The San Francisco 49ers have brought back a fan-favorite and familiar face, as Robert Saleh returns to the team as defensive coordinator.

Simon Property Group has purchased a site in Nashville where it plans to build a mixed-use shopping center, which marks the firm's third investment in the metro area.

The group led by Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor, submitted its bid to the WNBA on Thursday for a franchise that would start playing in 2028. The team also would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late Pat Summitt. Haslam said they see how women's professional sports is emerging worldwide with a “void”

Two more big-city retailers are heading to 12South. New York City-based La Ligne and Los Angeles-based Rails will soon call the neighborhood — which is quickly becoming Nashville’s retail corridor — home.

Construction on the 325,000-square-foot Nashville Premium Outlets is expected to begin in 2026, with preliminary plans calling for about 75 retailers, restaurants, a hotel and possibly other uses.

Tennessee basketball is angling for another No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It has been a No. 2 seed twice previously under Rick Barnes.

Former Vanderbilt linebacker Oren Biurks will play in Super Bowl 59 with Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs

The shooter was “significantly influenced by web-based material, especially that found on non-traditional sites that most would find harmful and objectionable,” police said.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Claude Miller Jarman Jr., most well-known for his performance in "The Yearling," passed away at his home in Kentfield, California on Jan. 12, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He was 90.

Police said the suspect fatally shot himself after killing a 16-year-old and wounding a 17-year-old at Antioch High School.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke is a native of Rosedale, Wis., and played linebacker at Bemidji State in Minnesota.