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Saturday Morning Quarterback

Ran into Watertown mayor Mike Jennings in the elevator lobby at Nashville Superspeedway before the truck race last Saturday. If a proposed schedule change is implemented regarding the Craftsman Truck Series race, I wonâ€™t see Mayor Mike at the track at next yearâ€™s event. A published re...

Some Bulldogs struggle with first-day heat

Tuesdayâ€™s triple-digit temperatures took its toll on three Bulldog players as the full Cumberland squad practiced for the first time this preseason. One player was transported by ambulance and another two by car to a hospital for heat-related problems. Two were released and back on campus la...

Kvapil remembers Hamilton while winning

GLADEVILLE â€” After dominating practice Friday and capturing the pole early Saturday afternoon, Mike Skinner dominated the first two-thirds of the evening race at Nashville Superspeedway. But Travis Kvapil was lurking behind the series points leader and eventually overtook the field to win th...

Clements pulls away for first ARCA win

GLADEVILLE â€” A week after running out of gas at Pocono, Jeremy Clements finished the deal Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. Several seconds behind, eight-time ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel was, for this week at least, turning back a points challenge from rookie Michael McDowell...

Rookie snags sixth ARCA pole

GLADEVILLE â€” ARCA rookie Michael McDowell has eight-time champion Frank Kimmel on his hook and has reeled him out of the water. But can he get him into the boat? McDowell made a move to get a little bit closer to Kimmel on Friday by taking his sixth pole of the season for todayâ€™s Toyo...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

Barry Bondsâ€™ passing of Hank Aaron at the top of the career home run list went off as well as possible, all things considered. It happened in San Francisco, where Bonds is revered. There was no booing or any mention of his alleged use of steroids as he bulked up late in his career and posted...

Race fans receive free cancer screenings at BHR

MT. JULIET â€” Lori Hamilton knows too well the importance of early detection of head and neck cancer. She lost her husband â€“ legendary race car driver Bobby Hamilton Sr. â€“ to the insidious disease in January. Thursday night was bittersweet for Lori as she and hundreds of race ca...

Longtime Bulldog voice Lynn Bogle steps down

Longtime Cumberland University radio announcer Lynn Bogle has stepped down after 16 seasons behind the mike to pursue other interests, the school announced in a release Tuesday. Bogle, who played baseball at Cumberland Junior College and later served as the universityâ€™s athletic director, ha...

Coaches disagree with outdoor ban

Students have been admonished to not run in the hallways since one-room schoolhouses were eliminated. Lebanon High football players were running in the halls of LHS on Tuesday afternoon â€“ and it wasnâ€™t by choice. With all outdoor activities in the Wilson County school system canceled ...

Superspeedway ready to take on high temps

A racing season which began with record-cold temperatures in April appears destined to end under a roasting sun and muggy air Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. The 100-degree midweek temperatures are forecasted to â€œcoolâ€ down to the mid-90s. But track officials have plans in place to...