(AP) ‘ When Kyle Petty blew his top Sunday at Dover, berating Denny Hamlin and reaching into his car to slap down the youngster’s helmet shield, some wondered why the veteran was so angry. It’s true Hamlin hit Petty from behind and knocked him into the wall, but what does Petty have riding on in…

Action in the Gold and Siver bowling league on Tuesday saw the Crouch Motors team finish the day with 10.5 points and a narrow hold on first place in the fall session. Beacon Federal and Jones Twins Beauty Salon are close behind with 10 points each. Security Federal has 9.5, followed by Cumberland Lumber and…

Local running enthusiasts, from left, Bobby Kirby, Paige Northcutt, Leslie Hoover, Freddy Hoover and Herschel Wells ran in the inaugural Murfreesboro Half-Marathon last Saturday, as a warm-up for the 2007 Chicago Marathon, in which the five will participate on Oct. 7.

By Murphy Fair In less than two years, TSSAA will again be faced with the awesome chore of placing schools into districts and regions for high school competition. It’s a process that takes place every four years and stirs the ire of all schools, both large and small. School administrators, coaches and fans are often…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Titans quarterback Vince Young thanked Reggie Bush for helping him get tickets to Monday night’s game in New Orleans. That doesn’t mean Young has forgotten losing the Heisman Trophy to the running back. Young tells ’60 Minutes’ in an interview performed in June but airing Sunday night that he was angry about…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Siegel’s Kirby Towry is chased from in front of the Warren County goal. The Lady Pioneers fell short, 5-0. The Lady Pioneer soccer team closed out its District 7-AAA schedule Tuesday night at Siegel with Warren County falling to the Lady Stars 5-0. Warren County dropped to 0-7 in district action, while…

By Rob Nunley Major League Baseball used to have a great slogan: ‘Baseball Fever ‘ catch it!’ Well after last week, Pioneer football could use a catch phrase of its own. ‘Pioneer football ‘ hold on to it!’ Even seven days removed, last week’s gut-wrenching loss to Coffee County still feels like a bad dream.…

By ROB NUNLEY The Pioneer football team will be looking to pick itself up off the mat tonight, when it travels to Tullahoma for a non-region showdown with the Wildcats. Warren County enters tonight’s game a week removed from having its perfect early-season run ended by Coffee County, which took advantage of seven turnovers and…

By DUANE SHERRILL A man who took a swing at an officer so he would take him to jail where he could be with his friends and loved ones will get a wealth of family time as the court has thrown the drunk slugger behind bars for a year. The defendant, Brian D. Jennings, 37,…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 69-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action: ‘ Tony Chapman must serve 60 days, pay $10 plus costs, and attend conflict management for disorderly conduct and violation of probation. ‘ Denise M. Searles was ordered to serve 45 days of an…