Lisa Hobbs photo Why am I blue? That?s what many city officials are wondering after water flowing through the downtown fountain has turned blue. The blue tint doesn?t seem to be staining the fountain, so hope is the water will return to its normal color over time.

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Students from M.J.?s Family Martial Arts recently participated in the ?Cleveland Karate Challenge,? with every participant from the local school coming home with at least two trophies. Winners at the March 25 tournament included weapons instructor Rick Vazquez, who was second in both weapons and fighting…

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) Jimmie Johnson showed that Hendrick Motorsports is ready to keep its domination at Martinsville Speedway going with a pole-winning run Friday. Johnson toured the .538-mile oval at 96.736 mph in his Hendrick Chevrolet, barely beating Jamie McMurray for the top spot in Sunday?s Direct TV 500 Nextel Cup race. McMurray circled NASCAR?s…

Rob Nunley There will be no tree in the corner, no presents, no eggs to hide, and no colorful costumes to wear. There aren?t any carols to sing, and there aren?t any special meals provided for loving relatives to come together and enjoy. But Monday is a holiday. Just as surely as Christmas, Thanksgiving and…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Florida found a way to beat longshot George Mason. With the long shot. The Patriots’ improbable run to the Final Four came to a jarring end Saturday night, swept aside by the Gators’ 3-point shooting. Florida made a dozen shots from outside the arc and moved on to the national championship game with…

Dale Stubblefield photo Lady Pioneer Morgan Frye slaps a single in the fourth inning during the Warren County Middle School?s first game against Grundy County. Frye had one of two hits for the Lady Pioneers.

DETROIT (AP) Joe Dumars, a steady presence on two NBA championship teams during a 14-year career with the Detroit Pistons, has been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, a basketball official told The Associated Press on Saturday. The official, who had knowledge of the decision, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement…

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Baseball Writer Now that baseball has a true world champion for the first time, it?s time for the Chicago White Sox to defend their World Series title. Japan?s victory in the World Baseball Classic punctuated the most unusual spring training in a decade, one in which star players left their…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Kaleb Tilton sends the ball back downfield, while being guarded by Webb?s Ben Helton during first-half action at Boyd Christian on Saturday as the Broncos middle school team fell 3-0. Boyd?s middle school soccer team dropped to 0-2 on the season after falling to Webb Middle…

By the Associated Press All times localNational LeagueToday?s GamesNo games scheduledMonday?s GamesWashington (L.Hernandez 15-10) at N.Y. Mets (Glavine 13-13), 12:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Ol.Perez 7-5) at Milwaukee (D.Davis 11-11), 1:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (C.Zambrano 14-6) at Cincinnati (Harang 11-13), 1:10 p.m.St. Louis (Carpenter 21-5) at Philadelphia (Lieber 17-13), 2:05 p.m.Arizona (Webb 14-12) at Colorado (Jennings 6-9), 3:05 p.m.Atlanta…