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September 17, 2018

The Latest: Lions, Broncos rallying late

The Latest on the second Sunday of the NFL regular season (all times EDT): 7:05 p.m. The Detroit Lions and Denver Broncos are ...

September 16, 2018

Succop kicks 31-yard field goal as Titans edge Texans 20-17

Tennessee played without its starting quarterback and top three offensive tackles against J.J. Watt, Whitney Mercilus and the ...

September 16, 2018

No. 2 Clemson avoids bad weather as storm batters coast

No. 2 Clemson and Georgia Southern got a sunny sky, mild breezes and plenty of tailgaters at the start of the only major ...

September 14, 2018

Vulnerability key to country singer Brett Young's breakout

"In Case You Didn't Know," a love ballad by country singer Brett Young, has been added to a lot of wedding playlists since ...

September 14, 2018

Country music star's son-in-law dies in Florida fall

A Nashville prosecutor who was the son-in-law of country music star Alan Jackson has died in a fall in Florida. Citing a ...

September 14, 2018

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Florence begins to batter Carolina coast

Hurricane Florence has begun to batter the Carolina coast, and she's not going away anytime soon. Outer bands from the ...

September 14, 2018

No. 2 Clemson forges ahead, playing game with storm looming

Second-ranked Clemson is the only major conference school in the Carolinas and Virginia that will play its scheduled football ...

September 13, 2018

Predators' Watson suspended 27 games for domestic abuse.

Predators forward Austin Watson has been suspended without pay for the entire preseason and first 27 games of the regular ...

September 13, 2018

Isbell wins 3 Americana Awards; Prine is artist of the year

Folk singer-songwriter John Prine won artist of the year for the second time in a row at the Americana Music Honors and ...

September 13, 2018

The Latest: Prine wins artist of the year Americana award

The Latest on Americana Music Association's Honors and Awards, which is being presented at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium (all ...

September 13, 2018

Tennessee Senate hopeful 'embarrassed' by Kavanaugh hearings

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Phil Bredesen said Wednesday that he's "embarrassed by the circus" in the confirmation ...

September 12, 2018

APNewsBreak: Iowa governor flew to game on vendor's plane

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds received approval from an ethics regulator to fly with her family to Iowa State's bowl game free of ...

September 12, 2018

Luke Bryan's free show to mark eatery opening draws 30,000

Country singer and songwriter Luke Bryan has hosted a free street concert to mark the opening of his new Tennessee restaurant ...

September 12, 2018

The Latest: MEAC calls off game at South Carolina State.

The Latest on Hurricane Florence's impact on college football (all times local): 9:45 p.m. The game between North Carolina ...

September 12, 2018

Florence forces 3 games with ranked teams off weekend slate

Hurricane Florence has forced the cancellation of several Top 25 games this weekend, including No. 13 Virginia Tech's home ...

September 11, 2018

Rosanne Cash calls threats to journalism 'really alarming'

Rosanne Cash's interest in political and social activism started at a young age, but she also had a role model in her father, ...

September 10, 2018

The Latest: Aaron Rodgers returns, leads Packers comeback

The Latest on the NFL's first Sunday of the regular season (all times EDT): 10:50 p.m. The Green Bay Packers have come ...

September 09, 2018

For black women at church, it's more than the Aretha eulogy

A black pastor's controversial eulogy at Aretha Franklin's funeral laid bare before the world what black women say they have ...

September 09, 2018

Bredesen seeks votes from women in Tennessee Senate race

Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn could make history by becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in Tennessee.