Blood streams in dark rivulets down the side of one man’s face. The other man has a blackened eye as he extends his hand in congratulations or, perhaps, empathy.

I was hiking through a remote marshy area one recent late afternoon, seeking escape from the constant dismal drumbeat of bad news and calamity, when a reassuring voice suddenly sounded from the darkening swamp.

Cumberland men’s basketball standout Jalen Duke added NAIA All-America accolades to his list of accomplishments in his one season with the Phoenix, announced by the national office last Thursday.

Above: Wilson Central junior Sydnee Richetto announced her commitment last week to play basketball for Wofford College, a Division I school in Spartanburg, S.C. The high-scoring guard averaged 18.8 points per game this past season before blowing out her knee in January. For her career, she i…

The fur was flying at a recent trappers’ rendezvous in Crossville.

The NAIA World Series, like all things sports, was canceled last week due to the coronavirus.

While this year’s Kentucky Derby has been postponed from the first Saturday in May until Sept. 5 because of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, the campaign to earn a starting spot in the Run for the Roses continues.

Ty Dillon hadn’t sat behind a simulator rig in 10 years until he prepared to compete in Sunday’s iRacing event against NASCAR’s stars. Despite Dillon’s last-minute entry and scramble to find the proper equipment, the Cup Series driver finished 19th in a field of 35 drivers, proving his real-…

SAN DIEGO — Alpine is dark when Judson Richards wakes up. It’s still dark when his work day begins at 6 a.m. While his pregnant wife and his mother slumber elsewhere in the rural home, Richards settles behind a microphone to start his shift.

Friendship Christian has reached into its past to take Lady Commander basketball into the future.

In a shocking move on Wednesday, the Tennessee Titans traded five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jurrell Casey to the Denver Broncos, TitanInsider.com has confirmed.

Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.

Like seemingly most of the rest of the world, the hiring process to staff the soon-to-open Green Hill High School is on hold during the COVID-19 outbreak.

MURFREESBORO — Having the opportunity to come back to his home state to continue his Division I baseball career was a meaningful proposition for Middle Tennessee State junior Aaron Brown.

Lebanon High sophomore Hayden Rigsby (left) snaps a football to his father, David, on Thursday afternoon at Don Fox Park. Rigsby is the Blue Devils’ long-snapper and backup center who also plays guard and tackle, coach Chuck Gentry said. Gentry and assistant Shaun Frey have sent Rigsby and t…

While just about every amateur and professional sports event in the country has been sidelined due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway’s April 18 season opener is still scheduled.

Cumberland cross country coach Jim Seckel announced the addition of Ethan Rhoden to the 2020-21 signing class.

The Tennessee Titans have added the edge pass rusher they need, adding outside linebacker Vic Beasley on a one-year deal.

The recent boating tragedy on Pickwick Lake in which three fishermen lost their lives is a harsh reminder about the potential hazards of being on the water.