Steve Layman

Award-winning Sports Anchor at Newschannel 5 in Nashville. Believe you never go for two before 4th Quarter & always foul up three in final seconds.

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What a pass by Sissons. 🍎

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Welcome to Smashville, Chris! 👋

We're proud to announce that Chris MacFarland has been hired as our President of Hockey Operations and General Manager.

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MacFarland, 56, spent 11 years with the Avs, the last four as general manager after he helped Joe Sakic build a last place team into a Stanley Cup champion in 2022. He previously spent 16 years in the Blue Jackets organization.

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The Predators are hiring Chris MacFarland as their new GM, a source tells @NC5. The four month search for their guy ends with the Preds getting the GM of the Avalanche fresh off a President’s Trophy season.

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Tegan Kavan was masterful again. A complete game shutout to send Texas back to the WCWS finals as the Longhorns eliminate Tennessee 4-0, sweeping both games out of the losers bracket. @NC5

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Katie Stewart bombs her second home run of the day, this one off Pickens, and Texas now leads 4-0.

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Texas with a lot of small ball and then a big rip by Atwood for a RBI double. It's 3-0 Texas in the top of the third.

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Kavan comes on to get the strikeout to end it as Tennessee leaves the bases loaded in a 5-2 loss. Longhorns are now 5-0 facing elimination and the Lady Vols lose for the first time this postseason. The winner take all bracket final for a spot in the WCWS finals is coming up. @NC5

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So now Texas has to bring on Kavan to pitch to at least one high stakes batter here. That’s a win, even if Tennessee can’t tie or win it here in the bottom of the seventh.

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Whoah. Another Texas error and now the bases are loaded and the tying run comes to the plate for Tennessee with one out in the bottom of the seventh.

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Hannah Wells blasts one off the wall in left to drive in two and make it 4-1. And now I absolutely would sit Pickens down. Looks like Tennessee is bringing Nuwer back in.

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Tennessee’s in an interesting spot here. Very much still in this game, but if it were to lose I would sure like a fresh Pickens to start the do or die game.

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Bombshell: The Browns are finalizing a trade that will send two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, per @rapsheet, @TomPelissero and me.

In exchange for Garrett, the Rams are expected to send Pro-Bowl edge Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick and other draft-pick compensation still being negotiated to the Browns.

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Katie Stewart pounds the home run to left. Texas back in front 2-1 in the fifth. Stewart is having a monster postseason. @NC5

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Gabby Leach comes through with a frozen rope down the right field line for a RBI triple. Tennessee ties it 1-1 but pops out to end the fourth inning. @NC5

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Reese Atwood finally breaks through at the WCWS and hits a solo home run. Texas jumps out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth. @NC5

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A final lap duel becomes three-wide and Denny Hamlin pulls away from Christopher Bell and Cahse Briscoe to win the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. @NC5

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An update on the rain-delayed Cracker Barrel 400, the Lady Vols into the WCWS semis again, and a closer look at Carnell Tate, Tony Pollard and the Titans offense after now two open OTAs on @NC5 Sunday Sports Central at 10:21.

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The weather delay is over, Taylor Lewan and Will Compton tell the drivers to start their engines and the green flag is coming for the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. @NC5

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The curse of the no. 1 overall seed is seemingly getting worse in college baseball. Back to back years now that no. 1 hasn't even made it to the Regional Final with Vanderbilt last year and now UCLA losing twice to St. Mary's.