MSU CLAIMS 2ND IN WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Eastern Kentucky men's and women's cross country teams claimed team titles on Saturday at the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships held at the Jaycee Golf Course and hosted by Southeast Missouri State University. On the women's side it was the 23rd OVC title for Eastern Kentucky, who has won the last three championships. EKU finished with 50 teams points followed closely by Murray State (55) and host Southeast Missouri (59). Katelyn Jones and Taylor Crawford of Murray were named first team All-OVC. Karissa Magnuson was named freshman of the year and was also selected second team All-OVC along with teammate Alaina Zanin...On the men's side, the title was the 17th for Eastern Kentucky, who has claimed the last three men's crowns. The host Redhawks were second and Murray State finished 8th.

BROCKMAN BREAKS CCHS PASSING TD RECORD
Casey Brockman is now the all-time leader in career passing touchdowns and junior Tyrrell Willis pulled into sole possession of the all-time rushing touchdown record following Calloway County's 56-0 drubbing of Fulton County Friday night. Brockman connected with Garner for his fifth touchdown pass of the evening and 59th of his career, surpassing Sam Arnett into the top spot on Calloway's career touchdowns list. Senior receivers Chris Dobbins and George Garner also pulled closer to the career receiving yardage record. Dobbins needs just 52 yards to tie the record and Garner needs 109. The Lakers close out the regular season Friday at Graves County.

TIGERS TAKE WINNING STREAK INTO OFF WEEK
The Murray High Tigers get two week to get ready for the playoffs. They have an off week, and will head into the post season with a #2 seed and a six game winning streak after beating tenth ranked Owensboro Catholic 16-14 Friday night. The Tigers will play Hancock County at Ty Holland Stadium a week from Friday and you can hear the Tigers playoff run on 1340 WNBS.

NATHAN WILLIAMS IS OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
After posting his second game of the season with at least 20 tackles, Murray State senior linebacker Nathan Williams was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season. Williams is a finalist for FCS National Defensive Player of the Year and leads the nation in total tackles, solo tackles and tackles per game. Williams is tied for the OVC lead and 22nd nationally with 6.5 sacks and needs 20 tackles to pass Donald White for the single-season tackles record at MSU. He ranks seventh on the career tackle list with 358 and could climb as high as fourth by the end of the season. Despite the honor, Williams was not happy with the Racer performance Saturday in a 34-6 loss at Eastern Illinois, but he added the honor was good for the school. The Racers welcome Southeast Missouri for a 1pm game Saturday, and we'll talk about the game tonight at 6 on Hey Coach with Matt Griffin on Froggy 103.7.

TITANS ROLL TO 8-0
Rob Bironas drilled a 41-yard field goal with 9:36 left in overtime to lift the Tennessee Titans to a 19-16 win over the Packers at LP Field. Chris Johnson rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown as Tennessee moved to 8-and-0 on the season. LenDale White rumbled for 77 yards on only eight carries in the victory. Aaron Rodgers was 22-of-41 for 314 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Pack, who dropped to 4-and-4. Donald Driver had seven grabs for 136 yards and a score in the loss. Next up for the Titans is a visit to Chicago.  That kickoff time has been changed to 3:15pm, and you can hear the game on 1340 WNBS beginning with Titans Pre-Game at 2pm.

EAGLE DINNER TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets for the Annual Eagle Dinner which benefits athletic programs at Graves County High School are now on sale. The reverse raffle event will take place on the campus of Graves County High School on Saturday, November 15 beginning at 6 PM. The $50 ticket entitles the purchaser to dinner for two, as well as the chance to win various cash prizes totaling $7900, including the grand prize of $6500. Only 400 tickets will be sold. There will also be various basket auctions during the evening to benefit the various participating sports. Tickets may be purchased from members of the boys and girls basketball teams or the boys and girls soccer teams, or persons may contact athletic director, R.B. Mays at 328-4884 to get a ticket and support Eagle athletics.

