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After an embarrassing 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, the Nashville Predators put together an impressive three game winning streak that included wins over the New York Islanders and the St. Louis Blues. In their first home game since February 1st, the Predators dominated the New York Islanders 5-0 on Thursday night. Craig Smith had his first career hat trick and Juuse Saros kept the high powered Islanders' offense off the board. This isn't the first time the Preds have had

Photo Credits to AP Sports The Memphis Grizzlies have continued their winning ways into the new week winning 2 of their last 3 games to get above .500. The Grizzlies traveled to Dallas last Wednesday night to open a 3 game road swing and for a tilt with the Southwestern Division rival Dallas Mavericks. Memphis cruised to their second straight win with a 121-107 victory behind 6 Grizzlies in double figures led by Ja Morant's 21 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. chipped in 19 points an

The Tennessee Men's Basketball has had an issue of being able to finish games as of late. To start the month of February the Vols had a second half collapse in Starkville when Tennessee fell to Mississippi State 86-73. Tennessee led the Bulldogs 34-28 at halftime but Reggie Perry's 24 points and D.J. Stewart's career high 20 points led Mississippi State to the victory. Santiago Vescovi led the way for the Vols with 16 points. Photo Credits to Tennessee Athletics Tennessee end

Photo Credits to AP Sports The Memphis Grizzlies have continued their hot start to the new calendar year by winning 2 of their last 3 games in the past week. The Grizzlies started a 2-game road trip with a 127-106 win over the New York Knicks. Ja Morant posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists, and Jonas Valuncianas racked up 12 points and 13 rebounds for another double-double on the evening. The game was marred by a late-game scrap up between Elfrid Payton of the

The Nashville Predators got a statement win against the Washington Capitals when they walked out of Capital One Arena with a 5-4 victory. The Preds were able to take down one of the NHL's best teams with ten different players recording points. Ryan Johansen had a goal and one assist while Jarred Tinordi scored his first NHL goal. In the final game of a back-to-back road trip, the Nashville Predators defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-5 in a shootout. It was a back and forth gam

Photo Credits to AP Sports The Grizzlies have bounced back from a 2-game losing streak last week, to rattle off 3 straight wins. Friday night Memphis defeated the Detroit Pistons on the road 125-112. Jaren Jackson scored 29 points, Dillon Brooks scored 27, and Ja Morant posted a 16 point and 12 assist double-double to snap the skid. Returning home for a short 2-game homestand, Memphis hung on to beat the Phoenix Suns 114-109 on Sunday afternoon. Morant led 6 Grizzlies in doub

The Tennessee Men's Basketball Team showed signs of hope in Saturday's 74-68 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks. Rick Barnes' squad gave the third ranked Jayhawks all they could handle, but a double-double performance from Udoka Azubuike proved too much. Tennessee is now 1-4 against Kansas with their last victory coming in 2010. Photo Credits to Nick Krug The struggles continued for Tennessee as they dropped a game at home against Texas A&M 63-58. The Vols had four players in double

The Nashville Predators saw their two game winning streak come to a quick end when they fell to the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on January 15th. Leon Draisaitl netted two goals on five shots and Connor McDavid assisted on three of Edmonton's four goals. Filip Forsberg, who was the only bright spot for the Predators, earned the second star of the night with one goal. Still licking their wounds from the loss in Edmonton, the Predators dropped another game when they lost to the Anaheim

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Men’s Basketball team picked up a desperately-needed victory over the weekend. The Skyhawks snapped a 4-game losing streak by overcoming a 7-point halftime deficit with a 79-to-76 win over S-I-U-E. As a team, UT Martin shot 60% from the floor in the second half to come up with the 3-point win. Senior forward Quintin Dove came off the bench and led the team with 18 points and 5 rebounds on the afternoon. Freshman guar

Photo Credits to UT Martin Sports Information The UT Martin Women’s Basketball flexed its muscles in a dominant win over the weekend. The Skyhawks bounced back from Thursday’s close loss to Eastern Illinois with a 79-to-39 victory over SIUE. An impressive team performance highlighted by, forcing 17 turnovers, 19 assists on 25 made baskets, and 50% shooting day from the floor helped get the Skyhawks back on track. Junior forward Chelsey Perry led the team once again, by postin

