[gtxvideo vid="BJVDZdZC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BJVDZdZC.jpg" vtitle="All-State - SPORTS”] Here's a look at local basketball standouts that earned honors on the 2014-15 Girls All-State team. Class A Erin Lannon (Gibson County) Averyale Joy (Middleton) Madison Heckert (West Carroll) Class AA Jamirah…
[gtxvideo vid="apRx8BZH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/apRx8BZH.jpg" vtitle="Teddy MMA - Sports”] HENDERSON, Tenn. - Teddy Holder's life changed on March 28, 2015. The small-town kid from Chester County defeated one of the top light heavyweight fighters in the world. "That victory is…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Matt Holliday hit his first home run of the spring, Randal Grichuk added his team-high fifth and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated their Triple-A Memphis affiliate 8-1 Friday night. Top prospect Marco Gonzales pitched 5 2-3…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Jeff Green scored 22 points and Marc Gasol added 19 as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-92 on Friday night. Green and Gasol were among six Grizzlies finishing in double figures as Memphis…
[gtxvideo vid="zckGj5sH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zckGj5sH.jpg" vtitle="Boxing Must Go On - DAN”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The West Tennessee Golden Gloves boxing tournament kicked off Friday night, but not without a heavy heart. For the first time in 57 years a local…
[gtxvideo vid="aUg7Rlj0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aUg7Rlj0.jpg" vtitle="Rayford Collins Heart Attack - SPORTS”] JACKSON,Tenn. - Rayford Collins was admitted into Jackson Madison County General Hospital's emergency room on Thursday night after suffering one of two heart attacks. The second heart attack occurred…
[gtxvideo vid="yIhKZ8EA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yIhKZ8EA.jpg" vtitle="humboldt celebrates”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. - Humboldt's baseball team is very familiar with channeling their inner Ric Flair. It's a postgame tradition after every win. The Vikings turned their chant up another level after a huge…
[gtxvideo vid="vM7xI95U" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vM7xI95U.jpg" vtitle="Golden Gloves Tournament - Sports”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Fighters ranging from Nashville to Georgia are heading to the Golden Gloves Arena for the West Tennessee Golden Gloves. The two-day competition begins on Friday at 7…
[gtxvideo vid="2ixDmtRA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2ixDmtRA.jpg" vtitle="Barford Honorable Mention”] JACKSON, Tenn. - South Side grad Jaylen Barford was an integral part of the Hawks 2014 Class AA State Championship. The Jackson native is adding a new title to his resume: All-American.…
[gtxvideo vid="PJ8JfVTp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PJ8JfVTp.jpg" vtitle="USJ Glassman Signing - Sports”] JACKSON, Tenn. - University School of Jackson senior Sara Glassman signed her official letter of intent to join Cumberland University's volleyball team on Wednesday. The all-state standout says everything about…
[gtxvideo vid="4RTJGbf7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4RTJGbf7.jpg" vtitle="Skyzone Slam Madness”] JACKSON, Tenn. - West Tennesseans of all ages are sprinting to Skyzone in Jackson for the SkySlam Madness Dunk Contest. Contestants say the first place prize is too good to be true.…
[gtxvideo vid="GiWGvYrW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GiWGvYrW.jpg" vtitle="UT Hires Barnes - Sports”] KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A person familiar with the situation says Tennessee has reached an agreement to hire former Texas coach Rick Barnes as its next men's basketball coach. The…
MARTIN, Tenn. - University of Tennessee at Martin's men's basketball team is very familiar with starting from the bottom. After finishing with eight overall wins and a last-place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference last year, the Skyhawks are last…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Lexie Brown scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half, Brionna Jones added 14 points and nine rebounds and top-seeded Maryland advanced to its second straight Final Four with a 58-48 win over Tennessee…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Conley scored 18 points, Jeff Green added 16 and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped their three-game losing streak with a 97-83 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The Grizzlies moved back into the second…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials with the Jackson Generals team are coming up with new ways to remember one of their own. After five years with the Jackson team, Victor Sanchez died Saturday night from injuries he suffered in a boating…
[gtxvideo vid="Y6NEAcN0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Y6NEAcN0.jpg" vtitle="Generals Player death”] PEORIA, Ariz. -- Six weeks after a boating accident, Mariners prospect Victor Sanchez has died at the age of 20. Sanchez was in a boating accident on February 14th while swimming in…
[gtxvideo vid="sMddnLUA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sMddnLUA.jpg" vtitle="JCM soccer signing”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson Central Merry is no stranger to seeing student-athletes sign on the dotted line. But on Friday morning, the school witnessed a true first. Senior Ibrahim Nasr became one…
[gtxvideo vid="2LJy5NXt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2LJy5NXt.jpg" vtitle="NEW JC coach”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson Christian looked to a familiar face to assume their boys basketball head coaching position. The school named assistant JD Byrd as the new varsity head coach on Friday.…
