by Mark Nagi | Apr 10, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman So, let me start this story by telling you that in the end, everything worked out. You don’t have to feel sorry for your favorite Knoxville sports columnist. That would be me… Alex Norman. So, I’m a big hockey fan, and try to go to games in Nashville...
by Steve Williams | Apr 10, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I read John Currie’s April 6 open letter to Vol Nation on UTsports.com with interest, and I’m glad the new Tennessee athletics director had a “busy, but very rewarding six days!” in his first week on the job. I’m also glad to hear Currie is going to...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 10, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The United States of America is undergoing a transformation that ought to concern folks. Today there are two very different and distinct Americas. Resistance to the federal government of the United States is prevalent in our society today, led by the...
by Ray Hill | Apr 9, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Tennessee’s senior United States senator, Kenneth D. McKellar, had declared himself solidly behind Secretary of State Cordell Hull’s plan to revise the neutrality act. McKellar had also urged President Franklin Roosevelt to call Congress into special...
by Steve Williams | Apr 3, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When a report first came out that John Currie was going to be the University of Tennessee’s new athletic director, it was hard to believe. Huh … John Currie? Who’s he? For weeks it looked like David Blackburn was going to be the choice. Then...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 3, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman East Tennessee lost one of its greatest ambassadors on Wednesday, March 29th when Carson-Newman football coach Ken Sparks passed away at the age of 73, following a five year battle with prostate cancer. “It is a sad day at Mossy Creek,” said...