Sports Staff CLARKSVILLE — When the Clarksville Blue Tigers entered their season opener at home on Monday night against New Boston, coach Joe Sigler and his team knew the visiting Lions would come out gunning for the host team. Full Article at The Paris News

Both tables were re-covered on the Monday, so it all depended on how the teams reacted to the new cloth. The Mill View tables normally play very fast but it was to be expected that a slower table would be on offer. Full Article at The Sunderland Echo

Lord Henry ran creditably on his reappearance here last month but the Philip Hobbs-trained gelding needs to improve on that effort to get the better of CORNAS, who gets the vote ahead of Qrackers. Full Article at Sporting Life

Allen Iverson is one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball and arguably the third or fourth best scorer in league history. Full Article at Bleacher Report

The legend of Thin Lizzy is a glorious and ultimately tragic one, perfectly reflecting the life of the band’s founder, Phil Lynott. He was a larger than life character, both literally and symbolically. Full Article at Blogcritics.org

A Baseball Prodigy, a World at War, and a Field of Broken Dreams, by Gary W. Moore I wanted to wait a bit after Veteran’s Day because I didn’t want this to appear as a knock against the vets. Full Article at Sports Blogs