Sports Business 101- The Sports Information Director
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Aug 5, 2015 When you tune in to watch your favorite college team’s latest game on television or read a story about them in the paper, do you ever wonder how the…
Bobby Bones: Is he the new voice of country music or just your friend on the other end of the line?
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Aug 5, 2015 A fact well known in Nashville, and throughout the music industry, is that country music has been undergoing a transformation for years. Many of the…
Baseball in Nashville… 1864 style
By Matthew W. Maxey | Jul 30, 2015 For years a favorite night at the park for Nashville Sounds fans has been their "Throwback Thursday's" when in years past they would don the classic blue and white…
The American Junior Golf Association: Developing golf's next generation
By Matthew W. Maxey | Jul 25, 2015 Phil Mickelson…. Jordan Spieth… Tiger Woods… Rickie Fowler… Paula Creamer… Morgan Pressel…. and Nashville, Tenn. One of these may seem to be out of place in this…
Bringing up baby in a digital world
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Jul 14, 2015 How to raise a baby in the digital era is a topic that, until recently, had never really crossed my mind. I was the guy that when I saw pictures of a…
St. Jude Country Music Marathon: Celebrates 15 Years of personal accomplishments and making a difference
By Matthew W. Maxey | Jul 5, 2015 | Originally published in Sports & Entertainment Nashville, May 2014 The St. Jude Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon has become a signature event for the…
Sports 101: Westhaven’s Virgil Herring Sets Example of Modern Day Club Golf Professional
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Feb 28, 2015 For anyone who has spent even a short amount of time around the golf course, you have likely encountered your club’s “head golf professional,” but what do…
Pause those New Year's Resolutions, It is Restaurant Week in Nashville
By Matthew W. Maxey | January 19, 2015 | Originally published in Sports & Entertainment Nashville The NFL's Super Bowl isn't for two more weeks, but if you are a fan of Nashville's growing…
Your guide to the New Year's Day bowl games
By Matthew W. Maxey | January 1, 2015 | Originally published in Sports & Entertainment Nashville The confetti from the New Year's Eve party has been cleaned up and the resolutions have been made,…
Sports 101: The NFL Beat Reporter
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Oct 29, 2014 Many people envision the life of a NFL beat reporter as someone with great seats at games and amazing access to the players and coaches of America’s top…
Belmont's Betty Wiseman: It wasn't about being a pioneer, but rather opportunities and sharing
By Matthew W. Maxey | October 29, 2014 | Originally published in Sports & Entertainment Nashville Betty Wiseman is a pioneer of women's basketball at Belmont University without question. The…
How ESPN College Gameday Got Started and How Big & Rich Became Part of the Brand
By Jessi Maness | Published Sep 2014 An interview with Lee Fitting, senior coordinating producer for ESPN's college studio shows, and our friends, Big & Rich. If you're a college football fan chances…
The Road to the Show Goes Through Lipscomb’s Stephen Marsh Stadium
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Jul 21, 2014 EDITOR’S NOTE: FYI- You, I and all fans of the English language know “Bisons” is not the proper plural usage of the term in standard usages, but the…
Live in 3, 2, 1…SEC Network Set to Launch!
By Matthew W. Maxey | May 7, 2014 | Originally published in Sports & Entertainment Nashville The Southeastern Conference, arguably the biggest brand in all of college athletics, is preparing to…
Collegiate Track & Field Programs Around Nashville: Full of History and Leading the Way
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Feb 2014 When people think historically about sports in Nashville, that history didn't just start when professional franchises like the Tennessee Titans and the…
Nashville’s Female Sportscasters: Always On Their Game!
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Feb 2014 Nashville was the site of the biggest event in women’s athletics this year - the NCAA Women’s Final Four. As a result, a lot of attention has been given to…
Women Can Talk Sports: Changing What It Means to Be a Female Fan
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Feb 2014 For Taryn Foshee, a Mississippi State graduate, former Miss Mississippi and top five finisher in the 2007 Miss America pageant, sports have always been a part…
NCAA Women’s Final Four – The Stage Is Set for Nashville
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Jan 2014 | Originally published in NASHVILLE Sports & Entertainment Magazine The women’s basketball world will turn its eyes upon Nashville in April 2014 for its…
Faces in the Crowd – Athletic Young Guns Aim for a Bright Future
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Fall 2013 Here in the South each year, whether you are a football fan or not, you seemingly can't get away from coverage of a top high school football player choosing…
Native Nashvillian Brandt Snedeker: From Shelby Park Beginnings to PGA TOUR Champion
By Matthew W. Maxey | Originally published in Sports & Entertainment Nashville, October 2013 Many young golfers around Nashville can be found almost any day – rain or shine – working on their game at…
Pat Summitt Faces New Challenges But Will Continue Delivering the Same Results…Inspiration
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Oct 2013 "I've loved being the head coach at Tennessee for 38 years, but I recognize that the time has come to move into the future and to step into a new role." With…
The State of Junior Golf in Tennessee: Even Better Than You Thought
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Sep 2013 Over the last 18 months, there is one thing that bonds some remarkable feats - four PGA TOUR wins, the FedEx Cup championship, a Ryder Cup appearance, the…
Nashville Women’s Rugby – Hard As Stone, Tough As Lions
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Sep 27, 2013 Standing in an open field behind Charlie Bob’s Restaurant on Dickerson Pike in Nashville as the sun began to set and temporary shop lights were being set…
Nashvillians Pounding the Pavement and Hitting the Links to Give Back
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Jun 2013 When the weather starts to warm and summer time begins rolling around, many people look to get out of the house and get active. While there are countless ways…
Tennessee State Athletics Director Teresa Phillips, Bringing the Tigers Back to the Top
By: Matthew W. Maxey | Published Jun 2013 When people think of Tennessee State University athletics, they often think of its history. They remember Wilma Rudolph and her remarkable gold medal…
A Day in the Life of the Nashville Sounds Groundskeeper
By Matthew W. Maxey | Published Jun 2013 Every baseball fan remembers the moment. That time when they walked through the stadium gates for the first time, and as they emerged from the underbelly of…
Eddie & Taj George: Survival of the Fittest in Life & Marriage
By Matthew Maxey | Published Sep 2012 In the sports and entertainment world, two celebrities often get tagged with the term “power couple” when they decide to get married. In reality, many are just…