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Falcons have agreed to terms with former Titans safetyJune 30, 2012 |
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with safety Chris Hope, who has started 109 games in 10 seasons with Pittsburgh and Tennessee. The 31-year-old Hope will provide experience behind starters William Moore and Thomas DeCoud. In 2011, Hope made two starts and played in 10 games. He had 33 tackles with one interception. He started all 16 regular-season games on Pittsburgh’s 2005 Super Bowl championship team. He has 20 career interceptions. Details of the agreement announced Friday were not released. Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department and YMCA to continue new Yoga in the Park seriesJune 30, 2012 |
The Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department and the Clarksville YMCA have seen such success with the new Yoga in the Park series, classes will continue through August 3 (excluding Wednesday, July 4)! Yoga in the Park is a free, morning yoga class instructed by trained YMCA instructors each Wednesday and Friday beginning May 16. Classes take place from 6 to 7 a.m. on the stage behind the As the River Flows museum at McGregor Park, located at 640 N. Riverside Drive. Each participant must bring their own yoga mat. The participant(s) with the highest attendance at the end of the program will be eligible to receive a gift certificate to a local salon for a day of pampering! Registration for Yoga in the Park is available at the Parks & Recreation Main Office, located at 102 Public Square, as well as online at recpro.cityofclarksville.com. For more details on Yoga in the Park, please contact the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Office at 645-7476 or visit recpro.cityofclarksville.com.
Nashville Takes Series With 2-0 Shutout In Round RockJune 30, 2012 |
ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Nashville Sounds blanked the Round Rock Express, 2-0, on Friday night at The Dell Diamond in the finale of a three-game series. The shutout was Nashville’s PCL-leading eighth of the season and second in three games over the Express. With the win, Nashville (33-49) picked up only their second winning series on the road this season and finished 3-4 overall on the seven-game road trip through Albuquerque and Round Rock. Nashville starter Brian Baker (2-3) authored his best pitching performance of the season to pick up the win. The 29-year-old threw six scoreless innings on six hits and no walks while striking out six. Baker is record a 0.79 ERA (1er/11.1ip) in his last three outings (two starts). Relievers Johnnie Lowe, Mike McClendon, and Jim Henderson followed with scoreless frames to collect the combination shutout. First baseman Sean Halton accounted for two of Nashville’s five hits and also scored a run. Second baseman Eric Farris went 0-for-3 to snap a nine-game hitting streak, which matches his best effort of the year. The game remained scoreless until the Sounds scored their first run in the visiting half of the fifth inning. After one-out base hits from Halton and outfielder Corey Patterson, shortstop Edwin Maysonet hit a fly ball to right field to score Halton on a sacrifice fly. Nashville scored their other run in the seventh as Round Rock committed two costly fielding errors. Oufielder Jay Gibbons reached on a fielder’s choice and was followed by another hit from Halton. Patterson then loaded the bases after reaching on a fielding error by the pitcher. On the ensuing at-bat against reliever Johan Yan, Maysonet grounded to shortstop Luis Hernandez, who made the second fielding gaff of the frame to allow Gibbons to score. With runners on first and second in the bottom of the ninth, Henderson struck out Round Rock’s Michael Bianucci to end the game and pick up his seventh save. Former Sound Zach Jackson took the loss, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. The Sounds travel home to welcome the division-rival Iowa Cubs (AAA-Cubs) to Music City for a four game series for the first time this season. Nashville right-hander Seth McClung (1-9, 5.19) will toe the rubber against Iowa southpaw Brooks Raley (4-2, 4.14). Tickets Available for ‘Talk with the Titans’ DinnersJune 30, 2012 |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The lineup is set and tickets are available for the 12th annual “Talk with the Titans” Dinners that benefit the Charles Davis Foundation and inner-city youth. The dinners are scheduled for July 22, 23 and 24 at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel and again will be hosted by Houston Chronicle sports writer John McClain and George Plaster. The entertaining evenings will include behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes. Each night begins with a reception and photo opportunities with guest participants at 6 p.m. and is followed by dinner at 7 p.m. An auction of Titans memorabilia is also scheduled. Titans past, present and future will be topics of conversation. Former Titans and current St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher will speak on July 22 during “Jeff Fisher Returns” night. Fisher has participated every year of the event. Second-year offensive coordinator Chris Palmer and 2012 NFL Draft first-round pick Kendall Wright will appear for “The Wright Stuff” evening on