Manuel Margot was two years old when Bartolo Colon first set foot on a big league mound in April 1997. The Padres center fielder was the spark plug behind Colon’s demise on Wednesday night. Margot ignited a trio of two-run rallies as the Padres made their early cushion hold up in a 7-4 victory that snapped their nine-game losing streak against Atlanta. In his second game since returning from the disabled list, Margot walked in the first and singled in the third and fourth, scoring three times and adding a pair of stolen bases. Carlos Asuaje and Erick Aybar...

The Nashville Sounds used an eight-run fourth inning and outlasted the Round Rock Express in an 11-9 win in front of 8,408 fans at First Tennessee Park Wednesday night. The offense was out in full force for both teams as the Sounds (38-40) collected 16 hits while Round Rock had 13 of their own. The teams added 10 walks in the 3-hour, 30-minute contest. Round Rock raced out to a 5-0 lead with one in the second, three in the third, and another single tally in the top of the fourth. Nashville starter Frankie Montas was charged with four...

Former Coffee County Lady Raider Tori Bell will continue her high school softball career for one last night tonight.  Bell was selected for the Tennessee/Kentucky All Star Game to be held beginning at 1 PM Wednesday at Friendship Christian School in Lebanon.  The Tennessee-Kentucky All Star series will be a best of 3 competition between All-Stars from across each state.  The inaugural Kentucky/Tennessee Games were played on June 28, 2006.  Kentucky holds a 6 to 5 lead in the series after winning in 2016. Bell qualified on June 13th with her performance in the Tennessee All-Star Classic.  Playing for...

Sean Newcomb pitched six-plus scoreless frames and struck out a career-high eight Padres Tuesday night, sending the Braves to a series-opening 3-0 victory at Petco Park, their ninth straight against San Diego. In four outings since his early June callup, Newcomb has four quality starts, and he lowered his ERA to 1.48. The rookie southpaw allowed six hits, while allowing only one walk. “He was really good again,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “He threw a lot of strikes and was on the attack. His breaking ball was good. It was just a really impressive outing.” On the other...

The Round Rock Express scored a pair of runs in the ninth inning en route to a 6-4 win over the Nashville Sounds in front of 9,431 fans Tuesday night at First Tennessee Park. With the game even at 4-4 in the top of the ninth, Round Rock’s Travis Snider delivered a two-out, two-run double to give the Express a 6-4 lead, and eventual win. Sounds (37-40) closer Jake Sanchez retired the first two batters of the inning. Back-to-back two-out knocks by Brett Nicholas and Ryan Rua set the stage for Snider who rifled a pitch from Sanchez down...

The mandatory summer dead period for all TSSAA sports began on Sunday,  June 25 and runs through July 8. During this time there is to be no activity in high school sports or any middle school sports sanctioned by the TSSAA. Coaches and players can’t hold workouts and all school facilities are to be closed. To quote the definition from the TSSAA bylaws, Dead Period—No coaching, observing, or contact between coach and players in sport involved. There is no practice, no open facilities, and no weight training/conditioning. The TSSAA instituted this period around 20 years ago to ensure that...

Story by Jim Wyatt – TitansOnline.com Eric Decker has owned a home in the Nashville area since 2012. The veteran receiver used to joke with his wife about one day playing for the Tennessee Titans, realizing how nice a fit the city and team would be for the family. It’s now a reality. Decker officially signed with the Titans on Monday, after agreeing to terms Sunday night. The former Jets and Broncos receiver brings a veteran presence and some nice credentials to his new team. “It was kind of a perfect storm,” Decker said on Monday. “You only get...

The Nashville Sounds got home runs from Renato Nuñez and Matt McBride, and a solid start from Paul Blackburn in a 5-3 win over the Round Rock Express in front of 7,975 fans Monday night at First Tennessee Park. The win over the American Southern Division rival snapped a four-game losing streak and kept the Sounds (37-39) in second place. Nuñez’s homer came in the first inning and was a two-run shot. It was his league-leading 20th long ball of the season and gave Nashville an early 2-0 advantage. Round Rock got a run back in the second when...