Tennessee tradition means something to Butch Jones. The coach appreciates checkerboards, the walk to the stadium and even the navy, though he seldom finds time for autumn boating.
He tips his …
Chuck Rohe down but not out
Charles Henry “Chuck” Rohe, 85, multi-talented living legend, has been entertaining the staff at a hospital near his home in Windermere, Florida.
Chuck was finishing a seven-mile bicycle ride when he …
Baseball card sold for $609,200
The unidentified person who became only the fifth owner of a rare Honus Wagner baseball card paid $609,200.
The remainder of the J. Ross Greene card collection sold for $331,200.
“A little …
Where are we and how did we get here?
Two months and a week or so before the Tennessee opening kickoff seems a relatively safe time to assess where we are and how did we get here.
According to my …
UT athlete Martin Korik laid to rest
Martin Korik, undefeated as a Tennessee pole-vaulter in four years of dual meets, was buried today at Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. He was 88.
In the era of bamboo poles, …
Dr. Joe got it right
Happiness is upon us. Dr. Joe DiPietro got it right. The president of the University of Tennessee engaged Phillip Fulmer as special advisor and ambassador for the statewide system.
Through the …
Time to turn pro
Logic prevailed. Tennessee’s track team has turned pro.
I suppose you have noticed that Christian Coleman was Tennessee’s track team. The Vols scored 20 points in the recent NCAA championships. Coleman …
Ho hum, more success for Peyton
My favorite Democrat friends are fretting about the possibility of Peyton Manning entering politics. I think he’d be great but he hasn’t said a word about becoming assistant president or …