Wiedmer: Vols and their fans sound like they’re ready to put losing seasons behind them
KNOXVILLE - However much you think you love University of Tennessee football, it can't be much more than 10-year-old Steven Williams does.
Wiedmer: Morning workouts another reason Rusty Wright is right football coach for UTC
It was 8:26 on Saturday morning when a familiar face exited the locker room at Finley Stadium wearing a slightly unfamiliar outfit.
Wiedmer: Count Tom Glavine among those excited about Braves’ new relievers
Tom Glavine leaned against the Atlanta Braves dugout railing in SunTrust Park on Friday afternoon, pondering the trade-deadline deals that brought expected bullpen behemoths Chris Martin, Shane Greene and Mark Melancon to the Big Peach for the final two months of the season.
Wiedmer: Is this Mariota’s last chance to prove he deserves to be the Titans’ starting QB?
It was last Friday afternoon and the Tennessee Titans' first practice of training camp was complete. Meeting with the media after that workout, quarterback Marcus Mariota was asked what head coach Mike Vrabel had requested of him during the offseason.
Wiedmer: LSU locker room may upset some folks, but it’s business as usual for college football
There's been a fair amount of anger and frustration surfacing on the internet the last few days over the $28 million spent on Louisiana State University's renovated football locker room.
Wiedmer: UTC well-represented as Tennessee Titans begin training camp
A few days ago, as the Tennessee Titans rookies were being introduced to the rest of the squad, there appeared to be quite a logjam of former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga players among the newbies.
Wiedmer: Choo Choo Invitational has the formula to become an amateur major
It all started back in 2010 in Austin, Texas. While competing in the prestigious Harvey Penick Invitational at Austin Country Club, Chris Schmidt got the idea to bring a similar top-flight amateur golf tournament to Chattanooga.
Wiedmer: Basketball Mocs in ‘snorkel mode’ as Bahamas exhibition tour approaches
With his team's second full practice for the 2019-20 season almost complete Tuesday afternoon, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball coach Lamont Paris broke into an easy grin and announced, "I'm in full snorkel mode."
Wiedmer: Numbers both good and bad for Atlanta Braves heading down the stretch
It would be both easy and right for all Atlanta Braves fans to focus on three numbers only heading into the final 61 games of the regular season, starting Tuesday night against Kansas City.
Wiedmer: Lowry’s win about more than golf
It sounded a lot more like a World Cup soccer match than the final round of the Open Championship golf tournament.
