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SportsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt's women opened the season with a blowout at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville on Monday, beating Lipscomb 112-53 for the program's highest point total in a game since 1998. Only a 116-point game against Hampton in November 1998 tops it in that…
SportsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Down two goals before halftime, Nashville SC came all the way back on Sunday and beat Red Bull New York 3-2 at GEODIS Park, finishing its home schedule without a loss and matching the most points any MLS team has collected in…
From the HERE City State DeskSTARKVILLE, Miss. — A rebuilt Tennessee Tech men's basketball team begins a new chapter Monday night, opening the 2026-27 season at Mississippi State in its first game since leaving the Ohio Valley Conference. Tipoff at Humphrey Coliseum is set for 6:30 p.m. Central, 7:30 p.m.…
From the HERE City State DeskCINCINNATI, Ohio — The Tennessee Titans had a nearly two-touchdown underdog upset in their hands for most of Sunday afternoon at Paycor Stadium, and then watched it slip away in overtime, 43-36, to the Cincinnati Bengals. Tennessee led 36-29 after Cam Ward found Wan'Dale Robinson…
From the HERE City National DeskDETROIT, Mich. — The NFL no longer has an undefeated team. Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15 at Ford Field on Sunday, ending the Vikings' 6-0 run and leaving the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only club ever to finish a season without a loss. The Lions,…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Kingston Flemings will sit out Monday night after the NBA handed him a one-game suspension without pay for an elbow to the head of a New Orleans player. The league office said Flemings intentionally struck Pelicans guard…
From the HERE City National DeskROME, Italy — Notre Dame opened its women's basketball season an ocean away from South Bend and looked right at home. Hannah Hidalgo scored 32 points and the No. 13 Irish beat Villanova 99-75 on Sunday in the Eternal City Tip-Off at the Palazzo dello…
From the HERE City National DeskST. LOUIS, Mo. — Atlanta and Chicago each came away with a pair of fielding honors Sunday night when Rawlings named its 2026 Gold Glove Award winners, while Boston and Arizona led the majors with three apiece. For the Braves, first baseman Matt Olson collected…
From the HERE City National DeskTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay found a way to beat Atlanta on Sunday without a single completed pass. The Buccaneers leaned on two running backs in a steady rain at Raymond James Stadium and walked off with a 16-0 shutout of the Falcons. Baker Mayfield…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Baltimore went through three quarterbacks before halftime Sunday in Buffalo, and the Ravens may have to start the third one in four days. The Bills rolled to a 36-10 win as the Ravens dropped their third straight game. Lamar Jackson was…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic carried the Lakers past Toronto on Sunday, scoring 45 points and pulling down 15 rebounds in a 131-125 home win that got tighter than it needed to be. Doncic was nearly automatic from deep, hitting 8 of his 12 attempts…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Down 11 in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Broncos scored the last 15 points and then survived a frantic Kansas City push at the goal line to beat the Chiefs 28-24 and move atop the AFC West. The finish came down to the…
Business
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee drivers are paying noticeably less at the pump heading into Election Day, with the statewide average for regular gasoline sliding about 10 cents over the past week. AAA's daily survey put Tennessee's regular unleaded average at $3.71 a gallon on Monday, down from $3.81 a week…
Business
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee now has somewhere between 60 and 65 data centers in operation, and a growing list of local governments wants to slow down the next wave. Two industry research firms, DataCenterMap and Baxtel, each count 65 operating facilities spread over 10 counties. Davidson County has the most…
Politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Metro Nashville's court fight against a 2023 state law aimed at the Nashville International Airport Authority board is over, after the Tennessee Supreme Court threw out the case on Monday. The justices said the challenge was moot. The original law reached only metro governments with more than…
Politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville's Metro Council is headed for a major downsizing after the Tennessee Supreme Court on Monday sided with the state in a long fight over how many members the body can have. The case, Metro v. Lee, centered on a state law the General Assembly first passed…
Politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Groceries got slightly cheaper at the register in Nashville this month. Starting Sunday, Nov. 1, the Metro local-option sales tax on eligible food in Davidson County dropped from 2.25% to 1.75%. The state still collects its 4% tax on food, so the total rate shoppers pay on…
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