Miller Time: Sports Blog

4/5 Cards Get Set For A New Season Full Of Hope

GMiller — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:31:00 GMT

Hope springs eternal! Tomorrow the hopes of the Cardinal Nation will be put to the test as the 2009 MLB season begins. The Redbirds host Pittsburgh in their season opener. Some good mojo. The Birds are 17-14 all-time vs. the Pirates on opening day, 16-10 at Busch Stadium. Adam Wainwright will get the nod as the opening day starter. Wainwright and 2005 Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter will be asked to anchor the Cards rotation this year. Health is the major concern with these...(read more)

Potential UK Replacements Dropping Out One By One

GMiller — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:14:00 GMT

It started with Billy Donovan, who just minutes after UK fired Billy Gillispie, took his name out of the running. Donovan released a statement that he was committed to his job at Florida. Okay, so scratch him off the list. Some others have appeared to follow suit. Memphis' John Calipari told reporters on his return to town that he wants to coach at Memphis and he knows his name will be linked to every job opening, but fans have gotten used to that. Villanova's Jay Wright also took his name out...(read more)

Sweet 16 Coverage From Indy: UK Coaching Search Hot Topic

GMiller — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:57:00 GMT

For the sake of Kentucky basketball, I might not ever cover another Sweet Sixteen. Two years ago when I followed Southern Illinois to San Jose for the Sweet Sixteen, Tubby Smith up and left UK for the head coaching job at Minnesota. Two years later, it appears UK is ready for another coaching change. Billy Gillispie's impending departure has been the big story in the Bluegrass despite the fact Rick Pitino has Louisville on the verge of a national title. And yes, the coaching rumors have...(read more)

OVC Tournament: Live Blog From Nashville

GMiller — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:37:00 GMT

Welcome to Nashville and the OVC Tournament. Eight teams and two bids for the NCAA Tournament are on the line this weekend. Continue to check in here for a live blog from the Music City as we bring the OVC Tournament to you. 12:09am We must be the grim reaper. First the Murray women, next the Martin men and now the Murray men. 0-3 in Nashville. No NCAA Tournament bid. Murray goes 0-15 from three-point range and fall behind by 22 in the second in a 67-50 loss to APSU. ...(read more)

OVC Season Off To A Good Start

GMiller — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:17:00 GMT

I've been asked to blog about the OVC for a great college basketball website this season; www.rushthecourt.wordpress.com. The site is a collection of daily blogs about college basketball. I'll be providing an OVC blog every two weeks throughout the season. Here's a link to my first installment: Checking in on the OVC Below is my second installment that was posted on Friday. As always, feel free to comment below!!! On paper, this might seem like the same old Ohio Valley Conference. ...(read more)

11/21 And Then There Were Three...

GMiller — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:48:00 GMT

Round two of the state playoffs cut the hopes of a state title coming back to west Kentucky in half. Down goes Lone Oak, Trigg County and Ballard Memorial. Still alive and kicking are Calloway County, Crittenden County and Mayfield. Some quick observations from tonight: HUGE win for Calloway! Congrats to the Lakers! I don't know what's more impressive? The win or the fact that head coach Josh McKeel did not wear a coat tonight?!?!? Completely NUTS!!!! BUT...(read more)

11/14 Round One In The Books....

GMiller — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:43:00 GMT

So the first round of the KHSAA playoffs is in the books. Not a lot of surprises. Here's my take:I'll start in Class 1A. A big CONGRATS goes out to Chris Cooper and Ballard. I felt the Bombers had a chance to win at Caverna. I did not think they'd go over and take Caverna to the woodshed. 48-14!!! Way to go Big Green!!! Your reward. A trip to Crittenden County next week. The Rockets rolled up an easy 47-0 win over Kentucky Country Day. ...(read more)

11/7 Playoffs For All!!!!

