Keeping fans breathless until the game ended

Keeping fans breathless until the game ended By Tom Mattingly There were 53 tie games across the history of the Tennessee football program. The tie game went out of fashion after the 1995 football season. In 1955, Bowden Wyatt’s first season, Tennessee and Georgia...

Publisher’s Positions

Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Singh Running For Johnson’s Seat City Councilwoman Seema Singh is running for Gloria Johnson’s seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives.  Johnson has announced she is running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate...

A Courageous Judge And Brave Lawyer

A Courageous Judge And Brave Lawyer By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com From 1969 to 1988 I was devoted to the law – first as a law student at George Washington University, and then as a lawyer and judge in Knoxville. Through all the years since, I have...

Whither the Braves?

Whither the Braves? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I love baseball. Thus far my two favorite teams, the Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles, have the best record in their respective leagues. The Braves represent my hometown – even...

Going from ‘them’ to ‘us’

Going from ‘them’ to ‘us’ By Tom Mattingly Here’s an interesting question for all the armchair historians out there. Name an opposing quarterback who helped upset Tennessee in a bowl game and later became a Vol assistant coach. The quarterback in question is Bob...