INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Forget about Danica Patrick, Michael Andretti and all those other drivers back in the pack on Sunday. After several years of what had to be considered a wide-open race, the real contenders in the 90th edition of the Indianapolis 500 will be easy to spot. They?re all right up front. With pole-winner Sam…

CHICAGO (AP) ? Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett was behind the plate Friday after appealing his 10-game suspension for his role in a bench-clearing melee last week when he punched A.J. Pierzynski of the White Sox. Shortly after the suspension was announced, Barrett said he had already filed an appeal, hoping to get the suspension…

The photo of the youth football ?Titans? team shown in Friday?s Standard was of the Warren County Junior Football League?s Titans squad, and not the former Traveling Titans, as was erroneously reported. The JFL teams and the Titans ??who are now known as the Warren County Pioneer Youth Football league ? are not related. The…

Duane Sherrill Well, of course Reggie Bush won?t be able to wear his old number ?5? when he plays running back for the Saints this year. Why there was ever a question is beyond me, given the league?s solid numbering policy enacted back in 1973. Sure, Reggie Bush may be a prodigy, if he lives…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Kayla Hubbard and Taylor Douglas, at right, take part in a position drill at Warren County High School soccer tryouts Thursday, as do Taylor Hennessee, far left, and Megan Rhea. The school year may be over, but already coaches at Warren County High School have been…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard After finishing his season with the Warren County Middle School wrestling team, heavyweight Taylor Bain held his own against some stiff competition at the AAU Middle School National Duals. Local wrestling standout Taylor Bain, who wrapped up a successful year with the Warren County Middle School…

Rob Nunley photo Colby Killian delivers a pitch during a district game this season. Killian was named the co-Pitcher of the Year for District 7-AAA after posting a 6-2 record, recording 84 strikeouts and finishing the regular season with an ERA of 1.23.

Tim Reed hurled a no-hitter for Supreme Building Products, who cruised to a 16-3 victory over State Farm insurance in the city?s Senior League.(June 1, 1981)

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thirteen people were sentenced this past week by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court criminal division. Included in court sentencing: ? Paul Winton Shoemaker must serve eight years in prison and pay $2,000 plus court costs for manufacture of meth. ? Joseph Michael Duke was directed…

Duane Sherrill photo Troopers speak with John Emery after his truck crashed and overturned Friday afternoon at the intersection of Manchester Highway and Smartt Station Road. Emery was trying to turn onto Smartt Station Road and did not see the car in the foreground driven by Tommie Ransom. He then clipped the front of the…