Confidence has placed Mitchell Trubisky and the Chicago Bears offense in a far better situation than at midseason. Or even the beginning of the season.

The Tennessee Titans have gotten the offensive spark they wanted when they made Ryan Tannehill their starting quarterback.

He is the first Wildcat player to be honored by the Louisville Sports Commission.

Check out Tuesday's high school scores and highlights.

While Murray State may be off to a 5-4 start this season, the Racers are excelling when it comes to rebounds. 

Davide Moretti scored 18 points and hit successive 3-pointers that helped Texas Tech knock off undefeated No. 1 Louisville 70-57 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

A Murray State spokesman would not confirm the hire on Tuesday.

METROPOLIS, IL -- The first day of the City of Metropolis Girl's Basketball Tournament took place on Monday night at Massac County High School.

MARTIN, TN -- Their 3-5 record to start the season may be deceiving, but the UT Martin Skyhawks are starting to see glimpses of how good this years team may end up being.

PADUCAH, KY -- Kentucky's dynamic do-it-all junior Lynn Bowden Jr. announced on Monday afternoon that he would be leaving school a year early to enter into the 2020 NFL Draft.

SAN DIEGO -- For Ted Simmons, the fourth time is the charm.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Ryan Tannehill threw for 391 yards and three touchdowns, Derrick Henry ran for two scores and the Tennessee Titans won their fourth straight game by beating the Oakland Raiders 42-21.

Mississippi State is matched against Louisville in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 in Nashville. The Bulldogs had to win three of their last four games to become bowl eligible for a 10th straight year. Their only other Music City appearance was in 2011. Louisville features the top freshman ru…

Indiana is set to face Tennessee in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, on Jan. 2. The Hoosiers are enjoying one of their best seasons in decades. They've won eight games for the first time since 1993. If they beat the Volunteers, they will have nine wins for the first time since 1967. …

PADUCAH, KY -- After some switching around of Bowl games, the Kentucky Wildcats will now face Virginia Tech in the Belk Bowl on New Years Eve.

LSU will play Oklahoma and Ohio State will face defending national champion Clemson in the College Football Playoff. The selection committee revealed the pairings for the national semifinal. The 13-member committee chose SEC champion LSU as the top seed. The Tigers will head back to Atlanta …

Somerset's Kaiya Sheron threw his only touchdown pass of the game with 0:00 left on the clock to lift the Briar Jumpers to a 34-31 win over Mayfield in the UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Class 2A Gridiron Bowl.

EJ Montgomery scored a career-high 25 points, forward Keion Brooks added 15 off the bench and No. 8 Kentucky dominated Fairleigh Dickinson 83-52 for its 600th victory at Rupp Arena.

Falcons rally past Greenback to win the TSSAA 1A BlueCross Bowl.

Jordan Nwora scored 19 points, Malik Williams had 13 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and No. 1 Louisville used a 17-4 second-half run to pull away from Pittsburgh for a 64-46 victory.

When Mayfield plays Somerset in the KHSAA 2A state championship game on Saturday, the Cardinals will be making their tenth trip to the state finals in the last 11 years.

Check out Thursday's high school basketball scores and highlights.

Friday morning, Lake County will make their first trip to the state championship game in a generation when the unbeaten Falcons will challenge Greenback for the TSSAA 1A title.

As we enter the month of December, Murray State's Matt McMahon is still trying to get his offense tuned up and running better than it is right now.

Marcus Domask had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead five Southern Illinois players in double figures as the Salukis beat Norfolk State 76-59 on Wednesday night.

John Fulkerson scored 15 points to lead five Tennessee players in double figures as the 21st-ranked Volunteers trounced winless Florida A&M 72-43 for their 31st consecutive home victory.

The Southeastern Conference has suspended Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings for the first half of the Volunteers' bowl game.

You have to go back three seasons to find the last time Murray State lost back-to-back games -- until now.

Jordan Nwora had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and top-ranked Louisville held No. 4 Michigan to a season-low 26% shooting mark for a 58-43 victory in its first game since returning to No. 1. 

Keandre Cook sank a go-ahead 3-pointer and added two late free throws and Tulio Da Silva notched his second double-double of the season as Missouri State held off Murray State 71-69 on Tuesday night.

Cardinals will face Somerset Saturday for KHSAA 2A title.

Check out Monday's high school basketball scores and highlights.

Chris Lykes scored 28 points and Miami held off a furious second-half comeback to beat Illinois 81-79 on Monday.

The 2016 All-Star is now a free agent one year after he was suspended for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy.

Tennessee offensive lineman Ryan Johnson has tweeted that he is entering the transfer portal and that "it is time for me to start a new chapter in my life and in my football career.''

Check out some of Murray State's best plays of the week in this edition of the Racer Rewind.

Javonte Perkins had 18 points off the bench to lead Saint Louis to a 69-60 win over Southern Illinois on Sunday.

Alabama dropped to No. 9 in The Associated Press college football poll, snapping the Crimson Tide's record streak of 68 appearances in the top five.

Tye Smith returned a blocked field goal 63 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 5:02 left to play Sunday, helping Tennessee turn the tables at Indianapolis with a 31-17 victory.

Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Ja Morant didn't travel for the team's Sunday game at Minnesota due to back spams.

Tennessee freshman Eric Gray rushed for 246 yards and three touchdowns, including breakaways of 56 and 94 yards, as the Volunteers trounced Vanderbilt 28-10 on Saturday to end the regular season with a five-game winning streak.

James Robinson rushed for 297 yards on 41 carries _ both career highs _ and Illinois State beat Southeast Missouri 24-6 on Saturday in a first-round FCS playoff game.

Lynn Bowden rushed for career highs of 284 yards and four touchdowns to lead Kentucky's school-record 517-yard ground performance that blew out rival Louisville 45-13 on Saturday in the Governor's Cup showdown.

Andrew Marty ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns while passing for another and Northwestern upset Illinois 29-10 on Saturday.

A person with direct knowledge of the decision says Missouri has fired football coach Barry Odom.

Nick Richards and EJ Montgomery each scored 16 points and combined for 17 rebounds, helping No. 9 Kentucky beat UAB 69-58 on Friday night.

PADUCAH, KY -- Only three schools in the Local 6 area remained heading into the week. Mayfield and Lake County both would play in the state semifinals, with a chance to head to a state championship. Meanwhile, Murphysboro would play for an IHSA Class 4A State Championship.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ The Tennessee Titans have placed three-time Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker on injured reserve for a second straight season.

ESTERO, FL -- The Murray State Racers scored just 17 points and shot just 17% from the floor in the second half in a 63-53 loss to Drake in their final game of the Gulf Coast Shootout on Wednesday.

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) _ Craig Randall II scored 25 points as UT Martin narrowly beat Boston University 76-73 in the Cancun Challenge on Wednesday.