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From the HERE City State DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans moved one of their most productive defenders at the trade deadline, sending safety Amani Hooker to the Buffalo Bills and getting back a Bills second-rounder in next year's draft. Tennessee is also giving up its own fifth-round choice for…
From the HERE City State DeskKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Members of Tennessee's men's basketball team have put their names behind the most detailed picture so far of how a labor agreement in college sports might work, and they did it with the blessing of their own athletic department. The term sheet,…
From the HERE City State DeskMURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee leaned on its defense for a half and its size for the rest, beating Evansville 73-68 on Tuesday night at Murphy Center to bounce back in its third game of the season. The Blue Raiders made all eight of their…
SportsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee turned a lopsided matchup into a blowout Tuesday night in Knoxville, beating New Haven 83-40 at Food City Center in front of 10,343 fans to move to 3-0 on the season. The Lady Volunteers pressured the Chargers all night, forcing 26…
From HERE College StationCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M is back at Kyle Field in College Station on Saturday, Nov. 14, to host No. 9 Tennessee in an Operation Blackout matchup that kicks off at 2 p.m. Central Time, with live television coverage. The Aggies enter the week…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy was voted National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday for the third season in a row, making him the first manager in big-league history to win the Baseball Writers' Association of America award three straight times. Murphy,…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — Georgia climbed to the top of the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, replacing Miami at No. 1 in the selection committee's second list of the 2026 season. The 8-1 Bulldogs are followed by unbeaten Utah at No. 2, two-loss Alabama at…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Will Venable of the Chicago White Sox is the 2026 American League Manager of the Year, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Tuesday night, capping a season in which a club that had lost 100 or more games three years running climbed…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Boston turned the first meeting between Jayson Tatum and former teammate Jaylen Brown into a lopsided night, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 123-101 on Tuesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Paul George, who went to Boston in the offseason deal that sent Brown to…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday named Pedro Guerrero a hitting coach on their major league staff, filling the lone opening on manager Dave Roberts' coaching group for 2027. Guerrero, 37, comes over from Miami, where he led the Marlins' hitting group…
From the HERE City National DeskHENDERSON, Nev. — Kirk Cousins is headed back to Minnesota. The Las Vegas Raiders announced Tuesday that they have shipped the 38-year-old quarterback to the Vikings, getting a 2027 third-round draft choice back. The Raiders said the deal will not be final until Cousins passes…
From the HERE City National DeskWINNIPEG, Manitoba — Dawson Mercer scored twice in his first meeting with his former club, including the go-ahead power-play goal late in the third period, as the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. The night was…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will close its regular-season home schedule under the lights. The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that the 21st-ranked Gamecocks and second-ranked Georgia meet Saturday, Nov. 21, in Columbia, with the opening kick set for 7:30 p.m. Georgia athletics confirmed the same…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina sophomore edge rusher Anthony Addison collected SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week honors on Monday for his role in the Gamecocks' 17-9 home victory over Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Alabama defensive end Devan Thompkins shares the weekly…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Veterans heading to college in Tennessee have 44 campuses that carry a state seal for serving them, and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission used Veterans Day to put that list in front of the public. Three schools hold the higher VETS Bravo rank: Austin Peay State University…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Homeowners across Tennessee who get a fast cash offer on their house are being told to read the fine print first, after state regulators flagged a growing scheme that can leave a property tied up on paper with no sale ever closing. The Tennessee Department of Commerce…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kratom is on track to be listed as a drug under Tennessee's workplace drug rules, a change that state officials say will not force any employer to test for it but could matter a great deal to an injured worker filing a claim. The Department of Labor…
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Full-time farmers across Tennessee can now apply to be named Tennessee Farmer of the Year for 2027, a program run jointly by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation. Entries are judged by region, using the state's three grand divisions of…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's Department of Children's Services will get an outside look before the next governor takes office, after Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn appointed a four-member advisory committee on Tuesday to study the agency. The group will look at how the department runs, how it is organized and the problems…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The legal fight over Tennessee's 25-foot police buffer law is back on, after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday threw out a lower court order that had refused to block the law while the case moves forward. The statute took effect in July 2025.…
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