The business the side of the game doesn’t always fall favorably. Predators General Manager David Poile knew all along there was a potential for his club to lose one of its better players to the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. On Wednesday, as the League’s newest franchise selected one player from each of the remaining 30 clubs, it came to fruition. James Neal, a member of Nashville’s leadership team and a 20-goal scorer in each of his nine NHL seasons, was selected by the Golden Knights in the Expansion Draft during the official announcement throughout...

The Motlow State Bucks have added a pair of transfers from Tennessee Tech University to the growing list of newcomers to the baseball program for the 2017-18 school year, according to Head Coach Dan McShea. McShea recently announced that both Carson Pack and Logan Walters have signed a National Letter of Intent to continue their baseball careers as student-athletes at Motlow. Both attended TTU last season and both were redshirts for the Golden Eagles. Both Pack and Walters have two seasons of eligibility at Motlow. “Both Carson and Logan were highly-recruited pitchers in our state out of high school,”...

Hunter Pence’s game-tying home run in the ninth inning gave the Giants a chance to benefit from Jeff Samardzija’s effective start. But Matt Kemp was the last to take advantage of SunTrust Park’s cozy confines, as his two-run homer off Cory Gearrin gave the Braves a 5-3, 11-inning win over the Giants Wednesday night. Nick Markakis drew a one-out walk before Kemp drilled a 1-0 slider that snuck over the top of the right-field wall. This was the Braves’ third walk-off win within their past five games. “Other teams have taken advantage of our surroundings, so when Matt hit...

Add more hardware to the collective trophy cases of the Coffee County Claybusters after another standout performance last week at the Amateur Trapshooting Association AIM state championship. The Claybusters captured team championships in both the Junior and Sub Junior classifications.  Additionally, the Claybusters captured an individual championship in the Pre Sub Junior Division to cap off a lion’s share of the top awards at the state meet held at the Nashville Gun Club. The AIM championship divisions are divided up into age groups rather than grade levels.  Coffee County Middle School 6th grader Elizabeth Moore captured the Pre Sub Junior...

Coffee County’s Katie Rutledge earned her 3rd major post season honor on Tuesday as she was selected for the 1st team of the Tennessean All-MidState team.  Rutledge, who just completed her sophomore year, has also been named tabbed to the 1st team All-State team by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and a 1st team member of the Tennessee Softball Coaches Association All-State team.  Rutledge was named the District 8AAA Most Valuable Player in May and a member of the District 8AAA 1st team All-District selection. Rutledge, who played primarily played centerfield and pitched, batted .506 for the year with...

(Story by Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com) The Titans have agreed to terms with veteran receiver Eric Decker on a one-year deal. Decker (6-3, 214) adds another proven receiver to a group loaded with potential. Decker, 30, spent the past three seasons with New York Jets before being released. He paid a free agency visit to the Titans on Wednesday, and watched a portion of practice with general manager Jon Robinson and coach Mike Mularkey. A third-round pick of the Denver Broncos in the 2010 NFL Draft, Decker has 385 career receptions for 5,253 receiving yards and 52 touchdowns in...

Julio Teheran was cruising toward his finest start of the season before Austin Slater drilled an eighth-inning, three-run homer that rewarded Matt Moore’s strong effort and allowed the Giants to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Braves Tuesday night at SunTrust Park. “It’s big to get out there, keep plugging away and playing good baseball,” Giants outfielder Hunter Pence said. “It feels good to get rewarded for all the hard work and see Matt [Moore] and the bullpen pitch so well. It is a feel-good day.” Slater jumped on a first-pitch fastball that found...

Matt Olson’s walk-off three-run homer gave the Nashville Sounds a 6-3 win in game two of Tuesday’s doubleheader at First Tennessee Park. The dramatic homer completed a furious comeback and helped the Sounds earn a doubleheader split in front of 7,734 fans. The Sounds’ offense was in a major funk and trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Joey Wendle cracked a three-run blast off Baby Cakes reliever Javy Guerra to even the game at 3-3. It snapped a 19-inning stretch in which the Sounds failed to score a run. Simon Castro and the Nashville (36-34)...