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Vanderbilt graduate pursues racing dream

NASHVILLE â€” A Vanderbilt degree is a nice thing to put on a resume when pursuing a career in business, law, education or medicine. Itâ€™s safe to say Brad Jaeger is one of the few, if not the only, member of the Class of 2007 working fulltime behind the wheel of a race car. While his cl...

Defending Nashville champ takes fracas in stride

NASHVILLE â€” In an ordinary week, Scott Dixon would be the lead story in the Indy Racing League following his win at Watkins Glen on Sunday and coming to Nashville Superspeedway as the defending champion of the Firestone Indy 200. But this isnâ€™t an ordinary week in the IRL, where the t...

Williams lifts Rotary to 9-10 Dixie Youth district championship

WAVERLY â€” Jacob Williams scored the go-ahead run on a fifth-inning overthrow Tuesday as Lebanonâ€™s Rotary won the Dixie Youth 9-10-year-old district tournament 4-3 over host Humphreys County. Williams scored from third when Colten Morrisâ€™ grounder to third was thrown away. The p...

MJCA announces new coaching hires

Stephanie DeRenzo has been hired as the volleyball coach at Mt. Juliet Christian Academy. She replaces Jason Sloan, who built the Lady Saints into the schoolâ€™s most successful athletic program during his six-year tenure on North Mt. Juliet Road. Athletic Director Paul Christensen said Sloan ...

Three 6-foot post players transfer to Cumberland

Cumberland womenâ€™s basketball coach Clint Mason has signed three post players. Lapinia Roe, a 6-3 center from Detroit, will have four years of eligibility with the Lady Bulldogs after redshirting at Austin Peay last season. â€œLapinia is a long 6-3 athlete who has a tremendous upsize and...

Rotary 9-10s return to district final, State

WAVERLY â€” The Lebanon Rotary is returning to the 9-10 Dixie Youth State Tournament. Lebanon assured itself of a trip to Waynesboro next week by advancing to the top two of the district tournament and a chance to win the championship tonight. The Rotary beat McEwen for the second time in four...

World's fastest backward driver looks forward

NASHVILLE â€” He once drove a car in reverse faster than most of us will ever go even forward. It was so fast in fact, Darren Manning holds the land-speed record for driving backward, going 102 mph in reverse in a road-legal car. He would like to set some records, or at least go faster than th...

Adkins waits through contract talks with LA

James Adkins is in a holding pattern. Nearly two weeks after being taken by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a supplemental first-round pick, the former Wilson Central High and University of Tennessee left-hander still hasnâ€™t signed a contract. Heâ€™s not alone. The Dodgers have signed just f...

Martinez, Shao sign, head west

Former Cumberland catcher Luis Martinez and ex-Mt. Juliet pitcher Stephen Shao have signed professional contracts and begun their careers in the far west. Martinez is playing for the Class A Eugene [Ore.] Emeralds after the San Diego Padres drafted the Bulldog junior in the 12th round of the entry ...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

Is it just me, or is it odd prospective Predators owner Jim Balsillie is talking to everyone except anyone in Nashville about his plans for the team? Everyone else in an official position with the NHL or Balsillie is saying the team is not in immediate danger of leaving Nashville. But Balsillieâ�...