NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josef Newgarden finished a disappointing 10th in the debut Music City Grand Prix on the downtown streets of his Nashville hometown. That’s not good enough to keep Newgarden in the hunt for a third IndyCar title, so the American slimmed down his schedule this week to ensure he’s rested for Sunday’s […]Read More
The UT Martin softball team was rewarded for its academic excellence off the field this week as 14 players from its 2021-22 roster were named Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar-Athletes. To be selected as an Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must achieve a 3.5-or-better overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the school year. […]Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colton Herta returns to the second Music City Grand Prix coming off his own moment on the stage. The IndyCar driver played a gig with his punk rock band, The Zibs, at a historic Indianapolis bar last week. There’s no encore in Nashville. Herta is back for Sunday’s race looking for […]Read More
UT Martin linebacker John H. Ford II has been named to the preseason watch list for the prestigious 2022 Buck Buchanan Award, which Stats Perform presents to the national defensive player of the year in college football’s Division I subdivision. Ford is one of 35 players announced to the preseason watch list. Overall, 15 FCS […]Read More
Next week, the St. Louis Cardinals will host a 40-year anniversary reunion for the 1982 World Series championship. Included in the August 13th celebration is an area player, who still has family in both Hickman and Union City. Gene Roof was an outfielder for the Cardinals for parts of three seasons, and hit .267 in […]Read More
Not quite 15 years ago, shortly after completing his master’s degree in administration from Trevecca, Joe Blair first pondered a move away from coaching and the classroom. This, mind you, was no small instance. A Cleveland, Tenn., native who had made Brentwood his home immediately upon graduation from Tennessee Tech, Blair had flourished at Brentwood […]Read More
With the season opener just under a month away, the UT Martin football team begins its quest to repeat as OVC champions with the opening of preseason camp. Fresh off winning the 2021 OVC championship and a second round FCS Playoff appearance, the Skyhawks reported to campus on Tuesday and will open the first of […]Read More
The St. Louis Cardinals wrapped up the trade deadline by sending centerfielder Harrison Bader to the New York Yankees for left handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery. The 29 year old Montgomery is (3-3) this season in 21 starts, with 97 strikeouts. Bader was a Gold Glove center fielder in 2021, but has been sidelined since June […]Read More
Union City’s first scrimmage of the 2022 preseason produced a familiar evaluation. Schools Communications Director Mike Hutchens said the varsity scrimmage ended in a 3-3 tie. “I saw some good things. And I saw some things we need to get better at,” Tornado head coach Nick Markle said after Friday’s play on the Lions’ turf. […]Read More
The UT Martin football program received three more preseason accolades as senior offensive lineman Matthan Hatchie was named to the 2022 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America first team while graduate linebacker John H. Ford II and graduate safety Deven Sims were tabbed to the third team. A native of Haleiwa, Hawai’i, Hatchie has been named […]Read More