Former Colts’ DT Simon agrees to terms with Titans
NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Defensive tackle Corey Simon agreed to terms Tuesday with the Tennessee Titans and will try to resume his career after not playing at all in 2006. Simon, who took a physical with the Titans a week ago, was expected to be at practice later Tuesday. ‘Corey brings a combination of run-stuffing size…
Read MoreEx-champs win easy at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Lleyton Hewitt served up a shutout, Martina Hingis needed only an hour and Svetlana Kuznetsova neatly slid into the second round Tuesday at the U.S. Open. Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick hoped to keep up that run by former champions in the featured night matches. A day after Roger Federer, Justine…
Read MoreJohnson hopes early home stand plays to Vandy’s advantage
NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Coach Bobby Johnson would like to see his Vanderbilt Commodores take advantage of their 2007 schedule by making themselves comfortable at home. Vanderbilt started the 2006 season with consecutive road games against Michigan and Alabama. A more favorable and manageable start to the 2007 awaits the Commodores, who begin a four-game home…
Read MoreFulmers donate $1 million to UT
KNOXVILLE (AP) ‘ Coach Phillip Fulmer said Tuesday he wanted to give the University of Tennessee more than a couple of decades of winning football. He and his wife, Vicky, are making a $1 million personal donation for scholarships and programs. ‘It is an exciting time as we open a new season, and an exciting…
Read MoreSummerSlam a summer snooze
Instead of being the biggest party of the summer, the WWE pay-per-view SummerSlam, one of the four majors in the WWE PPV schedule, ended up being the biggest rerun of the summer, giving us feuds that should have died months ago, acting much like Hollywood where everything is a remake. For some reason, the WWE…
Read MorePioneer golfers cruise past pair of District 7 opponents
By ROB NUNLEY PATTERSON The Pioneer golf team knocked off a pair of District 7-AAA foes on Monday, defeating Blackman and Siegel at Champions Run in Murfreesboro. Warren County’s shot a team total of 302, 13 strokes better than Siegel’s Stars and a whopping 35 strokes ahead of the Blaze. In boys’ high school golf,…
Read MoreJV team falls short vs. Cookeville – Steg scores late TD in 12-6 loss
By ROB NUNLEY The Pioneer football program got the chance to scout an upcoming region foe Monday night, when it played host to Cookeville for a junior varsity game at Nunley Stadium. Cookeville got the better of its hosts in a 12-6 contest, with Warren County avoiding the shutout with a 2-yard TD plunge from…
Read MoreWCHS volleyball downs Coffee Co.
By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The WCHS Lady Pioneer volleyball team picked up another non-district win Monday, downing Coffee County in three straight games 25-22, 25-17 and 25-20. Frazier led the Warren County effort with 10 assists, while Laura Beth McKinley ‘ who was playing in the place of injured setter Mary Kate Fisher had five. Ashlee…
Read MoreWCMS volleyball rallies past White Co. – Lady Pioneers bounce back after dropping opening game of match
By Rob Nunley Warren County Middle’s volleyball team sweated out a come-from-behind victory Monday afternoon, taking the final two games of a close match with White County in the WCMS gym. After dropping the opening contest, then holding on for a decisive victory in Game 2, the Lady Pioneers found themselves in a nail-biting rubber…
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