Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu With Murray State men’s basketball up 66-65 with 28 seconds to play, senior guard Keandre Cook hit a contested three from deep, ultimately becoming the dagger en route to a 71-69 victory for Missouri State University. The Racers found themselves within reach after Cook’s three, trailing 68-66. However, after coming Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu Murray State Racer baseball lost a back-and-forth battle with the Missouri State Bears 15-10 on Wednesday, April 3, at Reagan Field. Head Coach Dan Skirka was disappointed in his team’s pitching effort following the loss. “They’re a good ballclub and we put them in situations to be successful,” Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu Murray State Racer baseball has found a groove over the last two weeks, going 8-4 in its last 12, including wins in three of its last four following a bye weekend. Coming off a road win against Austin Peay on Tuesday, March 26th, Murray State is playing its Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Murray State’s men’s basketball team handed Missouri State a 77-66 loss on Saturday, Nov. 24, but it was the historic play from sophomore guard Ja Morant that commanded all the attention. Morant erupted for a stat line of 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for his second Read More
Story by Bryan Edwards, Sports Editor The Murray State football team hit the road for the first time this season, facing off against the Missouri State Bears with a chance to bounce back from the 41-13 loss to Central Arkansas last week. Offensive execution was an issue for the Racers, as the Bears claimed a Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Missouri State defeated the Racers 28-22 at Roy Stewart Stadium Saturday night, avenging its 2013 loss. Offensively, the Racers turned the ball over throwing three interceptions and lost one fumble. Head Coach Mitch Stewart said in order for his team to be successful, they need to cut down on Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Murray State starts its season 0-1 after a 52-3 loss to Big Ten opponent University of Illinois. The Racers couldn’t get anything going early as senior quarterback KD Humphries threw his first interception of the season on the first drive of the year. Illinois would then score on its Read More
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer Murray State traveled to Missouri State and University of Virginia Friday, with many Racers achieving new personal bests, as well as a new school record. At the Virginia Challenge, sophomore distance runner Vallery Korir set a new 10,000-meter record for the Racers, topping her original record-breaking time of 35 minutes, 8 Read More