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Checking in on ‘community benefits agreements’ in Tennessee — and the new law curbing them

By Cynthia Abrams

June 16, 2025

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A new Tennessee law that takes effect in July will ban “community benefits agreements” for companies that have received state economic incentives. It arrives seven years after the state’s first such agreement.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Blue Oval City, Blue Oval Good Neighbors, CBAs, Community benefits agreement, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Geodis Park, Lindsey Paola, Nashville SC, Nashville soccer, odessa kelly, Page Walley, Raumesh Akari, Sen. Raumesh Akbari, Stand Up Nashville

Group cancels events surrounding Nashville SC game, cites immigration arrests

By Anne M. Peterson, AP

May 11, 2025

A supporters group for Nashville SC canceled game-day activities following recent ICE operations.

Filed Under: Race & Equity Tagged With: Immigration, Nashville SC, Soccer, Sports

Stephen Mason, aka Soccer Moses

By Mary Mancini

March 31, 2025

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“Does it bring joy, and can it impact the community?” That’s the litmus test for Soccer Moses, aka the Handsomizer, aka Stephen Mason.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Major League Soccer, Nashville SC, Nashville soccer, Soccer, Soccer Moses, Stephen Mason, The Handsomizer

As West Tennessee community pressures Ford for promises, lawmakers curb ‘community benefits agreements’

By Cynthia Abrams

March 25, 2025

The Tennessee legislature is looking to curb “community benefits agreements” — binding contracts in which corporations work with neighboring residents to address community concerns.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Blue Oval City, Charlane Oliver, Ford Motor Company, Nashville SC, Page Walley, Stand Up Nashville, Tennessee Legislature, tennessee state legislature

Listen: After neo-Nazis target Black children, Nashville comes out to support them

By Marianna Bacallao

September 30, 2024

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To celebrate national United Against Hate Day of Action, kids got a special visit from Nashville’s major sports leagues.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Aftyn Behn, Hany Mukhtar, Looby Community Center, Nashville Predators, Nashville SC, neo-nazi, Tennessee Titans, Zulfat Suara

Olympics gold for Tennessee athletes — and other results (updated)

By Miriam Kramer, Rose Gilbert, Cynthia AbramsandMarianna Bacallao

August 11, 2024

Tennesseans are making an impact at the Olympics in Paris.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Gretchen Walsh, Nashville SC, Olympics

Nashville SC hires USMNT assistant coach B.J. Callaghan as its head coach

By The Associated Press

July 4, 2024

B.J. Callaghan is leaving his role as an assistant coach on the U.S. men’s national soccer team to become head coach of Nashville SC. Callaghan will officially take over on July 22.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville SC, Soccer

Walker Zimmerman makes the US roster for pre-Olympic training camp

By The Associated Press

May 29, 2024

Nashville defender Walker Zimmerman was the only overage player selected Wednesday for the United States’ 25-man training camp roster ahead of its final pre-Olympic friendly, against Japan on June 11 at Kansas City, Kansas.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville SC, Soccer, Walker Zimmerman

Nashville SC fires coach Gary Smith after 3-4-5 start in seventh season

By The Associated Press

May 16, 2024

The club described the move only as Smith’s “departure,” along with assistant coach Steve Guppy. He is the first MLS coach to be fired this season.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Major League Soccer, Nashville SC, Nashville soccer, Soccer, Sports

In the Leagues Cup final, Nashville SC falls to Messi — or rather, Inter Miami CF

By Cynthia Abrams

August 21, 2023

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Nashville SC took the field in the Leagues Cup final this weekend, and the city was buzzing. Though a win would have brought the club their first-ever major trophy, much of the excitement may have had more to do with the team’s opponent.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Geodis Park, Inter Miami, Inter Miami CF, Leagues Cup, Leagues Cup Final, Messi, MLS, Nashville, Nashville SC, Nashville soccer

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