Jay was named the Sports Editor of the Times Free Press in 2003 and started with the newspaper in May 2002 as the Deputy Sports Editor. He was born and raised in Smyrna, Ga., and graduated from Auburn University before starting his newspaper career in 1997 with the Newnan (Ga.) Times Herald. Stops in Clayton and Henry counties in Georgia and two years as the Sports Editor of the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal preceded Jay's move to Chattanooga. He has won local, state, regional and national awards as a writer, designer and section editor and was part of a TFP team that won a 2011 APSE award. Jay and his wife Kathleen were married in 2004 and have a son, Lee born in 2007, and a daughter, Madeline Ray born in 2010. Contact Jay at (423) 757-6273 or jgreeson@timesfreepress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jgreesontfp.
And just like that — like a moth unable to avoid the flame — some Hamilton County commissioners want to reopen the slush-fund, vote-buying scam known as discretionary spending accounts.
by Jay GreesonThe Big Ten announcement was striking and the more I think about it, the decision must be viewed through a multiple array of prisms that offer varying perspectives.
by Jay GreesonBut you have to think that as the clock continues to tick, by this time next week, you have to believe that a plan needs to be in place, right?
by Jay GreesonThere was a report over the weekend that the NFL is adding to pregame playlists for the first week of the upcoming season, provided there is a season, of course.
by Jay GreesonThe "Yeah, what about" defense of shortcomings big or small can be a scary carousel.
by Jay GreesonIt's an amazing scenario when pledging to give an athlete $500 million is every bit as good a deal for the team as it is for the player.
by Jay GreesonAre the Washington Whomevers winners or losers of the weekend?
by Jay GreesonFirst, I realize this is a statement and not a question. I also reluctantly shared it because it's somewhat self-promoting.
by Jay GreesonWe're way behind, but great comebacks are borne in moments surrounded by great obstacles.
by Jay GreesonYes, it's July 1, which means it's Bobby Bonilla Day.
by Jay GreesonThere are a lot of heavy issues around us, even in sports conversations.
by Jay GreesonThe heated debates around barbecue should be about Carolina or Memphis, maybe even vinegar- or mustard-based.
by Jay GreesonIs there a better place for a 31-year-old former MVP to springboard toward a Ryan Tannehill-like career rebound than New England? I don't think so.
by Jay GreesonThere has been little that surprises any more in 2020.
by Jay GreesonHere are some thoughts on the baseball world and today's changing culture for your weekend.
by Jay GreesonBaseball is back. Now what?
by Jay GreesonIn this convergence of medical, social, financial and emotional controversies, we have directly and indirectly felt the unprecedented absence of team sports.
by Jay GreesonI wrote about the strides NASCAR has taken — strides that are proper and more brave in terms of any league's fan backlash than any other — for A2 today.
by Jay GreesonSports have been at the crux of social unrest and uncomfortable conversations about race long before we knew George Floyd's name.
by Jay Greeson