Juuse Saros stopped all 43 shots he faced and the Nashville Predators defeated the Vegas Golden Knights by a 1-0 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. It’s Nashville’s third consecutive win overall and their first victory in franchise history against the expansion club from Vegas. Nashville’s lone goal on the night came from Kevin Fiala exactly eight minutes into the third period, as Saros put forth quite possibly his best NHL effort to date to registers his fifth win of the season and third shutout in his last five starts. “[Saros] was unbelievable tonight,” Predators forward Austin Watson...

If you want to see the Motlow Lady Bucks play softball early this season you are going to have to travel, as the Lady Bucks will spend the first month of the 2018 campaign on the road. Practice officially began Jan. 10 for the Lady Bucks under third-year Head Coach Janice Morey. The season opens Tuesday, Feb. 6, with a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Northeast Mississippi in Booneville. Motlow’s first 18 games will be played on the road, including trips to Decatur, Ala., and Meridian, Miss. The Lady Bucks will open conference play on the road at defending TCCAA...

The Titans have parted ways with head coach Mike Mularkey after the two parties couldn’t come to an agreement over the future. Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk released a statement on Monday morning: “I want to thank Mike Mularkey for his contributions to our franchise over his tenure with our organization. He took over our team during a low moment and together with Jon built a solid foundation for our franchise. I appreciated that Mike devoted himself to this team and the community. In fact, we did discuss extending his future with our team over the past week,...

Monday’s practice at Centennial Sportsplex didn’t quite feature the same level of excitement as one might observe on the first day of, say, training camp, but it was close. Rested and recharged coming off of their League-mandated, five-day break, the Nashville Predators got back to work in preparation for the unofficial start of the second half of the season, which comes Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena with the Vegas Golden Knights in town. It’ll be quite a test for the Preds against the expansion team in the third and final meeting of the regular season – Nashville is 0-1-1...

The Coffee County CHS wrestling team captured 6 medals on Saturday in Sewanee at the Mountaintop Invitational Tournament.  Nine Raider grapplers were in action in the individual tournament as they accumulated 81 points which was good enough for 6th place in the team standings.  Evan Jaynes, wrestling at 145 pounds, was the top finisher for the Raiders as he captured the championship with a 3 and 0 record on the day. Jaynes captured the title with a 9 to 5 decision over Trevor Scott of Chattanooga Christian School in the finals.  Jaynes advanced to the finals with a major...

The Coffee County CHS and CCMS swim teams traveled to LaVergne on Thursday night to take on Siegel.  In team scoring, the Red Raiders fell to Siegel 84 to 61 while the Lady Raiders lost 134 to 89.  Individually, Coffee County had several strong performances. For the Lady Raider relay teams, The 400M freestyle team of Lindsey Cauble, Kaylee Williams, Anna O’Connor and Andi Mae Clutter finished in 1st place with a time of 5:05.97 The 200M medley team of Lindsey Cauble, Kaylee Williams, Anna O’Connor and Alessandra Marlow finished in 3rd place with a time of 2:33.62 The...

The Titans made positive steps in 2017, earning a postseason berth for the first time since 2008, and winning a playoff game for the first time in 14 years. But here at Gillette Stadium, that was little consolation for the Titans on a night when their season came to an end. While players found reasons to be optimistic moving forward, their current mood was draped in disappointment. “You don’t play to come and lose in the divisional playoffs,’’ Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota said. “You play to go win the whole thing. … Yeah, it is nice to get in...