The presidents of the Manchester recreational leagues received the green light to begin their seasons in a meeting with the Manchester Recreation Department last week.  While adhering to city guidelines set out to protect players, coaches, officials and fans, the Manchester Youth Baseball League began practices last week to return to play on Monday, June 8th.  The Manchester Youth Baseball League season will run from June 8th through July 27th.  After losing players due to other commitments, the league was forced to swap teams for some players.  All players should have already been contacted by the player’s coach. The...

Adoree’ Jackson of the Tennessee Titans All gas, no brakes. The mindset suits a track star pretty well, huh? So, it’s no surprise it’s the mentality Titans cornerback Adoree’ Jackson has as he heads into his fourth season with the team. Earlier this offseason, the Titans picked up Jackson’s fifth-year option, which means he’ll be back for at least two more years. The first-round pick is focused on what he can do to improve in 2020, so he can make the team better. “It’s truly a blessing to be able to get your fifth-year option picked up,” Jackson said...

Jonathan Lewis(left) and Kylan Mantooth(right), of the Coffee County Youth Bass Club, show off their region championship catch on Saturday(Photo provided) It was a busy weekend on the water for several teams of the Coffee County Youth Bass Club.  The Junior Division team of Kylan Mantooth and Jonathan Lewis competed in the Central Tennessee Bass Nation Region Championship on Nickajack Lake.  Three high school boats competed on Normandy on Saturday and Sunday in the Tennessee Bass Federation High School Fish-Off.  And 3 members competed in the National Bass Trail(NBT) individual tournament on Nickajack on Saturday.  On Nickajack Lake, the...

On Friday, Major League Baseball announced that this year’s Draft will be held on June 10-11. Here’s everything you need to know: Broadcast and logistics details The five-round Draft will begin on Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. ET, with both MLB Network and ESPN producing live coverage — the first time more than one network will provide live primetime coverage of the event. The first night of coverage will span the first 37 picks, covering the first round and Competitive Balance Round A. Coverage continues on Thursday, June 11 on MLB Network and ESPN2 at 5 p.m. ET...

The Titans have agreed to terms with two of their picks from the 2020 NFL Draft — defensive lineman Larrell Murchison and defensive back Chris Jackson. Murchison, the team’s fifth-round pick (174th overall), earned second-team All-ACC honors as a senior at North Carolina State, where he was in on 48 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, and seven quarterback sacks. He was named the ACC defensive lineman of the week for the second time in his career when he had 3.5 sacks at Florida State. In two seasons at N.C. State, Murchison recorded 11 sacks while starting all 25...

Dan Lambert was still in elementary school in Manitoba when his television showed him teenage hockey players parading the Memorial Cup around the ice. A decade later, he was the one celebrating with the trophy in his hands. Today, he’s in his first season as an assistant coach with the Nashville Predators. Lambert has experienced plenty during his time as a hockey lifer, on the ice first, before stepping behind the bench. Just like seemingly every kid growing up in Canada, hockey played an important role in Lambert’s upbringing, and he’s been lucky enough to make a career in...

Present for Jaylon’s signing are: (Front Row, left to right) Donnie Wooten, father; Jaylon Wooten; Trista Gibson, mother; Kenneth Gibson, step-father. Back Row is Coffee County Central High School basketball coach Micah Williams. Coffee County Central High School senior basketball player Jaylon Wooten made it official on Wednesday; he will continue his basketball career at the college level at Cleveland State.  Wooten, surrounded by family and coaches, signed a national letter of intent to continue his basketball career at the Cleveland, Tennessee junior college.   Wooten announced his verbal commitment in early April but held off on the signing ceremony...

If the environment surrounding the current COVID-19 pandemic allows it, the Nashville Predators and the rest of the world know exactly what the NHL’s return to play format entails. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman officially announced a Return To Play Plan on Tuesday afternoon, as the League looks to return to the ice in the months to come. It should be noted these plans are not a confirmation there will be NHL hockey games this summer, as the League attempts to award the Stanley Cup at some point in 2020. However, this announcement is a positive sign the NHL is...