In college basketball news, multiple media reports suggest that BYU head coach Mark Pope is expected to be named the new head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. Pope, a member of the 1996 Kentucky national championship team, has served as the head coach at BYU for the past five seasons, accumulating a 110-52 record and leading the team to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. Before his tenure at BYU, Pope coached at Utah Valley for four years, where he compiled a 77-54 record.
Regarding MLB, the game four of the Reds and Brewers series at GABP was rained out on Thursday and will be rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on August 30th.
On Friday, the Cincinnati Reds (6-6, 4th NL Central) will begin a three-game weekend series in Chicago against the White Sox (2-10, 5th AL Central). Left-handed pitcher Andrew Abott (0-1, 3.48 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Reds. Live coverage of the game will start at 7:10 PM, with the first pitch set for 7:40 PM on WTLO AM 1480/97.7 FM. The series will continue on Saturday and Sunday at 2:10 PM.
