The Racers lost their second consecutive road game Friday night in Norfolk, Va., as Old Dominion defeated Murray State 70-60, dropping Head Coach Steve Prohm’s team to 1-2 on the early season. In his post-game radio comments, Prohm vented his frustration. “I’m really disappointed and frustrated right now,” Prohm said. “It’s just not where we Read More
The Racers could not contain the nation’s top offense Saturday as the No. 2 Eastern Illinois Panthers defeated Murray State 37-17 at Roy Stewart Stadium. Murray State struggled early, and the Panthers stormed out to a 30-0 lead. The Racers responded late, putting together a late second half rally. In his first career start, Racer Read More
“Considering cycling is a lifelong sport, I hope to do it until the day I die.” Michael Agnew, senior from Madisonville, Ky., loves cycling, and he said he hopes to make it a profession. For now, he has to settle for riding for the club team at Murray, but he said that doesn’t make it Read More
An inexperienced men’s basketball team came up short on the road Friday night with a 77-74 loss to Valparaiso, but rebounded Tuesday at home with a 97-69 win over Brescia to move to 1-1 in its first week of play. The Racers have proven their ability to score the basketball, averaging more than 85 points Read More
Alpha Sigma Phi shut out Sigma Pi 33-0 in flag football Monday. Alpha Sigma Phi intercepted three Sigma Pi passes, running two of them down the field for touchdowns. Players from both sides said they did not expect the blowout. “I knew we were playing a very good Sigma Pi team,” said Austin Wynn, sophomore Read More
The Buckeye Open did not go the way Head Coach Allen Lollar and the Racer Rifle team had hoped for after coming off its tri-match victory over then No. 3 Jacksonville State and No. 4 Texas Christian. The Racers totaled an aggregate 4,608. They shot 2,272 in smallbore and 2,336 in air rifle. Junior Kelsey Read More
The chance to play in the OVC tournament slipped away from the volleyball team after a fifth-set loss at Austin Peay Tuesday night. The loss comes after things seemed to be on the upswing for the Racers, who defeated Southeast Missouri State and UT Martin last weekend. The team also reclaimed its lone senior and Read More
I have decided to postpone the final column in The Murray State Tradition series to discuss a topic of far greater importance this week. Over the last several days, an incredibly disturbing and disappointing story has emerged out of the Miami Dolphins’ locker room. Jonathan Martin, a second-year tackle, left the team last week after Read More