By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Kayla Hubbard (22) heads downfield ahead of a pursuing White County player during the Lady Pioneers’ recent District 7-AAA match. Hubbard scored Warren County’s second goal in Tuesday’s 2-0 victory at St. Andrews. The Warren County Lady Pioneer soccer team’s lack of offense has been…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair practiced Thursday but did not take part in all drills as he recovers from a sore right foot. McNair said he didn’t even notice that his right foot had been stepped on in last week’s 31-27 loss to St. Louis until halftime. But he said he felt good…

By Murphy Fair / Columnist A situation involving a high school coach and an upset parent reared its ugly head at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro last week.It’s not the first time a parent didn’t agree with a rule, or thought he or she knew more about coaching than the coach did. Unfortunately, it won’t…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are hoping to start something that once seemed a given at The Coliseum: a winning streak. The team that set the NFL record with 12 straight victories to open a new stadium went 2-6 at home last season. But with the Indianapolis Colts (3-0) coming to town Sunday, the…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist “Playoffs?! Don’t talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? Playoffs?! I’m just hoping we can win a game, another game!”— Coach Jim Mora’s reaction, when asked by sports writers about his team’s chances at making the NFL postseason.———On one hand, the Pioneers could very well repeat this quote when it…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Kyle Mullican (12) leads the way as Jacob Bratcher begins a kick return. The Pioneers travel to take on Cumberland County tonight. The Pioneers return to Region 3-5A action tonight, when they travel to Crossville to face the Cumberland County Jets.Warren County enters tonight’s game…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are getting downright defensive. Coming into this season, the defense with five new starters was the biggest question for this rebuilding team, especially after being ripped 34-7 in the opener by Pittsburgh. But the Titans showed they could shut down the run against Baltimore and held St. Louis to…

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Roberta Stewart picks through the muck layering the first floor of her home, her bare legs splattered in mud, her eyes surveying the putrid mess from behind a gas mask. Now that Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters have ebbed, she asks, who will help her rebuild? “The (builder) I was going to use,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic fallout from the twin hurricanes that hit Gulf Coast may be less severe than first estimated, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday. The agency’s director, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, said in a letter to congressional leaders that hurricanes Katrina and Rita may have “more modest” economic consequences than the CBO had anticipated.…