SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) ?Barry Bonds finally signed his $15.8 million, one-year contract Thursday, and the slugger is scheduled to report to spring training Monday. That means he will likely participate in the Giants? first full-squad workout Tuesday. Bonds will fill the final spot on the team?s 40-man roster, which had stood at 39 after catcher…

2007 WCEBA All-tournament teams – Making the boys? all-tournament team were, from left, Adam Hollandsworth, Brady Powers, Gage Myers and Gavin Lewis, Eastside; Robert Harris, Irving College; Landy Curtis, Dibrell; Caleb Northcutt, Eastside; Hunter Dye, Morrison; Kris Callender, Dibrell; and Rob Parsley, Morrison.

2007 WCEBA All-tournament teams – The girls? all-tourney team was made up of, from left, Sera Reyes, Eastside; Taylor Grissom, Morrison; Sarah Collins, Eastside; Kelcy Tate and Danna Wells, Irving College; and Lauren Wilkinson, Emily Crawford, Mary Roller and Destiny Young, Dibrell. Not pictured is Peyton Hall of Eastside.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ? He?s NASCAR?s most popular driver, with a devoted fan base known as The Red Army. He?s mobbed at tracks, stars in commercials with Jay-Z and routinely is invited everywhere from the MTV Music Awards to parties with the Playboy playmates. Yet for a long time, Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn?t seem…

By Rob Nunley In the heat of battle, emotions can run high. And when you?re watching your favorite team ? and especially your favorite athlete ? being defeated, sometimes you wish there was something ? anything ? you could do to help. But you don?t do it. You don?t run out and tackle the quarterback…

By ROB NUNLEY Jon Paz and Aaron Thomas, pictured on the front page, advanced to the quarterfinal round of the TSSAA state wrestling tournament before falling into the consolation brackets. The quest for the state wresting championship began Wednesday at UT-Chattanooga?s McKenzie Arena, and as of Thursday?s press deadline two of the Pioneers? five qualifiers…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Destiny Young puts up a 3-pointer while Irving College?s Danna Wells defends during Tuesday?s final. A perfect season ended for the Lady Wildcats of Dibrell Tuesday after winning the Warren County Elementary basketball tournament championship. Dibrell?s Lauren Wilkinson hit for 20 points to lead the Lady Wildcats to a 53-28 win over…

By ROB NUNLEY Eastside?s boys basketball team completed an undefeated run to the Warren County Elementary Basketball Association championship Tuesday night, but the final game of the Bulldogs? perfect season didn?t come without its share of tense moments. Morrison?s Eagles held their own for three quarters of Tuesday?s championship game, leading after a period and…

West Elementary recently held a Box Top Valentine fundraiser for the school which offered some special prizes. Winners were chosen from a random drawing of students and teachers who participated. Pictured are, from left, winning teacher Julia Dyer, students Ashlyn Patterson and Collin West, and Box Tops coordinator Notie Ramsey.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Teens4Teeth, a local organization made up of teens working to help the less fortunate get dental treatment, will be holding a Restaurant Bingo fundraiser tonight from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Civic Center. Prizes will be gift certificates to local restaurants. Cards will be $1 each at the door. Participating…