GRAVES HOOPS TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets for the 2008-2009 Graves County High School basketball season are now on sale. All season tickets include admission to all home regular season boys, girls, junior varsity, and freshmen games, as well as the 10 games of the First Kentucky Shoot-out on December 12 & 13. Lower arena chair seats are $50 each. Upper arena chair seats are $35. Adult general admission tickets are $30, and K-12 student general admission tickets are $15. Individual game admission prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Admission to the First KY Shoot-out will be $8 per session (3 sessions) for chair seats, $7 for adult general admission, and $5 for student general admission. Century Club parking passes are available that include reserved parking for all home boy/girl varsity doubleheaders, and all home boys jv/varsity contests. The Century Club pass will also include reserved parking for the First KY Shoot-out. The season tickets do not include admission to the Holiday Tournament hosted by the boys’ basketball team on December 27, 29 & 30. There will be 4 sessions in the tournament, and the GCHS boys will play 4 games. Those who purchase season tickets may purchase a tournament pass for $12. Tickets may be purchased in the high school office from 8 AM – 4 PM each weekday. Persons desiring more information may contact athletic director, R.B. Mays at (270)328-4884.

NATIONAL SPORTS REPORT

Sunday's Results
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National Football League

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New York Jets 26, Buffalo Bills 17
Chicago Bears 27, Detroit Lions 23
Cincinnati Bengals 21, Jacksonville Jaguars 19
Baltimore Ravens 37, Cleveland Browns 27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, Kansas City Chiefs 27 (OT)
Minnesota Vikings 28, Houston Texans 21
Arizona Cardinals 34, St. Louis Rams 13
Miami Dolphins 26, Denver Broncos 17
New York Giants 35, Dallas Cowboys 14
Atlanta Falcons 24, Oakland Raiders 0
Philadelphia Eagles 26, Seattle Seahawks 7
Indianapolis Colts 18, New England Patriots 15


National Basketball Association
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Kevin Durant led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points to lead the Thunder
to their first franchise win since relocating from Seattle in the offseason,
as Oklahoma City edged Minnesota, 88-85, from the Ford Center. Russell
Westbrook had 14 points for the Thunder, who lost their first two games of the
season. Jeff Green ended with 13 points and Nick Collison had 10 points and 10
boards. Al Jefferson had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who
have dropped two straight since a season-opening win over Sacramento. Craig
Smith had 13 points and Ryan Gomes added 12 in defeat. Randy Foye had just two
points and missed all 10 field goal attempts, but doled out six assists.

Elsewhere in the NBA:
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Milwaukee Bucks 94, New York Knicks 86


National Hockey League
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Milan Michalek and Devin Setoguchi each scored two goals, as the San Jose
Sharks topped the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, at the Pepsi Center. Ryane Clowe
also lit the lamp for the Sharks, who have won four straight and, at 10-2-0,
are off to their best start in franchise history. Patrick Marleau and Joe
Thornton both recorded two assists, while Evgeni Nabokov made 33 saves. Milan
Hejduk registered a goal and an assist for Colorado, which has lost three
straight after a five-game winning streak. Peter Budaj allowed five goals on
29 shots.

Elsewhere in the NHL:
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Edmonton Oilers 5, Philadelphia Flyers 4
Carolina Hurricanes 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Atlanta Thrashers 5, Florida Panthers 3
Anaheim Ducks 3, Calgary Flames 2
Detroit Red Wings 3, Vancouver Canucks

NFL

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The Detroit Lions and free-agent quarterback Daunte Culpepper have agreed to
terms on a contract Sunday. Detroit coach Rod Marinelli confirmed the deal
after the Lions dropped a 27-23 game to Chicago on Sunday to move to 0-8 on
the season. Detroit is now the last team in the NFL without a victory as the
previously winless Cincinnati Bengals knocked off the Jacksonville Jaguars
Sunday. Culpepper, 31, most recently played for the Oakland Raiders in 2007,
when he appeared in seven games for the club. Culpepper's best season came in
2004 as a member of the Vikings, when he threw for 4,717 yards, 39 touchdowns
and only 11 interceptions for a 110.9 quarterback rating. The Lions have
struggled at the quarterback position this season, as Dan Orlovsky has taken
over for injured starter Jon Kitna, who was lost for the season. Orlovsky has
five touchdown passes and four interceptions in seven appearances and has lost
his first four career starts.

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Ben Roethlisberger looks to put a four-interception performance in last week's
21-14 loss to the New York Giants into the rearview mirror when his Pittsburgh
Steelers travel to Washington to face the Redskins on Monday night. Despite
the setback to the defending champions, Pittsburgh holds a half-game lead in
the AFC North over the Baltimore Ravens. Washington boasts a 6-2 record and
the league's leading rusher heading into Week 9 in Clinton Portis, who
rattled off 126 yards on 24 carries in a closer-than-expected 25-17 victory
over winless Detroit in Week 8. The 'Skins haven't opened a campaign 7-2 since
1996.


