Alcohol was a factor in the death of a 25-year-old man who fell down a stairwell at Turner Field during the game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. Justin Hayes of Cumming, Ga., suffered head injuries Wednesday night and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. He fell about 150 feet from the club…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ‘ For some drivers, winning the Indianapolis 500 would make their career. Tony Kanaan isn’t looking for any such validation. Good thing, too. The good-natured Brazilian has done everything except win the biggest event in American open-wheel racing. Kanaan’s sixth-place start in Sunday’s 92nd edition of the Indy 500 will be his worst…

(AP) ‘ A Texas gym owner said he was asked by FBI agents in late March if he gave performance-enhancing drugs to Roger Clemens. Kelly Blair, the owner of 1-on-1 Elite Personal Fitness outside Houston, told The New York Times he met with two FBI agents at his home as part of a perjury investigation…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ‘ Kevin Harvick has received a crash course on privacy laws, learned how long different drugs stay in the system, and tested the drivers and crew chiefs on the teams he owns. A month after the startling admission by former Craftsman Truck Series driver Aaron Fike that he used heroin on the…

By Dale Stubblefield In the Gold and Silver summer bowling league, Dr Pepper holds down the first place spot after Tuesday’s games. Holder Realty is in second place with eight points, Foster & Foster has seven points, McMinnville Lanes six points, Crouch Motors has five points, Cumberland Lumber, Security Federal and Warren County Nursery have…

Jake Talbert, age 12, proudly shows off his first-ever turkey. He bagged the bird while hunting with Dewayne Pendegraph, at right, in Woodbury.

By Art Larson Sr. Kentucky Speedway has filed another appeal in their antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and the International Speedway Corporation. Kentucky Speedway alleges that NASCAR and the ISC have conspired in violation of antitrust laws to keep Sprint Cup races at their own tracks. In its appeal, the Speedway alleges that NASCAR is demanding…

By Dale Stubblefield Addison Rigsby, left, fires the ball around the infield in time to retire a runner, and Parsley Trucking teammate Cameron Lusk, right, hauls in a ground ball during softball action at Morrison Tuesday night.

By Dale Stubblefield In boys 11- and 12-year-old action Tuesday night on the Dottie West Field, First National Bank defeated Stewart’s Nursery 6-2. In the second game of the night DWall Drywall slipped past Morris Auto Body 8-5. In the first game First National pushed one run across the plate in the top of the…

By Rob Nunley The Custom Granite Cubs won a squeaker Monday night at Hoover Milraney Field, holding on to clip the L&C Custom Homes Red Sox 4-3 in the boys’ junior league. Dylan Tubb went the distance for the Cubs, allowing three runs on three hits and six walks while fanning 13 batters. Christian Wilkinson…