After a long, hard game of catch-up, it wasn’t an ideal season opener for the Racers, Friday night. Led by junior guard Erica Burgess, with 22 points, five rebounds and two steals, Murray State struggled to overcome Western Kentucky’s full court press and perimeter shooting, losing the game by a score of 80-69. The Murray State starting lineup Read More
The Racer men’s quest for a fourth consecutive OVC championship began Friday night as the 2012-13 season tipped off at the CFSB Center against the Brescia Bearcats from Owensboro, Ky. With a starting lineup of guards Isaiah Canaan, Dexter Fields and Stacy Wilson alongside forwards Brandon Garrett and Ed Daniel, the Racers got out to Read More
The University of Kentucky announced Murray State University as the location for their new College of Medicine western campus, saying the program could be installed as early as 2012. That was two years ago. More delays are ahead, and the school’s medical public relations department is set to comment in the coming weeks regarding the Read More
The fate of men’s basketball sophomore Zaveral “Zay” Jackson remains unknown this week after Judge Craig Clymer rejected the plea deal the point guard originally entered last month. Clymer held a status hearing at Wednesday afternoon and offered Jackson one year in jail for two charges of first-degree wanton endangerment. If Jackson accepts this offer, Read More
Nineteen percent of voters in this year’s election were between the ages of 18-29 – an increase from 2008, according to exit polls. Of the young voters, 60 percent chose to re-elect President Barack Obama. Throughout the year’s campaign, much of Gov. Mitt Romney and Obama’s focus had been on the youth. Both candidates held Read More