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Sports

Titans QB Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery

By Teresa M. Walker, AP

July 21, 2025

Tennessee quarterback Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery, keeping him from competing for playing time in his third season with the Titans. The Titans report Tuesday for training camp.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Cam Ward, Sports, Tennessee Titans, Will Levis

NashVillager Podcast: HBCU sports branch out

By Tony Gonzalez

July 18, 2025

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How does funding complicate Fisk and TSU’s attempts to forge new ground in HBCU athletics? Plus, the local news for July 18, 2025.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: HBCU, Sports

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

The NCAA settles lawsuit with Tennessee and Virginia over compensation rules for recruits

By Teresa M. Walker, AP

February 2, 2025

This settles the antitrust lawsuit filed exactly a year ago by the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia challenging the NCAA’s ban on the use of name, image and likeness compensation in the recruitment of college athletes.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, college sports, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NIL, Sports

Titans are off to their worst start since 2015 and looking for answers with a 1st-year coach

By Teresa M. Walker, AP

October 29, 2024

Coach Brian Callahan said Monday he knows the Titans have no proof to show for how they are working. He says there’s no “sugar-coating” with Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk. Callahan says the NFL is a results business and the Titans are 1-6.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, football, NFL, Sports, Tennessee Titans, Titans

NashVillager Podcast: Big money, big payouts in college sports

By Nina Cardona

September 3, 2024

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What’s the bottom line for college sports in Tennessee? University athletics are bringing in the big bucks for one Tennessee institution while costing others more than they may have bargained for. Plus the local news for Sept. 2, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: college sports, football, NCAA, Sports, University of Tennessee

NashVillager Podcast: Nashville’s pro sports playbook

By Nina Cardona

June 25, 2024

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How did Nashville end up with four pro sports teams? Plus the local news for June 25, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: hockey, Nashville Predators, Sports, Sports Authority

Gretchen Walsh sets a world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic trials

By Paul Newberry, AP

June 16, 2024

Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the women’s 100-meter butterfly, posting a time of 55.18 seconds in a semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The 21-year-old Walsh is a native of Tennessee who competes for the University of Virginia.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: college sports, Harpeth Hall, Olympics, Sports

NashVillager Podcast: Nashvillians at the Olympic swimming trials

By Nina Cardona

June 14, 2024

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Which Nashvillians have what it takes to represent the U.S. at the Paris Olympics? Plus your local newscast for June 14, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Harpeth Hall, Olympics, Sports

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

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