Vols exiting senior guard Jordan Bowden discussed, via video teleconference with the media, his season, career, handling of social distancing, SEC Tournament that never happened, his basketball future and more. Watch that teleconference below.
Vols Sr. G Jordan Bowden / Credit: 99.1 The Sports Animal
Brantley Gilbert turned up the heat in his new video for current single, “Fire’t Up.”
The new clip, which was directed by Shaun Silva, features pyrotechnics with a circus-like group of performers, including fire breathers, aerial hoop acrobats and motorcycle riders inside the Globe of Death.
The new tune, which Brantley co-penned with Brandon Day and Justin Weaver,” is featured on Brantley’s 2019 No. 1 album, Fire & Brimstone.
Thomas Rhett revealed the rescheduled dates for his Center Point Road Tour, which will now kick off in July. Originally scheduled dates in May and June were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
TR’s tour will start on July 9 in Charlotte, N.C., with special guests Cole Swindell and Hardy. Tickets purchased for the original tour dates will be honored for the rescheduled dates. For any further ticket inquiries, please reach out to point of purchase.
Center Point Road Tour (rescheduled dates)
July 15 | Charleston, SC | Volvo Car Stadium
July 26 | Albuquerque, NM | Isleta Amphitheater
Aug. 6 | Syracuse, NY | St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
Aug. 7 | Burgettstown, PA | S&T Bank Music Park
Sept. 10 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Blossom Music Center *
Sept. 11 | Indianapolis, IN | Ruoff Music Center *
Sept. 12 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center *
Sept. 19 | West Palm Beach, FL | iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Sept. 20 | Tampa, FL | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sept. 25 | Gilford, NH | Bank of NH Pavilion *
Sept. 26 | Gilford, NH | Bank of NH Pavilion * * Lineup May Vary
In October 2019, Kane Brown, 26, and wife Katelyn Jae, 27, became the proud parents of a baby girl, Kingsley Rose Brown.
Over the last five months, the first-time father says the experience has been “awesome.” As Kane told Kix Brooks of American Country Countdown, fatherhood teaches you “a lot about yourself.”
“Man, she’s just . . . she’s just amazing,” says Kane to Kix. “It’s getting to relive your childhood. When she smiles, it just brightens your day—just all gums, no teeth—and it’s just awesome, man. You learn a lot about yourself and, honestly, you grow a lot. She’s taught me patience, and it’s just been great to be a dad so far.”
Fatherhood hasn’t slowed Kane’s career, either. He recently celebrated his fifth consecutive No. 1 single with “Homesick,” which topped both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart for the two straight weeks in March.
The Academy of Country Music announced performers for its two-hour TV special, ACM Presents: Our Country, which will air live on April 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
Performers include Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown & John Legend, Luke Bryan, Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Old Dominion, Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban.
In addition, Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker will honor Kenny Rogers, who passed away on March 20.
The two-hour special will feature conversations and at-home acoustic performances, along with clips of their favorite moments from the ACM Awards 55-year history. Artists will appear from their homes via video chat to share their thoughts and perform acoustic songs. Additionally, video clips from previous ACM Award broadcasts will allow viewers to reminisce with them about their favorite ACM moments.
The ACM Awards were originally planned to air from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 5. The Academy scrapped the plan on March 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ACM Awards have been rescheduled for Sept. 16.
photos: Luke Bryan & Blake Shelton by NCD; Carrie Underwood by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The SEC Network is putting Tennessee in charge Friday as the network continues its two-week SEC takeover period. The Big Orange takeover begins at midnight ET on Friday, March 27.
During the SEC Network Takeover, each of the 14 Southeastern Conference schools has the opportunity to create a customized, 24-hour stretch of programming to highlight its greatest moments, student-athletes and coaches. Ten Tennessee athletic events from the 2019-20 season and two documentaries – SEC Storied: The Color Orange and Nine for IX: Pat XO – highlight UT’s 24-hour takeover.
A complete list of Tennessee ‘s programming follows (all times Eastern)
Midnight – Football: Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 9, 2019)
2:30 a.m. – Football: Tennessee vs. Mississippi State (Oct. 12, 2019)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced the region finalists for the 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team on Wednesday, and Tennessee’s Rennia Davis is one of 10 players from Region 2 to make the list.
The selection committee will choose the 10-member WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team from 52 candidates nationwide and announce that squad on April 2.
Davis, a 6-foot-2 junior forward from Jacksonville, Fla., is a WBCA region finalist for the second year in a row. She has previously been chosen for USBWA and AP All-America Honorable Mention as well as All-SEC First Team accolades after the 2019-20 campaign.
The team’s only active returning starter helped Tennessee tie for third in the SEC with a 10-6 record after being picked seventh and finish 21-10 overall after the Lady Vols wound up 19-13/7-9 (8th) a year ago. She finished third in the SEC at 18.0 ppg., which is the highest scoring average by a Lady Vol since Candace Parker in 2008 (21.3). Davis also was fifth in the SEC at 8.2 rpg., which is the seventh-best rebounding average ever by a Lady Vol junior.
Davis connected on 46.9 percent of her attempts from the field and 80.2 percent from the free throw line, and she tallied a team-leading 34 three-pointers this season. Additionally, Davis was second on the team in steals (28) and third in assists (74).
Against nine ranked opponents, Davis put up 19.8 ppg. and 7.0 rpg. and shot 43.8% on field goals and 84.2% on free throws vs. those teams. She averaged 19.9 ppg. and 8.0 rpg. vs. SEC foes while hitting 49.6% from the field and 82.8% at the charity stripe in 16 regular-season contests.
Additionally, Davis scored in double figures in 28 straight games and posted 11 double-doubles, which tied for seventh all-time by a UT junior. She is knotted at 10th in Tennessee history with 29 career double-doubles in 94 games. The three-year letterwinner also amassed 25 games of 15+ points and tallied 20+ points six times as a junior, including a pair of 30+ efforts.
Among other honors in 2019-20, Davis made the Cheryl Miller Award Top 10, the John R. Wooden Top 20 and was a three-time SEC Player of the Week and a USBWA National Player of the Week on one occasion.
Thomas Rhett dropped a new video for his current single, “Beer Can’t Fix,” featuring Jon Pardi.
Directed by Shaun Silva in Key West, Fla., the video features TR and Jon hitting the beach, cruising on scooters, riding the waves and more.
“We wrote this song to be fun and uplifting and wanted to take that same energy into the video,” Thomas Rhett says. “Jon and I had a blast filming this a few weeks ago in Key West, and I hope it brings a smile to people’s faces.”
The new tune is featured on TR’s recent album, Center Point Road. The 16-song album takes its name from the street in his Tennessee hometown that shaped much of TR’s life experiences.
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