OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) ‘ Steve McNair intended to complete the final three years of his contract with the Baltimore Ravens. He worked hard during the offseason and arrived at minicamp ready to assume his role as the starting quarterback. His body had other plans. McNair announced his retirement Thursday, ending a 13-year career in…

Carl Dodson, who made the crowd stand up and take notice in his Pro Stock truck, ‘Never Satisfied.’ The next TMRO mud bog/race day is scheduled for July 5. Saturday night at Hoot N’ Holler Farm, TMRO Motorspots held a deep-pit mud bog and a mud drag featuring not only pro racers, but kids’ classes…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ‘ For the first seven races this season, a car not owned by Hendrick Motorsports went to Victory Lane. All seven times, people wondered what was wrong with NASCAR’s best team. In the eighth race, Jimmie Johnson shut everybody up. With a gutsy call from crew chief Chad Knaus to not stop…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ A Monday night game against the Indianapolis Colts and a Thanksgiving date with the Detroit Lions highlight the 2008 Tennessee Titans schedule released Tuesday. The Titans will host the Colts on Monday, Oct. 27, their first primetime home game since 2004. Tennessee will make its fifth appearance in franchise history on Thanksgiving…

By Duane Sherrill Finally, Samoa Joe has won the TNA Championship, besting your Olympic hero Kurt Angle at Lethal Lockdown on Sunday to win the title which has eluded him his entire career. My only question, what took so long? Samoa Joe, real name Nuufolau Joel Seanoa, 29, of Huntington Beach, Calif., has been with…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ The Nashville Predators are back in the series. The Detroit Red Wings are searching for their lost momentum. Jason Arnott scored with 3:58 left in the final period, the second Nashville goal in 9 seconds, and the Predators rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 Monday night and cut the first-round…

By Dale Stubblefield The Warren County Middle School tennis teams traveled to Tullahoma on Monday with the Pioneers picking up a 7-3 win, while the girls fell to Tullahoma middle 2-7. The boys improved to 2-0 on the year, while the girls dropped to 1-1. In singles action for the Pioneers Thomas Locke defeated Dalton…

By Dale Stubblefield Anonymous is the perfect word to describe folks around here who are always criticizing coaches and athletic programs around the county. Almost on any given night at any ballpark all I have to do is stand at the fence and within minutes someone comes up to be and starts telling me everything…

By Rob Nunley Brooke Bowman (10) applies some midcourt defense to an opposing point guard during last November’s WCHS Thanksgiving Classic. A pair of local basketball standouts have been selected to show their skills on the national stage this summer. After outstanding performances at the USA Junior Nationals all-state high school basketball competition, held last…

By Dale Stubblefield Sara Buckner keeps an eye on baserunners before making a throw from the outfield. The Lady Broncos picked up their eighth win Saturday, downing MTCS 8-0. The Lady Bronco softball team added another notch in its win column on Saturday by downing the Lady Cougars of Middle Tennessee Christian 8-0 in District…