July 23. Mike Munchak, second-year head coach of the Titans and Pro Football Hall of Fame member, and Titans general manager Ruston Webster will be the featured guests on “The Playoffs Start Here” evening on July 24. Tickets are $250 per person, eight-person tables are available for $2,000, and 10-person tables are available for $2,500 per night. Two-night tickets are available for $400 per person, and a ticket for all three evenings is $600 per person. Tickets can be purchased on the Charles Davis Foundation’s website or by calling (615) 254-0396. Click here to download the registration form. Location: Loews Vanderbilt (free parking in the Loews Garage) Reception & Pictures: 6 p.m. Dinner: 7 p.m. Cost: One-night ticket: $250 per person; Two-night ticket: $400 per person; Three-night ticket: $600 per person Contact: Charles Davis Foundation at (615) 254-0396; cdfoffice@aol.com; http://www.charlesdavisfoundation.org/ About the Charles Davis Foundation The Charles Davis Foundation offers inner-city youth positive role models, programs, activities, resources and opportunities that build character and self-esteem. Its mission is to empower inner-city youth and families to reach their full potential through positive, educational, athletic, cultural and economic development. CDF was founded in 1982 by Charles Davis as a fulfillment of a childhood promise to God. Davis vowed that if he “got out” of the Tony Sudekum/University Court “projects” that he would come back to help others. Remaining true to this vow, the Charles Davis Foundation has been providing programs to fulfill its mission. Through its programs, the foundation achieves its mission, serving approximately 1,200 youth per year. Nashville Predators sign Hal Gill
Gill, 37 (4/6/75), was acquired by the Predators from Montreal on Feb. 17, 2012, and suited up for 23 regular-season games (0g-5a) and five playoff games (0g-0a) for the club. One of the League’s biggest players at 6-7, 240 pounds, Gill has played 1,070 regular-season games (36g-148a-184pts, 948 PIMs) and 110 playoff contests (0g-6a-6pts, 68 PIMs) since 1997-98 – more than any player currently on the Predators roster. He appeared in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals in 2008 and 2009 with Pittsburgh, winning the Cup in 2009, and his 74 postseason games the past five seasons are the third most in the League. The Concord, Mass., native was drafted 207th overall (eighth round) by Boston in the 1993 Entry Draft, and played eight seasons with the Bruins (1997-2006) before a pair of two-season stints in Toronto and (2006-08) Pittsburgh (2007-09). Gill played 196 games with the Canadiens from 2009-12 before being acquired by Nashville. Sounds’ Jim Henderson Named To PCL All-Star TeamJune 29, 2012 |
Reliever To Represent Sounds, Pacific Coast League At Triple-A All-Star Game On July 11 In Buffalo NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pitcher Jim Henderson has been named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team and will represent the Sounds on the 30-man squad that takes on the International League stars in the 25th Annual Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 11 at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo, New York. Henderson was selected as a reserve for the contest by the PCL office. The 29-year-old right-hander has posted a 3-3 record, team-leading six saves, and a 1.93 ERA (8er/37.1ip) in 24 relief appearances for the Sounds while holding opponents to a .233 average. He has struck out 42 batters in his 37 1/3 innings, ranking 4th among league relievers with a 10.13 strikeouts per nine innings ratio, while issuing only 16 walks. Henderson has allowed a run in only four of his 24 outings this season and opened the year with a PCL-best 24 1/3 consecutive scoreless?innings pitched over his first 15 appearances before finally surrendering a run on May 28th. The All-Star nod is the second mid-season honor of Henderson’s 10-year pro career. He was previously recognized as a Midwest League All-Star in 2009 during his first year in the Brewers organization. A pair of former Sounds were named as additional participants for the PCL team in the 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game. Shortstop Luis Cruz, who was Nashville’s 2010 team MVP after hitting .281 with 10 HR and 68 RBIs in 129 contests, will be a member of the PCL roster as one of three Albuquerque Isotopes participants. Former Sounds player and manager Marty Brown, currently the skipper with the Las Vegas 51s (Blue Jays), will serve as the PCL All-Star manager for the game. Brown played for the Sounds for parts of two seasons in 1988-89, representing the club in the inaugural Triple-A All-Star Classic in 1988, then returned to manage Nashville for two seasons from 2001-02. There are no former Sounds on the International League All-Star roster, which was announced yesterday. The 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game will be broadcast live on television on MLB Network and the Armed Forces Network as well as on the radio on 102.5 FM “The Game” at 6:00 p.m. CDT. The complete Pacific Coast League and International League All-Star rosters are attached. Vanderbilt trio, Memphis’ Barton and Tennessee Tech’s Murphy among those chosen in NBA Draft Tennessee Tech standout Kevin Murphy was taken