Mikael Granlund of the Nashville Predators Mikael Granlund and the Predators waited until the last possible second – literally – to tie the game, and then Granlund tallied again in overtime to give Nashville a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The result gives the Preds their third consecutive victory and 72 points overall in the standings, enough to keep their Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. On a night that seemed as though it might not go Nashville’s way, Granlund proved a game is never truly over until the final horn sounds. And when...

The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club has announced its full promotions schedule for the 2020 season at First Horizon Park. The 70-game home slate includes 15 fireworks shows, themed weekends and numerous giveaways. Single-game tickets will be available for purchase beginning Monday, March 9 at 9:00 a.m. at the First Horizon Park ticket office, online at www.nashvillesounds.com, or by phone at 615-690-HITS ext. 2. Opening Weekend presented by First Horizon begins Thursday, April 9 when the Sounds host the Iowa Cubs at 6:35 p.m. Fans will be treated to a postgame fireworks show on Opening Day. Additional Opening Day details...

The People’s Bank and Trust Hometown Sports Series is scheduled to get underway on Thursday afternoon.  The Westwood Rocket soccer team will host North Franklin in a non-conference match scheduled for 4:15 PM at the Manchester Soccer Park.   The People’s Bank and Trust Hometown Sports Series will feature at least 15 games of the baseball and softball teams from the Coffee County Middle School and Westwood Middle School plus soccer games from the middle school and high school soccer teams.  The People’s Bank and Trust Hometown Sports Series is just another example of Thunder Radio’s dedication to serving Manchester. ...

Korbinian Holzer was doing some shopping – at the Anaheim Ducks Team Store, of all places – on Monday afternoon when his phone rang. “Obviously, I walked out right away,” Holzer laughed Just a few moments later, the apparel the defenseman was about to purchase became that of the opposition. Instead, Holzer hung up the phone and headed home, packed up his suitcases and headed to Los Angeles International Airport to catch a flight bound for Nashville, Tennessee. The 32-year-old Holzer wasn’t expecting to field the call he received as the NHL Trade Deadline approached, but as any professional...

The Coffee County CHS basketball teams found out on Monday & Tuesday who their 1st round opponents will be for the opening round of the Region 4AAA basketball tournament.   The Lady Raiders found out on Monday night that they will face Blackman on Friday night in an opening round game.  The Red Raiders found out on Tuesday night that they will travel to Blackman on Saturday night for their opening round game.  The Lady Raiders, who finished in 1st place in the District 8AAA regular season and in 1st place District 8AAA tournament, will host the Lady Blaze at...

Viktor Arvidsson of the Nashville Predators The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and the Predators have begun the unofficial stretch run with two more points. Ryan Ellis and Viktor Arvidsson scored power-play goals, as Nashville defeated the Ottawa Senators, 3-2, on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result gives the Preds their second-straight victory and points in six of their last seven outings. Plus – at least for the evening – Nashville has climbed back into a playoff spot for the first time since November. Not bad for a Tuesday night. “[Our effort was] good,” Ellis said....

Tanner Dieterich of Nashville SC Nashville Soccer Club announced Tuesday the club signed four of its 2020 Major League Soccer SuperDraft selections in Nashville native Tanner Dieterich, midfielder Luke Haakenson, midfielder Alistair Johnston and goalkeeper Elliot Panicco. No. 2 overall pick Jack Maher is included on the roster as part of the Generation adidas program. On Jan. 9, Nashville SC selected Jack Maher with the club’s first draft selection in franchise history. The club then picked midfielder Alistair Johnston with the No. 11 overall selection after a trade with Colorado Rapids that sent $75,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM)...

The Coffee County Youth Bass Club traveled to Jasper on Saturday to compete in a joint region/state trail tournament on Nickajack Lake.  The high school squad had 3 boats finish in the top 30 in a field of 163 boats.  The Raider anglers also captured 7th place in the junior division. The boat of Tristen Boyd and Reagan Hershman were the top finisher for Coffee County on the day as they came in 7th place.  The duo caught 3 fish weighing a total of 11.61 pounds which included a 5.49 pound bass which was the 3rd largest fish caught...