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Titans lose again, this time to Chargers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The combination of steady play by Justin Herbert and a strong defense has given the Los Angeles Chargers their best start in six years. Herbert threw for a touchdown and ran for one, and the Chargers had seven sacks in their third straight victory, 27-17…
Read MoreKentucky cruises past Bucknell; Duke next
By STEVE McCLAIN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Koby Brea came off the bench to score 20 points, including six three-pointers, and Jaxson Robinson added 14 as No. 23 Kentucky overwhelmed Bucknell 100-72 Saturday. The Wildcats (2-0) were cold from three-point range early in the first half, but Brea and Kerr Krissa each hit…
Read MoreFast start pushes Vols past Louisville
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE (AP) — Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler each scored 19 points and No. 12 Tennessee held Louisville to 27 percent shooting in a 77-55 rout on Saturday. The Volunteers (2-0), who shot 57 percent, outrebounded the Cardinals 40-26 (28 defensively) and outscored them 40-10 in the paint…
Read MoreSampson helps Tennessee run past Mississippi State
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Dylan Sampson rushed for a career-high 149 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 7 Tennessee past Mississippi State 33-14 on Saturday night. Sampson became the centerpiece of the Volunteers’ offense in the second half after quarterback Nico Iamaleava exited with an upper-body injury. Iamaleava took a…
Read MoreRound 1: Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard
Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard: Round 1 Thursday’s Games TSSAA Playoffs Division I First Round Class 2A Hillcrest 25, KIPP 6 Memphis Business 36, Bluff City 6 Class 6A Bearden 49, Jefferson County 14 Division II First Round Class A Grace Christian – Franklin 37, Providence Christian Academy 7 Friday’s Games TSSAA Playoffs Division I…
Read MoreWomen’s Basketball: Tennessee, Kentucky cruise in openers
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee eclipsed the century mark in a season opener for just the sixth time in its illustrious history, cruising to a 101-53 victory over Samford Tuesday night in Kim Caldwell’s debut as Lady Vol head coach. With a crowd of 9,515 looking on at Food City Center, five Big Orange players scored in…
Read MorePope’s debut: Kentucky a big winner to open season
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 21 points, Koby Brea added 18 off the bench, and No. 23 Kentucky shot 60 percent to blow out Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope’s Wildcat debut on Monday night. Pope replaced John Calipari in April after the Hall of Famer…
Read MoreVols Hoops: Season opens with win over Gardner-Webb
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 18 points and Jordan Gainey had 16 as No. 12 Tennessee beat Gardner-Webb 80-64 on Monday night in the season opener for both teams. Zakai Zeigler added 13 points and nine assists for the Volunteers, while Jahmai Mashack scored 10. Felix Okpara led the…
Read MoreOregon gets top spot in first College Football Playoff poll
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A season full of surprises didn’t produce many when the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new 12-team playoff came out Tuesday. Undefeated Oregon got top billing. The selection committee liked Ohio State just a touch more than Georgia in its top 25 — the…
Read MoreOregon remains atop AP Football Top 25
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Oregon was the unanimous choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, strengthening its bid for the top spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s first rankings of the season. The Ducks are No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the…
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