with the 47th overall pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. On a night where the University of Kentucky saw a record six players taken in the NBA Draft, the state of Tennessee also fared pretty well as five players who played college ball in the Volunteer State had their name called, including Tennessee Tech standout Kevin Murphy. Vanderbilt shooting guard John Jenkins became the first Commodore chosen in the first round since Will Perdue in 1988 when he was taken No. 23 overall by the Atlanta Hawks. Jenkins, who left Vanderbilt after his junior season, was the SEC’s leading scorer the past two seasons and is considered the best shooter in this year’s draft class by many draft experts. Seven picks later, Vandy center Festus Ezeli was chosen by the Golden State Warriors with the final selection in the first round. Ezeli, a 6-foot-11, 255-pound Nigerian native, recorded 204 blocked shots during his four-year college career, shattering the school record previously held by Perdue. Despite battling injuries for nearly the first third of the season, Ezeli averaged 10.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game last year for the Commodores. With the selection, Ezeli and Jenkins became the first duo of Vanderbilt players taken in the first round in school history. One pick later, Vanderbilt small forward Jeffery Taylor heard his name called when he was selected No. 31 overall by the Charlotte Bobcats. Taylor, who grew up in Sweden, moved to the United States in 2006 before committing to the Commodores and head coach Kevin Stallings in 2008. Taylor averaged 14.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game last season for the Commodores. Regarded as perhaps the most complete prospect of the three Commodores, Taylor will look to help rebuild a Bobcats franchise that won just seven games in 2011-2012.
Memphis shooting guard Will Barton was taken by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 10th pick in the second round (No. 40 overall). Barton, a 6-6, 174-pound Baltimore native, left after just two seasons in Memphis, but averaged 18.1 points and 8.1 rebounds en route to being named the Conference USA Player of the Year in 2012. Initially projected as a first-round selection, Barton joins a Blazers squad that drafted Weber State point guard and Illinois center Meyers Leonard with the team’s first-round selections Thursday night. Seven picks later, Murphy became the second Ohio Valley Conference player to be drafted in as many years when he was taken by the Utah Jazz. Murphy, a 6-foot-6, 194-pound shooting guard from Atlanta, scored 20.6 points per game in 2012 – tops in the OVC and 10th nationally. Already on scout’s draft boards, Murphy boosted his draft stock thanks to his 50-point performance against SIU-Edwardsville on January 30, the most points scored in a game by any DI player last year. Murphy was the only draft selection of the Jazz, who finished 36-30 last year and made the playoffs as the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed. Titans single-game tickets go on Sale Aug. 3June 28, 2012 |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Single-game tickets to all 10 Tennessee Titans home games at LP Field in 2012 will go on sale Friday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. (CST). Tickets can be purchased by visiting the ticket office at LP field, calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000, visiting any Ticketmaster outlet, or logging on to the Ticketmaster web site at Ticketmaster.com. Game tickets start at $35. The Titans open the 2012 season against the reigning AFC Champion New England Patriots on Sunday, Sept. 9 at LP Field. They also return to the prime-time football lineup with games against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football (Dec. 17) and their long-time rival Pittsburgh Steelers on NFL Network (Oct. 11). In addition, the Titans will play at home against the Detroit Lions (Sept. 23), Indianapolis Colts (Oct. 28), Chicago Bears (Nov. 4), Houston Texans (Dec. 2) and Jacksonville Jaguars (Dec. 30). The Titans kick off their home preseason schedule on Thursday, Aug. 23 in a nationally-televised ESPN game against the Arizona Cardinals at LP Field. A week later, they close out the preseason at home against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints on Thursday, Aug. 30. Fans will enjoy several improvements to LP Field this coming season, including new high-definition video screens in both the north and south end zones, LED ribbon boards, a new distributed sound system, two banks of high-speed elevators to the upper-deck, and fan-friendly dining and entertainment zones. “All of the improvements are state of the art, and they’ll be certainly a reason for fans to come enjoy games at LP Field this season, let alone the environment you get at an NFL game to begin with,” said Don MacLachlan, executive vice president of administration and facilities for the Titans. “All these enhancements will take our fans’ experience at LP Field to an entirely new level.” The Titans have sold out 134 consecutive games since moving into LP Field for the 1999 season, including preseason contests. Atltanta Braves’ Inside Pitch: Braves’ seeing production in bottom of line upJune 28, 2012 |
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