Drew Davis

HARRODSBURG — It may just be mid-December, but the Mercer County boys are facing one of the most important weeks of the season. The Titans have three 46th District games in the next week, and they got things going right Tuesday by outgunning...

The Mercer County girls led host Sacred Heart by seven points after three quarters, but the Valkyries rallied to pull out a 66-56 win over their Titans in their season opener at Louisville. Catheryne Claunch had a monster game for Mercer (0-1), scoring 22...

Russell Sims scored 23 points and John Ingram added 22 to lead the Mercer County boys to an 86-55 romp over Lynn Camp in their season opener Tuesday at Harrodsburg. The Titans took control of the game by outscoring the Knights 19-11 in the first quar-...

Chris Pardue missed Friday nights most of all. Pardue never left football, but he was away from the high school game for a few years before returning to coach Mercer County this season. He said his time away from the game made him appreciate it all...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 3 p.m. (FOX); Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of previews of area high school boys basketball teams. HARRODSBURG — With an entirely new squad, the Mercer County boys took their lumps last year in a 9-22 season. Now coach Brian Britt is hoping...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester United, 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football--Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ABC); Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Temple at Louisville,...

HARRODSBURG — Jeffery Canady may be the man Knox Central looks to get the ball to when the game matters most, but Mercer County coach Chris Pardue said there are plenty of weapons the Titans have to worry about Friday when they play at Knox in the...

— A system and method that should rightfully have led to a complete revolt by now instead has the Philadelphia Eagles seemingly tighter than ever, blindly loyal and determined to hold hands while riding right over the cliff that coach Andy Reid is...

Garrard County will travel to Russell for the first round of the Class AAA playoffs next week, but the Golden Lions get a good tune-up against one of the best running backs in the state this Friday when Damien Harris and Madison Southern come to Lancaster...

In a game that looked a little like a family reunion, Boyle County played the role of big brother. The Rebels welcomed back former coach Chris Pardue, then roughed up his team in a critical district game Friday night, imposing their will at the line of...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Noon (CBS); Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles, Noon (FOX); Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...