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Kim Milligan, center, listens as a group of cyclists gather to remember her daughter, Alyssa Milligan, before a memorial ride in her honor Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Milligan's daughter was struck and killed by a pickup truck while cycling with a friend the previous week. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Preview the September 28 college football matchup between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders with predictions, odds, betting lines and more.

A pair of area titans clash in the Game of the Week presented by Hoffman Brothers on Friday night when Hillsboro (5-1) visits Nolensville (5-1). The game will feature two stingy defenses and a pair of quarterbacks that have been impressive between the hashes. Quarterback DeShawn Trotter is a danger...

Seven years ago, Nolensville junior Maddie Padelski had a soccer ball painted on her cheek and her hair pulled back in a red headband.  She grabbed one of the fliers being distributed at Nissan Stadium before the United States Women’s National Team played France. It had a U.S. Soccer Federation logo on it...

Middle Tennessee vs WKU college football expert picks, predictions for Week 5

Brentwood Academy football three-star junior defensive back Kolbe Harmon announced Tuesday that he’s received an offer from Tennessee.  Harmon, who is the No. 19 player in Tennessee from the 2025 class, according to the 247Sports Composite, is ranked as the No. 53 cornerback in the nation. He also plays receiver.  He has 12 offers...

Middle Tennessee Athletics announced today a 2-for-1 Weeknight special for the Blue Raiders’ next two home games. MTSU will host Jacksonville State on Wednesday, Oct. 4, then entertain Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Fans can purchase two tickets for the price of one by clicking HERE. That’s two...

Two undefeated Region 6-5A teams face off to headline Week 6 in the 2023 Tennessee high school football season. Nolensville faces Centennial in the Tennessean's Game of the Week on Friday. The winner has the edge to win the region title heading into the second half of the season. In non-region play, FRA hosts...

A pleasant fall Saturday welcomed MTSU's the annual homecoming parade and football game — despite the final scoreboard. The morning parade entertained street-lined crowds from East Main Street to Middle Tennessee Blvd., followed later that evening with the Blue Raiders hosting Colorado State at Floyd Stadium. The Blue Raiders dropped a second half lead and fell to Colorado State 31-23. The 2023 Homecoming Queen LilyBeth Woods and King Alexander Hamilton were crowned during halftime of the Homecoming game. Please see Sports for complete game coverage. This article originally appeared on Murfreesboro Daily News Journal: Blue Raiders celebrate 2023 homecoming with parade, royalty

Who was the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries Murfreesboro area high school boys athlete of the week for Sept. 18-23? Nominees are Rockvale's Zach Schneider and Kam Frierson, Blackman's Ethan Carson, Cannon County's Brayden Smithson, Eagleville's Will Becker, La Vergne's D'Andre Sims, MTCS' Brooks Jones, Oakland's Daune Morris, Riverdale's Braden Graham, Siegel's Thomas Santel, Smyrna's Adin Augustine and Stewarts Creek's Kenny Jordan.

It’s hard to find many positives from Coffee County’s homecoming matchup with Riverdale Friday night in Manchester. The Raiders were outmatched in every phase of the game and were shutout by the Warriors – 49-0. It marked the worst loss for the football program since Oct. 25,...

BATON ROUGE - Five-star quarterback George MacIntyre was spotted on LSU's sidelines before the Tigers took on Arkansas in Death Valley. According to 247Sports, MacIntyre is the eleventh-best player in the country and the second ranked quarterback for the 2025 class. MacIntyre plays for Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tenn. He's...

As the second Middle Tennessee Hail Mary attempt hit the ground, the weight of a winless season was no more. Led by their formidable pass catching duo of Tory Horton and Dallin Holker and a defensive line that caused the Blue Raiders fits, the Rams won their first game of the 2023 season. They trailed for much of the first half, but the passing game gave them the lead back, and Mohamed Kamara’s perfectly timed fumble recovery and touchdown scamper was all Colorado State would need to get in the win column.

In their home opener, the New Mexico State volleyball team went 2-0 against Middle Tennessee State with a clean sweep and a nail-biting five set match. The Aggies are now undefeated in Conference USA and improve to 9-4 overall. They swept the Blue Raiders in the first match 3-0 with...

Week six of Middle Tennessee high school football is in the books and we have all the results you need to know right here. The schedule below is from TSSAA and features the nine following Source counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, and Williamson. Cheatham County. Cheatham...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee Softball team opens its fall season with Volunteer State Community College on Wednesday at 5 p.m. Wednesday's game is the start of a seven-game fall slate for the Blue Raiders that features five home games before traveling to Starkville, Mississippi for a doubleheader with Pearl River and Mississippi State.

Rockvale at Coffee Co. (ON WGNS)

Middle Tennessee Christian and Providence Christian volleyball both secured first-round DII-A District 3 tournament victories on Monday. The Lady Cougars (36-1) defeated Columbia Academy 3-0 and the Lady Lions swept The Webb School 3-0. MTCS plays BGA in the semifinals Tuesday at 5 p.m. at MTCS. PCA will play Grace...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee football came out with a gameplan and won the battle of the field position and scheme in the first half, but a 21 straight points from a resurgent Colorado State team proved too much to overcome, as the Blue Raiders fell 31-23 on Saturday night at Floyd Stadium.