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With playoff berth, Vols no longer a laughingstock

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer A turnover trashcan foreshadowed a coaching search best described as a dumpster fire that wound up costing both a coach and athletic director their jobs. A revolving door to the coaching office. NCAA investigations and scholarship reductions. Don’t forget the mustard bottle thrown onto the Neyland Stadium field…

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Union City city council to meet

AGENDA UNION CITY, TENNESSEE CITY COUNCIL December 17, 2024 Time and Place: 5:30 P.M. Municipal Building INVOCATION REGULAR MEETING Approval of Minutes: December 3, 2024 OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: Consider The Purchase Of 3 Thermal Imaging Cameras, 3 Replacement Batteries, And 3 Truck Chargers Through The HGAC Contract For The Fire Department. ($14,379.00) Consider…

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Nashville gets FCS national championship games

NASHVILLE — The FCS national championship game is coming to Nashville. The Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference, along with partners Vanderbilt University and the City of Nashville, have been awarded the 2026 and 2027 Division I Football Championship games. Nashville becomes the 11th city to host the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Championship…

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Kentucky pulls away from Colgate

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Koby Brea scored 17 points, including five to cap a critical second-half spurt that rallied No. 5 Kentucky past Colgate 78-67 on Wednesday night. Jaxson Robinson made consecutive 3-pointers to spark the Wildcats’ 14-2 run over 7:31 for a 63-49 lead, a surge that…

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Vols open 2025 vs. Syracuse; will host Georgia, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Vandy

KNOXVILLE — A season-opener versus Syracuse in Atlanta followed by Southeastern Conference home games against Georgia, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt highlight the 2025 Tennessee football schedule. The league office unveiled the full slate of 2025 dates on the SEC Network Wednesday evening. Conference opponents are identical to 2024 with the game location flipped from what…

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Top-ranked Vols put away Miami

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 22 points, and No. 1 Tennessee beat struggling Miami 75-62 on Tuesday night at the Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden. Igor Milicic Jr. added 16 and nine rebounds for the Volunteers, who took the top spot in the AP Top 25…

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College Football Playoff schedule

College Football Playoff schedule First round (Dec. 20-21) No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame, Friday, Dec. 20: 7 p.m. | ABC/ESPN No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State, Saturday, Dec. 21: 11 a.m. | TNT No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas, Saturday, Dec. 21: 3 p.m. | TNT No. 9 Tennessee…

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TSSAA BlueCross Bowl State Championship results

TSSAA BlueCross Bowl State Championship Games Division I Class 1A MASE 36, South Pittsburg 14 Class 2A Marion County 17, Milan 7 Class 3A Alcoa 40, Westview 21 Class 4A Macon County 45, Melrose 14 Class 5A Sevier County 27, Page 20 Class 6A Oakland 42, Houston 20 Division II Class A Nashville Christian 49,…

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Tennessee gets 9th seed, trip to Ohio State

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The new, 12-team College Football Playoff brings with it a promise to be bigger, more exciting, more lucrative. Perfect or 100 percent fair? Well, nobody ever believed that. The first expanded playoff bracket unveiled Sunday left a presumably deserving Alabama team on the sideline in favor of an SMU…

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No. 4 Wildcats rally to take down Gonzaga

By JOSH KIRSHENBAUM Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Andrew Carr had 19 points and No. 4 Kentucky erased an 18-point second half deficit to beat No. 7 Gonzaga 90-89 in overtime on Saturday night. Otega Oweh converted at the rim in the opening minute of overtime to put the Wildcats in front 81-79, their first…

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