Morehead State University NCAA News

Malcom Thomas scored 20 points for San Diego State in its 77-52 win over UC San Diego Saturday.

John Calipari has proven he can coach winners. Coming off two disappointing seasons, Kentucky has put a lot of money in his hands to bring his talent to Lexington and restore its program to its glory days.

BASKETBALL: UK vs. Morehead St. When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 Radio: WBUL-FM 98.1; WLAP-AM 630.

Donnie Tyndall came to Morehead State in 2006 tasked with rebuilding arguably one of the worst programs in the country.

Central Catholic president, the Rev. Scott Ardinger, reminded me on the field tonight after Central Catholic beat Emmaus 14-6 that I picked the Vikings to finish ninth back in a preseason story on the Lehigh Valley Conference.

THE Worcester Leaguea s Bernard Finnigan Cup saw Worcester Bosch put Droitwich Spa Eagles Reserves to flight 10-0. Kevin Ginger and Darren Tafft both scored hat-tricks in the first-round clash.

Kenneth Faried is a low-key big man on Morehead State's campus. He thinks of himself as a regular student, but the 6-foot-8 junior forward is far from that.

OUTLOOK: There was plenty of success in the Ohio Valley Conference last season, beginning with the Morehead State Eagles who won the league tournament and made their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 25 years.

Morehead State men's basketball opened the 2009-2010 exhibition season with a decisive 90-58 win over Cedarville Wednesday evening at Johnson arena in front of 2,012 fans.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Eagles unearthed every possible stone to add to their talent level in the offseason.

C Kenneth Faried grabbed 20 or more rebounds in a game three times last year and finished with at least 10 rebounds in 30 of 36 games.

Sophomore Craig Brown and junior Colin Eustis led the American University men's cross country team to a second place finish at the 2009 Patriot League Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y. Brown and Eustis each earned First Team All-Patriot League honors with their performances, placing fourth and sixth, respectively.

Harrison Jordan scored two touchdowns and Cody Lyon returned an interception for a score to seal Campbell's 31-22 win over Morehead State on Saturday.

MOREHEAD, Ky.a 'Morehead State men's basketball has been chosen as Ohio Valley Conference preseason co-champions and Eagle junior Kenneth Faried has been selected as the OVC Preseason Player of the Year.

Dickey Nutt was not one bit surprised by where his first Southeast Missouri State basketball squad ranked in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll announced Thursday.

The Patriot League Cross Country Championships will take place at Colgate University's Harry Lang Cross Country Course Saturday, and for the second year in the row, three teams will hit the course trying to retain their titles.

Marist rallies for 24-14 win over Morehead State EDs: APNewsNow. Marist 24, Morehead State 14.

The Marist College football team is rested and ready to go. The Red Foxes, facing Morehead State in the Eagles' homecoming game on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Kentucky, are looking for their third straight win, both overall and in Pioneer Football League play.

For the seventh annual musical look at ACC football, we call on Steely Dan to provide the tunes.

Since we're about halfway through the season, I thought it was time to examine who the biggest impact freshmen have been.