Stories from Monday, April 2, 2018

It is with regret that we announce the passing on March 30, 2018, of Caroline Bickel Marks, age 87. Caroline was born on May 21, 1930, in Louisville, KY to the late Edwin H. Bickel, Sr. and Eleanor McGinty Bickel. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg, TN...

Mrs. Anna Doris “Sally” Bailey, 88, of Lewisburg, died Friday, March 30, 2018, at NHC Lewisburg. Mrs. Bailey was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late B.F. and Vera Lentz Holly. She was homemaker, loving to tend to her yard and flowers and fishing, and was a member of Church Street Church of Christ...

The secret was out pretty quickly. A week before the 2015 playoffs, the United States Hockey League's Sioux City Musketeers invited prospect Eeli Tolvanen to skate with them to see about signing him for the following season. He stood out among older players on a first-place team...

April 3 1923 — Expelled "Black Sox" players Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg sued their former club for back salary and $400,000 in damages. They were among eight members of the Chicago White Sox team charged with fixing the 1919 World Series. 1966 — The New York Mets won the right to sign Southern California pitcher Tom Seaver when Commissioner William Eckert pulled the team's name out of a hat. ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — How well do your know the Masters? Try this quiz: 1. Which former British Open champion never broke par at the Masters? a.) John Daly b.) Bobby Jones c.) Bill Rogers _ 2. Who won the first Masters? a.) Gene Sarazen b.) Byron Nelson...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A wild, entertaining season and one of the maddest Marches in college basketball history has reached its pinnacle. Villanova and Michigan, prolific offense vs. stifling defense, a national title on the line, Monday night in San Antonio...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale hit the shot of her life — again. Ogunbowale floated in a 3-pointer from the corner with 0.1 seconds left, lifting Notre Dame to its second women's basketball title with a thrilling 61-58 comeback victory over Mississippi State in the NCAA championship game on Sunday night...

LYNCHBURG, TN (April 2, 2018) – Kendall Durard allowed only three earned runs in 26 innings pitched and the Motlow Lady Bucks won their fourth consecutive TCCAA conference series by beating visiting Columbia State three games to one last weekend, playing two games at Moore County High School and two at Lady Bucks Field...