Editing Murray, Kentucky (section)

===Sports===
{{See also|Murray State Racers}}
[[File:Rsec.jpg|thumb|left|280px| Murray's [[CFSB Center]], home of the Murray State University men's and women's basketball programs]]

[[College sports|College athletics]] are the sporting events of choice in the Murray area. Murray State University participates in [[Division I (NCAA)|NCAA Division I athletics]], the highest level of collegiate athletics. The university has 16 athletic programs that compete in the [[Missouri Valley Conference|Ohio Valley Conference]], and have provided 117 conference titles since 1948.<ref>[http://www.goracers.com/pdf4/79852.pdf?ATCLID=920469&SPID=2581&DB_OEM_ID=6700&SPSID=54057 2007 Murray State Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711131040/http://www.goracers.com/pdf4/79852.pdf?ATCLID=920469&SPID=2581&DB_OEM_ID=6700&SPSID=54057 |date=2011-07-11 }}</ref> The most popular sport at Murray State is the [[Murray State Racers men's basketball|men's basketball program]]. It is one of the winningest programs in NCAA history, with over 1,300 wins and an all-time winning percentage of .637, which places Murray State 20th best in NCAA history.<ref>[https://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/all_time_wins/2006_all_time_wins.pdf NCAA All-Time Winningest Teams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625101334/http://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/all_time_wins/2006_all_time_wins.pdf |date=2008-06-25 }}</ref> Murray State has won 23 regular season [[Ohio Valley Conference]] titles and 15 OVC Tournament titles, which is the best in the OVC.<ref>[http://www.goracers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6700&KEY=&ATCLID=212881 Murray State Championships]</ref>

The men's basketball program has produced a number of [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] players, most notably [[Ja Morant]], [[Jeff Martin (basketball)|Jeff Martin]], [[Popeye Jones]], [[Isaiah Canaan]], [[Cameron Payne]], and [[Joe Fulks]], who is a [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee and has been credited with being one of the pioneers of the jump shot.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/history/players/fulks_bio.html Joe Fulks Bio at NBA.com]</ref>  The Murray State men's basketball program is currently coached by [[Ryan Miller (basketball coach)|Ryan Miller]], while past coaches include [[Steve Prohm]], [[Matt McMahon (basketball)|Matt McMahon]], [[Billy Kennedy (basketball)|Billy Kennedy]], and [[Mick Cronin (basketball)|Mick Cronin]].

[[File:Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, Kentucky.jpg|thumb|right|300px| [[Roy Stewart Stadium]], home of the Murray State football program]]

The Murray State football program has won eight Ohio Valley Conference titles and has produced 17 [[National Football League|NFL]] players. Even more well-known are the coaches the football program has produced. [[Ralph Friedgen]], [[Frank Beamer]], [[Mike Gottfried]], [[Houston Nutt]], and [[Ron Zook]] have all had their coaching careers run through the Murray State football program. Ten players have been selected as first team All-Americans, and 21 have been second, third, and honorable mention All-Americans. The Murray State football program has won more than 400 games, the most decisive win coming in 1932 when Murray State beat the [[Louisville Cardinals football|University of Louisville]] 105–0.<ref>[http://www.goracers.com/pdf1/79851.pdf?ATCLID=920469&SPID=2581&DB_OEM_ID=6700&SPSID=54057 Murray State University Football Records Book] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711132203/http://www.goracers.com/pdf1/79851.pdf?ATCLID=920469&SPID=2581&DB_OEM_ID=6700&SPSID=54057 |date=2011-07-11 }}</ref>