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Cities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it

Sep. 29, 2024 00:24 AM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Along the Cumberland River just north of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, tourists on party pontoons float past the recognizable skyline, but they also can see something a little less expected: hundreds of sheep nibbling on the grass along the riverbank. The...

Brandon Bye, Aljaz Ivacic lead Revolution to 1-0 victory over Nashville

Sep. 28, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Defender Brandon Bye's first goal of the season came late in the second half and Aljaz Ivacic had four saves, leading the New England Revolution to a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night. Bye took a pass from Luca Langoni in the 86th minute and...

Plaintiffs won't revive federal lawsuit over Tennessee's redistricting maps

Sep. 27, 2024 13:24 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee voting and civil rights advocates says it won't refile a federal lawsuit alleging the state's U.S. House map and boundaries for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. In a news release Friday, the plaintiffs...

Nashville district attorney secretly recorded defense lawyers and other office visitors, probe finds

Sep. 25, 2024 13:07 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville's district attorney secretly recorded defense attorneys, colleagues and other visitors without their knowledge, according to an investigation's findings released Wednesday. In a scathing report, the Tennessee comptroller's office found that...

Barry Trotz using lessons winning Stanley Cup as coach to guide Preds to their first as GM

Sep. 24, 2024 16:57 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Barry Trotz won a Stanley Cup as a coach and is showing no patience for a rebuild toward some kind of fuzzy, optimistic future. Winning now isn't easy. The man who coached the Washington Capitals to the Cup in 2018 spent his second offseason as Nashville's...

Luca Orellano scores on second-half free kick to rally Cincinnati to 2-2 draw with Nashville

Sep. 21, 2024 23:31 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Luca Orellano scored off a free kick in the second half to rally FC Cincinnati to a 2-2 draw with Nashville SC on Saturday night. Orellano found the net for the equalizer in the 52nd minute for Cincinnati (17-8-5) after Nicholas Gioacchini was fouled by...

Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee's 'abortion trafficking' law

Sep. 20, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission. In a 49-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger argued that the Republican-controlled state...

New Auburn QB Hank Brown preparing for first SEC start after roundabout path

Sep. 20, 2024 07:22 AM EDT

Trent Dilfer was hardly surprised when his old quarterback, Hank Brown, made a mostly pristine starting debut for Auburn, avoiding blunders even during stretches where heavy rain was falling. The former NFL quarterback feels it’s one of Brown’s greatest assets: The poise to weigh...

Keith Urban says 'High' is about order and chaos, with songs about love, life and his late father

Sep. 19, 2024 10:24 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Decades into one of the most consistent careers in contemporary country music, and you'd think Keith Urban has this whole album thing worked out. But his 11th studio album, “High," out Friday, was no walk in the park. It's been four years since 2020's “The Speed...

Sam Surridge scores to help Nashville beat Fire 1-0

Sep. 18, 2024 22:51 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Surridge scored a goal in the 19th minute, Joe Willis had three saves the Nashville SC beat the Chicago Fire 1-0 Wednesday night. Surridge played a header, off an arcing entry from Hany Mukhtar, that went high above the crossbar before dropping inside...