GMiller — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:03:00 GMT

Playoff time is officially here for all!!! Kentucky put the wraps on the regular season tonight and we have 11 local teams that will play for a state title in the commonwealth.The question is, how many of those 11 have realistic hopes of bringing home a state title?Let's start in Class 1A: Crittenden County and Mayfield should both take care of business in round one with home games. It will be hard for the Cards to move past round two. They'll have to travel east to...(read more)

10/24 Gridiron Glory Wrap

GMiller — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:56:00 GMT

As always, an active night on Gridiron Glory. Here are some of the highlights (or low-lights) from the evening.Paducah Tilghman is not going to the playoffs. Let that sink in. The Blue Tornado, a year after missing the state finals by a field goal, are out of the postseason. Assuming the KHSAA takes away their win over Webster County (because of an ineligible player) Tilghman will be 1-8 and 1-3 in the district. They would lose out on a tiebreaker against Webster for...(read more)

10/3 What was he thinking???

GMiller — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:47:00 GMT

It was a pretty ho-hum schedule of games this Friday, but there were some high points and certainly some low points. I present my observations. I have to get this off my chest (along with this miserable flu...I hate being sick!!!) Anyhow, I have to question Tilghman's Randy Wyatt's choice to go for a two-point conversion down 21-12 to Mayfield in the fourth quarter. Albeit, it didn't have any bearing on the outcome, but with the Tornado driving late, it had to be frustrating...(read more)

9/26 Contender Or Pretender...

GMiller — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:53:00 GMT

It's 12:54 am, so I'm going to make this short and sweet and leave the floor open for you.Lone Oak and Calloway. WOW!!! What a game. I'm still shaking my head wondering why Calloway didn't just grind it out and take the field goal and get out of dodge with the win. Regardless, what a gutsy drive by Jamarielle Brown and that offense to give Jack Coorts another shot at the win (he had already missed a 33-yarder.) Honestly, after kicking them into the state title game last...(read more)

9/19 Gridiron Glory Review

GMiller — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:55:00 GMT

Week four is in the books and I'm feeling the ill-effects. I'm not saying the games were bad, but the weather is kicking my....well, you can guess. So I'm going to make this quick. Graves County 4-0. Enough said. They continue to impress. Mayfield jumped out 12-0, but the Eagles ran off 29 unanswered to win. Congrats to the Eagles on beating their rivals in their house!Marshall County gets a nice bounce back win over Calloway County. Marshals offense...(read more)

9/17 OVC Commissioner Responds To Comments On Officiating

GMiller — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:50:00 GMT

Let's get a few things straight on this whole Matt Griffin-saga. Was Matt out of line Saturday night when he publicly blasted the officiating in the Illinois State loss. No doubt, yes! But did he have a point? Without question! I agree with the OVC's decision to suspend Griffin. The league has rules and Griffin broke them with his mini-tirade. He deserved to be punished. But this requires a deeper look. Were Griffin's comments warranted? I...(read more)

9/12 Another Night Of Gridiron Glory, Another Night Of Surprises

GMiller — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:01:00 GMT

Our third week of Gridiron Glory is in the books and with it came another night of surprises. Here's a quick rundown of thoughts I had after another night of great action. What happened to Lone Oak? The hit the snooze button to start the third quarter against Obion! Up 35-0, the Flash allowed the Rebels to score 28 straight points in about six minutes. A combination of turnovers, sloppy tackling and bad special teams made a sure-to-be blowout turn into a shootout. If Lone...(read more)

9/5 Friday Night Thoughts....

GMiller — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:42:00 GMT

Another edition of Gridiron Glory is in the books and boy were there some surprises tonight. Here's a quick rundown on some of the highlights from Friday night. South Fulton upsets Fulton City 36-30. The Red Devils pass their first big test of the season and outscore the high-powered Bulldogs. Could the playoffs be on the horizon for SFHS? And the big question about Fulton City, can that defense hold up? That's 36 points to South Fulton and 26 to a weak West Carroll...(read more)