Story by Jim Wyatt – TitansOnline.com In the “Charm City,” the Titans’ plan worked like a charm. And they moved one step closer to playing for the crown jewel. A big underdog playing on the road against the No.1 seeded Ravens, the Titans took the fight to the Ravens here on Saturday night and walked out of M&T Bank Stadium with a swagger, and a 28-12 win. With the victory, the Titans advanced into the AFC Championship Game for the first time since the 2002 season. They’ll face the winner of Sunday’s Kansas City-Houston game on the road next...

Juuse Saros of the Nashville Predators Juuse Saros didn’t score a goal, but he didn’t allow one either. Nashville’s netminder stopped all 28 shots he faced on Sunday afternoon, and Kyle Turris had the lone tally for the Predators, converting a 2-on-0 chance with Yakov Trenin. The 1-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place, included Saros’s first shutout of the season and gave head coach John Hynes his second consecutive win behind the Nashville bench. “It was a really good win for our team,” Hynes said. “It was a kind of a grind-out game and one...

Alana Coker of CHS wrestling The Coffee County Red Raider and Lady Raider wrestling teams traveled to Murfreesboro on Thursday night for a pair of matches with Blackman.  The Lady Raiders tied with the Lady Blaze 12 to 12.  The Red Raiders fell to the state’s 7th ranked Blaze squad 63 to 18. The Red Raiders got forfeit wins from Gabriel Westbrook(at 120 pounds), Devin Judge(160) and Cardin Stump(285).  Gavin Prater(145) was edged 8 to 6 in a decision loss.   The Lady Raiders got pinfall wins from Mary Anne Walker(140) and Alanna Coker(112).  The Raiders and Lady Raiders return...

Alex Gloden of Temple basketball The Temple Baptist Christian School Eagles returned to the court on Friday night for their first action of 2020.  Hosting Faith Christian of Jamestown, the Eagles finished the night with a spilt in the JV/varsity doubleheader.  The varsity team captured a 38 to 33 triumph while the JV team dropped a 20 to 17 decision.  In the varsity game, the Eagles erased a 5 point halftime deficit to capture the come-from-behind victory over the Crusaders.  Temple erupted for 17 points in the 3rd quarter to even their season record at 6 and 6.  Alex...

The prep swim teams of Coffee County CHS, Coffee County Middle School and Westwood Middle School swim traveled to Winchester on Thursday night for a meet hosted by Franklin County.  Competing in a field of 5 middle school squads and 4 high school squads, each squad went 1 and 1 in head to head competition.  The Westwood swimmers captured 1st place among middle school teams in both of their relay races. The team of Cale Hays, Elsie Lazalier, Abby Gilday and Ansley Beachboard swam the women’s 200 Medley in a time of 2:37.27. The same quartet swam the 200...

Coffee County Middle School 8th grade cheerleaders and basketball players The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams celebrated 8th Grade Night on Thursday as they welcomed Warren County to the CCMS Gym.  The Lady Raiders needed overtime to grab a 49 to 42 win.  The Red Raiders battled to the very end before falling 34 to 31.  In the girls’ game, Coffee County trailed by 8 points with 2:21 left in the game when Olivia Vinson was fouled hitting a shot.  Vinson drained the free throw and 2 technical free throws to make it a 5 point play.  Vinson...

The Coffee County Central High School freshmen basketball teams welcomed White County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Thursday night.  The Lady Raiders fell to the Warriorettes 52 to 21.  The Red Raiders lost 63 to 50.  In the girls’ game, the Lady Raiders got off to a slow start getting only 2 points in the first quarter and 6 points in the 1st half.  Nia Sheffield and Holli Hancock led the Lady Raiders in scoring as each had 5 points.  Abby Mahaffey and Maggie Crouch both finished with 4 points.  In the boys’ game, White County...

Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators [Photo by John Russell/NHL.com] Colin Blackwell scored his first NHL goal on Thursday night in Chicago. And then Pekka Rinne did the same. 01-09-20 Pekka Rinne Goal The Predators goaltender put an exclamation point on a 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks, as John Hynes collected his first win behind the bench for Nashville. The road victory is win No. 20 on the season for the Preds. Plus, it’s a positive step as the group looks to gain points with a fresh voice. But more on the game in a moment. There’s a...