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Deputy wounded, man killed in gunfire exchange during Knoxville domestic disturbance call
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A deputy was seriously wounded and a man was killed after exchanging gunfire while authorities were responding to a domestic disturbance at a home in Tennessee. Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff's Office encountered an armed man after responding to a...
Henry runs for TD, throws for score as Titans rout Burrow, Bengals 27-3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans now know what they’re capable of when they're not making mistakes. Ryan Tannehill threw for 240 yards and a touchdown and the Titans rebounded from the franchise's worst offensive performance in 49 years by routing the Cincinnati...
Tennessee receiver Bru McCoy has surgery to repair a displaced fracture of his right ankle
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee wide receiver Bru McCoy underwent surgery Sunday to repair a displaced fracture of his right ankle, the university announced. McCoy was hurt in the second quarter of the Volunteers 41-20 win over South Carolina on Saturday. He caught a pass from...
Milton, sack-happy defense lead No. 21 Tennessee to 41-20 revenge victory over South Carolina
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The mission for No. 21 Tennessee on Saturday night against South Carolina was to dictate the game from the trenches. The domination ultimately paved the way, with Joe Milton throwing for 239 yards and Tennessee sacking Spencer Rattler six times in a 41-20...
UT Martin opens Big South-OVC play with 20-10 win over Tennessee State
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Kinkead Dent passed for one touchdown and ran for another to help UT Martin defeat Tennessee State and win its Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Association opener on Saturday night. After Tennessee State (2-2, 1-1) took a 10-0 lead, Dent threw a 15-yard TD pass...
Hiers, Stanton account for 5 TDs, Samford pulls away from East Tennessee 42-28
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Michael Hiers threw for 399 yards and a touchdown, Jay Stanton ran for 177 and two scores and Samford defeated East Tennessee State 42-28 on Saturday. Stanton had a 28-yard touchdown run, added a 1-yard plunge and Hiers had a 59-yard catch-and-run with Ty...
Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway
Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway and could help solve mysteries about the days-long barrage that marked a shift in control of the Pacific theater from Japanese to U.S. forces. ...
Tennessee woman accused in shooting tells deputies that she thought salesman was a hit man
CORDOVA, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman accused of shooting a salesman at her front door told deputies that she mistook him for a hit man, authorities said. Monica Johnson-Markwork, 51, of Cordova, a Memphis suburb, was charged with felony aggravated assault in the shooting, news...
Judges maintain bans on gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee and Kentucky
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee and Kentucky can continue to ban gender-affirming care for young transgender people while legal challenges against those state laws proceed, federal appeals judges ruled. In a 2-1 decision by a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel late Thursday,...
Austin Reed accounts for 3 touchdowns as Western Kentucky tops Middle Tennessee 31-10
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Austin Reed threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and Western Kentucky defeated Middle Tennessee 31-10 on Thursday night in a Conference USA opener. Reed was 30 for 52 for 297 yards and an interception as the Hilltoppers (3-2) won their fifth-straight...