=== COLLEGE FOOTBALL ===

Texas Tech's thrilling victory over Big 12 rival Texas on Saturday has thrown
a monkey wrench in the Bowl Championship Series poll, as the Alabama Crimson
Tide moved into the top spot. The Longhorns held the No. 1 position in the BCS
in the first two weeks of the poll's release, but Michael Crabtree's dramatic
touchdown with one second remaining on Saturday gave the Red Raiders a 39-33
victory and paved the way for a new top dog in the college ranks. Alabama
(0.9747), last week's No. 2 seed in the BCS, moved into the front-running
position thanks to the Red Raiders and the Crimson Tide's 35-0 drubbing of
Arkansas State. The Tide will have a much tougher test next week when they
square off against reigning national champion LSU in Death Valley. Texas Tech
(0.9372) moved from seventh all the way up to second after the biggest win in
the program's history. The Red Raiders also have a tough test at home against
Oklahoma State (0.6660), the ninth-seed in the poll, next Saturday. Among the
programs getting jumped by TTU was Penn State (0.9286), which was idle after a
hard-fought win at Ohio State the previous week and remained in the third
position in the poll. Alabama, Texas Tech and Penn State are all a perfect 9-0
on the season. Texas (0.8531), which survived the Big 12 gauntlet of Oklahoma,
Missouri and Oklahoma State before the loss, fell to No. 4. Florida (0.8268)
dominated Georgia, 49-10, in a grudge match this past weekend and moved up
from the eighth position to No. 5.


=== NHL ===

New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur has been ruled out for Monday's
tilt with the Buffalo Sabres after suffering a bruised left elbow in
Saturday's game against Atlanta. Brodeur will see his streak of consecutive
regular-season starts end at a career-high 51 games dating back to January 8
of last season. Brodeur has made 56 straight starts including the playoffs.
The four-time Vezina Trophy winner skated off the ice in the second period on
Saturday. He first appeared to hurt his elbow reaching for a shot and soon
after fell to the ice clutching his left arm. He stopped all five shots he
faced before exiting and was credited with the victory, leaving him seven wins
shy of Patrick Roy's all-time mark of 551. Kevin Weekes replaced Brodeur in
the New Jersey net Saturday, and goaltender Jeff Frazee, the team's second
selection in the 2005 NHL Draft, was called up from Trenton of the ECHL under
emergency conditions.


=== TENNIS ===

French crowd favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Argentine star David
Nalbandian in three sets on Sunday to win the Paris Masters title and clinch a
spot in the Tennis Masters Cup. Tsonga won 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in a shade more than
two hours for his second career title, both coming this year. The win ensured
that the 23-year-old will be a part of the eight-man field at the Tennis
Masters Cup in Shanghai later this month.


=== AUTO RACING ===

Carl Edwards drove the final 69 laps without pitting for fuel to win Sunday's
Dickies 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway and trim 77 points off of Jimmie
Johnson's lead in the Sprint Cup Series championship standings. The No.99
Roush Fenway Racing driver led 212 of 334 laps and finished 8.310 seconds
ahead of second-place Jeff Gordon. Edwards recorded his eighth victory of the
season and the 15th of his Sprint Cup career. He also swept Texas this year as
he won the Samsung 500 in April. Jamie McMurray, Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle
completed the top-five. After finishing 15th, Johnson's lead is 106 points
with just two races to go.


=== RUNNING ===

Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe captured the women's title at the New York
City Marathon for a second consecutive year, while the men's champion for a
second time in three years was Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil. Radcliffe
led virtually from wire-to-wire and crossed the finish line in a time of two
hours, 23 minutes and 56 seconds. It was her third NYC Marathon win, as she
also captured the crown in 2004. The only woman with more New York City titles
is Norway's Grete Waitz, who won nine times in an 11-year span from 1978-88.
Gomes dos Santos completed the course in two hours, eight minutes and 43
seconds to edge Morocco's Abderrahim Goumri by just 24 seconds. Gomes dos
Santos also won the title in 2006 and last year finished eighth.