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From the HERE City State DeskMURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee ended a seven-year drought against Western Kentucky on Saturday night, winning 51-42 at Johnny Red Floyd Stadium after a last-second field goal and a fumble recovery on the final kickoff return. The rivals were tied 42-42 with 31 seconds left…
From the HERE City State DeskCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Austin Peay answered last year’s defeat against the Colonels with a 55-31 result Saturday at Fortera Stadium, securing an eighth victory — a mark the program has reached three other times in the past decade — and lifting the Governors to 8-2…
From the HERE City State DeskCOOKEVILLE, Tenn. — No. 9 Tennessee Tech poured in 35 points in the second quarter and saw eight different players reach the goal line in a 66-14 homecoming victory against VMI on Saturday in Cookeville. Leatherwood went 21-for-28 through the air for 312 yards and…
From the HERE City State DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State grabbed a 7-3 lead early in the third quarter at Nissan Stadium, then watched Southeast Missouri score 21 unanswered points and pull away for a 33-14 victory on Saturday. Daylin Lee went 20-for-36 through the air for 273 yards and…
From the HERE City State DeskCHARLESTON, S.C. — Tennessee-Martin left Buccaneer Field with a 20-10 win Saturday, using an early defensive score and two late kicks to close out Charleston Southern. The Skyhawks jumped in front 14-3 after the opening quarter and then kept the Buccaneers off the board after…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON, Texas — Center back Lukas MacNaughton waited until the last attack of the MLS regular season to deliver, scoring in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night as St. Louis CITY SC edged the Houston Dynamo 1-0 at Shell Energy Stadium and…
From the HERE City National DeskHONG KONG — American Claire Liu captured the first WTA Tour singles title of her career Sunday, closing the Hong Kong Tennis Open final with nine straight games to beat second seed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-3, 6-0 at Victoria Park. The opening set…
From the HERE City National DeskSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Top-ranked Miami is unbeaten no more. Notre Dame jumped out to a 24-3 cushion early in the third quarter Saturday night and then survived a frantic Hurricanes comeback for a 31-24 victory at Notre Dame Stadium. Both teams now sit at…
From the HERE City National DeskAUSTIN, Texas — Portland needed only three minutes on Decision Day to take control. Ariel Lassiter beat the Austin FC back line for an early goal, Kristoffer Velde doubled the margin in the 70th minute, and the Timbers won 2-0 at Q2 Stadium Saturday night…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will again be without wide receiver A.J. Brown when they host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but the team is hopeful the 29-year-old can rejoin the lineup once the Week 11 bye is behind…
From the HERE City National DeskMADRID, Spain — The NFL takes over one of the most famous soccer venues on the planet Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons meet at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor arrived with a bold claim about his quarterback. At his…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO, Ill. — The second weekend of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs delivered one of its wildest finishes in Antioch, where ninth-seeded Sycamore knocked off the top seed 32-28 in a Class 5A game Saturday. Antioch appeared to score on a long heave…
Business
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Alpha Metallurgical Resources, the coal supplier headquartered in Bristol, reported Friday that it lost $9.3 million in the third quarter of 2026, a smaller loss than it posted in the spring but still a sign that rising costs are weighing on the company. The loss worked out…
From Merger Monday
The New Orleans City Council approved a 45-year tax arrangement on Thursday for the planned Omni New Orleans, one of the last local steps for a $625 million convention headquarters hotel across from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Rather than paying a conventional property-tax bill, the Dallas-based developers would make…
From Merger Monday
Fox Corp. borrowed $10.4 billion on Friday as it completed its roughly $22 billion purchase of Roku Inc., drawing $2 billion under an amended term loan and $8.4 billion under a new bridge facility to cover part of the cash it owed Roku holders. An 8-K filed with the Securities and…
Politics
BRISTOL, Tenn. — The Bristol Tennessee City Council is set to take up a contract Tuesday evening that would pay for a study of a possible bus line linking Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol, Virginia, and Abingdon. The item is on the consent agenda. If it passes, the city would sign an…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — House Speaker Cameron Sexton has placed a narrow grocery break before the incoming legislature, filing House Bill 6 to lift Tennessee’s 4 percent food sales tax from milk, eggs and bread. The measure was filed for introduction on Nov. 5 and would amend Title 67, Chapter 6…
From the HERE City National Desk
NEW YORK — Four days after winning a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, Democrat James Talarico walked onto the Saturday Night Live stage, appearing unannounced in the show's first cold open since the midterm elections. The sketch opened with cast members playing Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic…
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