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The Titans finally start AFC South portion of schedule hosting banged-up Colts
Indianapolis (2-3) at Tennessee (1-3) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS. BetMGM NFL Odds: Titans by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Colts 4-1; Titans 1-3. Last meeting: The Colts beat the Titans 31-28 in OT on Dec. 3, 2023, at Nashville. ...
Tennessee to launch $100M loan program to help with Hurricane Helene cleanup
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says counties severely impacted by Hurricane Helene will soon be able to access a new $100 million loan program designed to help clear debris and repair damaged water systems. Lee announced the program, dubbed the Helene Emergency...
Authorities continue to investigate container suspected of holding dynamite in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee continued Friday to investigate a container suspected of holding large amounts of dynamite, warning residents that evacuations will likely remain in place throughout the night. “Until we know more, we implore people to stay...
Freshman Evan Bullock has 5 TD passes, rushing score as Louisiana Tech thumps Middle Tennessee 48-21
RUSTON, La. (AP) — Freshman Evan Bullock threw touchdown passes on four straight drives to open the game and ran for a score on the fifth as Louisiana Tech cruised to a 48-21 victory over Middle Tennessee on Thursday night. Bullock sandwiched touchdown passes to Omiri Wiggins...
Knoxville neighborhood urged to evacuate after dynamite found at recycler; foul play not suspected
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have urged evacuations in a neighborhood of a Tennessee city after employees at a recycling business discovered a container that apparently contains dynamite, though foul play was not suspected. The Knoxville Police Department said in a news...
No. 8 Tennessee home for 1st game in a month hosting Florida trying to bounce back
Florida (3-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) at No. 8 Tennessee (4-1, 1-1), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). BetMGM College Football Odds: Tennessee by 15 1/2. Series record: Florida leads 32-21. What’s at stake? ...
No. 8 Tennessee hosts Florida, eager to shake off loss against a Gators team that has won 2 straight
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The eighth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are being tested for the first time this season. The Vols are hosting Florida on Saturday night in their first home game in a month coming off a 19-14 loss at Arkansas that snapped a six-game win streak dating back to...
Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's corrections chief said Wednesday that the department expects to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year, signaling a possible end to a yearslong pause due to findings that several inmates were put to death without the proper testing of...
Tennessee officials dispute a ruling that restored voting rights to 4 people who can't have guns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee election officials are objecting to a judge's ruling that restored the voting rights of four people who can't have guns under their specific felony offenses, citing a new state law that makes resolving gun and other “citizenship rights” of convicted felons a...
Failing to fix a porous defense has been coach Billy Napier's biggest blunder at Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s historically porous defense can be traced to having three coordinators in as many years, the team’s top two pass rushers transferring and bringing together so many new faces that communication, cohesion and consistency seem more like pipedreams than...
