It was an ugly Sunday at Nissan Stadium. The weather stunk, and on this day, so did the Titans. On a cloudy and rainy day in Nashville, the end result was a 21-0 loss to the Ravens. “We have to be better on all levels,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said. “It starts with me, and I have to do a better job, and I will. … (The Ravens) are a good team – they came out ready to go, and they clearly outplayed us and outcoached us today. “… That’s the headline: The Tennessee Titans didn’t do nearly enough...

Filip Forsberg scored twice and the Nashville Predators claimed a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. It’s the second consecutive win for the Preds – and fourth in five tries on the campaign – to give them a clean sweep of the season series with the Isles. A three-goal output from the Preds in the first period saw the Islanders add two of their own in the second, but Nashville’s effort in the third – including their first two power-play goals of the season – is what left a lasting impression when...

Nashville SC capped off an already exciting day with a dramatic 3-3 draw against FC Cincinnati in front of a record-breaking crowd at First Tennessee Park Saturday night, just hours after clinching a playoff berth. Three different goal scorers found the back of the net to earn one final point from the regular season champions before heading into postseason play. 90 in a Nutshell With some playoff pressure lifted heading into the match, Nashville SC cruised through the opening minutes and turned an early opportunity into the team’s first goal of the night. FC Cincinnati’s kryptonite, a.k.a. Tucker Hume,...

Hosting Columbia on Thursday night, the Lady Raiders of Coffee County CHS were attempting to capture the first district soccer title in program history.  With the winner advancing to the region tournament, and the loser’s season ending, the game provided all the drama you would expect in a do-or-die matchup.  A pair of 2nd half goals by Columbia dropped the Lady Raiders by a final score of 3 to 2 in a tough and physical game. Coffee County got on the board first in the 29th minute when Allie Amado converted on an assist from Maddy Jones to give...

The Coffee County elementary basketball league gets underway on Saturday with a pair of schedule changes.  The games on Saturday have been moved from the Coffee County Central High School to the Coffee County Middle School gym.  Additionally, the boys’ game between College Street and Hillsboro has been cancelled resulting in the change of times for the rest of the day.  The schedule is as follows: 9:00 AM – College St vs. Hillsboro(girls) 10:00 AM – New Union vs. Westwood(girls) 11:00 AM – New Union vs. Westwood(boys) 12:00 PM – Deerfield vs. North Coffee(girls) 1:00 PM – Deerfield vs....

Pekka Rinne made 29 saves, and Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist for the Nashville Predators in a 3-0 win against the Winnipeg Jets at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. It was Rinne’s first shutout of the season. The Predators (3-1-0) got their first win at home in their second try. Hartman scored unassisted to give the Predators a 1-0 lead at 3:02 of the second period. He forced a turnover, broke into the Jets zone on a partial breakaway, and beat goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with a backhand on the blocker side for his first goal. Roman Josi...

The Coffee County cross country teams of CHS and CCMS hosted their second meet of the year on Tuesday at Old Stone Fort State Park.  The Red Raider Run, sponsored by Jiffy Burger and Bridgestone, saw the Raider runners capture wins in all 4 races. For the middle school runners, Greenlee Woods ran away with the girls’ race to win with a time of 15:09.  Teammate Elizabeth Young broke to tape in 2nd place with a time of 22:13 just 5 tenths of a second ahead of Harris’ Cynthia Vitervo. In the middle school boys’ race, Cam Harvey won...

Hitting the road to Alabama, the Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball team traveled to Madison to take on Madison Baptist Academy.  The Lady Eagles captured their 19th win on the season as they dropped the Lady Mustangs in straight sets.  Temple won by set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-13.  The JV Lady Eagles dropped their match in straight sets by set scores of 17-25 and 20-25. In the varsity match, Temple rattled off 6 straight points to blow open an 18 to 16 game and win the first set.  The Lady Eagles built a 19 to 7 lead in...