Photo Credits to AP Sports The Memphis Grizzlies returned to the hardwood Friday evening looking to extend a 6 game winning streak. After two wins earlier in the week, the Grizzlies were looking to make it 3, and get their 7th straight win as they hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers. Memphis did just that, as they picked up the win 113-109 to avenge a defeat to Cleveland earlier in the season. Dillon Brooks poured in 26 points while Ja Morant chipped in 16 points and 8 assists. Th

UT Martin's Men's Basketball Team will go up against Eastern Illinois in a rematch of last year's first round game in the OVC Tournament. It will be the start of a four game road trip as the Skyhawks will try to snap a three game losing streak. Derek Hawthorne Jr. has continued to impress this season as he scored a career high 25 points against Austin Peay. He joins teammates Parker Stewart and Quinten Dove in the top 10 in the OVC in scoring. Graphic Credits to UT Martin Ath

After winning all four games of the home stand, the UT Martin Women's Basketball team will take their six game winning streak to Eastern Illinois. This will mark the start of a four game road trip for the Skyhawks who hold a 2-6 record when they play away from the Elam Center. In the four games at home the Skyhawks outscored opponents by an average of 20 points and shot an impressive 47% from the field. They were led by six time OVC Player of the Week Chelsey Perry, who last

The Tennessee Titans finished the 2019 NFL regular season at 9-7 with a win over a Houston Texans team that rested many starters. The win granted the Titans the final playoff spot and the #6 seed on the the AFC's side of the bracket in the NFL Playoffs. Many believed the Titans would play on Wild Card weekend against the defending champs and get ran out of Foxborough. The Titans had other plans by shocking the Patriots 20-13. Some believed the win was mainly because of an old

Photo Credits to Bleacher Report After an inconsistent start to the season, the Memphis Grizzlies' young core has caught fire in recent weeks. Since the turn of the new year, the Grizzlies are 6-1, including a 6-game winning streak dating back to January 2. The Grizzlies opened the year with a 128-123 loss on the road to the Sacramento Kings, a game in which Memphis led by as much as 20 but could not hang on for the win. In response, the Grizzlies roared to a 140-114 win over

This Thursday night the UT Martin Skyhawks will host the Murray State Racers as a part of the Skyhawks' four game home stand. This will be the last time UT Martin and Murray State will see each other in the regular season. The two teams met on January 2nd when the Racers defeated UT Martin 89-76 at Murray State. Parker Stewart had a career high 33 points and Quinten Dove dropped in 14 points. Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics The Skyhawks will have their hands full as th

After Peter Laviolette was fired mid-season and new head coach John Hynes has taken over, it seems the Nashville Predators are finally trending upward. Hynes was able to have his system in effect for the first time when the Predators went on the road to take on the Chicago Blackhawks. The team adapted very well to Coach Hynes' strategies as Nashville defeated Chicago 5-2. Pekka Rinne earned the first star of the game by recording 29 saves and scoring his first NHL Goal. Rinne

University of Tennessee at Martin quarterback John Bachus III has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for the fourth time this season. The award comes after a strong performance on Saturday afternoon against Tennessee State. Bachus, a freshman for the Skyhawks completed 16-of-25 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns. Bachus and the Skyhawks will cap off the regular season with a road matchup at Southeastern Conference foe Kentucky on Saturday, Nov.

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics Senior forward Quinten Dove won the first OVC basketball player of the week award for the 2019-20 season. Dove averaged 24.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in the first two games of the season. He also converted on 13 of his 18 shots at the free throw line. In 26 minutes on the floor, Dove scored 24 points on 66% shooting against St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He was one rebound shy of a double-double with 9 on the night. This UT M

Quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Adam Humphries with 23 seconds left, and the Titans rallied to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35 to 32 on Sunday. The Titans had the chance to win because of a bad snap by the Chiefs on Harrison Butker’s fifth field goal attempt of the day. The Titans blocked Butker’s sixth attempt to seal the win. The Titans head into the bye week at 5 and 5 overall. Photo Creds: wsmv.com