Wiedmer: Vols QB Brian Maurer is beacon of hope in troubled times
Some of us refer to them as "God moments," those surreal events that often have no plausible explanation other than the notion that a higher power had a hand in them.
Wiedmer: UTC coaches Paris and Wright trying to make the best of COVID-19 interruption
Asked Tuesday how he was adjusting to his shelter-in-place life during the coronavirus pandemic, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball coach Lamont Paris chuckled slightly and said, "It's a good time to learn new things."
Wiedmer: Thanks to Pruitt, UT football is locked in on returning to SEC’s elite
On Jan. 13, LSU clubbed Clemson 42-25 to win the College Football Playoff national championship.
Wiedmer: Assuming coronavirus allows season, Titans should benefit more from draft than Falcons
It's probably best to judge any NFL draft pick through the lens of extended time.
Wiedmer: Chattanooga Christian’s Preston Powell might become city’s next Olympian
In his dual role as Baylor School's strength and conditioning coach and head of Bridge City Strength & Performance, Brice Johnson has seen more than his share of outstanding athletes.
Wiedmer: Could Tua Tagovailoa become the NFL’s Sam Bowie?
Would you take former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa if you had one of the first 12 picks in the opening round of the NFL draft?
Wiedmer: ‘The Last Dance’ is the best chance to see the real Michael Jordan
And then Michael Jordan hit the back of his head on the backboard.
Wiedmer: Better to lose 2020 college football season than lose to COVID-19
The two quotes appeared in a column John Clay wrote this past Saturday in the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader.
Wiedmer: ‘We’d have all been dead’ if not for son’s quick action, says GPS coach
A scene of both hope and horror is being replayed daily around our area.
Hamilton County native Bill Millsaps was giant as sports writer and person
Sports journalism lost one of its giants this past Friday when Hamilton County native Bill Millsaps died at the age of 77 in Richmond, Virginia, where the man affectionately known as "Saps" had been everything from the Richmond Times-Dispatch's sports columnist to its executive editor during a career that spanned nearly 40 years.
