By JOE SHIVAK Murfreesboro, TN ( 2/17)………..The Blue Raiders opened the 2012 baseball season with a loss to the Kansas Jayhawks, 7-3.  Kansas scored three runs in the 6th inning on a double by Alex DeLeon.  The Jayhawks would lead 7-3 as the hit cleared the bases as Middle Tennessee failed to score after the 2nd [...]

NOTES OF INTEREST MTSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL By Joe Shivak Photos by Mike Curran Murfreesboro, TN ( 12/31)………. Saturday’s game was part one of a double header as the men’s team will see action against South Alabama right after the game ends. It’s the first of three Sun Belt Network broadcasts this season, shown locally on Comcast [...]

Blue Light City– the third full length studio recording from psychedelic rock band Turbine debuted at #3 in the Relix / Homegrown Music radio charts and has raised the bar for the band and—possibly, in terms of studio recordings, for the broader jam rock community as a whole. Produced by Grammy-winner John Davis (The Black Keys), Blue Light City evokes the [...]

This Thanksgiving weekend offers plenty to be thankful for as Railroad Earth debuts yet another exciting destination holiday music event: RRE’s Horn-O-Plenty Getaway! Set to take place on November 25-26 in the Pocono’s town of Stroudsburg, PA, the event features an incredible weekend of music, art and poetry, along with local food, drink and hotel [...]

America’s only all improvised live electronica and dubstep duo, EOTO, will close out the year with a weekend packed with two incredible mid-west New Year’s shows. Known for blowing the doors off of theaters and festivals alike with their one-of-a-kind blend of electronic dance music and HD visuals, EOTO has announced they will be joining [...]

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Photos: Getty Images for NASCAR (February 25, 2010) AVONDALE, Ariz. — Win the race off pit road. Win the race. After taking the lead under caution on Lap 44 of Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway, Kyle Busch led the final 107 to post his [...]

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (February 19, 2011) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—With a shove from Landon Cassill, Tony Stewart surged past Clint Bowyer at the finish line to win Saturday’s season-opening Drive4COPD 300, his fourth straight NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Daytona International Speedway. Bowyer ran second .007 seconds behind Stewart. Cassill came [...]

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (February 18, 2010) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Ten years to the day from his first victory in the Daytona 500, Michael Waltrip made a slingshot pass of Elliott Sadler at the end of a green-white-checkered-flag finish Friday night to win the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Camping World Truck Series [...]

“TRANSFORMERS: Dark of the Moon” stars Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and director Michael Bay will serve as the Daytona 500 Grand Marshals on Feb. 20. In addition, the modified NASCAR stock cars of Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.featured in the movie will make their first public appearance by leading the 43-car field during [...]

Hendrick signs Bill Elliott’s son Chase: (HMS)(2-16-2011) Hendrick Motorsports has signed Chase Elliott to a multi-year driver agreement. Elliott, the son of 1988 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bill Elliott, will continue to compete for his family-owned team until meeting age requirements for entering NASCAR national series events. Bill Elliott Racing, based in Dawsonville, Ga., [...]