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Comparing Tennessee's Neyland Entertainment District to others in college sports
When the University of Tennessee opens the Neyland Entertainment District in 2028, it’ll be among the first colleges with an on-campus mixed-use sports entertainment development, but far from the last. About a dozen universities are building entertainment districts with restaurants, retail, hotels, condos, conference centers and green spaces alongside their stadium or arena. Iowa State’s CyTown and Wake Forest’s The Grounds will open in 2027. Kansas will open its Gateway District in 2028. Other examples already exist. Arizona State’s Novus Place district connects Tempe Town Lake to its football stadium like UT envisions blending the Tennessee Riverfront into the Neyland Entertainment District. And Florida State’s College Town has become a year-round hub for students in addition to gamedays. In the SEC, a few schools are at various stages of building or planning their own entertainment district as they watch Tennessee take the first steps in sort of an arms race involving public-private partnerships in this era of college sports. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey praised Tennessee, telling Knox News that the Neyland Entertainment District plans “seem quite well thought out and intentional.” UT will begin work in July with the demolition of the G10 garage , the future site of its
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Anderson, Good recognized for leadership in athletic training
Two individuals who are well-known for their contributions in the field of athletic training received awards at the 2026 Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society’s (TATS) annual meeting on May 30. Johnnie Anderson, Assistant Principal at Gallatin High School, received the Chuck Kimmel President’s Award of Merit for his work with...
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Kentucky Golf Signs 2025 Tennessee Player of the Year Isabella Johnson
The University of Kentucky women’s golf team has signed Isabella Johnson, the 2025 Tennessee Women’s Player of the Year. Johnson, a standout from Middle Tennessee, will join as a junior for the 2026-27 season. During her time at MTSU, she set a single-season stroke average record of 72.23 and achieved multiple team-leading performances, including 19 rounds at par or better. Her accolades also include a Conference-USA First Team selection and a record-setting finish at the NCAA Louisville Regional.
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Creek Wood’s James Smith named Titans 2026 Flag Football Coach of the Year
Girls high school flag football has expanded quickly across the state – with more than 150 teams competing and Tennessee officially sanctioning girls flag football as a high school varsity sport. The new sport has also exploded locally with the Creek Wood High Girls Flag Football Team winning a...
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Local teams see personnel changes with ‘portal’
High school football coaches typically aren’t accountants. But most these days are probably keeping something akin to a profit/loss ledger as it relates to their rosters. And it’s thanks to the “transfer portal” – which, in terms of talent, both giveth and taketh away. Look...
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Meet The Daily Herald's 2026 All-Area high school baseball teams
The Tennessee high school baseball season has come to a close and from Power Four signees to state champions, the Columbia area saw a number of athletes put together standout 2026 campaigns. Here are The Daily Herald's 2026 All-Area baseball teams. The Daily Herald's 2026 Baseball Player of the Year Gunner Skelton Columbia Academy | Senior Position: Pitcher Why chosen: Skelton has been named The Daily Herald's 2026 Baseball Player of the Year after closing his Bulldogs career with yet another dominant campaign, leading Columbia Academy to the Division II-A state quarterfinals. The Vanderbilt signee batted .380 with 40 RBIs, 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 27 stolen bases, earning a DII-A All-District 3 selection. On the mound he was 8-4, throwing 96 strikeouts in 66 innings with a 0.74 ERA. While signed to play at Vanderbilt, Skelton has also received MLB draft interest. More: How Vanderbilt baseball fulfills lifelong dream for signee Gunner Skelton First Team Casen Springer Loretto | Senior Position : Pitcher Why chosen: Springer, a Columbia State signee, was named the District 9-2A Pitcher of the Year after he went 6-0 on the mound with 70 strikeouts in 35.2 innings while allowing just one earned run.
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Meet The Commercial Appeal's 2026 All-Metro high school softball team
The 2026 Tennessee high school softball season concluded on May 23 in Murfreesboro, where Tipton-Rosemark Academy won its third TSSAA state championship . Just south in Mississippi, Hernando won its second MHSAA Class 7A state title . Here's a look back at the Memphis area's top players of the season, with The Commercial Appeal 's All-Metro softball teams: Player of the Year Lanie Howe Tipton-Rosemark | Senior Position : Pitcher No player around was as integral to their team's success as Lanie Howe was to Tipton-Rosemark's. Howe first went to the TSSAA state tournament as an eighth grader, stepping into the pitcher's circle nervous, inexperienced, but with plenty of promise. From there, she became the team's ace, and five years later, she's a state champion. The Rebels' senior threw all 21 innings of TRA's state tournament run, finishing with a dominant outing in the team's 3-1 Division II-A state championship win over Boyd-Buchanan. Across the entire season, Howe pitched 173 innings, going 24-6 with a 1.98 ERA and 134 strikeouts. She had the first RBI in the state title game, and was a key piece of the batting lineup all season, slashing .369 with 20 doubles, 57 RBI and 23
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WCWS Winner's Bracket Saturday (4) - TX Tech vs TN, Bama vs NE
Tennessee - 1.33 ERA. Both teams have a megastar in the circle. More importantly, they have 2 or 3 on staff that can win big games and allow their offenses to compete. TX Tech is the poster child team for having both power and speed to produce runs. TN is the least impressive offense but doesn't need much with the best pitching staff in total.
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DCHS track and field takes the state stage in Knoxville
Several Dickson County High School athletes made the trip to Knoxville last Thursday, competing in the TSSAA Class AAA track and field state championships at the University of Tennessee’s Tom Black Track. For the Cougars, the day had its moments, even if the scoreboard didn’t always reflect them as...