Memphis Grizzlies coach Mike Fratello was named Western conference coach of the month for April, the NBA announced Thursday. The Grizzlies finished the regular season by going a conference-best 8-1. That was a franchise record for most wins in April, and a 100-90 victory over Milwaukee on April 7 helped Fratello pass Hubie Brown as…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) Brett Favre, who has been treated like family by the Green Bay Packers while deciding if he will leave or quit, criticized the Tennessee Titans’ exile of Steve McNair. ?All of the things he has done for that team,? Favre said Thursday. ?He really has been the face of that team for the…

NASHVILLE (AP) CUTLER Jay Cutler has it all. He?s the Southeastern Conference player of the year. He threw for more yards and touchdowns than anyone in the SEC in 2005 and was accurate enough to go 167 attempts without an interception. He?s got option speed and the size at 6-foot-3, 226 pounds to lower his…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) A cab driver who picked up a Duke University lacrosse player the night he?s accused of raping a stripper appears to reinforce a timeline the defense says supports his innocence, but also casts doubt on claims that nothing happened at a team party. When he returned to the off-campus party to pick…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Justin Bouldin?s attempt at a bunt goes foul during Tuesday night?s game against Blackman. Bouldin later laid down a sacrifice, advancing Clint Newman, who later scored the team?s second run. Colby Killian pitched his third straight shutout, and the Pioneers salvaged a District 7-AAA split with…

The Pioneer baseball team fell to Riverdale 4-2 in District 7-AAA action. J.W. Holt gave up four runs on six hits as Brent Whitlock, Jason McCauley, Jason Mullican and Trevor Wilson picked up hits for Warren County.(April 21, 1991)

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CRISP Young Men United will be at several locations throughout McMinnville this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. The nonprofit organization is looking to raise money to help members fulfill the motto ?Building Character for Life.? Young Men United holds several fundraisers throughout the year in…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Chris Harwell tells a Coffee County sheriff?s deputy about the shot he heard coming from the home of Kip and Tracey Green of Manchester following a mid-day robbery and shooting at the Green?s home on Old Woodbury Highway. A Warren County Sheriff?s Department helicopter was used in…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard PATEL A local businessman will spend seven years in federal prison for selling meth-making materials out of his store and home. The defendant, Sam Patel, 49, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison with an additional four years to be spent on supervised release for…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 56-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court, including arraignment for three members of The Weather Channel?s storm crew accused of trespassing while covering the recent tornado story. The defendants, Edward John Lozano Jr., Jorma Brandon Duran and Bradley Reynolds…