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March 22, 2011 5:15 PM
Donnie Tyndall has a new contract to coach basketball at Morehead State. The four-year agreement will pay the fifth-year coach $230,000 per year, which will place him at the top of the Ohio Valley Conference. “Coach Tyndall’s impact on our program and on MSU has been simply tremendous over the...
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March 10, 2011 4:52 PM
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - College basketball's best rebounder just shakes his head wondering how he got to this point in his career. Kenneth Faried never thought he'd make it this far, at least not at Morehead State. The 6-foot-8 senior center - who broke Tim Duncan's modern-day NCAA record for...
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March 6, 2011 12:04 AM
(AP) - Demonte Harper had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Morehead State won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship by beating Tennessee Tech 80-73 on Saturday night. Kenneth Faried notched his 27th double-double this season with 24 points and 15 rebounds in helping the Eagles (24-9) earn their second...
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March 1, 2011 2:38 PM
MOREHEAD, Ky.-Morehead State senior center Kenneth Faried swept the Ohio Valley Conference's player of the year awards and classmate Demonte Harper earned First Team-All-Conference the OVC the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
Faried was named OVC Player of the Year for the second straight year and OVC Defensive Player of...
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February 22, 2011 9:15 PM
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Thomas McCarthy, Matt Reida and Chad Wright each recorded three hits, as the Kentucky baseball team rode an offensive explosion of 20 hits and 12 runs, in a 12-3 win over the Morehead State Eagles, on a chilly Tuesday afternoon at Allen Field.
The Wildcats came...
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February 16, 2011 9:59 PM
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - Kenneth Faried had 23 points and 15 rebounds and Demonte Harper added 21 points and 11 boards as Morehead State outlasted Eastern Kentucky 76-68 in overtime Wednesday night to win its eighth straight. The Eagles (20-8, 12-4 Ohio Valley Conference) dominated the extra period 14-6, with...
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January 31, 2011 4:16 PM
Morehead State senior center Kenneth Faried won his record 12th career Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week award the league announced Monday afternoon. The 12 awards are the most ever by a single player, eclipsing the mark set by former UT Martin standout Lester Hudson.
Faried also was...
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December 7, 2010 10:44 PM
Morehead State men's basketball survived a scare from St. Catharine, winning 77-64 in a non-conference game Tuesday night at Johnson Arena. The Patriots (5-3) fought back from a 13-point second-half deficit to pull within four on two occasions late in the second half. The NAIA school from Springfield, Ky. kept...
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November 23, 2010 9:00 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jon Diebler scored 20 points and David Lighty added 11 to lead No. 3 Ohio State past Morehead State 64-45 on Tuesday night to win the Global Sports Invitational. The Buckeyes (4-0) were without one of their top shooters, junior swingman William Buford, who was held...
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August 26, 2010 10:09 AM
(AP) - The NCAA on Wednesday placed the men's basketball program at Morehead State University on probation for two years for recruiting violations related to booster activity.
The eastern Kentucky college announced the NCAA accepted Morehead's self-imposed penalties and did not include serious sanctions.
"We are encouraged from...
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August 17, 2010 2:27 PM
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - There are plenty of cliches about being close. It doesn't cut it. It only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. So close, but so far. Bottom line: close equals not, and Morehead State's football team, eight times out of 11 last season, did not get it...
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June 15, 2010 4:27 PM
Morehead State graduate and former baseball player J.D. Ashbrook has signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox.
Ashbrook has been assigned to Bristol Sox, Chicago's rookie level (Appalachian League) farm team in Bristol, Va. He will join MSU teammate Drew Lee, who was drafted by the White Sox...
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May 17, 2010 3:32 PM
Morehead State University Director of Athletics Brian Hutchinson announced Monday that Tom Hodges has been named as the Eagles' ninth women's basketball coach. He becomes the youngest head coach in Division I. A 27-year-old native of Shelbyville, Tenn., Hodges has spent the past five years at Middle Tennessee State, including...
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May 7, 2010 6:58 PM
MOREHEAD. - Morehead State junior Kenneth Faried announced Friday that he has removed his name from NBA draft consideration and will return for his senior year with Eagle men's basketball. "After carefully looking at all my options and talking it over with my family - especially my mom, I have...
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May 3, 2010 6:48 PM
MOREHEAD - Morehead State has signed Prattville, Ala., native Dionte Ferguson to a National Letter of Intent men's basketball coach Donnie Tyndall announced Monday.
Ferguson, a 6-7, 205-pound forward for Lions coach Xavier Robinson, earned 6A All-State Honorable Mention. He recorded 24 double-doubles in averaging 16.5 points and 14.1...
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April 2, 2010 4:27 PM
The Minnesota Twins have named right-hander Jon Rauch their closer. Manager Ron Gardenhire announced the news before Friday's exhibition against the St. Louis Cardinals, the first scheduled contest at Target Field. Steady rain in the afternoon was putting the status of the game in doubt. Rauch says he's eager to...
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March 4, 2010 8:06 PM
Morehead State juniors Kenneth Faried and Chynna Bozeman swept the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year Awards, each taking the award in their respective sport. The honors were announced at the OVC's Award Reception Thursday night. Faried also was named Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-OVC....
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March 2, 2010 10:36 PM
Kenneth Faried scored 24 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead Morehead State to an 87-54 rout over Jacksonville State on Tuesday night in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Faried, who had eight offensive rebounds, shot 10 of 17 from the floor for the second-seeded Eagles...
