October 22, 2025 – One team is coming off a sweep. The other: an epic Game 7 comeback win. And after 36 seasons in the sport, Don Mattingly – “Donnie Baseball” – is at last in a World Series. After captaining the New York Yankees over an outstanding 14-season career that laid the groundwork for […]
October 22, 2025 – This weekend is shaping up to be one of the biggest of the year for the sports scene in Nashville! ESPN will host its weekly College GameDay show on Saturday morning from the campus of Vanderbilt University, which will feature Nashville resident and Stars Strategic Advisor Kirk Herbstreit, who has been an […]
October 15, 2025 – Major League Baseball has supported Stand Up To Cancer and its programs for more than 15 years, and one of our advisors is adding his own effort. After losing his father to cancer 11 years ago, Nashville Stars Music Industry Advisor Mitchell Tenpenny launched The 10Penny Fund, which invests in sustainable and […]
October 15, 2025 – Oracle has announced its plans to relocate its global headquarters to Nashville, and those plans are coming to life. New renderings were released last week which visualize a 70-acre campus that will transform the company’s operations and the city of Nashville’s vision for the East Bank. Among the highlights for the campus […]
October 2, 2025 – Just as growth is synonymous with the city of Nashville, even more so with Major League Baseball (MLB), which just finished the regular season with major increases in attendance, television viewership, social media visibility and much more! The changes made to the game by the league in recent years continue to impact […]
September 25, 2025 – Professional sports franchises in Nashville remain among the nation’s best, both competitively and in facility investments. This spring, theNashville Predatorsannouncedplans for a transformational expansionofBridgestone Arena— adding even more strength to that claim — and those plans are now coming to life. According tonews from The Tennessean earlier this week, the Predators’ […]
September 18, 2025 – Nashville remains among the leaders for a critical sign of a local economy’s strength: job opportunities and employee earnings. After holding the top spot two years ago, Music City now sits at No. 2 in the latest report from Checkr, which assessed unemployment rates, labor force size and growth, open jobs, […]
September 18, 2025 – We had the privilege of visiting the Huntsville Rotary Club on September 9th to share updates on our effort to bring Major League Baseball (MLB) to Tennessee. Dr.Chris Bacon(left) spoke on behalf of the Nashville Stars Baseball Club, and he was introduced by Mark Russell, Executive Director of the Huntsville Sports Commission. Huntsville is no stranger to professional baseball […]
September 4, 2025 – Tourists are choosing Nashville for their leisure travels at a record pace. Why, exactly? Because Nashville has it all, and it’s the place to be for sports, music, history, arts and more. Last week’s reports from the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. revealed that Music […]
August 28, 2025 – Turn one way and there’s Jerry Royster. Swing around the other direction and there are the Hairston brothers – John and Jerry. At that table, you see Royals stars Willie Wilson and Frank White and “A.O,” the one and only Amos Otis. The room opens wider and you spot Jacque Jones, […]
August 28, 2025 – As the pennant race heats up, so too is the attention around Nashville as a home for a Major League Baseball franchise. Commissioner Rob Manfred’s comments last week regarding expansion and realignment sparked numerous national stories, and Nashville and the Stars were the focus. The attention on Nashville even sparked Sports Business Journal’s story on […]
August 21, 2025 – The conversation of Major League Baseball expansion has been in the national spotlight this past week. “I think the owners realize there is demand for Major League Baseball in a lot of great cities, and we have an opportunity to do something good around that expansion process,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said during the MLB Little League […]
August 7, 2025 – “We need an MLB team in Tennessee, and I’m really hopeful that’s coming.” Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said that at a visit to Covenant Health Park for a recent Knoxville Smokies Baseball game. Joined by Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, and Knoxville Smokies owner, University of Tennessee, Knoxville President, and Nashville Stars […]
July 31, 2025 – On August 2, baseball meets motorsports. The MLB Speedway Classic presented byBuildSubmarines.comatBristol Motor Speedway and Dragwaypits theAtlanta Bravesagainst theCincinnati Reds— the two teams closest in proximity to downtown Nashville — on Saturday night in a matchup set to shatter the league’s all-time single-game attendance record. Major League Baseball (MLB)announced on Monday […]