The Nashville Sounds could not recover after a four-run first inning by the Round Rock Express in a 8-3 loss Wednesday night at Dell Diamond. After a Drew Robinson walk and a Brett Nicholas single, Joey Gallo launched a three-run home run to right-center field to give the Express an early lead. Matt Duffy then tripled to left to set up Ronald Guzman with an RBI single to make it a 4-0 Round Rock lead after one. The Sounds scored a run in three straight innings from the third through the fifth to narrow the deficit to 5-3. Renato...

The first-place Nashville Sounds begin an eight-game homestand on Friday, August 12 when they welcome the Triple-A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks – the Reno Aces – to First Tennessee Park. Following the series against the Aces, the Sounds host the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners – the Tacoma Rainiers – for four games from August 16-19. Below is a preview for each game of the homestand: Friday, August 12 vs. Reno – 7:05 p.m. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. FOX17 post-game fireworks presented by Koorsen Fire & Security.  Saturday, August 13 vs. Reno – 7:05 p.m. Gates...

A string of Raider turnovers helped lift the Tullahoma Middle School football team to a 30 to 14 win over the Coffee County Middle School on Tuesday night at Carden-Jarrell Field in the annual Coffee Cup game. Tullahoma nabbed 4 interceptions in the game, including 3 in the 2nd half, to capture the rivalry win. The win by the Cats, broke a 2 game winning streak in the series for the Red Raiders. The Cats converted the opening drive into points as Trinton Partin rumbled 38 yards for a TD and added the 2 point conversion. Coffee County battled...

The CHS Golf teams returned to the links on Tuesday in Tullahoma as the Raiders faced Tullahoma and Franklin County while the girls squared off against Franklin County. The Lady Raiders had another strong performance in the win while the boys continued their consistent play as they spilt their 2 matches. The Red Raiders had 4 players card a 39 on the day in the 9 hole match as Austin Farris, Reid Lawrence, Josh Perry and Samuel Prater each shot 4 over par to give Coffee County a team score of 156. Franklin County struggled to a 168 while...

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team opened the regular season on Tuesday as they traveled to Flintville. After taking a victory in the first set, the Lady Raiders dropped the final 2 sets to lose the match. The JV Lady Raiders won their one set contest over Flintville. Storming out to an impressive 25 to 15 win in the first set, the Lady Raiders looked poised to claim the road win. Flintville clawed back to take the 2nd set 25 to 21 setting up the crucial tie-breaker set for the match. Flintville was able to hold off Coffee...

The Braves rallied to spoil Wily Peralta’s homecoming party. In his first big league start since he was demoted to the Minors in June, Peralta held Atlanta scoreless on two hits through six scoreless innings, before the Braves knocked him out of the game with a two-run seventh. Atlanta held on for a 2-1 win at Miller Park on Tuesday. Ryan Braun’s fourth-inning home run off Braves starter Tyrell Jenkins gave Peralta a lead, and the big right-hander held long enough to throw his first pitches in a seventh inning all season. He did not record an out in...

Nashville Sounds right-hander Jharel Cotton just missed a perfect game and settled for a one-hit shutout in the Sounds’ 3-0 win over the Round Rock Express at Dell Diamond Tuesday night. Cotton, recently acquired in a trade by the Athletics, retired the first 26 batters he faced on the night. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Round Rock second baseman Doug Bernier lined a 2-1 pitch to the right field wall for a triple to break up the bid at perfection. The Virgin Islands native struck out a career-high 12 in the dominating effort. With Bernier...

The Motlow College Foundation is planning its 23rd annual golf tournament for Friday, Sept. 9, at The Bear Trace at Tims Ford State Park. This year’s event is sponsored by Jacobs Technology, Ascend Federal Credit Union, Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home, Lakeway Publishers, Nationwide Express, Southern Tennessee Regional Health System, First Vision Bank, Franklin County Industrial Board and Roscoe Brown, Inc. Stan McNabb Automotive is sponsoring the hole-in-one contest. There will also be a closest-to-pin and longest drive contest as well as a special contest, the winner of which will win 50% of the contest proceeds. All proceeds from the tournament...