The Manchester Youth Baseball Association postseason tournament was set to move into semi-final play Thursday, but rained forced postponement of those games to Friday, July 24.  The league’s postseason tournament’s championship games are scheduled for Monday, July 27th.   Friday MYBA Schedule 6U Division at T-Ball Field 5:00 PM – Manchester Tire & Brake vs. Lovelady Auto Parts 7:30 PM – Star Physical Therapy vs. Cooper Sports 8U Division at Fast Pitch Field 6:00 PM – Freedom Automotive vs. KK’s 12U Division at Aaron Miller Field 5:00 PM – Clower Automotive vs. Shelter Insurance 7:30 PM – Powers Storage...

By Jim Wyatt, Titans Online TRAINING CAMP PREVIEW: DEFENSIVE LINE In camp (10): DL Jeffery Simmons, DL DaQuan Jones, DL Jack Crawford, DT Matt Dickerson, DT Isaiah Mack, DL Larrell Murchison, DT Joey Ivie, DE Amani Bledsoe, DT Teair Tart, NT Kobe Smith. Offseason developments: The biggest move here was a departure – the Titans traded away five-time Pro Bowler Jurrell Casey to the Broncos in exchange for a seventh-round pick, and some salary cap relief moving forward. Defensive lineman Austin Johnson also departed this offseason, and he signed with the Giants. The Titans made some additions as well. Crawford, formerly with...

By Mark Bowman, MLB Network ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman is set to make his 10th consecutive Opening Day start and Johan Camargo convinced the Braves his recently ailing right hamstring is now healthy. Before setting their 30-man Opening Day roster on Thursday afternoon, the Braves placed Cole Hamels on the 45-day injured list. Hamels missed all of Spring Training with left shoulder inflammation and battled left triceps tendinitis most of Summer Camp. He will be eligible to be activated on Sept. 6. The Braves also outrighted Yonder Alonso, who had been added to the 40-man roster on Saturday. Alonso was no longer a fit once Atlanta...

The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Board of Control met on Wednesday at Siegel High School.  The session, which was live streamed via YouTube to more than 1,800 viewers, adopted contingency plans for the fall contact sports of football and girls’ soccer.  The session also adopted guidelines for all TSSAA sports including the elimination of all scrimmages until further notice. Additional mandates and recommendations for fans were adopted including the wearing of face coverings, limitations on attendance at events and a body temperature scan of all participants, media, officials and fans while attending TSSAA contests..  “The regulations and...

The Manchester Youth Baseball Association postseason tournament continues on Thursday.  The league’s postseason tournament’s championship games scheduled for Monday, July 27th.   Thursday MYBA Schedule 6U Division at T-Ball Field 5:00 PM – Manchester Tire & Brake vs. Lovelady Auto Parts 7:30 PM – Star Physical Therapy vs. Cooper Sports 8U Division at Fast Pitch Field 6:00 PM – Freedom Automotive vs. KK’s 12U Division at Aaron Miller Field 5:00 PM – Clower Automotive vs. Shelter Insurance 7:30 PM – Powers Storage vs. First Vision Bank 18U Division at Looney Riddle(Babe Ruth) Field 6:00 PM – Manchester Braves vs....

By: Mark Bowman – MLB.com Though the shape of the challenge has changed, the Braves still have the same World Series aspirations that existed before the coronavirus pandemic ended Spring Training in March. While the Braves would certainly like to celebrate a third straight National League East title, their ultimate goal is to bring Atlanta its first World Series championship since the strike-shortened 1995 season. The 60-game season that awaits will look much different than the one navigated by those Braves 25 years ago, but the satisfaction and excitement it creates could prove to be quite similar. Here’s a...

Harrison of Lions Club fields a ground ball on Tuesday in 8U action of the Manchester Youth Baseball Association The Manchester Youth Baseball Association postseason tournament got underway on Tuesday.  Five games in 4 age divisions kicked off the action at Fred Deadman Park.  The league’s postseason tournament’s championship games are scheduled for Monday, July 27th.   In the 8U division, Lions Club topped Interstate Auto 31 to 27 in extra innings.  Lions Club built a 23 to 12 lead through 3 innings only to see Interstate stage a roaring comeback to tie the game at 25 after 6...