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FRIDAY OFFICE CHATTER
GRACE BOUNCED FROM STATE AM
Laura Anderson of Tompkinsville and Beverly Games of Louisville will play for the title of the Kentucky Women's State Amateur today after both won quarterfinals and semifinal matches on Thursday in the championship flight. Anderson beat Lauren Scholl 2-up Thursday morning and Ashlee Rose 1-up in the afternoon semifinals. Games defeated former champions Jessica Grace (7 and 6) and Joan Rizer in 19 holes. Heath’s Courtney Wallace was eliminated in the...
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THURSDAY OFFICE CHATTER
GRACE MOVES CLOSER TO ANOTHER TITLE
Top-seeded Jessica Grace defeated Jessica Smith 2 up in the upper bracket of the Kentucky Women’s State Amateur at the Elizabethtown Country Club to move to the quarterfinals, where the former Murray Stategolfer faces Beverly Games. Murray State golfer Megan McKinney upset fifth-seeded April Emerson Tuesday, but fell to former State Am champion Joan Rizer 6 & 5 yesterday. In the upper consolation bracket of the championship flight, Murray...
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TUESDAY OFFICE CHATTER
CARDS THROW TIGERS FOR A LOOPER
Brian Barton went deep and drove in two runs as the Cardinals doubled up the Tigers 8-4 in the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park. Brendan Ryan had three hits, two RBI and a run scored for St. Louis, which won for the third time in four games. Skip Schumaker knocked in a pair of runs, and Yadier Molina had three hits and scored twice in the victory. Braden Looper permitted four runs over six innings to move to 9-and-5 with...
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MONDAY OFFICE CHATTER
COCHRAN CLAIMS WKA
Rick Cochran shot a 131 to win the 2008 West Kentucky Amateur golf tournament in Mayfield. Jason Lancaster finished second with a 137. Jonathan Simpkins and Lanny Lancaster tied for third with 141's. The win was the second at the WKA for Cochran, who was co-champion with Brett Jones in 2005.WOMEN'S STATE AM TODAY
The 82nd annual Women's Kentucky State Amateur gets underway today in Elizabethtown. The field of 97 will include seven past champions, a number of...
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| Larue homers, and so does Molina in Cardinal win over Boston |
Saturday Office Chatter
CARDS BEAT SOX
Yadier Molina's eighth inning solo homer held up as the Cardinals clipped the Red Sox 5-4 in the opener of a weekend Interleague series at Fenway Park. Skip Schumaker clubbed a two-run homer while Jason LaRue added a solo shot for St. Louis, which was swept by Kansas City in its previous series. Kyle Lohse gave up two runs, just one earned, on six hits over six innings of work to improve to 9-and-2 on the year. Ryan Franklin gave up a run in the ninth but...
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| Patrick Patterson gets boot off today |
FRIDAY SPORTS UPDATE
CARDS SWEPT BY ROYALS
Zack Greinke allowed just a run on two hits and struck out seven to lead the Royals to a 4-1 Interleague win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Greinke improved to 6-and-4, and Joakim Soria notched his 18th save as Kansas City swept the first installment of this season's I-70 series. Mark Teahen was a double short of the cycle and drove in three as KC won its fifth straight game. Rick Ankiel hit a solo homer in the loss and Aaron Miles had the Redbirds' only...
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| Another solid signee for Rob Cross in Kristen Kluempers |
THURSDAY OFFICE CHATTER
SEMO SLAPPED BY NCAA
Both the men's and women's basketball programs at Southeast Missouri State were placed on two years of probation by the NCAA Wednesday for rules violations. The penalties in the women's program involve impermissible housing, transportation and meals. Also included is a lack of institutional control for the university and a failure to monitor by former head coach of the women's basketball team, B.J. Smith. The case included violations for impermissible travel...
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| Jasper dribbling to UNLV |
WEDNESDAY OFFICE CHATTER
HEATH BASEBALL COACH RESIGNS
Jimmy Long has resigned as baseball coach at Heath. He coached the Pirates to five regional titles in his seven seasons as head coach. He also won 546 games as a basketball coach and he spent 22 years at the school.
JASPER TO UNLV
Former University of Kentucky basketball player Derrick Jasper told a Las Vegas newspaper that he intends to transfer to Nevada Las Vegas. Jasper told the Las Vegas Sun that he committed to Runnin'...
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| Hudson coming back to UTM |
TUESDAY OFFICE SPORTS CHATTER
HUDSON COMING BACK AT UTM
Lester Hudson of Tennessee-Martin has withdrawn his name from this year’s NBA draft. The reigning OVC Player of the Yerar averaged 25.7 points per game last season and became the first Division I men’s player to record a quadruple-double. Also, North Carolina underclassmen Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green will return to Chapel Hill next season after removing their names from the NBA draft Monday. Waiting until hours before...
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Thursday Sports
Tyler Sharpe and Ben Fuqua are the co-leaders heading into the final day of play at the AT&T Kentucky Amateur Golf Championship at the Country Club of Paducah. Both are tied at 140, and veteran Jimmy Brown of Paducah is 3 back at 143, with Rick Cochran and Matt Gann in striking distance at 144. Seven others are tied with 145's.Former Murray State right hander Mike Perconte signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. He is scheduled to report to Arizona today. Perconte...
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