NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms Wednesday with linebacker Josh Stamer, an unrestricted free agent from the Buffalo Bills. Stamer played in 70 games during his five seasons in Buffalo. Last year he played in all 16 games and ranked second on the team with 15 special teams tackles. ‘Josh has been…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Benji Olson, one of the last remaining Titans from Tennessee’s lone Super Bowl appearance, announced his retirement Thursday after 10 seasons with the team that drafted him. With his retirement, only punter Craig Hentrich remains with the team. The Titans recently re-signed defensive end Jevon Kearse, who was a rookie in the…

By Dale Stubblefield After Tuesday’s round in the Gold and Silver bowling league, Jones Twins Beauty Salon has a hold on first place with 70.5 points. Dr Pepper and First National Bank are tied for second with 65.5 points each, while Security Federal has 64.5 and Beacon Federal has 61.5. Cumberland Lumber is fifth with…

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) ‘Atlanta right-hander John Smoltz threw in the bullpen for about 20 minutes Thursday and called the session his ‘best day’ of the spring. Smoltz said he is on track to make his first regular-season start on April 6 and said he had no recurrence of the shoulder stiffness he suffered on Friday,…

Rodriguez CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) ‘ Alex Rodriguez refused to address allegations by Jose Canseco, who claims he introduced the three-time MVP to a steroids dealer. ‘It’s over as far as I’m concerned,’ Rodriguez said Wednesday after his New York Yankees lost 4-0 to the Philadelphia Phillies. ‘No further comment on the matter. I’m just excited…

By Rob Nunley Another series with a Murfreesboro squad resulted in another pair of District 7-AAA losses for the Pioneer baseball team this week. Taking on Oakland at home on Tuesday and on the road Wednesday night, the Pioneers’ anemic offense continued to cause problems, as they managed just three hits and no runs in…

By Art Larson Sr. When the Sprint Cup series took the weekend off, I thought I’d enjoy the March Madness hoopla. When I started watching the first round of games, I figured that NASCAR executives must have had a hand in the scheduling process. With the east-west road trips made for the first two weeks…

By Lisa Hobbs McMinnville officials have agreed to bore a hole under the bypass next to its intersection at Old Shelbyville Road. The digging will get city sewer from one side to the other and the city will annex a business that has requested it. The owner of Nurse One, located at 597 Old Shelbyville…

By Lisa Hobbs SEWELL Crime was down in McMinnville in 2007, according to a report given to city officials by McMinnville Police Chief Charlie Sewell. ‘Statistics show 2007 was another successful year in the history of the McMinnville Police Department,’ said Sewell in the report. ‘The employees worked very hard in making a positive impact…

By Duane Sherrill While a large field of candidates appears poised to battle for the 14th District Senate seat currently occupied by Steve Roller, the same interest has not been shown for the three School Board seats up for grabs this year. According to election administrator Donna Yates, Elizabeth (Libby) Tompkins is the sole qualifier…