Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State Baseball took another series win on Saturday, March 20, after they won two of three games against Jacksonville State University. “Jacksonville State’s a very good ball club year in and year out,” said Head Coach Dan Skirka. “Always competing, top of our league. To win the series, first Read More
Story by Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State tennis will start its season by attending the Austin Peay Invitational in Clarksville, Tennessee. With summer over, Head Coach Jorge Caetano is looking forward to the opportunity for his team to size up the opposition. “There are four more OVC schools besides us, and Western Kentucky Read More
Logan Boger Contributing Writer lboger@murraystate.edu The Murray State volleyball team will compete in the UIC Invitational on Friday, Sept. 13, taking on Sacramento State University, the University of Illinois at Chicago and Bradley University. Murray State is coming off a solid weekend at the Troy Invitational. The Racers snagged their first two wins of the Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Every month, Daniel Wann, a professor of psychology at Murray State, sits down with The News to address the increased juxtaposition of sport and reality. Wann is a nationally-acclaimed sports psychologist. Having published two books, he primarily specializes in the psychology of sports fans, and has been featured Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu When Kentucky’s General Assembly passed a biennial budget in early April, most of the focus was on its 6.25 percent base cut and increased pension obligations to public universities across the Commonwealth, forcing institutions around the state to restructure budgets from top to bottom. As universities strived to Read More
Story by Keith Jaco rjaco@murraystate.edu Staff writer Sports Illustrated released its preview of possible 2019 NBA draftees last week, with names like Keldon Johnson, Bol Bol and even Murray State’s own Ja Morant headlining the list. The article cited Morant as a draft riser this year in a weaker class of 2019 point guards. This Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Sports Editor It’s no secret our country is currently experiencing a period defined by unprecedented division and partisan politics. Fortunately, there are liberating outlets like sports available where we can momentarily escape from the frenzied political and social landscape around us. Unfortunately, as reality slowly begins to seep into the Read More
Story by Keith Jaco, staff writer The Racers opened up their first spring scrimmage on Saturday, April 7, with snow flurries and 20 mph wind gusts. With temperatures dipping below 30 degrees, Head Coach Mitch Stewart ran a loaded scrimmage in which both the offense and defense showed signs of improvement. Despite the bitterly cold Read More