After squandering a seven-run lead, the Braves still found a way to frustrate the Marlins. Nick Markakis homered in the second and added the go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning that lifted Atlanta to a 12-7 victory on Monday at Turner Field. The Marlins were mounting what would have been their biggest comeback win of the season, pulling even in the sixth on Giancarlo Stanton’s pinch-hit sacrifice fly. But Atlanta regained the lead in the bottom half on Markakis’ two-out double off Brian Ellington and tacked on four more runs through the eighth. “When you get out to...

The air attack of Walker Valley proved to be effective against a depleted Red Raider secondary on Friday night as the visiting Mustangs dropped Coffee County 49 to 28.  The visitors from Bradley County used 4 passing touchdowns in the first half to build a 42 to 7 lead at intermission.  Coffee County was able to rally for 3 second half touchdowns but it was not enough to pick up the non-region win. Coffee County was held to 110 yards of offense in the first half highlighted by a 55 yard touchdown run from Alontae Taylor.  Taylor also added...

The Coffee County Lady Raider varsity and JV soccer teams competed in the Rebelette Classic on Saturday and Sunday in Winchester. Each team competed in 3 pool play games but neither advanced to Sunday afternoon’s final. The JV team was 1-0-2 on the day while the varsity had a record of 1-1-1 for their 3 contests. The Lady Raiders opened play on Saturday morning with a draw with district foe Columbia. A Caitlyn Moore goal in the 1st half gave Coffee County a 1 to 0 lead before Columbia tied it in the 2nd half. In the 2nd game of...

A year ago, the Titans began the season with a dandy. On Sunday, they produced a dud. A nice start faded into a disappointing finish as the Titans lost 25-16 to the Vikings at Nissan Stadium. It ended a streak of three consecutive wins on the NFL’s Kickoff Weekend. “Turnovers, self-inflicted wounds,’’ tight end Delanie Walker said afterward. “That’s why we’re sitting here talking about how this one got away. But we have each other’s back. This is not the way we wanted to start this year, but it’s only one game. We’ll overcome this.” The Titans dominated early,...

The Mets had more important matters on their minds Sunday than exorcising the ghosts of Turner Field, which have haunted them for the better part of two decades. In the thick of a skin-tight National League Wild Card race, the Mets simply needed a win. But they could not have asked for a better sendoff to Turner Field, marshalling a parade across home plate in their 10-3 blowout over the Braves. Yoenis Cespedes clubbed a grand slam for his 30th homer and Seth Lugo contributed seven standout innings, moving the Mets a half-game in front of St. Louis for...

A late lead didn’t hold up for the Nashville Sounds in a heart-breaking 10-9 loss to the Oklahoma City Dodgers Sunday night at First Tennessee Park. The loss ends the Sounds’ season while the Dodgers advance to the Pacific Coast League Championship Series to face the El Paso Chihuahuas. Two separate four-run innings helped the Sounds overcome multiple deficits but it wasn’t enough in the end. Franklin Barreto, Matt Olson and Renato Nunez all crushed homers for Nashville. The two comebacks helped the Sounds to a 9-7 lead after six innings. Reliever Andres Aliva worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings...

A few weeks ago, their playoff hopes dangling by a thread, the Mets might have shuddered at the thought of a two-run deficit in the eighth inning of a critical — they’re all critical at this point — game. Not anymore. Now fully in control of their own destiny in the National League Wild Card race, the Mets parlayed three walks, a hit batsman and a fielding error into a four-run rally in the eighth inning Friday, stealing their sixth straight win, a 6-4 victory over the Braves at Turner Field. The victory helped the Mets retain a half-game...

Two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning propelled the Nashville Sounds to a crucial 6-5 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers in front of 6,643 fans Friday night at First Tennessee Park. With the come-from-behind win, Nashville took control of the best-of-five American Conference Finals with a 2-1 lead. The Sounds have an opportunity to clinch a trip to the Pacific Coast League Championship Series with a win in game four Saturday night at First Tennessee Park. After building an early 4-0 lead, Nashville’s bullpen squandered away the lead and trailed 5-4 going into the bottom of...