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Marc Mariani Returns to Titans
The Tennessee Titans solidified their punt and kickoff return position by going down memory lane, signing Marc Mariani on Monday. Mariani, a former seventh-round pick of the Titans in 2010, was a Pro Bowl selection that season for his work as a returner. To make room on the roster, the Titans waived wide receiver Tre McBride. Mariani spent four years with the Titans, but two of those seasons were on injured reserve, one following a gruesome leg injury in which he suffered a compound fracture. The other was due to a shoulder injury. The Titans later released him in...
Sounds End Regular Season with a Rainout
Sunday afternoon’s game between the Nashville Sounds and New Orleans Zephyrs has been cancelled due to rain at Zephyr Field in New Orleans. The rain-out officially ends the regular season for both teams. The American Southern Division champion Sounds head to Oklahoma City to start the American Conference Finals against the Dodgers. Game one is scheduled for Wednesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark at 7:05 p.m. Game two of the series will follow on Thursday night in Oklahoma City before the best-of-five series shifts to Nashville for game three on Friday, September 9. Games four and five will be...
Steve Scarsone Named PCL Manager of the Year
Nashville Sounds Manager Steve Scarsone was named the Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year as announced by the league office today. The award is selected through voting by the league’s managers and media representatives. Scarsone had guided the Sounds to a league-best record of 83-57 and the American Southern Division title. Under Scarsone, the Sounds will return to the PCL Playoffs for the first time since 2007 when they meet the Oklahoma City Dodgers in the American Conference Finals Nashville’s 83 wins is tied for fifth-most in franchise history. With four games remaining in the regular season, the...
Red Raiders Fall at Smyrna on Friday Night
A tough and physical Smyrna football team used five first half touchdowns to gain a 56 to 10 win over a battered and bruised Coffee County team on Friday night. The Bulldogs built a 36 to 7 halftime lead as they rolled up 378 total yards in the first half. The Bulldogs started the scoring 39 seconds into the game on a 47 yard touchdown run on their 2nd play from scrimmage. After Smyrna got a 2nd touchdown in the first quarter, Coffee County got on the board with a 1 yard touchdown run by Alontae Taylor in the...
CHS Volleyball Gets Tested at Choo-Choo Classic
A 3 and 5 performance for the Central High School volleyball team this weekend just might overshadow the value of competing in the Choo Choo Classic in Chattanooga. “This tournament is loaded with good teams and we go (to this tournament) to get better and we did” said CHS head coach Andrew Taylor. After 2 rounds of pool play, the Lady Raiders advanced to the 2nd round of the tournament before falling to Soddy-Daisy. Coffee County opened play on Friday going 1 and 2 in pool play. The Lady Raiders claimed a 2 set to 1 win over Notre...
Westwood Runners Fare Well in Saturday Meet
The Westwood Cross Country Team had a strong performance at the Warrior Invitational on Saturday. at Riverdale HS. Facing as many as 20 different teams and a field of nearly 500 runners, the Rocket and Lady Rockets competed in their largest meet of the year. Westwood Lady Rocket Patricia Barrera continued strong season with a 14th place in the girls’ varsity race out of a field of 128 runners. The Lady Rockets team finished in 14th place in the team standings. Individual results (with time) are as follows: 14th – Patricia Barrera (15:25) 68th – Kasen Holt (18:13) 80th...
Braves Sweep Phillies for 6th Straight Win
The bottom two teams in the National League East are trending in opposite directions, which was magnified as the Braves finished a sweep of the Phillies with a 2-0 victory on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Julio Teheran and Jake Thompson matched zeros for all but the second inning, when Matt Kemp provided the lone run off Thompson in Atlanta’s sixth win in a row and second straight sweep. Conversely, the loss was the Phillies’ sixth in a row and closed out a winless homestand that was bookended by shutouts of the home team. Philadelphia didn’t score more...
Hunter, Sankey Part of Titans Roster Moves in the Cut to 53
There were a few big names among the Tennessee Titans cuts to 53 players on Friday. Two of the first cuts made were wide receiver Justin Hunter and running back Bishop Sankey, both former second-round picks by the Titans. In a bit of a surprise move, the Titans also released veteran running back and kick returner Dexter McCluster, who had drawn praise from head coach Mike Mularkey. That means that rookie safety Kevin Byard and receiver Tre McBride are the in-house candidates to handle punts and kickoffs now. Hunter, a second-round pick in 2013, was let go as the...
