It’s time for the regular season.

The Titans wrapped up preseason play with a 30-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs here at Arrowhead Stadium on a night when the team’s starters wore baseball caps instead of helmets.

Several hours before kickoff, quarterback Marcus Mariota and the rest of the front-line players went through an extensive workout on the field. After heading back into the locker room, the same players came out for warmups roughly an hour before the game, in uniform.

But Titans coach Mike Mularkey opted to hold the starters out, something he decided prior to landing in Kansas City. Still, he didn’t let the players know until Thursday.

“We’re healthy going into the opener,” Mularkey said. “And that was the No.1 objective coming out of training camp, to have everybody healthy to go against Oakland.”

Now the team turns its complete attention to making roster cuts, while preparing for the September 10 opener against the Oakland Raiders at Nissan Stadium. All NFL teams must trim their rosters to 53 players by 3 p.m. Saturday.

Here on Thursday night, backup quarterback Matt Cassel started in place of Mariota, and he completed 3-of-4 passes for 35 yards before being replaced by Alex Tanney in the second quarter. Tanney finished the night 9-of-22 for 101 yards and an interception before rookie Tyler Ferguson finished the game at quarterback.

David Fluellen started at running back, and finished the game with 74 rushing yards on 19 carries behind a starting offensive line that looked like this: LT Dennis Kelly, LG Josue Matias, C Tim Lelito, RG Corey Levin, and RT Tyler Marz.

Tight end Jonnu Smith provided some highlights on a night when receivers Tre McBride and Tajae Sharpe got plenty of early work. Smith hauled in a 20-yard pass in the first half, and had two catches for 25 yards before halftime.

The Titans sat their regular starters on defense as well, instead opting to give cornerback Adoree’ Jackson and other youngsters more work.

Kansas City made some big plays to take control of the game by halftime.

After Ryan Succop’s 40-yard field goal gave the Titans a 3-0 lead, the Chiefs took a 13-3 lead by intermission. The Chiefs scored touchdowns on Jehu Chesson’s 76-yard punt return, and a 28-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes to Demarcus Robinson. A Cairo Santos field goal extended Kansas City’s lead to 16-3 before Succop added a 48-yard field goal in the third quarter to make it 16-6.

The Chiefs then scored on a two-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tyler Bray to tight end Gavin Escobar to make it 23-6 with 1:52 left in the third quarter. Later, Chiefs quarterback Joel Stave connected with Tevin Jones for a 68-yard touchdown to make it 30-6 with 9:54 left in the fourth quarter.

The Titans finished the preseason with a 1-3 mark.

“It’s not the way you wanted to end the preseason, but like I told our guys in the locker room, I was actually very proud of them,” Mularkey said. “Because I know each and every one of them that played tonight – some their last game – I know they gave their best effort and competed the best they could. … I appreciate them.”

Players on both sides of the football said they believe the team is ready for the regular season.

“I think we’re where we want to be at offense-wise,” tight end Delanie Walker said. “Of course, we can always get better. I think that’s what we’re going to be moving towards going into Week One; just trying to get back on assignment running the ball and being able to pass it.”
“I believe so,” added Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey. “Everybody came out flying around (in the preseason), and I believe we executed a lot. We didn’t do too bad at all. I think we are where we wanted to be from last year. All it’s going to take is all of us executing on all three phases offense, defense and special teams. That’s how you win football games. Once we do that, we’ll be great.”

Kris Bryant added another milestone Thursday night. Bryant smacked a two-run homer into the wind, his 25th of the year, to back Kyle Hendricks and lead the Cubs to their fourth straight win, a 6-2 victory over the Braves. The reigning National League Most Valuable Player is the first player in franchise history and the 12th in the Majors to hit 25 or more home runs in each of his first three seasons.

“It’s pretty crazy when you think of the history of this organization, to be the first to do that — it’s really cool, an honor and very humbling,” Bryant said.
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Jon Jay had four hits, including a triple in the eighth, to help the Cubs improve to a season-high 13 games over .500 and maintain a 3 1/2-game NL Central lead over the Brewers, who beat the Nationals on Thursday night.
Bryant connected with one on and one out in the sixth inning against Jason Motte, hitting an 0-2 fastball into the left-field bleachers despite a 17-mph northeast wind.
“He’s been playing through all kinds of nagging injuries,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said of Bryant, who has dealt with ankle, wrist and hand injuries this season. “Give him credit. He’s an everyday player and he comes to play. Even if there’s no hits on a particular day, there’s been good defense, great base running, all the other stuff he can do to help you win a baseball game. That ball was really killed [for his homer] — that wind was firm.”
Hendricks scattered five hits over 6 2/3 innings, and was lifted after serving up pinch-hitter Lane Adams’ home run with two outs in the seventh. The right-hander, who allowed two runs (one unearned), has given up 12 earned runs over 46 2/3 innings since the All-Star break for a 2.31 ERA.
The Cubs gave Hendricks a cushion in the first when Jay singled, reached third on Bryant’s ground-rule double and scored on Anthony Rizzo’s groundout for his 97th RBI. Javier Baez added an RBI single to open a 2-0 lead.
The Cubs were coming off a sweep of the Pirates, which they capped with a 17-3 win Wednesday. They have scored 15 or more runs in four games since the All-Star break, but were 0-4 the next day until Thursday’s win. Atlanta rookie left-hander Sean Newcomb struck out seven over five innings but took the loss, giving up three runs (two earned).
“He bent, but didn’t break,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “I looked up there and the ball-strike ratio was better than it was seeming during the game. Most of the hits were with two strikes and on offspeed pitches. They didn’t do much with his fastball. He couldn’t bury a breaking ball when he needed to and hung a changeup. With that being said, we were right there in the game.”
The Braves threatened in the eighth against Carl Edwards Jr. as Ozzie Albies singled and two outs later, Nick Markakis walked. Kurt Suzuki, who has 15 home runs, could’ve tied the game with No. 16, but Edwards got him to fly out to left and end the inning.
To account for the proposed trade to the Angels that Brandon Phillips eventually accepted, Albies was a late add to the Braves’ lineup and he delivered in the fifth. Dansby Swanson reached on a fielding error by second baseman Ben Zobrist, who couldn’t get a glove on the ball, and then moved up on a sacrifice by Newcomb and a groundout by Ender Inciarte before scoring on Albies’ single to center. Albert Almora Jr. ended the inning with a running catch of Freddie Freeman’s fly ball in center.
Rizzo gave Hendricks a 1-0 lead in the first when a run scored on his groundout. Rizzo had 30 RBIs in August and is the first Cubs player to reach that figure in the
Hendricks walked Albies with one out in the first, but was able to pick him off, his fifth pickoff of the season, which is tied for the most in the Majors by a right-hander.
“The pickoff was large,” Maddon said. “That’s a really big play right there. That early in the game, it sets an entirely different tone for us and them because [Hendricks] was searching at that point.”
Maddon said Hendricks’ patience and footwork helps him make the play.
“He’s one of those guys who’s able to hold the ball and throw accurately to first base with quick feet,” Maddon said. “It might sound simple, but it’s not. It’s hard to get pitchers to hold the baseball sometimes.”
Said Hendricks: “It’s a big pickoff for sure, especially today because of how I was feeling in the beginning. I knew I was off — two terrible walks early. That was a big call by [bench coach Davey Martinez]. He’s had good timing. It’s definitely a huge lift, especially when you’re not feeling great.”
Mike Foltynewicz, who grew up about 90 miles from Wrigley Field, will take the mound in Friday’s 1:20 p.m. CT matchup. The right-hander had allowed at least six runs in three straight starts before limiting the Rockies to one run over five innings Sunday.

