As the late, great Haywood Harris once said, fathers do not spend backyard play time teaching sons to become middle guards.
Middle guard is not one of the glamorous positions in …
Bobby Morel, tough middle guard, has died
This might be Tennessee’s best men’s basketball team
Cheers. It is finally basketball time in Tennessee.
At least some of the football problems are in cold storage. There is now space in the spotlight for John Fulkerson, Yves Pons …
Celebration of life: Ron Widby
Tennessee has had hundreds of great athletes, a host of all-Americans, many professionals and one Ron Widby.
The most versatile Volunteer, the last four-sport letterman, died Tuesday at age 75. He …
The end – with more conclusions to come
Column revised to reflect change in bowl game status.
The end is near. The season is mercifully over but there will be other conclusions.
For example, Tennessee was in and out of …
Well, it was about time
You could say “It was about time.”
Or, you could say “Tennessee hasn’t lost a game in several days.”
Or, you could say “Those young quarterbacks are the beginning of better times.”
Just …
Vandy might stop Vol losing streak
Even in this strange time, losses still count one each. Tennessee has six in a row. It has been playing football since 1891 and has never lost seven straight.
If Vanderbilt …
Tennessee football and what might have been
About this time three years ago, I received a heads-up message from a friend. She said she had heard that Jimmy Sexton was trying to link Dan Mullen and Tennessee.
Sexton …
Basketball Hall of Fame honors Rick Byrd
Rick Byrd learned a lot of basketball sitting on the floor at his father’s feet, just under press row at Stokely Center, watching Ray Mears’ Volunteers do their thing.
His sports-writing …