After his final throw here on Sunday, Titans quarterback Zach Mettenberger ended up on the turf at NRG Stadium, on his hands in knees. He had the breath knocked out of him following a hit by Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt. It was a scene that played out over and over again in a 20-6 loss to the Texans. Mettenberger was sacked seven times in the contest, and he was hit a whopping 14 times in all. “That’s just ridiculous, seeing him have to get up from the ground so many times,’’ Titans running back Antonio Andrews said, shaking...

Chris Stewart had a goal and two assists, Frederick Andersen stopped 40 shots, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 Sunday night. Rickard Rakell, Sami Vatanen and Andrew Cogliano also scored to help the Ducks snap a five-game skid (0-4-1) and get their second win in 11 games (2-8-2). Shea Weber and Calle Jarnkrok had Nashville’s goals and Carter Hutton stopped 24 shots. The Predators, coming off a 4-3 overtime defeat at Los Angeles the previous night, lost consecutive games for the first time this season. After scoring just 10 goals in 10 games, the Ducks broke...

In their final tune-ups for the regular season that begins on Monday, the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams swept the titles at last week’s Woodbury Grammar School Border Battle Tournament,   Even though the games were scrimmage contests, the wins set the Raiders and Lady Raiders up for a fast start to the regular season. The Lady Raiders built a 20 point lead in the first half against Woodland on their way to a 57 to 38 victory in Friday’s finals.  Julia Duncan led Coffee County in scoring with 25 points.  Bella Vinson added 9 points and Keri...

Final Scores (Girls) College Street 29, East Coffee 9 New Union 25, North Coffee 7 Westwood 27, Deerfield 14 Hillsboro 19, Hickerson 2 Final Scores (Boys) College Street 33, East Coffee 12 New Union 31, North Coffee 5 Westwood 24, Deerfield 3 Hickerson 30, Hillsboro 23 Standings – Girls Hillsboro 2 & 0 New Union 2 & 0 College Street 2 & 0 Westwood 1 & 1 Hickerson 1 & 1 North Coffee 0 & 2 Deerfield 0 & 2 East Coffee 0 & 2 Standings – Boys College Street 2 & 0 Westwood 2 & 0 New Union...

In a game atmosphere unlike a normal Friday night, the Coffee County Red Raider football team saw an emotional Siegel team claim a 45 to 26 win on Friday night in Murfresboro. The game began with a tribute to Siegel junior Baylor Bramble, who wears number 33 and who has been in critical condition for the past week at Vanderbilt after suffering a head injury in the Warren County game. With only 10 players on the field, the Stars kicked off, and Vanderbilt commit Alontae Taylor ran up to the 33-yard line and downed the ball there. Taylor took...

Jeff Carter scored at 4:42 of overtime, Tyler Toffoli continued his strong start with two more goals, and the Los Angeles Kings extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Rookie Andy Andreoff also scored, and Jonathan Quick made 31 saves for the Kings, whose streak began after an 0-3 start. Nashville defenseman Ryan Ellis scored the tying goal with 6:04 left in the third period, and Pekka Rinne stopped 25 shots for the Predators, who had won the previous five meetings – all by one-goal margins. James Neal and...