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Case: Ramble through the bramble and check on the acorn crop

Hey, guys and girls, feel like a quick ramble (in my mind and on the road) before hunting season really hits? OK? Let's go.

By Larry Case September 29, 2024

Staff file photo / A good acorn crop is vital to multiple game animals having enough sustenance during the colder months, and scouting the woods to see where oak mast is abundant is a good preseason activity for hunters.

5-at-10: Friday mailbag with Rushmores, Snitker’s great year, the A’s sadness, Morgan Wallen loves Knoxville

Let's handle our business.

By Jay Greeson September 27, 2024

Country singer Morgan Wallen poses for a portrait after getting a mullet at Paul Mole Barber Shop on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in New York. Wallen, who has turned heads with his likable hit song "Whiskey Glasses," said he decided to try a mullet after seeing old photos of his dad proudly rocking the hairstyle. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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Hargis: What we know halfway through TSSAA regular season

We're officially halfway through the TSSAA football regular season, and a few things have become clear.

By Stephen Hargis September 26, 2024

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Marion County's Sam Pickett (4) escapes two East Hamilton defenders for a long gain on Aug. 30 in Jasper, Tenn.

5-at-10: Fab 4 (and then some) picks, Clark’s impact on WNBA betting, rain puts Braves-Mets on hold

As we speed deep to the conference game slates this week, it's hard not to be shocked by some of the matchups.

By Jay Greeson September 26, 2024

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) is goes to the basket as Connecticut Sun forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa (10) and guard Veronica Burton (22) defend during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round WNBA basketball playoff series, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Pasquali’s Pix: Bulldogs to make it 43 straight regular-season wins

Within the first three weeks of this college football season, Ole Miss walloped Furman 76-0 and Tennessee waxed Kent State 71-0.

By David Paschall September 25, 2024

Ole Miss Athletics photo / Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin admitted this week that opening with Furman, Middle Tennessee, Wake Forest and Georgia Southern has not prepared his Rebels for SEC play.

5-at-10: Baseball drama, Bama-Georgia, UNLV QB holds out, fall TV questions

So, we have shared in this space our long ago friend Mike, who coined the phrase"er" months.

By Jay Greeson September 25, 2024

Atlanta Braves' Spencer Schwellenbach in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

5-at-10: Monster True or False Tuesday with NFL QB value tiers, Braves preview, power poll

Before we make like one of those nameless stars with the perpetual 5 o'clock shadow on "Chicago Fire" and get to the poll, it's time for some real QB1 talk.

By Jay Greeson September 24, 2024

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) waves to fans after an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

5-at-10: Weekend winners (UT’s rolling) and losers (uh, Hugh Freeze) and Braves’ big week

Everything associated with Tennessee football right now.

By Jay Greeson September 23, 2024

Tennessee offensive lineman Javontez Spraggins (76) waves a giant Tennessee flag after his team defeated Oklahoma in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

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Paschall: Entertainment taking a back seat with this year’s Vols

Make no mistake, Tennessee's 2022 football team was the most exciting under current Volunteers fourth-year coach Josh Heupel.

By David Paschall September 22, 2024

Tennessee Athletics photo / Junior defensive tackle Jaxson Moi celebrates one of Tennessee's 11 tackles for loss during Saturday night's 25-15 win at Oklahoma.

Case: Don’t get caught in crossfire of crossbow hunting debate

Maybe you have noticed how divided we are in this country. If you haven't noticed, you may have been living under that proverbial rock.

By Larry Case September 22, 2024

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