By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The field for Saturday?s Second Annual Wildcat 5K and one-mile fun run/walk takes off from Dibrell Elementary School Saturday morning. Jared Dodds, shown below, captured first in this year?s 5K with a time of 19 minutes, 40 seconds. A few days of heavy rain didn?t stop…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Jimmy Clausen, rated as one of the top high school football players in the nation heading into his senior season, announced Saturday he will play for Notre Dame in 2007. Clausen, the most highly touted recruit for the Fighting Irish since Ron Powlus arrived in 1993, announced his decision at the…

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) HARVICK Kevin Harvick won his second consecutive Busch Series race Friday night, holding on through several late cautions and an overtime finish at Phoenix International Raceway. Harvick, who also won last weekend in Nashville, Tenn., helped Nextel Cup regulars remain undefeated in the lower-tier Busch Series. Cup drivers have captured all nine…

TORONTO (AP) ? Roy Halladay shut down Boston for five innings in his return to Toronto?s rotation, and Bengie Molina hit a two-run homer Saturday in the Blue Jays? 8-1 victory over the Red Sox. Halladay (2-1) missed his scheduled start last Saturday because of stiffness in his right arm. The 2003 AL Cy Young…

Rob Nunley As our normal ?Armchair Quarterback,? Duane Sherrill, is busy at home with the newest addition to his family, you readers can enjoy another blessed event ? back-to-back doses of Robservations. The next time you feel that creaking in your bones, or you pull a muscle in your neck while putting on your T-shirt…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Several Duke University alumni questioned the school?s president Saturday about suspending two lacrosse players charged with raping a stripper at a team party, with one saying his alma mater is guilty of ?a tremendous rush to judgment.? ?It was convenient to throw the lacrosse team overboard along with their coach,? said Joe…

Brooks Brown pitched a three-hit shutout and set a career high with 14 strikeouts as Georgia beat Tennessee 3-0 Saturday. Junior Joey Side gave Georgia (24-14, 7-10 Southeastern Conference) the early advantage with a leadoff homer in the first innings ? his third homer in the last four games and his seventh of the year.…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Dillon Childers, shown during a recent game, and the Boyd baseball team defeated Community twice last week. The Boyd High School baseball team saw a busy schedule last week with three games. The Broncos posted a 2-1 record for the week including a pair of District…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Boyd soccer player Will Dunlap gives the Patriots Josh McMurray a shove, while both players try to run down the ball. Page defeated the Broncos 7-0. Thursday night at Pistole Park the Boyd High School soccer team had its hands full, taking on the Patriots of…

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers became the first major league team in 40 years to hit five home runs in one inning, and Damian Miller went 4-for-4 with three doubles and five RBIs in an 11-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. Dave Bush (2-1) pitched a four-hitter with a season-high nine strikeouts for…