Winning for Kids tourneyA men?s and women?s softball tournament to raise money for Camp Heal-a-Heart will be played at the Warren County Fairgrounds Saturday, July 22.Teams in classes D and E will be competing, with a 0-2-4-6-8 home run limit. First- through third-place will be awarded in both tourneys, provided the women?s bracket has five…

Photo provided Jimmy McGowan caught this nice walleye on July 5, while fishing out of Horseshoe Bend Marina. McGowan?s big fish weighed in at 9-3/4 pounds. CENTER HILL ? Fishing is good. The water temperature is 84 degrees; lake is falling. Bass fishing is good at night on soft plastic baits and spinnerbaits on ledges…

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) NEWMAN Ryan Newman won the pole Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway. No kidding. Newman winning NASCAR Nextel Cup poles used to be such a regular occurrence that it was surprising when he didn?t get the job done in qualifying. He came into the 2006 season with 35 poles in his first…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Liam Brocks swims the 8-and-under 25-meter butterfly in 22.58 seconds and wins first place at the Tullahoma meet. Liam was set to defend his first-place 2005 butterfly championship at the Sewanee Championship Saturday. The McMinnville Swim Team is rolling like a tidal wave. MST picked up…

NATIONAL LEAGUE ??Pujols, St. Louis, 30; Howard, Philadelphia, 29; Dunn, Cincinnati, 29; A. Soriano, Washington, 27; C. Lee, Milwaukee, 26; Beltran, New York, 25; Berkman, Houston, 24. ‘ AMERICAN LEAGUE ??D. Ortiz, Boston, 31; Thome, Chicago, 30; Giambi, New York, 27; Hafner, Cleveland, 26; Dye, Chicago, 25; M. Ramirez, Boston, 24; Morneau, Minnesota, 23; Glaus,…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) BONDS Barry Bonds? legal team is preparing for the San Francisco slugger to be indicted as soon as next week and has begun plotting his defense. Attorney Laura Enos told The Associated Press on Friday that Bonds, second on the career home run list, could be charged with tax evasion and perjury.…

MONTELIMAR, France (AP) American Floyd Landis lost the overall lead at the Tour de France on Saturday, dropping more than a minute behind Spain?s Oscar Pereiro after the longest stage of the three-week race. Pereiro, of the Illes Balears team, was among a group of five riders that pulled away from the main pack on…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Katie McCorkle of the WCHS soccer team keeps her eyes on her target as she sends the ball upfield during practice at the high school on Thursday. The Warren County High School Lady Pioneer soccer team has six weeks to prepare for its opening game against…

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) GORDON One more win and Jeff Gordon will reach a milestone that even he finds amazing. Gordon?s next victory will match the 76 career victories by the late Dale Earnhardt, who some consider the greatest driver in NASCAR history. ?To me … Dale is the best I?ve ever raced against. To match…

Photo provided Elisha Fawn Ray and Cory Lynn Cannon will be married July 22 in a ceremony at Westwood Church of Christ. Plans for the forthcoming marriage of Elisha Fawn Ray and Cory Lynn Cannon are being revealed. The betrothed couple will wed July 22 at 1 p.m. at Westwood Church of Christ. The bride-elect…