Turning a racetrack into a baseball field worthy of hosting Major League Baseball takes time and a plan. Demolition started in early June with heavy construction now in high gear to transform Bristol Motor Speedway into a ballpark for the Aug. 2 Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds.
How the Barkley Marathons make ritual and myth in the East Tennessee woods
Somewhere deep in the East Tennessee woods, there’s a race with no finish line — at least not one most people will ever reach. There’s no official website, no posted start time, and the course changes every year.
Vanderbilt ready to keep investing in football after historic season and House settlement
Vanderbilt has plenty of options for divvying up revenue sharing under the House settlement with a two-time national baseball champ and both men’s and women’s basketball coming off NCAA Tournament berths. But football will not be overlooked.
Predators expect captain Roman Josi back for camp despite health diagnosis
Nashville captain Roman Josi is expected at training camp after the Predators said the defenseman was diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome or POTS late last season.
Will visa delays and border fears keep international fans away from the Club World Cup in the US?
As the United States readies for the FIFA Club World Cup, concern over such things as travel, fan safety and even economic uncertainty threaten to diminish enthusiasm for the tournament. Geodis Park is set to host three Club World Cup matches.
Fisk University women’s gymnastics team, the first at an HBCU, to stop competing after 2026
Fisk University’s bold experiment in women’s gymnastics is coming to an end. Fisk made history in 2023 when it became the first historically Black college or university to launch a women’s artistic gymnastics team.
Nashville grows from ‘not a soccer city’ to hosting Club World Cup matches
Soccer fans in Music City once numbered so few that someone could recognize a car’s driver by the bumper sticker. Soccer has grown by leaps and bounds from the immigrants who played at a park decades ago through semi-pro ball to teams drawing only a diehard fans.
Titans coach Brian Callahan trying to temper expectations for rookie QB Cam Ward
Tennessee coach Brian Callahan is doing his best to temper expectations that rookie Cam Ward will be the Titans’ starting quarterback this upcoming season. The Titans still have the offseason to complete, not to mention training camp and the preseason before opening the season Sept. 7 at Denver.
The Titans hope top NFL draft pick Cam Ward can lead them back to winning
The Tennessee Titans are placing their bets, yet again, on picking a first-round quarterback. Third time’s the charm?
The NCAA settles lawsuit with Tennessee and Virginia over compensation rules for recruits
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.
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