Sports News from TimesFreePress.com | http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports The Chattanooga Football Club is hoping to close out the home schedule of its inaugural season tonight at Finley Stadium with a Fourth of July bang. There won't be any postgame fireworks at the stadium, but a ticket stub and $1 will get you on a shuttle to and from the riverfront for the show there. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/soccer-club-aims-for-5000/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:02:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/soccer-club-aims-for-5000/ Tommy Lasorda's pregame speech and James Tomlin's leadoff triple helped the Chattanooga Lookouts set a victorious tone Friday night at AT&T Field, but they needed shaky Carolina relief pitching and a lively crowd to seal the 4-3 win. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/lookouts-hold-off-mudcats/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/lookouts-hold-off-mudcats/ While Venus and Serena Williams are battling each other for the Wimbledon crown today, 128 boys and girls will take to the 20 courts at the Champions Club in the first round of the USTA 12-and-under National Open. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/juniors-chase-national-title-at-champions-club/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/juniors-chase-national-title-at-champions-club/ The tension between players and high school coaches over AAU basketball has picked up over the years, and it's not going away any time soon. Many prep players have deemed AAU/YBOA competition as their best chance to advance to high collegiate levels. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/aau-basketball-creates-debate/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/aau-basketball-creates-debate/ The first inductees into the new NASCAR Hall of Fame will be announced in October, and until then will come some serious debate. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/young-make-it-france-petty-pearson-earnhardt-and-j/ Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/04/young-make-it-france-petty-pearson-earnhardt-and-j/ Clint Bowyer’s first victory of the season gave Richard Childress Racing a much-needed boost. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/bowyer-races-first-nationwide-win-season/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:18:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/bowyer-races-first-nationwide-win-season/ Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 9-8 on Friday night for their season-high fifth straight win. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/conrads-3-run-pinch-homer-gives-braves-9-8-win/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:25:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/conrads-3-run-pinch-homer-gives-braves-9-8-win/ Roger Federer has reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday by beating Tommy Haas of Germany 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/federer-reaches-7th-straight-wimbledon-final/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:50:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/federer-reaches-7th-straight-wimbledon-final/ This list is updated at least weekly. A short version including imminent events appears on Fridays in the sports section. Submit items by e-mail to sports@timesfreepress.com, by fax to (423) 668-5049 or by mail to Sports Dept., Chattanooga Times Free Press, 400 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/sports-calendar/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/sports-calendar/ Carolina Mudcats relief pitcher Sean Watson didn't get the victory in Thursday night's 4-3 triumph over the Chattanooga Lookouts at AT&T Field, but he didn't internally combust, either. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/mudcats-edge-lookouts/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:02:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/mudcats-edge-lookouts/ Standing in the west end zone at Finley Stadium on Thursday, Will Healy looked down and smiled. Still painted on the green artificial turf, beneath a lighter shade of green paint, was a reminder of one of his most special moments. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/cleanup-ongoing-at-finley/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/cleanup-ongoing-at-finley/ KNOXVILLE -- Willie Mack Garza has never played or coached in the Southeastern Conference. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/uts-garza-has-experience-vs-sec-teams/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/uts-garza-has-experience-vs-sec-teams/ Evan Swindall won't take his first college course for a few weeks, but the future Ole Miss Rebel is getting an early education in post-high-school football. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/swindall-is-starter-for-strong-us/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/swindall-is-starter-for-strong-us/ It has become a chilling certainty. Each summer as high school football practice begins, those of us who follow the sport closely hold our collective breath and hope this will be the year that no one succumbs to the blistering heat. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/Hargis-tssaa-addresses-heat-fears/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/Hargis-tssaa-addresses-heat-fears/ Two Chattanooga prep school divers broke state records this past year and now are honored as All-Americans for 2009. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/mauney-wilson-09-all-americans/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/03/mauney-wilson-09-all-americans/ Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Thursday night to complete their first home sweep of the Phillies in four years. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/braves-complete-sweep-phillies-5-2-win/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:36:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/braves-complete-sweep-phillies-5-2-win/ Chattanooga Lookouts owner Frank Burke would like to extend the new partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has an influential voice in his corner. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/living-legend-tommy-lasorda-in-Chattanooga-to-see/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:39:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/living-legend-tommy-lasorda-in-Chattanooga-to-see/ For years, friends Tamara Salter and Pat Goldsmith talked about a taking long paddling trip together. The problem they encountered is that most overnight trips in kayaks or canoes are difficult to organize and hard to make a reality. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/paddlers-tour-92-miles-of-north-georgia-rivers/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/paddlers-tour-92-miles-of-north-georgia-rivers/ This 4 lb. bass swallowed a bluegill Jesse Hullender caught at a private dock on Lake Chickamauga in Soddy. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/big-fish/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/big-fish/ On the face of it, the following three news stories from Wednesday would appear to have little in common: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/is-candace-parker-raising-a-future-laker/ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jul/02/is-candace-parker-raising-a-future-laker/