Editing Jackson, Tennessee (section)

==Sports==
=== College Athletics ===
The city of Jackson is home to a number of institutions of higher learning which offer collegiate sports, including [[Union University]], [[Lane College]], and [[Jackson State Community College]].

Union University has won six national titles (NAIA- 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 and NCCAA- 2014) in women's basketball. In 2018, the Lady Bulldogs advanced to the Final Four of the [[NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uuathletics.com/sports/2014/11/19/WBB_1119141456.aspx|title=Women's Basketball Record Book and History|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> In addition to success in women's basketball, Union boasts NCCAA national titles in volleyball (2003), men's soccer (2004), and softball (2001, 2002, 2004, 2013).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uuathletics.com/sports/2014/8/11/GEN_0811141358.aspx|title=About Union University Athletics|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref>

=== Minor League Baseball ===
The [[Jackson Generals]], a [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[Southern League (1964–2020)|Southern League]] played at [[The Ballpark at Jackson]] from 1998 to 2020.<ref name="BaseballRef">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Jackson&state=TN&country=US|title=Jackson, Tennessee Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref> In conjunction with [[Major League Baseball]]'s reorganization of the minor leagues after the 2020 season, the Generals were not invited to serve as any team's affiliate, effectively ending their run in affiliated baseball.<ref name="AFriedman12-9-2020">{{cite web |last=Friedman |first=Adam|url=https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2020/12/09/jackson-generals-werent-invited-join-new-minor-league-baseball/6503932002/ |title=Jackson Generals Not Invited to Join the New Minor League Baseball, Future Is Uncertain |website=Jackson Sun|date=December 9, 2020 |access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref> After a legal battle with the city, the Generals ceased operations in 2021 after an arbiter ruled in favor of the city.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reichard |first=Kevin |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2021/11/10/city-takes-control-of-the-ballpark-at-jackson-after-arbitration-win/ |title=City Takes Control of the Ballpark at Jackson After Arbitration Win |website=Ballpark Digest |date=November 10, 2021 |access-date=November 11, 2021}}</ref>

Originally known as the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, the team changed its name to the Generals in 2011.<ref name="BaseballRef" /> The new name was in reference to the [[Jackson Generals (KITTY League)|Jackson Generals]] who played in the [[Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League]] from 1935 to 1942 and 1950 to 1954.<ref name="BaseballRef" /> The original Generals were preceded by teams called the [[Jackson Jays]] (1926), [[Jackson Giants]] (1925), [[Jackson Blue Jays]] (1924), [[Jackson Climbers]] (1911),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-hc11942/y-1911|title=1911 Harrisburg Miners/Jackson Climbers Statistics|work=Stats Crew|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref> and [[Jackson Railroaders]] (1903).<ref name="BaseballRef" />

With the Generals gone in 2021, the [[Winnipeg Goldeyes]] of the independent [[American Association of Professional Baseball|American Association]] temporarily moved their operations to Jackson due to [[COVID-19]] restrictions shutting down the [[Canada–United States border|US-Canada border]], preventing them from playing in their normal home, [[Shaw Park]] in [[Winnipeg]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winnipeg Goldeyes moving to Jackson, Tenn., temporarily – Winnipeg {{!}} Globalnews.ca|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7841094/winnipeg-goldeyes-jackson-tennessee/|access-date=July 25, 2021|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref> The Goldeyes played 33 games in Jackson before being given permission by the Canadian government to return across the border on August 3.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 23, 2021|title=Goldeyes leaving Jackson|url=https://www.wbbjtv.com/2021/07/23/goldeyes-leaving-jackson/|access-date=July 25, 2021|website=WBBJ TV|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, the city of Jackson welcomed back professional baseball in the form of the Jackson Rockabillys of the [[Prospect League]]. The Rockabillys play in the city-owned [[The Ballpark at Jackson]], which was previously occupied by the city's minor league franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Jarod |title=Prospect League's Jackson baseball team to be called the Rockabillys |url=https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/06/21/jackson-rockabillys-prospect-league-baseball-team-name/7681984001/ |access-date=January 29, 2023 |website=The Jackson Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Other sports ===
The [[Hub City Hurricanes]] of the [[International Basketball League (2005-)|IBL]] played in Jackson for one season in 2007.

Jackson Jammers (1992) of the Global Basketball Association (GBA) starting out as the Music City Jammers (1991–92)

In 1974, a little league team from Jackson played in the [[1974 Little League World Series|Little League World Series]] in Williamsport, PA – to date, the only team from West Tennessee to qualify.<ref>{{cite web |title=Little League Baseball World Series Participants |publisher=Littleleaguebiglegacy.com |access-date=June 26, 2014 |url=http://www.littleleaguebiglegacy.com/Little_League_World_Series/Little_League_Baseball__World_Series_Participants.htm#Tennessee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002247/http://www.littleleaguebiglegacy.com/Little_League_World_Series/Little_League_Baseball__World_Series_Participants.htm#Tennessee |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

From 1990 to 2011, Jackson hosted the [[NAIA national women's basketball championship|NAIA Women's Division I National Championship]] basketball tournament in the Oman Arena.

The Jackson TN Underdawgs have participated in [[The Basketball Tournament]] since 2016. The Underdawgs, as their mascot would suggest, have played spoiler in multiple years, defeating some of the tournaments top-ranked teams. In 2021, while ranked the 15-seed, the Underdawgs defeated the number 2-seed in their region. In 2016, they upset the number 1-seed in their region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cbbreview.com/2022/07/08/tbt-2022-jackson-tn-underdawgs-profile/|title=The Basketball Tournament 2022: Jackson TN Underdawgs Team Profile|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref>