Post Positions Set for Belmont Stakes
The post positions are set for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, the third leg in thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown.
View ArticleMSU Falls to Arkansas
Despite over 500 yards of total offense, three turnovers cost the Murray State Racers football team the victory at their first home game of the season against number 20 ranked Central Arkansas.
View Articlemorning cram [Chicago no school day edition]
Teachers in Chicago walked off the job Monday after contract negotiations fell through, leaving 400,000 students in the nation's third-largest district shut out of their classrooms.TN: Tennessee prison...
View ArticlePanel Discusses 40 Years of Title Nine
It’s very likely many athletes in Kentucky high schools are not aware of a 1972 educational amendment which changed the face of athletics. A panel discussion in recognition of the 40th anniversary of...
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Murray State Alumnus "Stumpy" Rayburn Passes Away
Enlarge image Credit MSU Athletics Stumpy RayburnMurray State athletics legend J.D. “Stumpy” Rayburn died yesterday at the age of 100. Rayburn was a member of the 1933 Murray State football team called...
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Kentucky BOE To Consider Organizing Middle School Athletics
Enlarge image Credit Wikimedia Commons The Kentucky Board of Education will soon reconsider its policies governing middle school athletics. A legislative task force crafted final recommendations this...
View ArticleCelebration Honors Hackett, Hudson as Black Leaders
FRANKFORT— Kentucky legislators and community leaders on Wednesday honored an athlete and an academic during the 10th annual Black History Month Celebration at the Capitol.The 2013 Black History Month...
View ArticleOwensboro expects $20M lift from sports tourism
Sports tourism is expected to have a $20 million impact on Owensboro this year. Jared Bratcher is sports marketing director for the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau. He tells...
View ArticleSports Psychology Addresses Performance Issues in High Profile Athletes
Next week, our region has the opportunity to hear the Head of Sport Psychology of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Next Wednesday, April 3, Sean McCann speaks at 7 p.m. in Murray State’s Wrather Auditorium...
View ArticleKHSAA Proposes Bringing Middle School Sports Under Regulation
Kentucky lawmakers are reviewing a proposal to add middle schools athletics to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association's oversight. It would mark the first time Kentucky middle schools fell under...
View ArticleRyan Walker Survives (and Completes) the Spartan Death Race
Murray man Ryan Walker was among few finishing the Spartan Death Race this summer. The annual event challenges physical and mental limits in a 48 hour adventure race. According to their website,...
View ArticleRacer Football Update with 'Voice of the Racers' Neal Bradley
"The Voice of the Racers" Neal Bradley dropped by to talk with Tracy Ross about the Murray State University football team's recent losing streak and looks ahead to an important stretch of games for the...
View ArticleDespite Federal Agency's Ruling, Kentucky College Athletes Can't Unionize
A federal agency’s landmark decision will allow the Northwestern University football team to seek unionization. Kentucky college athletes currently cannot do the same.
View ArticleRacers Claim Seventh OVC Tennis Championship
The Murray State Racers Women’s Tennis team Claimed their Seventh OVC Championship this weekend. This is their first conference win since since 2007 which will propel them into a NCAA Tournament...
View ArticleHow Black Jockeys Went From Common to Rare in the Kentucky Derby
Each year, along with hat shopping, forecast watching, and amateur handicapping, the Kentucky Derby brings with it a sense of the state’s rich history. But whose history is it?Today’s thoroughbreds are...
View ArticleBenefits Of Sports To A Child's Mind And Heart All Part Of The Game
Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and Alyssa, in Los Angeles. When it comes to pro baseball, they're all Dodgers fans. And Jake loved balls even as a baby,...
View ArticlePlaying Youth Sports Takes A Lot More Green Than It Used To
You could say 36-year-old Matt Ray works in paradise — on a barrier island off the Florida's southern coast. As athletic director of the Anna Maria Island Community Center, Ray is doing what he...
View Articlemorning cram [Chicago no school day edition]
Teachers in Chicago walked off the job Monday after contract negotiations fell through, leaving 400,000 students in the nation's third-largest district shut out of their classrooms. TN: Tennessee...
View ArticlePanel Discusses 40 Years of Title Nine
It’s very likely many athletes in Kentucky high schools are not aware of a 1972 educational amendment which changed the face of athletics. A panel discussion in recognition of the 40th anniversary of...
View ArticleMurray State Alumnus "Stumpy" Rayburn Passes Away
Murray State athletics legend J.D. “Stumpy” Rayburn died yesterday at the age of 100. Rayburn was a member of the 1933 Murray State football team called the “Wonder Team,” which is the only team in...
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