This is “weird week” in the Tennessee basketball season.
Rick Barnes, from time to time, has praised enthusiastic fans for making a lot of noise at Food City Center and helping …

I just checked the pantry. We have one box of Cheez-Its, white cheddar, on standby. I suppose that makes us co-sponsors of the Citrus Bowl.
Bring on the holiday season.
Oops, we …

Good championship game, Alabama over Georgia, knock-down-and-drag-out intensity, end of the Bulldogs’ winning streak. Bragging will drop off.
Good break for the Southeastern Conference, the playoff selection committee got it right. …

New version of halftime optimism: Things can’t get any worse.
North Carolina overwhelmed the highly regarded Tennessee defense with 61 first-half points and looked as if it might set a world …

From a close observer: Peyton says Joey was really good.
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Return with me now to October 14, 1995, Tennessee versus Alabama, Legion Field in Birmingham. I don’t know why it was …

Overheard at Neyland Stadium: “It sure is convenient having Vanderbilt as our in-state rival. We can have a George Cafego Memorial Game anytime we want one.”
The long-ago Hall of Fame …

The Maui Invitational, relocated to Honolulu because of wildfire devastation, provided comparable scenery, wonderful waves crashing into rocky shorelines and fabulous fashion reviews.
That is code for six styles of bikinis.
The Maui …

Sometimes the truth really hurts.
We never expected this to be an outstanding Tennessee football team. Too many key components of the surprising 2022 season moved on.
This was supposed to be …