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February 25, 2010 11:58 PM
Terrance Hill hit a 3-pointer with 39 seconds to go to help Morehead State stop Murray State's nation-leading 17-game win streak, 70-65, on Thursday night. The Eagles (20-9, 14-3 Ohio Valley Conference) led 60-51 with 5:38 to go, but the Racers (26-4, 16-1) went on an 11-2 run to tie...
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February 17, 2010 9:32 PM
The Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team shot just 37 percent (21-of-57) from the field and 32 percent (7-of-22) from deep as the Colonels fell to Morehead State, 77-64, Wednesday night in Ellis T. Johnson Arena. With the loss, EKU falls to 18-10 (10-6 OVC) while MSU improves to 19-8...
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February 15, 2010 7:52 AM
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - Morehead State University will offer it's first doctoral degree this fall after receiving approval for the first such program since the school gained university status in 1966. The Daily Independent in Ashland reports that the initial class of students will have two tracks of pursuit, administrative...
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February 6, 2010 11:35 PM
MOREHEAD, Ky.- Senior Brandon Shingles and sophomore Steve Peterson picked a good night to have career performances.
Peterson and Shingles both had career highs and were two of four Morehead State players in double figures, leading the Eagles to an 84-75 win over Tennessee Tech Saturday night at Johnson...
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February 4, 2010 10:16 PM
Maze Stallworth scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help Morehead State defeat Jacksonville State 94-75 on Thursday night. The Eagles (15-7, 9-2 Ohio Valley Conference), averaging six 3-pointers a game, made a season-high 13 of 27 (48.1 percent) against the Gamecocks (10-12, 5-7). Morehead State held a 25-7...
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January 24, 2010 9:22 PM
Kelly Kulick left all the guys in the gutter. Kulick became the first woman to win a PBA Tour title on Sunday, beating Chris Barnes in the final of the 45th Tournament of Champions. Kulick outscored Barnes 265-195 to take home the $40,000 first prize and a two-year PBA Tour...
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January 18, 2010 3:28 PM
MOREHEAD, Ky.- Morehead State junior forward Kenneth Faried has been named as the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball Player of the Week. It marks the third time this season he's been honored by the league.
Faried tallied two double-doubles to raise his total to 12 for the season in...
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December 28, 2009 11:01 PM
VERMILLION, S.D.-Senior Maze Stallworth hit a three-pointer with 1:40 left to play and sunk a late free throw to pull Morehead State past South Dakota 66-64 Monday night at the Dakota Dome.
The Eagles (6-6) trailed for most of the game, leading only briefly only in the each half...
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December 23, 2009 10:53 PM
Kenneth Faried scored 19 points, including seven in the final 4-minutes, and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead Morehead State past Cal State Fullerton 69-62 Wednesday night.
Demonte Harper had 18 points and Maze Stallworth also added 13 for the Eagles (5-6).
The Titans (4-6) were led by...
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December 22, 2009 10:40 PM
Damian Lillard scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute, to push Weber State past Morehead State 66-64 Tuesday night.
Lindsey Hughey also added 15 for the Wildcats (7-5) and Nick Hansen added 13. The win came in the second day of the Basketball Travelers Invitational...
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December 18, 2009 10:42 PM
Eagles Survive ETSU With Frenetic Final Finish
Morehead State men's basketball committed more turnovers in the game, but it was two late giveaways by East Tennessee State that helped the Eagles survive, 60-58, in a non-conference game Friday evening at Johnson Arena.
Looking for a game-tying or game-winning...
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December 15, 2009 5:22 PM
Morehead State shot 55.4 percent from the field and placed three players in double figures en route to an 81-53 win over St. Catharine Tuesday afternoon in front of 2,525 fans, including 1,200 local elementary students. Junior Kenneth Faried led all scorers and rebounders with 17 points and seven rebounds....
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November 17, 2009 9:52 PM
Playing its third game in five days, the Kentucky women's basketball team improved to 3-0 for the first time since the 2005-06 season, defeating Morehead State Tuesday night, 72-55 in Johnson Arena. Four Wildcats recorded double figures, including a career-high 18 points from freshman A'dia Mathies (Louisville, Ky.) and 15...
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November 12, 2009 10:28 PM
Eric Bledsoe heard all the chatter. He understood it, too. He knew signing with Kentucky as the "other" point guard didn't seem to make a lot of sense. Why would Bledsoe want to play in the considerable shadow of prep superstar John Wall, the marquee recruit of new coach John...
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November 11, 2009 3:05 PM
Donnie Tyndall came to Morehead State in 2006 tasked with rebuilding arguably one of the worst programs in the country. Consider the project ahead of schedule. The Eagles enter 2009-10 bearing the weight of high expectations. It's what happens after capturing your first Ohio Valley Conference title in a quarter...
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October 29, 2009 4:30 PM
Predicted order of finish of men's basketball teams in the OVC as picked by league coaches and sports information directors: 1. tie Morehead St. and Murray St. 3. Austin Peay. 4. Eastern Illinois. 5. Eastern Kentucky. 6. Jacksonville St. 7. Tennessee Tech. 8. UT Martin. 9. Tennessee St. 10. Southeast...
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October 25, 2009 12:43 AM
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - James LaMacchia caught a 58-yard touchdown from Chris Debowski to spark Marist's 24-14 victory over Morehead State on Saturday. The Red Foxes (4-3, 3-2 Pioneer Football League) trailed 14-0 before the touchdown reception with 2:42 to go in the third. Marist added 17 points in the...
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