Month: March 2020

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Local Sports

NCAA grants extra year to spring sports athletes

The NCAA is giving certain college athletes an opportunity to play another season. College sports officials voted yesterday to allow Division I schools to grant athletes in spring sports another year of eligibility to make up for a season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. This doesn't apply to winter sports, such as basketball. The ruling also adjusted financial aid rules to allow teams to carry more athletes on scholarship […]

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Local Sports

Sestina’s UK basketball career ends

The NCAA’s decision Monday not to allow winter sports athletes to have an extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic means seniors will not get the chances to play in post season tournaments. One of those affected was Kentucky graduate transfer Nate Sestina, who talks about how he would like to be remembered: https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2020/03/UK-2.mp3

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Local Sports

Billy Gillispie named new coach at Tarleton State

Former Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie is returning to work in Division One. Tarelton State University-a Division Two school that is transitioning to D-1-hired Gillispie on Monday. Gillispie has spent most of the last five seasons at his alma mater, Ranger College. He's also been the head coach at UTEP, Texas A&M and Texas Tech.

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Local Sports

NHL optimistic to have season conclude

The NHL is investigating options that could keep teams on the ice into late August for the Stanley Cup finals. The NHL is exploring possibilities that include playing without fans and keeping arena dates open in July and August. There also have been discussions of making some playoff series best-of-five, instead of seven. With the Olympics postponed until 2021, NBC has a lot of air time to fill. NBC is […]

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Local Sports

NFL hopes to have 2020 season

The medical director of the NFL Players Association says he's optimistic there will be a 2020 season in some form. Speaking on a podcast with ESPN, Thom Mayer said the NFL and union leaders will know a lot more in May or early June about whether playing is viable.

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Local Sports

NBA Roundup

The NBA might not be back on the court but its players might have some online competition against each other soon. According to reports, the league is considering a video game tournament with reps from each team playing NBA 2k. The league hopes to launch the league later this week with stars around the league taking part. ABC and ESPN is moving up the release of the ten-part documentary about […]

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MLB Roundup

The ongoing coronavirus could continue to further delay MLB from beginning its season. With states such as Florida and many others ordering a stay-at-home order that extends well into May in some cases, it could be some time before we see the season begin with time being needed to prep and get ready. According to the New York Post, the league is expected to review Florida's latest executive order and […]

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Local News

Ky. LRC staffer tests positive for COVID-19

A staffer for Kentucky’s Legislative Research Commission has tested positive for COVID-19 as lawmakers were prepared to return to Frankfort to approve a budget Wednesday. Information was sent to LRC employees Monday saying the staffer is “recovering and doing relatively well, given the circumstances," according to a Courier Journal story. LRC Director Jay Hartz reportedly wrote that no decisions had been made as to staffing policies or a schedule for […]

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Local News

HPD arrest man on burglary charge

An investigation by Hopkinsville police Monday afternoon led to the arrest of a local man for burglary. Officers were notified of a suspicious person walking the halls of the Virginia Place on South Virginia Street a little before 2 p.m. and they made contact with 41-year old Michael McLendon of Hopkinsville. Several items that he claimed ownership of were located in the courtyard, but further investigation led to the discovery […]

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