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Murray State Esports has rearranged its lab in order to practice social distancing. (Photo courtesy of Jacob Mitchell)

Murray State Esports surging through pandemic

October 14, 2020

Rachel Essner Contributing Writer [email protected] While the pandemic has affected sports negatively across the country, Esports has been on...

Freshman forward KJ Williams elevates for a slam over EIU. (Photo courtesy of Dave Winder/Racer Athletics)

Williams’ career night powers Racers past EIU

January 17, 2019

Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor [email protected] For the first time all season freshman guard Tevin Brown went scoreless from behind...

Photo by Jesse Caruthers/The News

Social media campaign urges ESPN to send Dick Vitale to Murray State

January 17, 2019

Story by Miranda Carpenter, Staff writer  Murray State fans are campaigning to get Dick Vitale to call the Racers’ battle against Belmont on Jan....

Ja Morant earned 99 first place votes to win the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year. (Blake Sandlin/TheNews)

Ballin’ over break: What you missed and what’s to come

January 17, 2019

Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor [email protected] Though classrooms were closed during winter break on Murray State’s campus, the...

Malik Honeycutt caps off a 79-yard return for a touchdown with a flip into the end zone. (Courtesy of Dave Winder/Racer Athletics)

Shoes up: Honeycutt’s ‘Miracle in Murray’ electrifies campus

November 15, 2018

Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer [email protected] With 20 seconds remaining and Southeast Missouri State’s shot at an OVC co-championship...

This is the fake Dunker that was created by Kentucky's cheerleading program. (Photo courtesy of The Kentucky Kernel)

Will the real Dunker please stand up?

September 19, 2018

It was your typical college football game. Murray State was losing 41-3 to Kentucky and the game was going along as normal. It wasn’t until around 7:37...

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OVC, ESPN announce new partnership

August 30, 2018

Story by Gage Johnson Senior writer [email protected] The OVC announced an extension of its media rights agreement with ESPN on Monday,...

Photo by Chalice Keith

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith brings rags-to-riches story to campus

April 28, 2017

Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor   Stephen A. Smith took a break from his routine habit of animated tirades in order to address...

Mark McFarland/The News

Senior class looks to lead youth

August 24, 2016

Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor With a 3-8 finish last season, the Murray State football team will begin tracking a path of retribution Sept. 3,...

ESPN will feature Racer basketball games

October 25, 2012

Last season, the men’s basketball team received unprecedented national attention during its remarkable 23 game winning streak and run into the third...

Murray State has been selected along with 12 other schools to be featured by ESPNU in  their nationally televised basketball preview show on Friday, Oct. 12. || File Photos

ESPNU to feature Racer Madness

October 2, 2012

The Murray State basketball program received plenty of national attention last year. Its accomplishments have continued the trend into the new 2012-13...

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Racer Madness, basketball kick-off to be featured on ESPNU

September 24, 2012

ESPNU announced they'll include the MSU men's basketball team in its seventh annual Midnight Madness telecast on the first day of the college basketball...

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