Column by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor Murray State has been a breeding ground for firsts. It’s where I discovered another human being as awkward as me, where I watched the stars truly fall, where I’ve seen support go further than a pat on the back, where I walked into a position I knew nothing about and where Read More
Column by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor. On the first day back to school, buzz around class was about sports but this time it wasn’t a win or loss. It was about former football player, Zeke Pike. Pike was arrested Sunday evening for allegedly driving through a stoplight. Failure to stop led the officer to find other things Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor I woke up Wednesday with an email from my father who is traveling in London, England for work. The subject line read “OT: Swim faster.” He wrote to me and various coworkers and friends. It was a forwarded email he received from his executive officer (his second in command) in the Read More
I’ve made it this far. It’s taken me eight months to get to this spot and it’s been a well-worth-it eight months. Allow me to introduce myself, though anyone who reads the papers might know who I am already. I’m the new sports editor. I’ve spent the last six months as the assistant sports editor Read More
The saying goes “It takes one to know one,” and if it weren’t for my recent eureka moment, I wouldn’t know what this meant. I’ve said before that I didn’t mean to end up in sports and it was all by accident that this happened. From the time I was able to walk, I have Read More
Seven seconds left on the clock, Racers are up by two points, Belmont has the ball and a 3-pointer is made. Racer fans are silent; Steve Prohm hangs his head and Jarvis Williams’ jaw drops in shock. You know the Racers lost the OVC Championship, but did they really? Just because I believe they deserve Read More
Someone told me once that it doesn’t matter how hard you fall; if you want to, you’ll get back up. Imagine this— there’s five seconds left on the clock, your basketball team is trailing by three points and it’s your possession. Your shoulder starts to buzz and you can feel it in your neck, your Read More
Just a few months ago I wrote an article about how I didn’t think the Seattle Seahawks would make it to the Super Bowl. I was very wrong and I can’t imagine how this piece of my home is functioning. I bit my tongue this weekend and watched my favorite NFL team play to their Read More