CENTER HILL ? Fishing is fair. The water temperature is 86; lake is falling. Bass fishing is fair at night while fishing spinnerbaits and soft plastics on drops in 15-to-20 feet of water. Walleye fishing is fair while trolling nightcrawlers on the flats in 22 feet of water. CHICKAMAUGA ? The water surface temperatures are…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard SMITHVILLE ? Pioneer fans saw the return of one zero, and the departure of another Friday night. Saying good-bye was the zero in the win column of the WCHS football team?s record, as they scored a road victory over the DeKalb County Tigers. And in collecting…

NASHVILLE (AP) ADAMS Owner Bud Adams finally convinced his general counsel to leave Houston for Tennessee, giving him someone close to oversee his Titans as new chief operating officer in a promotion announced Saturday. That job had been vacant since January 2004 when Adams declined to extend the contract for former president/COO Jeff Diamond. ?This…

Lorena Ochoa let her mother sleep in, then went out and wrapped up an 8-under 64 as a birthday present. Ochoa came within a shot of matching the course record on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Wendy?s Championship for Children. ?Today is my mom?s birthday and I…

(AP) The nine teams that passed on Matt Leinart in the April draft may be having second thoughts already. Less than two weeks after becoming the final first-round pick to sign, Leinart led the Arizona Cardinals to a 23-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Friday night. And he did it with confidence, telling coach…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Huntland?s goalkeeper dives to save a scoring attempt from Boyd Christian?s Leah Walker during the opening moments of Thursday?s game. Huntland defeated the Lady Broncos by a 1-0 final. After falling in their season opener to Cornersville on Tuesday 3-0, the Lady Broncos were looking to…

How the top-ranked teams in Class 5A fared Friday night: 1. Riverdale (1-1) lost to McCallie 27-33 2. Oak Ridge (1-0) def. Clinton 35-9 3. Ravenwood (0-1) lost to Brentwood Academy 35-36 4. Kingsport Dobyns Bennett (2-0) def. University-Jackson 21-7 5. Franklin (2-0)def. Oakland 38-13 6. Ridgeway (2-0) def. Horn Lake, Miss. 21-7 7. Smyrna…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Pioneer golf team scored a district win over White County Thursday at the McMinnville Country Club, while the Lady Pioneers came up just short in their match. Andrew Brock and Will Stern tied for the lowest rounds of the day, coming in with a 35…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County Lady Pioneer soccer team is going through some growing pains right now. After falling in their season opener on Tuesday, the Lady Pioneers were trying to turn things around in non-district action against Coffee County Thursday night at the WCHS soccer field. A…

ATLANTA (AP) John Smoltz kept rising above the Braves’ otherwise poor play at home, pitching eight stellar innings in Atlanta’s 10-1 win over the Nationals on Saturday. Smoltz won his sixth straight home start. Of the Braves’ 11 home wins since July 3, six belong to Smoltz. The Braves are only 27-34 at Turner Field…