Members of the CHS golf team after their tournament title on Wednesday. From left: Coach Lucky Knott, Matthew Hale, Samuel Prater, Reid Lawrence, Josh Perry, Austin Farris, Chase Hancock and Coach Mike Ray

The Coffee County Raider golf team hosted the Sundrop Golden Classic tournament on Wednesday at Willowbrook. The field featured 10 boys’ teams and 6 girls’ teams in the 18 hole tournament.  When the day was over, the Coffee County Red Raiders won the boys’ championship with a score of 307.

Samuel Prater led the Raiders with an 18-hole score of 73 followed by Reid Lawrence with a 74.  Austin Farris shot a 76 and Matthew Hale carded an 84. Josh Perry and Chase Hancock also played for Coffee County. Prater finished 4th overall in individual play with Jacob Uehlein of Tullahoma winning the tournament in a scorecard playoff with an even-par 72. The Raiders ran their record to a staggering 31-2 on the season.  White County finished second with Cookeville coming in at 3^rd place.

Raider Head Coach Mike Ray stated after the tournament, “I am very excited for the guys. This group of kids are very special and all of their hard work is really starting to pay off,” Ray added.

White County won the girls’ championship trophy with a team score of 173.  Signal Mountain came in with a 176, good for 2nd place and Milan finished 3rd with a 180.  Reagan Hall from Cleveland High School won the girl’s individual championship with a round of 75.

Coffee County will be back in action on Tuesday in the McMinnville at the Keith Maxwell Tournament.

The CHS Red Raider Football game at Blackman will be played on Friday at 7 PM. There was a PRELIMINARY decision to move the game by Blackman before they changed it back to Friday.  The game time will STILL be 7 PM and the game date will STILL be on Friday!!!!
Coach Ryan Sulkowski talked about what it would take to pull off the upset against the state’s #2 team on the Ryan Sulkowski Show on Wednesday night.

The Ryan Sulkowski Show is broadcast each Wednesday night from 6 to 7 PM. The show is broadcast LIVE from West Main Brick Oven and the public is welcomed to come out and join Coach Sulkowski. The Ryan Sulkowski Show is heard exclusively here on Thunder Radio. If you missed the broadcast, you can download a copy of it by visiting: www.wmsrradio.com/downloads
And speaking of exclusive, Friday night’s game will be heard exclusively here on Thunder Radio with Lucky Knott calling all the action. Kickoff is set of 7 PM and Thunder Radio will have live coverage beginning at 6 PM and after game until 11 PM with Friday Night Thunder.

The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club has announced an online jersey and memorabilia auction for the remainder of the 2017 season to assist with the Hurricane Harvey relief effort in Texas, including the City of Houston and MiLB communities such as Corpus Christi and the surrounding areas that were impacted.
All home white jerseys of players currently with the Sounds, or most recently worn, will be part of the auction that is now live and can be found at qtego.net/qlink/sounds. It will close at 5:00 p.m. (CST) on Monday, September 4.
Fans wishing to make a cash donation are invited to do so at www.nashvillesounds.com under the “Community” tab and “Share the Sound” feature. The money raised by fans will be matched by the Nashville Sounds Foundation up to $10,000.
The memorabilia auction will include items such as a Rickey Henderson autographed jersey, 2017 Nashville Sounds autographed team bat, and other player-related items.
Additionally, the Sounds will be accepting donations of clothes, water, and diapers at First Tennessee Park for the remaining home games. All monetary donations will be contributed to the Houston Astros Hurricane Relief Fund.
Several Sounds players, field staff, and front office members have ties to the areas in Texas being affected by Hurricane Harvey. Pitcher Daniel Mengden is a Houston resident and attended Westside High School, a few miles from downtown Houston. Strength and conditioning coach Henry Torres also resides in Houston during the offseason.