Stories from Friday, January 10, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Pekka Rinne made 29 saves and scored an empty-net goal, and the Nashville Predators beat the sloppy Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night for John Hynes' first win with the team. Hynes became the third coach in franchise history after Peter Laviolette was fired on Monday. Hynes dropped his debut when Nashville lost 6-2 to Boston on Tuesday night, but the Predators held off the Blackhawks in the final part of the third after nearly blowing a three-goal lead...

North Alabama (6-10, 1-2) vs. Lipscomb (7-9, 2-1) Allen Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb plays host to North Alabama in an Atlantic Sun matchup. Each team last played this past Thursday. Lipscomb beat Kennesaw State by 12 points at home, while North Alabama came up short in a 63-52 game at Liberty...

Krene Mann Martin, 92, of Columbia, TN, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at Life Care Center of Columbia. She was a native of Lawrence County, TN, retired seamstress from Weather Tamer, and a member of Bigbyville Methodist Church in Columbia, TN...