Marcus Mariota didn’t start here on Thursday night, but that didn’t keep the Titans from finishing the preseason in style. With the team’s starters in the bench, the Titans jumped out to an early lead here against the Dolphins and then cruised to a 21-10 win at Hard Rock Stadium. Next up is the regular season opener against the Minnesota Vikings on September 11. “I like the way we’re playing,’’ coach Mike Mularkey said. “We are playing our style of football. It doesn’t matter what the game is. It’s preseason game four; people can say that. But this is...

Following in the footsteps of Julio Teheran and Matt Wisler, Mike Foltynewicz provided the Braves with another solid outing vs. the Padres on Thursday afternoon at Turner Field, helping lead his team to a 9-6 win and its first sweep of San Diego since May 2008. The Braves’ offense provided plenty for Foltynewicz. After Freddie Freeman’s two-run homer in the third, Atlanta erupted for five runs in the fifth to knock Padres starter Jarred Cosart out of the game after allowing seven runs in 4 1/3 innings. No Padres starter was able to complete the fifth in the series....

Franklin Barreto’s RBI triple scored Josh Rodriguez in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Nashville Sounds a 6-5 walk-off win over the Iowa Cubs in front of 8,002 fans Thursday night at First Tennessee Park. With the game tied 5-5 going to the bottom of the ninth, Rodriguez lined a base hit up the middle to start the rally against Iowa reliever Gerardo Concepcion. After a failed bunt attempt, the 20-year-old Barreto lined a 0-2 pitch to the gap in right-center. Rodriguez raced around from first to score the winning run. The Sounds finished the regular...

The Coffee County Central High School golf teams hosted the 2016 Sundrop Golden Classic Invitational at Willowbrook on Wednesday as a packed field of talented golfers and teams attacked the 18 hole course. The Lady Raiders kept their hot streak alive as they won the girls’ division 11 strokes ahead of Signal Mountain. The Red Raiders used their familiar consistency to nab 3rd place behind Cookeville and Tullahoma. Girls’ Team Standings 1st – Coffee County – 146 2nd – Signal Mountain – 157 3rd – Oakland – 162 Individually, Coffee County’s Ashley Gilliam shot a 2 under 70 to...

The Coffee County Central High School and Coffee County Middle School cross country teams opened their season on Tuesday in McMinnville at the Warren County meet. Boasting bigger numbers this fall, the Red Raider and Lady Raider teams fared exceptionally well in their first meet of the season. Unofficially, the Red Raiders won the meet as they placed 4 runners in the top 10 and all 6 scoring runners finished in the top 30. The Lady Raiders, competing with a full complement of 6 runners, placed 2 in the Top 10 and all 6 scoring runners were in the...

The Westwood cross country teams once again had strong performances as they visited Warren County on Tuesday afternoon for their second races of the season. The Lady Rockets placed 4 runners in the Top 20 and 6 runners in the top 25 in a crowded field. The Rockets placed 5 runners in the Top 25. Top 6 finishers (with times) for the Lady Rockets were: 1st – Patricia Barrera 15:24 11th – Lizabeth Martinez 18:17 18th – Sunshine Mai 19:42 19th – Kasen Holt 19:49 22nd – Kennedy Norman-Young 20:14 25th – Marisol Moreno 20: 24 Top 6 finishers...

For much of the season, Braves manager Brian Snitker has reiterated the phrase that it often takes a step back to take a step forward. And after flirting with a no-hitter in his first start back from Triple-A, Matt Wisler stayed true to that progression as he struck out a career-high 10 batters in Wednesday’s 8-1 win over the Padres at Turner Field. Oswaldo Arcia was the only San Diego batter to break through against Wisler, cutting Atlanta’s lead to 2-1 with a solo homer in the fourth inning. The blast marked Arcia’s second of the series, but Wisler...

The Iowa Cubs pounded out 17 hits on their way to a 10-1 win over the Nashville Sounds Wednesday afternoon at First Tennessee Park. It was a rare misstep for the Sounds who lost for just the second time in 12 games to fall to 82-57. The Sounds’ regular season home finale is scheduled for Thursday night at First Tennessee Park. The Cubs got on the board in the first inning with a pair of runs and never looked back. Matt Murton started the scoring when he drew a bases loaded walk off starter Jesse Hahn to make it...