By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Monday night in the 9- and 10-year-old girls? fast-pitch league Castle Heights defeated Smarty Pants 6-0, as Mahaley Keele gave up just one hit, while fanning eight to pick up the win. Castle Heights big inning came in the top of the third, scoring five runs.…

By TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press Sports Writer Steve McNair, the winningest quarterback in the Houston/Tennessee franchise?s history, was dealt to the Baltimore Ravens this week in a trade. Steve McNair is the new starting quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens. McNair passed his physical Thursday and immediately jumped to the top of the depth chart…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes appear to have some sort of mystical control over that round piece of rubber. When the puck is on their side of the ice, it always seems to bounce off an arm, a leg, or Cam Ward. Down at the other end of the rink, the darn thing keeps…

?Billygoat Hill,? the infamous 17th hole at the McMinnville Country Club, proved it wasn?t too steep for Andy Forrester to climb during a recent round. During a round on June 5 with Lee Sperlazza, Morris Hobbs, Mike Allen and Pat Green, Forrester recorded a hole-in-one on the 17th. Forrester?s memorable shot, which found the bottom…

PHOENIX (AP) GRIMSLEY When Arizona released Jason Grimsley, the latest baseball player caught in the steroid scandal, baseball officials said it underscored the need for tougher drug tests. But Diamondbacks catcher Johnny Estrada thinks players will keep looking for an edge, and the furor over Grimsley might not deter cheaters. ?No amount of testing or…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Skylar Thomas of Ben Lomand Communications drives a ball toward the right side of the infield during a recent game in the boys? 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch league. BLC took a tough loss Monday, falling to Custom Granite by a 15-9 final. Hoover and Son Insurance…

MILWAUKEE (AP) ? Bill Hall homered to lead off the bottom of the 10th and the Milwaukee Brewers, saved by a two-out error the previous inning, beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 Thursday. Padres closer Trevor Hoffman took a 3-2 lead into the ninth. With two outs and a runner on first, shortstop Khalil Greene…

Former Warren County Senior High and Motlow Community College baseball standout Gary Cope signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers after being drafted as a left-handed pitcher.(June 7, 1991)

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Are you a fan of The Smithville Jamboree and Clarksville Old-Time Fiddlers Championship? If so, tonight is for you. In addition to Jim and Inge Wood, tonight?s Main Street Live concert will include: the 2006 overall State Fiddle Champion for Tennessee, John Boulware; recent Kentucky State…