The Nashville Sounds saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on Sunday night in front of 9,297 fans at First Tennessee Park, falling to the Oklahoma City Dodgers 5-0. The Dodgers touched Sounds starter Barry Zito for two runs in the third inning. First, Kyle Jensen walked and scored on a triple by Buck Britton. Britton then came around to score on Darnell Sweeney’s sacrifice fly. The Dodgers would lead wire-to-wire. Zito pitched well, throwing a season-high 114 pitches over seven innings, giving up just those two runs. Unfortunately for the veteran southpaw and the Sounds, Dodgers...

The Nashville Predators still got their guy. Without a first round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft held this weekend at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, Predators General Manager David Poile and the Nashville scouts had to wait through 30 other picks on Friday night to see who would remain on the board come Saturday morning. Luckily for the Preds, whose first selection came at No. 55 in the second round, Iakov Trenin was available when Nashville officially went on the clock for the first time. “Trenin was our first guy that we wanted to take,” Poile said....

Left-hander Alex Wood quieted the Pirates into the eighth inning on Sunday as the Braves downed Pittsburgh, 2-1, to snap a five-game losing streak. Nick Markakis’ RBI single in the fifth and Jace Peterson’s solo homer in the seventh were all the help Wood needed to snap a three-decision losing streak. Wood allowed five hits in 7 1/3 innings, not issuing a walk while striking out eight. He allowed three runs or fewer for the 13th time in his 15 starts. Andrew McCutchen, back in the Pirates’ lineup the day after leaving in the first inning when hit on...

Craig Gentry collected three hits, including his third home run in the last nine days, and led Nashville to a 5-0 victory over Memphis at AutoZone Park on Thursday night. The shutout was the sixth that the Sounds’ pitching staff has posted this season and the win evened The Tennessee Lottery I-40 Cup series to three games for both clubs. With the three-hit contest, Gentry now has a hit in 17 of his 21 games during the month of June. He started the night with a bang, taking Memphis starter Tyler Lyons deep on the third pitch of the...

34 teams  from Tennessee will converge on Fred Deadman Park this weekend for the biggest youth baseball tournament in the city’s history.  The Manchester Youth Baseball League is hosting the tournament which will feature teams in 5 different age classifications ranging from ages 5 to 17.   Games will get underway at 6:00 PM on Friday and continue through Sunday in the “Open” and “Recreational” divisions.  Admission will be $5 per day or $10 for a weekend pass.  To see a copy of the schedule, you can visit the Manchester Youth Baseball Facebook page...

The Nationals’ starting pitching continued to dominate as Washington blanked the Braves, 7-0, at Nationals Park on Thursday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep. The Nats have won six consecutive games. In his second start following a stint on the disabled list due to a flexor strain, Washington right-hander Doug Fister had his best outing of the season. He lasted seven innings and picked up his third win. Braves right-hander Matt Wisler wasn’t as fortunate. In his second career start, he lasted just four innings and allowed six runs (four earned) on nine hits. He had thrown eight innings...

  High school and middle school sports programs conclude the first week of the TSSAA dead period on Saturday and with one week left to go, it is time to look forward to July camps and tryouts. The CHS golf team will hold tryouts for the 2015-16 Golf team on Monday, July 13th beginning at 9 AM at Willowbrook Golf Course. Student athletes will to bring with them their own golf equipment plus the completed & signed physical/consent forms are REQUIRED. You can download the forms at: http://images.pcmac.org/SiSFiles/Schools/TN/CoffeeCountySchools/CoffeeCountyCentralHighSchool/Uploads/Forms/tssaa_med_form.pdf For more information, contact Head Coach Mike Ray at: 931-247-4156 OR...

The Nashville Sounds return to First Tennessee Park on Friday, June 26 with a full slate of promotions for fans of all ages. While the Sounds face off against the Oklahoma City Dodgers (Triple-A Dodgers) and Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Triple-A Brewers), the homestand will include two firework shows, a pair of t-shirt giveaways, the second Faith Night of the season and a special Independence Day jersey auction. Friday, June 26 vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers @ 7:05 p.m. (Gates Open at 6:05 p.m.) • Fox 17 Friday Night Fireworks: After the final out is recorded, the fun has just...