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Tenn. HS referees now required to pass background checks
Interscholastic sports officials in Tennessee will now be required to pass background checks, the state athletic association determined Thursday. [caption id="attachment_10780" align="alignright" width="289"] Tennessee's 4,500-plus high school ref...
Tenn. prep football player suspended over hit on referee
If these headlines are beginning to sound repetitive, it's because they are. For the third time in as many weeks, a high school football player has been suspended over what might be a malicious hit on a referee. Glencliff High School (Tennessee) ...
Basketball teams punished for purposely trying to lose game
A pair of Tennessee high school girls basketball teams were removed from the postseason this week for intentionally trying to lose a district game to set up a more favorable matchup in regionals. [caption id="attachment_11055" align="alignright" ...
Don Nelson Getting College Diploma 50 Years Later
The Gazette, Scott Dochtermanhttp://thegazette.com/2012/05/11/nba-legend-don-nelsons-50-year-quest-for-iowa-diploma-ends-saturday/ IOWA CITY — Don Nelson will end his quest Saturday for the one accomplishment that has eluded him all these years...
Ascending Rocky Top: Lane Kiffin talks Tennessee football
The first-year Tennessee coach has taken the SEC by storm — before coaching a single game The No. 1 recruit in the nation has signed. The 2009 recruiting class is ranked No. 10 in the country according to Rivals.com. The coaching staff is regarded...