Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu With the OVC Championship win, Murray State punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament, better known as “March Madness.” On Selection Sunday, the Racers were seeded as the seven-seed in the East Region, with teams like the one-seed Baylor and the two-seed Kentucky as potential opponents down the line. First, Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Interim Editor-in-Chief bsandlin1@murraystate.edu For the past two seasons I’ve spent my Thursdays, Saturdays and virtually every day in between covering Murray State’s men’s basketball team as a beat writer. Though it appeared from the beginning that the program had potentially seen its best days after the heralded careers of Isaiah Canaan Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Interim Editor-in-Chief bsandlin1@murraystate.edu SPONSORED: Poplar Place has a limited number of luxury apartments available starting this summer, including one, two and three bedrooms with wifi, water and cable included. Contact (270)-293-9170 for more information. Every Cinderella story must come to an end, and Saturday night’s 90-62 loss to Florida State closed Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Interim Editor-in-Chief bsandlin1@murraystate.edu The NCAA Tournament will once again feature the Murray State Racers for the second straight year. Murray State concluded the OVC Tournament the same way it did last season, by overcoming a halftime deficit to Belmont to claim a 77-65 win and clinch its 17th OVC Championship in Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor Murray State basketball’s bracket-busting attempt against 5-seed West Virginia was to no avail, with the Racers falling 85-68 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament in San Diego, California. In the end, the Racers’ turnovers and inability to score inside were their undoing. They committed 16 turnovers Read More
Staff Report The Murray State News caught up with every player on Murray State’s men’s basketball team, and asked them one simple question: “What does making the NCAA tournament mean to you? Jonathan Stark: “It means a lot to me. I know these fans have been waiting on this for a few years. They’re used Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor With Saturday’s win over Belmont, Murray State punched its ticket to the NCAA tournament. They’ve done all a mid-major school of their stature can do. The only question that remains: Where will they be seeded? As we dive deeper into March and the frontrunners in each respective conference Read More
Elizabeth Johnson Editor-in-Chief RACER NATION!!! I’m so excited to address you once again. It’s been two years since I followed the Racers to the NCAA tournament in San Jose, Calif., where I witnessed a buzzer-beater victory over Vanderbilt and a heart-breaking two-point loss to eventual runner-up Butler. Two years removed from the sports section, with Read More