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    College Sports, High School Sports, J.R. Tidwell
    Never take sports too seriously
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    April 21, 2012
    I have been covering sports in one way or another for about six years now. I am no stranger to press boxes, sidelines and perimeter fences. One of the...
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    J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
    Ain’t no rest for the wicked
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    April 14, 2012
    There’s a song by a band named Cage the Elephant called “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked.” If you know anything about a video game called Borderlands, yo...
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    J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
    Outdoor sports are different
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    April 11, 2012
    As you the reader might imagine, I spend a lot of time at sporting events throughout the county. It’s my job, and I enjoy it. There are definitely wor...
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    A.W. Todd Centre to host Alumni Club meeting
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    April 7, 2012
    The UNA Russellville Alumni Club will host an event called “On the Road Again” with UNA’s head football coach Bobby Wallace at the A.W. Todd Centre on...
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    College Sports, J.R. Tidwell, Sports
    Never can get it right in March
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    April 4, 2012
    And then 2012 March Madness and the 2011-12 NCAA men’s basketball season were over. Kentucky ran the length of the tournament and asserted its dominan...
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    J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
    Play each game like it’s your last
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 28, 2012
    I decided early on in my life that I liked sports. My dad had me playing on a little league tee ball team by the time I was five years old. I moved up...
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    The choice has been made
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 21, 2012
    The wait is finally over, and the anticipation has ended. Peyton Manning has decided to take his talents to South Beach… err I mean Denver. Tim Tebow,...
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    College Sports, J.R. Tidwell, Sports
    Time to fill out those brackets
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 14, 2012
    March Madness will soon be turning people apathetic towards college basketball into ravenous fans for a few weeks time. I have yet to fill out my brac...
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    J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
    Saints are the bounty hunters
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 10, 2012
    Some disturbing news recently broke regarding the New Orleans Saints. Apparently their defensive coordinator was paying bounties to players who either...
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    Editorials, High School Sports, J.R. Tidwell
    Nothing to be ashamed of Red Bay
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 7, 2012
    When the Red Bay girl’s varsity basketball team made the Northwest Regional Tournament — along with the Tharptown girls — in Hanceville, it marked the...
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