August 24, 2026
Local Sports
Angels win Parks and Rec Minor League Championship over Nationals
The Angels scored three first-inning runs and never trailed for the rest of the evening, taking a 6-2 win over the Nationals in the Morristown Parks and Recreation Minor League City Championship at McAmis- Sempkowsk i field.
PHOTOS: Renegades win Parks and Rec Minor League Championship over Thunder
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Retired Claiborne educator and coach Barry Liles dies in snorkeling accident in Hawaii
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Home Run Derby Champion E.C. Stewart
Home Run Derby Champion E.C. Stewart
Texas softball, Russellville native pitching coach Pattie Ruth Taylor, repeats as WCWS champs
OKLAHOMA CITY – Texas Softball (53-12) has won back-to-back NCAA Women’s College World Series (WCWS) National Championships after defeating No. 6 Texas Tech, 4-1, in game two of the WCWS Championship Series Thursday night at Devon Park.
Ned Jarrett, NASCAR Hall of Famer, 2-time Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, dies at 93
NEWTON, N.C. (AP) — Ned Jarrett, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, died Thursday of natural causes in his home, his family… Login to continue reading Login…
Russellville’s Taylor helps lead Texas to back to back titles
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Teagan Kavan struck out five in the final two innings to back a strong start from Citlaly Gutierrez, and Kayden Henry homered to lead Texas to a 4-1 victory over Texas Tech at the Women's College World Series for a second straight national championship. Texas trailed 1-0 after four innings, but a bases-loaded throwing error by shortstop Hailey Toney allowed two unearned runs to score in the fifth for a 2-1 lead. Henry homered off Red Raiders ace NiJaree Canady — in her final collegiate game — to begin the seventh and Leighann Goode singled to drive in the final run.
Kavan, coached by Russellville native Pattie Ruth Taylor, helps No. 3 Texas clinch game 1 of WCWS Championship Series
From Staff Reports OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 3 Texas Softball capitalized on a five-run first inning to take down No. 6 Texas Tech, 7-3, in… Login to continue reading Login…
Renegades win Parks and Rec Minor League Softball City Championship over Thunder
The Renegades scored two runs in the first inning and rode the lead to the end, downing the Thunder 3-1 in the Morristown Parks and Rec Minor League City Championship.
Matt Olson, baseball’s iron man, stars for Braves on Lou Gehrig Day
ATLANTA (AP) — On Lou Gehrig Day, baseball’s reigning iron man came through with the biggest blow for the Atlanta Braves.