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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...
Jul 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Jul 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Jul 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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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. ...
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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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,...
Jul 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Jul 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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DUSTY LUTHY SHULL I The Sun Murray State quarterback Casey Brockman (left), linebacker Qua Huzzie and head coach Chris Hatcher answer questions for members of the media Monday during the Ohio Valley Conference football media day held at the Holiday Inn in Nashville, Tenn. The league's coaches and sports information directors picked the Racers to finish third in the OVC.
Racers tabbed third in OVC race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Murray State quarterback Casey Brockman figures the indignation of not being picked to finish first in the Ohio Valley Conference will only last a few weeks into the season. L...
Jul 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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2012 Ohio Valley Conference Football Predicted Order of Finish
1. Eastern Kentucky (12 first-place votes) 2. Jacksonville State (6) 3. Murray State 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Tennessee State 6. UT Martin 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Eastern Illinois...
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UK introduces football ticket mini-packages
LEXINGTON — The University of Kentucky has introduced new football season ticket mini-packages of three and four games. UK spokesman Tony Neely told the Lexington Herald-Leader the packages are ...
Jul 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Report: Miami staff broke recruiting rules
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami coach Al Golden’s second season at the school is beginning much like his first one, with new accusations of rule breaking, the looming threat of serious NCAA sanctions an...
Jul 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Kentucky coach Joker Phillips speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference football media day Wednesday in Hoover, Ala.
Phillips believes program will rebound quickly
HOOVER, Ala. — Kentucky coach Joker Phillips believes last year’s mediocre season is a minor bump on the road to consistent success. The Wildcats played in five straight bowl games from 2006 to ...
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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