basketball
Murray State Athletics legend dies at 86
Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer Bennie Purcell, Murray State Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, record setting basketball player, former assistant basketball coach and former head tennis coach died at his home in Murray on Friday at the age of 86. He was born on Dec. 10, 1929. “Bennie was a legend,” said Allen Ward, Director Read More
Racers win after two losses
Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor After breaking their losing streak to Austin Peay State with a 75-72 win, the women’s basketball team will head into the weekend with a possible 4-8 OVC record and four games left to play. Three of those games will come against teams who are inside the top eight of the Read More
Men’s basketball race past Redhawks
Story by Sarah Combs, contributing writer Murray State senior forward Jeffery Moss led the Racers with 26 points in their win over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Thursday 78-72 at the Show Me Center. The win Thursday moved the Racers to 6-4 in the OVC and 12-11 for the season. With the win, Murray State Read More
Racers foul out
Men’s basketball looks to come back at SEMO Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor Fourteen seconds after UT Martin won the tipoff Saturday, senior forward Wayne Langston committed a foul as the first official play of the game. In an effort to prevent more foul trouble, Langston played just 14 minutes but still fouled four times. Five Read More