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SportsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No college football crowd has ever been measured louder than the one that packed Knoxville's Neyland Stadium for the Volunteers 26-10 victory over Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 17, according to figures the University of Tennessee released this week. Readings released by the…
From the HERE City State DeskDURHAM, N.C. — Tennessee got an early look at how far it has to go before the season starts. The eighth-ranked Volunteers fell 103-64 to No. 2 Duke on Tuesday night in a preseason exhibition at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils took control from…
From the HERE City State DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans cut ties with defensive tackle Jordan Elliott on Tuesday, two days after the team picked up its first win of the season. In announcing the move, the Titans pointed to an incident involving Elliott at the team facility on…
From the HERE City State DeskKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two of the top teams in the country meet Wednesday night at Food City Center, where ninth-ranked Tennessee volleyball takes on No. 4 Kentucky. The match starts at 7 p.m. Eastern with television coverage on SEC Network. The Lady Vols come home…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
From the HERE City National DeskWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Top-ranked Emory closed with the best team round of the final day to win the women’s NCAA Division III Fall Preview on Tuesday, finishing 36 holes on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort at 18-over-par 594. The Eagles began the day in…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Kate Chambon’s first college meet earned her a conference award, as the Colorado College freshman was chosen as the top women’s swimmer in the SCAC for the past week. Chambon, who is from Grenoble, France, took the 100-yard backstroke in 59.52…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee families using state Education Freedom Scholarships can keep them after a three-judge court panel threw out the lawsuit that challenged the private-school voucher program, in a final order filed Monday in Davidson County Chancery Court. The panel held that the state constitution requires a system of…
Business
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pepsi plans to shut down its bottling plant in Knoxville, a move that will cost 112 people their jobs, according to a layoff notice the company filed under the federal WARN Act. The plant sits at 2708 Federal Rd., on the South Knoxville side of the Tennessee…
From the HERE City National Desk
EVERETT, Wash. — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday signed off on the Boeing 737 Max 10, the biggest version of the company’s best-selling single-aisle jet, ending a certification fight that dragged on for close to 10 years. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy delivered the approval in person at the Boeing…
Politics
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Plans for apartments where the Kerbela Shriners Temple has long stood in South Knoxville are stalled after Knoxville City Council reversed the Planning Commission and sided with neighbors who appealed the project. Developer CR Endeavors had pitched age-restricted apartments, open to people 55 and up, for the…
From the HERE City State Desk
SALE CREEK, Tenn. — Tennessee's newest state park, the 70th in the system, now has a name. Gov. Bill Lee and the state's environment and conservation department said Tuesday that the park on the Hamilton and Rhea county line will be called Angel's Hollow State Park. The governor and First…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn holds a lead of about 11 and a half points over Democrat Jerri Green in the race for Tennessee governor, according to a statewide survey released by Spry Strategies two weeks before the Nov. 3 election. The firm reached 635 likely voters…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of Tennessee's largest HIV service providers has taken the state Department of Health to court over new rules that would require immigration status checks for people who rely on Ryan White, the federal HIV/AIDS care program. Nashville CARES filed the lawsuit Monday in Davidson County Chancery…
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