Filip Forsberg tied it, Roman Josi finished it. Two goals in the third period led to a comeback win for the Nashville Predators as they defeated the Anaheim Ducks by a 2-1 final in Game Three to take a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference Final. The victory stretches Nashville’s postseason win streak at Bridgestone Arena to 10 games, with the Preds yet to lose consecutive contests in these playoffs. Entering into the third period trailing 1-0, Nashville put on one of their most impressive pushes of these playoffs. Four pucks entered the Anaheim net in the final...

Dansby Swanson hit the go-ahead homer in the seventh and Matt Kemp had yet another big day at the plate with four RBIs as the Braves came away with a 9-5 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday at Rogers Centre. Swanson broke a 5-5 tie with a solo shot off Blue Jays reliever Danny Barnes. It was Swanson’s third home run of the year and just the third earned run that Barnes has allowed in 14 innings this season. The deep shot to center allowed Atlanta to win both games in the first part of this home-and-home series,...

The power surge continued for the Nashville Sounds as they belted three home runs on the way to an 11-6 win over the Fresno Grizzlies at Chukchansi Park Tuesday night. Nashville got homers from Matt Chapman, Matt Olson, and Jaycob Brugman in the blowout win. Brugman led the offensive charge with four of Nashville’s 16 hits. Chapman wasted little time getting the scoring started when he launched his sixth homer of the season off the scoreboard in the second inning. The solo smash was part of a two-run frame as Brugman later added a run-scoring base knock. After Fresno...

Eight hits and a pair of Smyrna errors fed a 9 run 2nd inning for Coffee County as the Lady Raiders beat the Lady Bulldogs 11 to 0 on Monday night in the Region 4AAA semifinals in Smyrna.  In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders pounded out 13 hits including 5 doubles and a triple to earn a Region Finals bid on Wednesday in Lawrenceburg against Lawrence County.  Coffee County pitcher Kaylee Skipper tossed a 3 hit shutout as she notched 4 strikeouts in a game shortened to 5 innings due to the mercy...

The Coffee County Red Raider tennis team saw arguably their best season in history come to a close on Monday in the Region 4AAA singles/doubles tournament in Murfreesboro.  The Raider netters, who qualified a singles player and a doubles team for the region tournament, saw their dream of a state qualification scrapped at Old Fort Park. In doubles play, the district winning team of Reid Lawrence and Grey Riddle faced off against the District 7 runner-up team from Oakland.  The Raider pair battled hard before falling in straight sets 3-6 and 4-6.  Red Raider Joseph Sadler advanced to the...

  Seven members of the Coffee County CHS soccer team won All-District honors on Friday night following the District 8AAA championship.  Additionally, Coach Robert Harper was named the District coach of the year.   Red Raiders Tyler Walker, Ben Reid, Breyer Taylor, Chase Harper and Briggs Haithcock were named to the 1st team All-District team.  Named to the 2nd team were John Parigger, Moises Ramirez and Paco Barrera.  Additionally, Ben Reid was named the District 8AAA Defender of the Year and Breyer Taylor was named the District 8AAA Forward of the...

The Atlanta Braves entered Monday’s game in Toronto as Vegas underdogs and it was easy to see why. However, the team played quite well for nine innings and the end result was a rare, 10-6 victory that felt comfortable for long stretches of time. In a continuation of positive recent trends, the Braves struck first and the initial blow came in the opening frame. Matt Kemp singled to send Freddie Freeman from first to third and, after a ghastly throw, Kemp was able to advance to second. On cue, Nick Markakis contributed some timely hitting with a two-run single...

 The Nashville Sounds began an eight-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies Monday night. Catcher Bruce Maxwell returned from his stint with Oakland with a three-hit night for the Sounds. Working his way back from Tommy John surgery, Chris Bassitt (1-0, 4.00) put together a solid start for the Sounds (16-18). Six days after making his Sounds 2017 debut, Bassitt made his first start for the ball club and cruised through a season-high five innings and needed just 62 pitches to do so. He benefitted from outstanding defense behind him. The Sounds turned a double...