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I’ve got an idea what you can do with those rotten tomatoes

by Steve Williams | Mar 10, 2014 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Basketball referees are human. They make mistakes. I know. I’ve made a few in my time. Fortunately, the rule book allows for some mistakes to be corrected. But a referee has to own up to his or her error, before this can happen. In a Class AA girls...

There’s still time on the clock for Cuonzo and the Vols

by Steve Williams | Mar 3, 2014 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams No question about it, it’s been an up-and-down basketball season for Tennessee. What started with high expectations has been surprisingly frustrating. Instead of looking forward to seeing where the Vols would land in the bracket on Sunday Selection...

‘Randy’s Runts’ haven’t been short on heart and determination

by Steve Williams | Feb 24, 2014 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams His players hadn’t heard of “Rupp’s Runts,” but Halls High School basketball coach Randy Moore knew about the famous Kentucky team of the mid-1960s coached by Adolph Rupp. I had heard Moore had a “short” team this season, so I asked him if he would...

Carter Hornets are state’s top-scoring basketball team

by Steve Williams | Feb 17, 2014 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams The old saying in sports about “offense sells tickets and defense wins championships” comes to mind when considering what Carter High School’s boys basketball team has done on the court this season. The Hornets, under new coach Joby Boydstone, didn’t...

Super blowout could turn out to be Peyton’s last game

by Steve Williams | Feb 10, 2014 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams The biggest worry going into Super Bowl XLVIII was the weather. But that turned out to be the least of worries. Still, the most watched game of the year in all of sports was a disaster, if you were pulling for the Denver Broncos and specifically...
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