By TERESA M. WALKER NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Kyle Vanden Bosch plans to take a moment today, look around the stadium and soak in the atmosphere of his first NFL playoff game after seven professional seasons. ‘I want to play well. I’m going to play hard, but I really do want to enjoy it,’ the Pro…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ First, Roger Clemens issued denials through his lawyer and his agent. Then the seven-time Cy Young Award winner put a video statement on the Internet. Next? He sat down for a TV interview to be aired this weekend. And now, for the first time, the Rocket has been given the chance to…

BY DALE STUBBLEFIELD At the Collins River golf course, the team of Brian Woods, Bill Carter, Joe Winton and Rodney Schimmer closed out 2007 with a win in the Wednesday afternoon scramble with a score of 9-under par. Bobby Newby, Jim Dennings, Arlin Schaap and Charles Boatman finished in second place with a 8-under par…

The WCHS Pioneerettes have been busy over the holidays. The squad recently competed in Sevierville and picked up three first place trophies. The Pioneerettes won first place in the pom-pom and hip-hop divisions and tied for first place in the Best Costume category. Members of the winning team are, front row, from left, Lauren Prater,…

BY ROB NUNLEY Teams from the church basketball league returned to the hardwood this week after taking some time off from the holiday break, and provided some hard-nosed action on Thursday night, including a one-point win by First Assembly over Living Waters. First Assembly, which got over .500 to start the new year at 4-3…

By DUANE SHERRILL No Vince Young? No Bo Scaife? No Roydell Williams? Injuries crippling the Titans in their first visit to the playoffs since 2003? No problem. The Titans franchise has seen this situation before going into San Diego and emerged victorious. The year was 1979, when the banged up Houston Oilers traveled to Jack…

BY Gary Clothier JACKSON Q: In 1981, I took my future wife to an unusual movie. Everyone was given a scratch-and-sniff card as you entered the theater. Each card had various numbers that corresponded to certain scenes in the film. When an appropriate number appeared on the screen, you scratched that number on your card.…

LOS ANGELES (AP) ‘ Golden Globe-nominated actors are expected to snub the awards in support of striking Hollywood writers, the actors union said Friday, jeopardizing one of the entertainment industry’s signature showcases. NBC, however, said it was sticking by its plans to air the Jan. 13 ceremony, despite the uncertainty about how much ‘ if…

LOS ANGELES (AP) ‘ Britney Spears was apparently spending a second day in a hospital Saturday, the result of a bizarre standoff that brought police to her house and led a judge to award ex-husband Kevin Federline custody of their two sons. A court commissioner on Friday gave Federline sole physical and legal custody of…

BY DUANE SHERRILL A woman who tried to break her way into a house by using her driver’s license to pick the lock has been charged with attempted burglary after her license was found at the scene. The defendant, Kylie L. Grissom, is charged with attempted burglary for an alleged attempted break-in of a home…