As a five-touchdown underdog, Butch’s best option is to negotiate. Nick Saban’s football persona is that of a stone-cold killer. Critics have called him merciless. That is their explanation for...
Forty-two percent of the Tennessee football season is gone. One hundred percent of optimistic expectations have vanished. Saturday at 4 p.m. will be the midpoint. Self-respect is the big remaining...
“If you can’t say something good, keep quiet” was an early coaching point from my first teacher, my dear grandmother. I searched and searched for something good to say about...
One of Tennessee’s all-time brightest track stars has died of cancer. The life of half-miler Willie Thomas, 67, will be celebrated Friday in Chicago. He was a two-time NCAA champion...
The sign said “The end is near.” The bearded man was carrying it along the sidewalk. I assumed he was a religious zealot, warning us of things to come. My...
What a strange place is our football world. ESPN says Tennessee football is in free fall, that the offense is inept. Tennessee was the only team with a winning record...
How strange that a great Tennessee football success story started and ended wrong. Fifty years and a few weeks ago, the Volunteers opened in sunny, southern California and lost to...
Do not despair. There is an immediate future to replace the recent past. UMass is coming to Neyland Stadium. I am almost certain Tennessee can defend a last-gasp 63-yard pass...
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Biz Notes
- Kris Light will lead a free fall wildflower walk at Haw Ridge Trails from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. And the UT Arboretum Society will host a “meet and greet” before the walk. Light is a naturalist, educator and photographer. Info: 865-483-7277.
- Einstein Simplified, a comedy improv troupe, entertains each Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. at Scruffy City Hall on Market Square.