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Heroes on defense and offense deliver an epic 24-17 victory over the Crimson Tide As it was two years ago, Alabama was vanquished in Neyland Stadium. The Volunteer Faithful, many puffing cigars, flooded the field. Within minutes both…
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With experience at all offensive positions, sophomore quarterback Nico Iamaleava is ready to lead. This was the year that the NCAA ruled—decades late, by any measure— that schools could pay athletes. For decades our friends and…
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UT Professor John Sorochan leads the effort to develop turfgrasses for 16 World Cup venues across North America So the first question is, how did it happen? Why did FIFA—soccer’s international governing body based in Zurich,…
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"Just about anyone can play disc golf,” says Brian Beauchene, owner of Pluto Sports and a longtime area advocate. The city “has a thriving disc golf scene with informal local competitions, PDGA-sanctioned events, and social gatherings; we…
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The 2024 Vols have resilience, solid pitching, and sluggers enough to return to the College World Series. In a Saturday game against Georgia on Easter weekend, before a record crowd of 5,677 at the expanded Lindsey Nelson Stadium, the…
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World-class disc golfer Chris Dickerson sets the pace as the sport skyrockets in East Tennessee On the afternoon of October 15, 2022, as a throng of football fans descended upon Neyland Stadium for that night’s Tennessee vs.…
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I was 20 years old—not much older than the students I teach at UT—between my junior and senior years in college, when I first entered the Time & Life Building and rode the elevator to the 20th floor to start my summer internship at…
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Rich with talent, UT's men's and women's hoops teams must figure out how to jell at tournament time Last February, the UT men beat the No. 1 team in the nation (Alabama) then suffered the heartbreaking loss of point guard Zakai Zeigler.…
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A hard-fought 20-13 victory over Texas A&M set the Vols up for a visit to Alabama Defensive back Dee Williams came to UT in 2022 from Forsyth, Georgia, by way of East Central (Mississippi) Community College. In his debut last fall…
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Led by rocket-armed Joe Milton III, the Volunteers will keep up the tempo. The Vols’ capped their 10-2 return to glory in 2022 by lighting up the scoreboard in a 31-14 win over No. 7-ranked Clemson in the Orange Bowl. Linebacker…
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