by Mark Nagi | Jan 14, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman New Tennessee head coach Butch Jones knows the importance of recruiting to the success of a football program. So it was no surprise that he talked about recruiting in the early stages of his introductory press conference on December 7th. What was a...
by Steve Williams | Jan 14, 2013 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Just when University of Tennessee sports fans needed a lift, the men’s basketball team hit a couple of bumps in the road. An 85-80 loss to Memphis followed by a 92-74 beating from Ole Miss in the SEC opener – both in front of home crowds – wasn’t...
by design | Jan 14, 2013 | Columnist
By Tasha Mahurin Bill Wright coached the University of Tennessee’s baseball team from 1963 until 1981. The program’s longest tenured coach, he is a member of six different halls of fame. Although long before he led the Vols baseball team, he was a star athlete on the...
by design | Jan 14, 2013 | Columnist
By Tasha Mahurin Thirty-year-old Amanda Harmon is finally fit. “I began to struggle with weight in my early twenties,” Harmon told The Focus. “My weight ‘yo-yoed back and forth by as much as 30lbs. I was unable to maintain it.” Through diet and consistent exercise,...
by Joe Rector | Jan 14, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector It’s that special day when people everywhere wake to a new beginning. The first day of a new year is a time when folks reassess their lives and make plans for improvement. I did it as well. For years I promised myself each January 1 to lose weight. All...
