By DAVE GOLDBERG / AP Football Writer The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t been tested yet. New England was tested in Carolina last week and failed. Still, the Steelers know what they’re facing Sunday at Heinz Field, their third meeting with New England there in 11 months. “This is one of those games you circle on your…

By Murphy Fair / Columnist We’ve all witnessed on television the ravages left behind in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a result of Hurricane Katrina earlier this month. The pictures we’ve seen and stories we’ve read in our local papers will undoubtedly leave impressions on our minds and in our hearts for a long time.Although…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Scoring only a touchdown in each of the first two games might be a cause for concern on some teams. Not the Tennessee Titans. Steve McNair said the other team deserves some of the credit for their struggles. “The last two weeks we’ve been playing two of the best defenses in the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The boys District 7-AAA golf tournament will be held next Monday in Murfreesboro at Old Fort Golf Course.Five Pioneer players will represent Warren County High School in the district tournament — Andrew Brock, Alex Self, Cody Durham, Grant Bullen and Brandon Hodges.First-year head coach Hank…

By TERESA M. WALKER / AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE — Immature and potential were the words used to describe Albert Haynesworth when he first entered the NFL. Now disruptive seems to fit best. Haynesworth is coming off easily his best performance for the Tennessee Titans in which he collapsed the Baltimore Ravens offensive line over…

LONDON (AP) — A new analysis of 40 years of research provides more evidence that flu shots are not as effective in the elderly as commonly believed. But health officials said older people should still be vaccinated. The research, done by an international collaboration of scientists known as the Cochrane Review Group, found the vaccine…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Men are dirtier than women. So scientists confirmed by spying in public restrooms, watching as one-quarter of men left without washing their hands. The worst offenders were at an Atlanta Braves game. In contrast, 90 percent of the women did wash up. Wednesday’s results mark the American Society of Microbiology’s latest look…

By MARTHA IRVINE / AP National Writer Haley Small, 11, of Glen Rock, N.J., hangs up a pair of monkey face pajama bottoms in her closet. Small wears pajama bottoms to school and around town, part of a trend that started with college students. (AP Photo) “Pajama Day” was once a novelty at school, the…

By BILL POOVEY / Associated Press Writer CHATTANOOGA — Tennessee Valley Authority land managers will recommend trading away to a private developer 578 acres of Nickajack Lake waterfront, some of it obtained decades ago from farmers and other private owners forced to sell to the government. Tom Kunesh, a spokesman for the Sacred Little Cedar…

KINGSPORT (AP) — The principal of Sullivan South High School said a student-designed flag will be designated the official school banner, partly in an effort to distance the school from the Confederate battle flag. Sports teams at the school are called the Rebels and fans often wave the Confederate flag at games. “We’ve always emphasized…