Yearly Archives: 2018

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/21/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) —  Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Final  Minnesota   3  Milwaukee   1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Final  Boston          5  Baltimore     0 Final  Oakland         9  Toronto       2 Final  Chi White Sox   3  Texas         0 Final  N-Y Yankees    10  Kansas City  

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Joe Diffie‘s first new single in five years, “I Got This,” is available to stream or download now.  The new album from Gretchen Peters, Dancing with the Beast, is out now. The singer/songwriter is perhaps best known

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/20/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Saturday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUEMilwaukee 5, Minnesota 4 AMERICAN LEAGUEOakland 5, Toronto 4Cleveland 5, Houston 4Chicago White Sox 5, Texas 3Boston 6, Baltimore 3N.Y. Yankees 8, Kansas City 3Tampa Bay

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Week in Review 5-13 to 5-19

Fugitive from violent Cotter domestic incident captured A Baxter County man, 47-year-old Robert Wayne Hadley of Cotter, wanted by authorities following a violent domestic disturbance over $5 last Saturday is in custody. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/18/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUEMilwaukee 8, Minnesota 3 AMERICAN LEAGUEOakland 3, Toronto 1Baltimore 7, Boston 4Houston 4, Cleveland 1Texas 12, Chicago White Sox 5Kansas City 5, N.Y. Yankees 2Tampa Bay

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Scoreboard Roundup — 5/17/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Oakland 10, Toronto 5Boston 6, Baltimore 2Chi White Sox 4, Texas 2Tampa Bay 7, L-A Angels 1Detroit  3, Seattle 2L-A Dodgers 7, Miami

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Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockBaillie and the Boys scored the biggest success of their career so far in 1989, with this #4 hit from their Turn the Tide album. Can you name it? ANSWER: “(Wish I Had a) Heart of Stone.”  Copyright © 2018,

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockRunaway June will kick off the entertainment on the Chevy Riverfront Stage during this year’s CMA Fest in Nashville. They’ll perform the national anthem the morning of Thursday, June 7.  The debut album from The Sisterhood Band, titled Summer

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Forty-five years ago this week, then-14-year-old Tanya Tucker scored her first #1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart with this song. Can you name it? ANSWER: “What’s Your Mama’s Name.”  Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved. 

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Joe Nichols and Wynonna and The Big Noise are set to headline the Chillin’ on the Lucie festival October 3-7 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. RaeLynn, Thompson Square, Craig Campbell, Restless Heart, Love and Theft and others are booked to play, as well.  If

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Report: Elton John to perform at royal wedding

ABC/Randy HolmesMore than 20 years since performing at Princess Diana’s funeral, Elton John reportedly will take on the royal stage again.  Sources tell TMZ that Sir Elton will perform at the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this Saturday. It’s unclear if the singer

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/T hinkstock George Strait is set to close next year’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo with a concert on Sunday, March 17, 2019. The rest of the RodeoHouston lineup will be revealed in January. If you missed Ashley

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/15/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Final  Pittsburgh   7  Chi White Sox   0 Final  N-Y Mets    12  Toronto         2 Final  Minnesota    4  St. Louis       1  N-Y Yankees  at  Washington   7:05 p.m.  Philadelphia  at  Baltimore  

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Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockTwenty years ago, Faith Hill started a three-week stint at #1 on the Billboard country chart, with this crossover hit that would go on to be a top 10 hit on the pop chart. Can you name it? ANSWER: “This Kiss.”  Copyright

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/14/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) –Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events:    AMERICAN LEAGUE Final  Tampa Bay    2  Kansas City   1 Final  Oakland      6  Boston        5 Final  Detroit      6  Cleveland     3 Final  Seattle      1  Minnesota     0 Final  L-A Angels   2  Houston       1    NATIONAL LEAGUE Final 

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Kelsea Ballerini will play the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards May 22 in Los Angeles. Legendary TV producer Norman Lear will also give actress Rita Morena the Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony at the Four Season Beverly Wilshire. The honors

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“I want you to be fearless dream warriors”: Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles delivers the commencement address at her alma mater, Agnes Scott College

ABC/Eric McCandlessThis summer, Jennifer Nettles will be spending her weekends performing with bandmate Kristian Bush on Sugarland‘s Still the Same reunion tour. But this past Saturday, the singer, songwriter and actress followed in the footsteps of Oprah Winfrey and The Color Purple author Alice Walker, as she

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Fourteen years ago this month, this 2005 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year released her debut album, Here for the Party. Can you name this self-proclaimed “Redneck Woman?” ANSWER: Gretchen Wilson.  Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights