5:30 and 8 pm, with the championship game a week from Saturday at 6 pm.
MSU-TSU GAME TO FEATURE OVC’S BEST PASS DEFENSE VS BEST PASS OFFENSE
The 25th-ranked Murray State football team will look to remain unbeaten when they host Tennessee State on Sunday at Stewart Stadium. The Racers are in a dead heat for first place in the OVC with Jacksonville State, which is ranked 8th nationally in the STATS FCS Poll. MSU leads the OVC in Pass Defense, and will face a Tiger team ranked first in the OVc in passing offense. Kickoff time is set for 2 pm Sunday on ESPN Plus, with airtime set for 1:30 on FROGGY 103.7.
METZGER HONORED BY OVC
Murray State’s Darci Metzger is the OVC Volleyball Newcomer Player of the Week. Metzger picked up 12 kills in each match, logging double-digit kills for the fifth and sixth times this season. She is the fifth OVC Player of the Week recipient in 2020-21 for the Racers. Metzger and the rest of the Racers will return to action this weekend as they host Tennessee Tech Sunday night at 6 and Monday afternoon at 4.
NIT RESULTS
Western Kentucky 69, St. Mary’s 67
Richmond 76, Toledo 66
YOUNG SELECTED AS NEW AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S COACH
Austin Peay will introduce Brittany Young as the 11th head women’s basketball coach in program history at 4 pm Friday at the Dunn Center. Young takes over the Govs program after a season as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Mississippi State.
GRIZZLIES EDGE HEAT
The Memphis Grizzlies held on for a 89-85 victory to snap the Heat’s five-game winning streak. Kyle Anderson, Ja Morant, and De’Anthony Melton each scored 13 points as Memphis ended a three-game drought. The Grizz improve to 18-and-19 and are home tomorrow night and Saturday against Golden State.
AREA HOCKEY ROUNDUP
The Blues fell behind 3-0 in the first period and never recovered in a 4-1 loss to the Kings in LA. The Predators will face the Panthers tonight and Saturday at Florida.
CARDS AND ASTROS PLAY TO A DRAW
The Cardinals and Astros tied 4-4 in West Palm Beach. Paul Goldschmidt drilled a two-run home run for St. Louis. Adam Wainwright allowed two-runs in four and two thirds for the Cards, who host Marlins today at 4:55 pm on WNBS.
BROWN STAYING WITH TENNESSEE
Jayon Brown is remaining with the Titans. The NFL Network reports the versatile starting linebacker has agreed to a one-year 5.25-million dollar contract. He is fully recovered from a Week 11 elbow injury that ended his 2020 season. He is entering his fifth NFL season after Tennessee drafted him in the fifth round in 2017 out of UCLA.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
The Rockets set a franchise-record with their 18th straight loss. They fell 108-94 to the Warriors in Houston. In their inaugural season of 1967-68 in San Diego, the Rockets lost 17 in-a-row. They relocated to Houston in 1971. The NBA record skid over one season is 26.
The Rangers scored seven times in the second period en route to a 9-0 rout of the Flyers in New York. Mika Zibanejad had three goals and three assists to highlight the explosion. The Rangers won despite their coaching staff being ruled out due to COVID-19 protocols.
The Cardinals are adding to their offense with the signing of veteran receiver A.J. Green. Arizona also acquired center Rodney Hudson from the Raiders and signed former Lions kicker Matt Prater. Longtime Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson signed with the Vikings.
The NCAA Tournament begins tonight with the First Four. Instead of Dayton, the games are in Indiana. Drake-Wichita State and UCLA-Michigan State are both in West Lafayette. Texas Southern-Mount St. Mary’s and Appalachian State-Norfolk State are in Bloomington.
Lee Westwood, Rickie Fowler, and Phil Mickelson head the field for the Honda Classic, which tees off today at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Westwood finished runner-up in the last two PGA stops. Three golfers have withdrawn after positive COVID-19 tests.
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA
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Detroit Pistons 116, Toronto Raptors 112
Brooklyn Nets 124, Indiana Pacers 115
Milwaukee Bucks 109, Philadelphia 76ers 105 (OT)
Sacramento Kings 121, Washington Wizards 119
Cleveland Cavaliers 117, Boston Celtics 110
San Antonio Spurs 106, Chicago Bulls 99
Golden State Warriors 108, Houston Rockets 94
Memphis Grizzlies 89, Miami Heat 85
Denver Nuggets 129, Charlotte Hornets 104
Dallas Mavericks 105, LA Clippers 89
NHL
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Vancouver Canucks 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (SO)
New York Rangers 9, Philadelphia Flyers 0
Winnipeg Jets 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (OT)
Edmonton Oilers 7, Calgary Flames 3
Vegas Golden Knights 5, San Jose Sharks 4
Los Angeles Kings 4, St. Louis Blues 1
MLB Grapefruit League
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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Detroit Tigers 0
Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 1
Miami Marlins 3, New York Mets 2
Tampa Bay Rays 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 9
New York Yankees 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Baltimore Orioles 5, Atlanta Braves 2
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 4
MLB Cactus League
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Oakland Athletics 10, Kansas City Royals 5
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 3
San Francisco Giants 11, Colorado Rockies 8
Texas Rangers 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 0
Cincinnati Reds 12, Cleveland Indians 7
Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 2
Los Angeles Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 4 (F/7)
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
NBA
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7:00 p.m. – Utah Jazz at Washington Wizards
7:30 p.m. – Oklahoma City Thunder at Atlanta Hawks
7:30 p.m. – Orlando Magic at New York Knicks
10:00 p.m. – Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns
10:00 p.m. – New Orleans Pelicans at Portland Trail Blazers
10:30 p.m. – Charlotte Hornets at Los Angeles Lakers
NHL
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7:00 p.m. – Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
7:00 p.m. – Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 p.m. – Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders
7:00 p.m. – Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 p.m. – Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 p.m. – Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers
7:30 p.m. – Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings
9:00 p.m. – Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers
9:00 p.m. – Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
10:00 p.m. – Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks
MLB Grapefruit League
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1:10 p.m. – Washington Nationals at New York Mets
6:05 p.m. – Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals
MLB Cactus League
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4:05 p.m. – Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians
4:05 p.m. – Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox
4:10 p.m. – Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks
4:10 p.m. – Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Angels
4:10 p.m. – Oakland Athletics at San Diego Padres
9:05 p.m. – Cincinnati Reds at Texas Rangers
10:05 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at San Francisco Giants
NCAA Tournament
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5:10 p.m. – #16 Texas Southern Tigers vs #16 Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (First Four at Bloomington, IN)
6:27 p.m. – #11 Drake Bulldogs vs #11 Wichita State Shockers (First Four at West Lafayette, IN)
8:40 p.m. – #16 Appalachian State Mountaineers vs #16 Norfolk State Spartans (First Four at Bloomington, IN)
9:57 p.m. – #11 UCLA Bruins vs #11 Michigan State Spartans (First Four at West Lafayette, IN)
PGA
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The Honda Classic (at Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
