by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Tennessee’s men’s basketball team has become a regular participant in the NCAA tournament. That certainly hasn’t always been the case (I’m looking at you, Buzz Peterson era). The Vols began tournament play on Thursday, March 17th against Longwood...
by design | Mar 14, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The next three weeks are among the best all year in the world of sports. And no, I’m not talking about negotiations between Major League Baseball owners and players. But yes, that’s a real hoot too. It’s NCAA tournament time! Even better, both the Vols...
by design | Mar 7, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Tennessee men’s basketball team is good. Really good. They entered the final game of the regular season only one win out of first place in the Southeastern Conference. They have beaten sixth ranked Arizona, fourth ranked Kentucky and third ranked...
by design | Feb 28, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Do you remember? I’m sure you remember. In 2021, the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team went on a spectacular run that ended in Omaha. It was the Vols first trip to the College World Series in 16 years. That was a team that had so much personality. Far...
by design | Feb 21, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi A couple of weeks ago in this column I wrote about the Tennessee/Florida rivalry, and how it continues to burn very hot. The nice thing about sports is that there isn’t just one rival. In men’s basketball, it doesn’t get more intense than Tennessee and...
by design | Jan 16, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mark Nagi There are so many great people that work in high school athletics in East Tennessee. They spend their time and talents towards making the lives of our kids better and more productive. The lessons they teach go well beyond the playing fields,...
