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Jonathan Marchessault continues hot stretch, leads Predators over Hurricanes 5-2

Dec. 23, 2024 23:09 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals and had an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Steven Stamkos, Ryan O’Reilly and Mark Jankowski also scored and Juuse Saros made 25 saves for the...

NCAA appealing Pavia injunction as D-I board grants waiver to former JUCO players

Dec. 23, 2024 17:51 PM EST

The NCAA appealed Monday the preliminary injunction granted by a U.S. federal judge giving Diego Pavia another year of eligibility even as the organization's Division I board of directors granted a waiver allowing athletes in a similar situation as the Vanderbilt quarterback to play in 2025-26. ...

Jonathan Taylor rebounds with 218 yards, 3 TD runs as Colts hold off Titans 38-30

Dec. 22, 2024 17:55 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Taylor took matters into his own hands Sunday. And this time, he made sure he hung onto the ball each time he crossed the goal line. One week after enduring perhaps the most embarrassing moment of his five-year NFL career, Taylor showed...

LA Galaxy trade MLS Cup MVP Gastón Brugman to Nashville, 12 days after winning the title

Dec. 19, 2024 19:01 PM EST

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy traded MLS Cup Final MVP Gastón Brugman to Nashville on Thursday, just 12 days after the Uruguayan midfielder led the club to its record sixth league championship. The Galaxy acquired midfielder Sean Davis from Nashville, which will retain a...

For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought

Dec. 19, 2024 10:41 AM EST

SEATAC, Washington (AP) — Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians and carefully curating playlists to help lighten travelers’ moods. London’s Heathrow Airport built a stage to showcase emerging British performers for the...

Vandy QB Diego Pavia wins injunction allowing him to play D-I football in 2025

Dec. 18, 2024 20:15 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Diego Pavia reacted to a federal judge granting his preliminary injunction Wednesday allowing the quarterback to play the 2025 season the same way he celebrated upsetting then-No. 1 Alabama in October. “VANDY WE (expletive) TURNT,” Pavia wrote on social...

High school junior Blades Brown becomes pro golfer at 17

Dec. 17, 2024 17:11 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blades Brown is ready to become a professional golfer even before finishing high school. Brown, a 17-year-old junior in high school in Nashville, Tennessee, announced on social media Tuesday that he will turn pro. He already has accepted an exemption to play...

Kiefer Sherwood has 1st NHL hat trick as Canucks beat Avalanche 3-1

Dec. 17, 2024 01:42 AM EST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Kiefer Sherwood had his first NHL hat trick and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Monday night. Thatcher Demko stopped 30 shots as Vancouver won for the second time in five games (2-2-1). Valeri Nichushkin...

Las Vegas already seems part of the NBA world, which makes expansion decision feel inevitable

Dec. 15, 2024 14:12 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers has heard and seen enough. He's convinced there will be an NBA team in Las Vegas. “Yeah, they're going to get it,” Rivers said. It's no secret that when NBA expansion happens — nobody has revealed exactly when that...

Blackwood has 38 saves in debut, Avalanche beat Predators 5-2

Dec. 15, 2024 00:00 AM EST

DENVER (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 shots in his Colorado debut, and the Avalanche held off a late Nashville surge to beat the Predators 5-2 on Saturday night. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Artturi Leknonen scored twice and Ross Colton had a goal for the...