The UT Martin Skyhawks have been picked to finish sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in a pre-season poll conducted by a panel of media covering the OVC. In total, 15 voters from around the league cast a ballot on who they thought would be the 2019 football favorites and preseason players of the year. […]Read More
The Murray State men’s basketball team will be part of the eight-team field for the 2019 Gulf Coast Showcase to be held Thanksgiving week in Estero, Florida at Hertz Arena. The Racers will play three games in three days November 25 -27, starting with a game against the La Salle Explorers (Nov. 25) at 6:30. […]Read More
UT Martin head men’s basketball coach Anthony Stewart has announced Bill Lewit as a new assistant coach for the Skyhawk program. Lewit brings 24 years of collegiate coaching experience to UT Martin, including a highly successful 14-year stint as the all-time winningest head coach at Cecil College in North East, Maryland. He earned National Coach […]Read More
Just five days after being sent down to the team’s Triple-A team, the Los Angeles Dodgers called Dresden’s Matt Beaty back up Monday when they placed infielder Chris Taylor on the 10-day injured list. Taylor fractured his arm Sunday night after being hit by a pitch. He could be out for up to four weeks. […]Read More
Head tennis coach Dennis Taylor has announced three new signees to the UT Martin program, as freshman Aziza Aubin, freshman Jana Vreden and sophomore Sina Albersmeier join the Skyhawks for the 2019-20 season. The three join Jillian Niedzalowski, who inked her National Letter of Intent with UTM in November. Niedzialowski notched team Most Valuable Player […]Read More
ESPN has hired former NFL and Washington State quarterback Ryan Leaf to be a college football analyst, another step in the remarkable comeback of the former star who battled drug addiction and served time in prison. Leaf, who spoke about his recovery this past Friday to a packed Watkins Auditorium at UT Martin, told Thunderbolt […]Read More
Ric Johnson has joined the UT Martin men’s basketball staff as its director of operations. Johnson, a part of a record-setting class who played under Skyhawk head coach Anthony Stewart when he was an assistant at Ohio University, brings five years of basketball administrative experience to UTM. Johnson spent last season as an assistant coach […]Read More
Dresden native Matt Beaty was optioned to AAA Oklahoma City on Wednesday, after the Los Angeles Dodgers activated shortstop Corey Seager from the 10-day Injured List. During his time with the Dodgers, Beaty played first base and outfield, hitting .278 with two homeruns and 17 RBI. Oklahoma City begins a four-game series Thursday night in […]Read More
Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt committed a minor NCAA violation earlier this year by tweeting out his congratulations when the high school he attended won an Alabama state basketball title. Pruitt tweeted “Congratulations Robi Coker and Plainview High School on back to back State Championships! #2muchblue #PLV” on March 1. The tweet was deleted 37 […]Read More
UT Martin head men’s basketball coach Anthony Stewart announced Tuesday that Ajani Kennedy, a 6-8, 200-pound forward, who played the last two seasons at UC Riverside, is joining the Skyhawks program. Kennedy played in 22 contests – including four starts – at UC Riverside under head coach David Patrick in 2018-19, averaging 7.8 points and […]Read More