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SportsBRISTOL, Va. — Baseball is coming back to Boyce Cox Field with a name that leans into the city’s two biggest claims to fame. The City of Bristol, Virginia on Thursday introduced the Bristol Pickin’ Chickens, a new club that will take the field for…
From the HERE City State DeskMURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee leaned on its defense for a half and its size for the rest, beating Evansville 73-68 on Tuesday night at Murphy Center to bounce back in its third game of the season. The Blue Raiders made all eight of their…
From HERE NashvilleKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's pressure defense took over in the second half Tuesday night, and the Lady Volunteers rolled past New Haven 83-40 to open the season 3-0. The Lady Vols forced 26 turnovers, the third straight game in which an opponent has given it…
From the HERE City State DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans moved one of their most productive defenders at the trade deadline, sending safety Amani Hooker to the Buffalo Bills and getting back a Bills second-rounder in next year's draft. Tennessee is also giving up its own fifth-round choice for…
From the HERE City State DeskKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Members of Tennessee's men's basketball team have put their names behind the most detailed picture so far of how a labor agreement in college sports might work, and they did it with the blessing of their own athletic department. The term sheet,…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy was voted National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday for the third season in a row, making him the first manager in big-league history to win the Baseball Writers' Association of America award three straight times. Murphy,…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — Georgia climbed to the top of the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, replacing Miami at No. 1 in the selection committee's second list of the 2026 season. The 8-1 Bulldogs are followed by unbeaten Utah at No. 2, two-loss Alabama at…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Will Venable of the Chicago White Sox is the 2026 American League Manager of the Year, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Tuesday night, capping a season in which a club that had lost 100 or more games three years running climbed…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Boston turned the first meeting between Jayson Tatum and former teammate Jaylen Brown into a lopsided night, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 123-101 on Tuesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Paul George, who went to Boston in the offseason deal that sent Brown to…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday named Pedro Guerrero a hitting coach on their major league staff, filling the lone opening on manager Dave Roberts' coaching group for 2027. Guerrero, 37, comes over from Miami, where he led the Marlins' hitting group…
From the HERE City National DeskHENDERSON, Nev. — Kirk Cousins is headed back to Minnesota. The Las Vegas Raiders announced Tuesday that they have shipped the 38-year-old quarterback to the Vikings, getting a 2027 third-round draft choice back. The Raiders said the deal will not be final until Cousins passes…
From the HERE City National DeskWINNIPEG, Manitoba — Dawson Mercer scored twice in his first meeting with his former club, including the go-ahead power-play goal late in the third period, as the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. The night was…
From HERE Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Morgan Wallen is bringing his next stadium run home. The country star announced Thursday that his Last Time I Checked Tour will end with two nights at Tennessee’s new Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Friday, Aug. 27, and Saturday, Aug. 28, 2027. The 14-show tour hits seven…
From HERE Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Nearly two decades after fire wiped out the McClung Warehouses, Knoxville residents will soon get their first full look at what could rise on the empty stretch of West Jackson Avenue. The City of Knoxville and Knoxville's Community Development Corporation, known as KCDC, will hold a public…
From Merger Monday
UFORCE, a defense-technology company founded in Ukraine, raised $700 million in a Series A round that values it at $6 billion, one of the largest private financings yet for a maker of battlefield drones. Valor Equity Partners and Britain’s state-backed National Wealth Fund co-led the round. The U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund,…
From Merger Monday
For most of this year, the question in deal markets was whether there was enough money. This week the question was price, and the people with the money answered it. Take Hancock Whitney’s $3.2 billion all-stock purchase of Trustmark. The board agreed to an 18.6% premium. By the close, Hancock Whitney’s…
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