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Titans light up scoreboard in rout of Lions

Titans light up scoreboard in rout of Lions

Five days before Christmas, the Titans lit up the scoreboard like a Christmas tree. Again. The Titans beat the Detroit Lions 46-25 on Sunday in the regular season finale at Nissan Stadium – a game you heard LIVE on Thunder Radio. In doing so, the Titans became just the fifth team in NFL history to score 30-plus points with 420 offensive yards in five consecutive weeks. The Titans have now scored 30-plus points in nine of their 14 games this season and scored 40-plus points on four occasions. Continue reading this story by clicking...

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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Coffee County JV splits with Cannon County Thursday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Coffee County JV splits with Cannon County Thursday

Red Raider freshman Jackson Shemwell goes to the rim for 2 of his 21 points Thursday night in Cannon County. — Photo by Greg Meeks, GEM Photography for Thunder Radio While the varsity Red Raider basketball team was quarantined, most of the freshman Raiders were able to continue practicing. That work paid off Thursday in Woodbury. Freshman Jackson Shemwell racked up 21 points and the JV Raiders left Cannon County with a 49-36 win. Shemwell was able to put up 21 despite not scoring a point in the first quarter. Timothy Henderson put up a 12 point performance for...

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MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL: With games cancelled, CMS Lady Raiders split up for intra-squad

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL: With games cancelled, CMS Lady Raiders split up for intra-squad

Ava McIntosh, right, put up 16 points during an intra-squad Thursday night in Manchester. She is pictured here playing defense against West Tullahoma. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson With their original games cancelled and unable to find a replacement, the CMS Lady Raiders did what they had to do to get game action Thursday night. The Lady Raiders split into two squads, turned on the scoreboard and brought in referees for an intra-squad scrimmage. Led by Ava McIntosh with 16 points, the White Team left with a 38-25 win and bragging rights. Channah Gannon added 12 for...

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Preds’ Rinne welcomes baby boy

Preds’ Rinne welcomes baby boy

Nashville’s favorite son now has one of his own. Pekka Rinne and his partner, Erika, recently welcomed a baby boy, Paulus Oliver Rinne, into the world as the Predators goaltender became a father for the first time. Rinne joins fellow teammate Matt Duchene as Preds who have a newborn at home; Duchene’s wife, Ashley, gave birth to their second child, a baby girl named Jaymes, last month. You can listen to the Nashville Predators all season long on Thunder Radio (107.9 FM, 1320 AM, thunder1320.com), your official home of the Predators in Coffee...

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Westwood Rockets Christmas tournament schedule set

Westwood Rockets Christmas tournament schedule set

The Westwood Rockets boys basketball team will be playing in the Elkmont Middle School Christmas Tournament in Elkmont, Ala. Dec. 28-30. Westwood will play at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28 against Elkmont, and at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 29 against Lexington. The Rockets will embark on tournament play on Wednesday depending on their seeding from pool play. All games will be played at Elkmont High School. The Rocket enter the tournament with a 5-8 record. This will be a boys only...

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Atlanta Braves offseason checklist

Atlanta Braves offseason checklist

After coming within one win of reaching the World Series, the Braves will spend the offseason evaluating ways to strengthen what has the potential to once again be a championship-caliber roster. (THUNDER RADIO IS YOUR OFFICIAL HOME OF THE ATLANTA BRAVES IN COFFEE COUNTY) “There’s a lot of uncertainty,” Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said. “Will we have fans? What will our revenues be? All of those things, right? But that’s one for the world and likely all of sports. But the focus and the goal will still be the same. We want to put the best...

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Coffee County Basketball Coaches Show live from Praters Wednesday

Coffee County Basketball Coaches Show live from Praters Wednesday

Don’t miss the Coffee County High School Basketball Coaches Show (brought to you by First Bank), exclusively on Thunder Radio at 6 p.m. Wednesday nights. The show is broadcast live from Praters BBQ in Manchester. Everyone is welcome to attend and visit with CHS girls coach Joe Pat Cope, CHS boys coach Micah Williams and different player guests each week. Listen to the show at 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM, on the Manchester Go smartphone app or by clicking...

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Tennessee Titans activate DB Fulton

Tennessee Titans activate DB Fulton

The Titans activated cornerback Kristian Fulton from Injured Reserve on Tuesday, clearing the way for him to return to action. Fulton, who was added to the ‘Designated for Return list last month, wrapped up his third week of practice last week. The designation opened up a 21-day window for Fulton to practice with the team without counting against the team’s 53-man roster until being activated from Injured Reserve. The Titans had to make a decision on Fulton by today. A second-round pick of the Titans in the 2020 NFL Draft, Fulton has played in five games for the Titans...

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