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Mid-Continent moves to American Midwest
Mid-Continent University’s athletic teams will leave the TransSouth Conference after the 2012-13 academic year and join the American Midwest Conference. The switch means Mid-Continent teams will...
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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FILE - This Nov. 19, 2011 file photo shows Louisville head coach Charlie Strong gesturing in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Connecticut at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. Three years into Strong's rebuilding project, Louisville is favored to win the Big East. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Louisville accepts high expectations
LOUISVILLE — A young Louisville football team that managed to earn a share of the Big East title last year is aiming even higher this fall. “The expectations are out there. There’s no way we can...
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Murray State adds softball assistants
Murray State softball head coach Kara Amundson announced the additions of assistant coaches Ashley Gilland and Ashley McClain to the Racers’ coaching staff for the 2012-2013 season. Gilland arri...
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Smith extension has buyout boost, pay bump
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s contract extension with coach Tubby Smith includes more incentives, a slight annual pay bump and a higher buyout the university must pay if he’s fired after next season. ...
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Wide-open Big East favors rising Louisville
Three years into Charlie Strong’s rebuilding project, Louisville is favored to win the Big East. The Cardinals’ rapid rebirth is a tribute to Strong’s ability to recruit and restore order to a p...
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Alabama, LSU try to remain on top
The Southeastern Conference has lined up a few contenders for Lucky No. 7. Defending national champion Alabama and last season’s 13-game juggernaut LSU remain the headliners of a league that has...
Aug 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Courtesy of Murray State Athletic Department Hunter York, a Marshall County graduate, finished his junior season with the Murray State men's golf team.
College Courses
 College Courses is a round-up of area athletes’ college careers over the past year. Athletes names are printed alphabetically. If we have missed an athlete, please email dshull@paducahsun.com, and...
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MSU receives Charleston Classic pairings
The 2012 Charleston Classic men’s basketball tournament presented by Foster Grant has announced its bracket pairings, giving Murray State a first-round game with Auburn. The Racers will play the...
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Courtesy of the Ohio Valley Conference Jim Jackson, coordinator of football officials for the Ohio Valley Conference, explained at Monday's OVC media day in Nashville that many of the new NCAA college football rules changes are intended to improve the safety of college football athletes.
NCAA’s new rules impact OVC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — College football has Austin Peay partly to thank for at least one of the new safety-prompted rules changes for the 2012 season. New rules in five areas will go into effect thi...
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Associated Press Bill O'Brien, Penn State coach, speaks during the Big Ten football media day Thursday in Chicago with the Big Ten trophies his team will be ineligible to compete for in the foreground.
O’Brien says team will stay together
CHICAGO — Bill O’Brien is looking straight ahead. It’s the only choice he really has at Penn State. The questions keep coming and he doesn’t flinch: How will he handle what has become one of the...
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Courtesy of Murray State Athletic Department Qua Huzzie, a junior linebacker for the Murray State football team, is poised for a breakout season with the Racers.
Huzzie a perfect fit for Racers defense
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Qua Huzzie heard all the rumors about his supposed size deficiency when he was recruited in high school and then at Kentucky. The LaGrange, Ga., native stands 5-foot-11 and ch...
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Associated Press Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson (right) and running back Knile Davis speak to the media on Jan. 21 about foregoing the draft to return to college football in Fayetteville, Ark. The two are being promoted by the school as Heisman Trophy hopefuls.
Arkansas pushes backfield for Heisman talk
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — If it seems to the average college football fan that Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson and running back Knile Davis have been everywhere this summer, it’s with good reason. ...
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Penn State players promise full support
The Penn State football players looked on stoically as two of their teammates announced to the world: “We’re going to see this thing through.” There were no smiles or slaps on the back among the...
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Sun files Murray State quarterback Casey Brockman is ready to lead the Racers' offense for his final season of eligibility. Brockman, a Calloway County product who set several school and conference passing records last year, has several accolades to start the season, including several All-American honors.
Brockman carries keys to Hatcher’s offense
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It seems unfair to say that Murray State quarterback Casey Brockman holds the 2012 season of Racer football in his hands. But though he’s just one person on an 11-man offense,...
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Courtesy of Troy University Athletics Corey Robinson, a Lone Oak graduate, completed his sophomore season as quarterback for Troy University and started all 12 games for the Trojans.
College Courses
 College Courses is a round-up of area athletes’ college careers over the past year and will be published as time and space allows over the next month. Athletes names are printed alphabetically. If...
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