The Titans didn’t start well here on Sunday against the Colts. The finish? Well, it was big time. The Titans rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat the Colts, 20-16. It gave the Titans their first series sweep over the Colts since the 2002 season, and their first win ever in Lucas Oil Stadium. Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota completed 17-of-25 passes for 184 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions. Running back Derrick Henry played a key role down the stretch, and finished the game with 79 yards on 13 carries. The Titans got a...

Juuse Saros made 33 saves, but the Carolina Hurricanes got the win in the shootout over the Nashville Predators, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at PNC Arena. The result ends Nashville’s four-game win streak, just their second loss in their last 11 tries, but still gives them a point in the standings, now 31 on the season. The two teams went back and forth in each period, combining for 71 shots on the afternoon, before eventually reaching the breakaway competition. “It was a competitive game,” Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “They lead the League in a lot of categories...

Pekka Rinne posted his 45th career shutout and the Nashville Predators defeated the St. Louis Blues by a 2-0 final on Friday night at Scottrade Center. It’s Nashville’s fourth consecutive victory, giving them nine wins in their last 10 tries – and with the fathers watching live – the Preds found a way to defeat one of the League’s top teams. “We knew it was going to be a tough game,” Nashville Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “It was a tough game, it was a 1-0 game and they’re a good hockey club. It went our way.” “We were...

In August, talks began between local businessman Robert Gilley and Coffee County Middle School (CCMS) Athletic Director Kyle Harris about a possible indoor practice facility for football at the school. As Communications continued between Gilley, Harris, Principal Kim Aaron and others it became evident that there was a need for other sports as well. It was after those talks that it was decided that if a facility was going to be built that it should be used by other outdoor sports including football, baseball, softball and boys’ and girls’ soccer. The facility being proposed would have a 60 by...

The Lady Raider basketball team opens play on Saturday in the annual Mitch Wilson State Farm Classic in Woodbury.  Coffee County was set to play on Friday afternoon but that game was cancelled on Wednesday.  On Saturday morning, the Lady Raiders will square off against Smyrna in a 9 AM contest at Cannon County High School. Thunder Radio will keep you updated on the Lady Raiders’ game on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show.  The Raiders and Lady Raiders return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Fayetteville High School for a 6 PM doubleheader.  Thunder Radio will be on...

Coming up on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show, we will have a full slate of guests.  We will talk to Kyle Harris, the athletic director for Coffee County Middle School, about the new privately funded, multi-purpose sports facility that has been approved for the CCMS sports teams. (You can see a story about that building at: http://www.thunder1320.com/news/indoor-practice-facility-approved-for-coffee-co-middle-school/ ) We will also talk to Coffee County Central High School wrestling coach Roger Barlow as the wrestling team opened their season this week.  Coach Barlow will talk about the new faces in the program and give us a season preview. And we...

The Coffee County CHS wrestling team opened their season on Monday night as they hosted a three-way match at the Raider Academy.  Fielding a team with a lot of new names, the Raider grapplers welcomed in perennial state powers Mt. Juliet and Stewarts Creek to “The Dojo.”  In spite of several strong individual performances, Coffee County fell in both dual matches. Against Stewarts Creek, the Raiders fell 60 to 24.  The Raiders got pin fall wins from Christopher Speegle(at 220 pounds), Andrew Lawson(182), Dakota Chalker(160) and Ethan Pike(285). Against Mt. Juliet, Coffee County lost by a final score of...