It began innocuously enough. Aaron Altherr, dropped to seventh in the lineup due to past struggles against Julio Teheran, drew a walk in his first at-bat. He then demolished, beyond a shadow of a doubt, a solo homer deep into the second deck in left to lead off the fifth, sparking a seven-run Phillies outburst that powered a series-opening win over Atlanta. “That’s the first ball I’ve hit hard off him,” Altherr said about his fifth-inning homer, which landed in the second deck in left field. “My numbers had been pretty bad off him.” Cameron Rupp (his 10th) and...

Three Nashville Sounds pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over the Las Vegas 51s in front of 9,648 fans Friday night at First Tennessee Park. Michael Brady started and went four innings, Bobby Wahl threw the fifth and sixth, and Corey Walter worked the final three frames to give the Sounds their eighth shutout of the season and first series win since June 1-4 against Iowa. In Brady’s first start since June 11th, the right-hander allowed three hits while racking up five strikeouts. He allowed a two-out double to Dominic Smith in the first, but...

The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider volleyball team will take part in a 9 team scrimmage play day on Saturday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  For the 3rd consecutive year, the CHS volleyball team will be hosting the middle school play day with teams from 6 different middle Tennessee counties in attendance.  The scrimmage play day begins at 9 AM and admission is $5. The CCMS Lady Raiders will open at 9 AM on the main floor as they will take on Eagleville Middle.  At 10 AM, Coffee County will face off against Fayetteville.  At noon,...

Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced Saturday that the Predators have signed forward Viktor Arvidsson to a seven-year, $29.75 million contract that will pay him an average of $4.25 million annually through the 2023-24 season. Arvidsson, 24 (4/8/93), tied for the Predators lead in goals (31) and points (61) during the 2016-17 season, hitting the 30-goal mark alongside fellow Swede and linemate, Filip Forsberg. Arvidsson also added 30 assists in 80 games for Nashville, with his 45-point improvement from 2015-16 being the second-most in the NHL in 2016-17. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound winger also led the...

A four-run first inning did the trick for the Las Vegas 51s in a 7-2 win over the Nashville Sounds in front of 9,291 fans at First Tennessee Park Thursday night. Sounds’ starter Zach Neal retired Brandon Nimmo on a groundout to start the game, but then yielded hits to five of the next six batters. Jayce Boyd started the scoring with a two-out, two-run double to the gap in left-center. It didn’t stop there as catcher Xorge Carrillo followed with another double to the gap in left-center, this time scoring Boyd to make it 3-0. The final run...

The Coffee County Lady Raider volleyball team wrapped up their preseason scrimmage schedule on Wednesday with a 10 team play day at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.   The Lady Raiders played 3 matches going 1 and 2 on the day.  They lost to Oakland and Lawrence County in straight sets while defeating LEAD Academy in straight sets. The Lady Raiders face a rebuilding task in 2017 as they return only 2 starters and a senior class with only 4 players.   Coach Andrew Taylor continues to be pleased with the hard work put in by his team.  Taylor admits...

Training camp kicks off on Saturday for the Titans, and the team has made some changes. Here’s a look at some questions – and answers – to let fans know what to expect. Where will fans watch practices? Well, the setup around the practice fields will be different this year. Seven sets of temporary bleachers have been constructed around the fields for better sight lines at Saint Thomas Sports Park. Several of the bleachers will have awnings to provide shade for fans. In previous years, fans stood along the fence lines. This year, standing along the sideline fence will...

The D-backs offense came alive on Wednesday, as it rode standout hitting performances from J.D. Martinez and Ketel Marte to a 10-3 victory over the Braves at Chase Field. With the win, Arizona took two out of three from Atlanta. The D-backs took control of the game in the third with a four-run inning that was highlighted by a stand-up inside-the-park home run from Marte. They padded their lead in the fifth when Paul Goldschmidt smashed his second double of the game, and then scored on a two-run homer by Martinez. In the 8th, Martinez added another homer —...