No team at any level of sports coming off a one-win season ever received as much attention or notoriety as the University of Colorado Buffaloes. That, of course, was due to the hiring of Deion Sanders as the school’s new head football coach. Sanders made constant headlines with actions and statements that some found entertaining and others offensive. He openly encouraged a host of former players to leave, turned the roster over with 87 newcomers, and bought with him from Jackson State Travis Hunter and his son, QB Shedur Sanders. There were several pundits and some coaches who were openly…
Author: Ron Wynn
NASHVILLE, TN — Actor and “Reading Rainbow” host Levar Burton will get to host a game show after all. It’s just not the one that many hoped he’d land. Burton had notified the producers at “Jeopardy!” of his interest in hosting the program after the death of Alex Trebek, and he was even given a brief audition, but failed to land one of the two final hosting jobs that went to Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings. But it was announced last week that Burton would become the new host of “Trivial Pursuit.” It was initially reported on TMZ and later…
PARADE SET FOR SUNDAY 9/8 to WELCOME THE TEAM HOME! The Nolensville Little League World Series Team will be welcomed home with a parade on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 2:30 pm. The parade will start at the Nolensville Historic School and will travel along the greenway behind the Rec Center, across Stonebrook Blvd. and along Mill Creek into the Nolensville Park!! By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The Nolensville Little League team didn’t just capture the hearts of Nashville fans during their run to the 2023 Little League World Series. They became national sensations, both for making history and for…
Saturday’s season opener between Tennessee State and Notre Dame poses some intriguing questions for both schools. It’s the first time Notre Dame has ever faced an HBCU school, and the Tigers inaugural visit to the South Bend campus. Each coach is also facing some challenges. For Eddie George, beginning his third season at TSU, last year’s four win debacle was quite disappointing. The defense played respectably most of the year, but the offense, and in particular the offensive line, was dreadful. The hope is this year’s offense wil be improved, while the defense will remain formidable. No one expects an…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — It wasn’t exactly a critical success, but the initial film “Good Burger” proved a commercial hit. It did so well that there will now be a sequel. The trailer for the second installment of “Good Burger” is now showing online. the sequel will once again chronicle the exploits and misadventures of original cashier Ed (Kel Mitchell) and Dexter Reed (Kenan Thompson). The duo reunite in the present day at the fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a new group of hilarious employees. In a fall that thus far doesn’t have too many things debuting due…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Titans unveiled a potent running game against the Minnesota Vikings Saturday night. They gained over 280 yards on the ground in posting a 24-16 road victory to even their preseason record at 1-1. With Ryan Tannehill sitting things out and Will Levis injured, Malik Willis played all four quarters as the QB. He didn’t exactly light things up passing wise, though he ended with 10 completions in 17 attempts. But most were of the short or checkdown variety, which accounted for only 85 yards gained through the air. But Willis did get 91 on the…
There are some situations in which everyone involved comes out looking bad, and that clearly seems the case regarding the controversy surrounding former college and pro football star Michael Oher. What was once considered the ultimate “feel-good” story about a family adopting a young man and helping him become a successful and productive adult has instead been called a lie and sham, and cited as another case of the exploitation of a gullible young Black athlete. When the film “The Blind Side” was released in 2009, the story of how Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, a Mississippi couple, took into…
NASHVILLE, TN — Most baby boomers have fond memories of the TV series “The Lone Ranger.” It featured a masked man and a Native American who were lawmen chasing and catching criminals in the Wild West. The only thing most folks did not know at the time was the series was based on a real person, and he was a Black man. Bass Reeves utilized disguises, wielded six-guns, had a Native American sidekick and arrested many bad guys during his lifetime. Now prolific television producer Taylor Sheridan is planning a Bass Reeves series. Sheridan has enjoyed lots of success with…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Though well known for her comedic roles, over the last couple of years Tiffany Haddish has also been expanding her profile into other areas. Last Friday her first entry into science-fiction opened in theaters as she’s appearing in “Landscape With Invisible Hand.” Haddish acknowledged to Yahoo Entertainment that she had never taken any sci-fi roles, but joked that maybe she did have experience with aliens. “I do believe in aliens to a certain extent,” Haddish said last week. “I’m pretty sure I work with some. But I do believe in them. … They’re in…
It’s a safe bet that no other offensive coordinator is under more scrutiny this season than the Washington Commanders’ Eric Bieniemy. He left a Super Bowl championship team expected to contend for that title again to join a floundering team with new ownership and a head coach squarely in the crosshairs in Ron Rivera. In the third season of a five year deal, Rivera has amassed a subpar 22-27-1 record as a head coach. His QB Sam Howell has a minimal track record and last year’s offense was dreadful. Enter Eric Bieniemy, formerly the man in charge of an offense…