For the 420 members of the WCHS class of 2008, Friday’s graduation ceremony had equal shares of pomp, circumstance, reflection and frivolity. While the ceremony had the traditional fare of speeches and performances by members of this year’s senior class, a more modern tradition continued, as well, with students batting around inflatable animals and beach…

Rookie driver Mario Dominguez and veteran Max Papis crashed without injury during practice Saturday for the Indianapolis 500. Dominguez, a 32-year-old Mexican, went low going into the first turn and slid into the outside wall with the right side of his car with about 15 minutes left in practice before Saturday’s qualifications. Then, just as…

Nate McLouth hit a tie-breaking two-run homer off Carlos Marmol (1-1) in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday even though Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs for the second straight day. The Pirates had lost 10 straight to the Cubs and were 0-7 against…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ‘ Penn State coach Joe Paterno shrugged off a medical scare and said Friday that he feels fine after going to the hospital this week to be treated for dehydration. He even suggested he’d like to keep coaching longer. ‘Realistically, at my age, if I go three, four, five (more) years, that…

BOSTON (AP) ‘ New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team’s former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for ‘poor job performance’ ‘There’s not a lot of credibility,’ Belichick said in an interview broadcast on ‘CBS Evening News.’ ‘You know,…

By TERESA M. WALKER NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Michael Roos handles his business quietly. Even having signed a new six-year, $43 million deal, the left tackle didn’t start bragging to his fellow Tennessee linemen. They had to read about his big deal in the newspaper. Not that they mind. ‘You have to be happy for him,’…

WCCL Men’s Open An open tournament for men’s softball teams will be played Friday, May 23 through Saturday, May 24 at the fairgrounds. Entry fee is $170, and the deadline to enter is May 21. The 0-10 homer rule will be used, and teams must provide their own 44 or 47 core stamped softballs. First-…

After an outstanding performance in the USA Junior Nationals all-state high school basketball competition at Middle Tennessee State University, Lucas Majors, son of Buddy Majors, Jr. and Deitra Dunlap, who is currently a junior at Boyd Christian High School, has been invited, based upon his performance, to participate in the prestigious USA Junior Nationals International…

TOP PHOTO: Nunley Stadium was packed Friday night for Warren County High School graduation, although the class of 2008 wasn’t about to sit still for the ceremony. Inflatable objects, such as balls, a shark, and even a woman, were batted around among the graduates. RIGHT PHOTO: Van Buren County High School senior Colton Simmons lights…

By Lisa Hobbs How much is the Blue Building worth? McMinnville officials will soon find out after a proposal to get the building appraised moved forward, but selling it was defeated. Building and Grounds Committee members Billy Wood, Jimmy Haley and Patti Nunley were divided during a Tuesday meeting to deem the building as surplus,…