by design | Jun 21, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi 200 games. That’s how long it took Tony Vitello to build Tennessee baseball from one of the worst teams in the conference to one of the best in the nation. “I just wanted to get this thing where people were proud of it,” said Vitello, now in his...
by design | Jun 14, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi By the time you are reading this, Tennessee’s baseball team will have won their Super Regional and advanced to their first College World Series since 2005. Or they will have been knocked out of the postseason, ending a terrific campaign a step shy of...
by design | Jun 7, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Recently I had the opportunity to make the drive to upstate New York to visit my Mom for the first time in nearly a year and a half. She’s vaccinated. I’m vaccinated. So, the risk that I could get her sick from the pandemic is significantly lower...
by Mark Nagi | May 24, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Back in January 2006, Tennessee’s men’s basketball team upset Florida 80-76, in one of the most exciting games ever played at Thompson-Boling Arena. Students waited in line for hours and were rewarded for their patience with that victory. The...
by Mark Nagi | May 10, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The NFL Draft is a dream come true for hundreds of football players. All the hard work and years of sacrifice pay off when they hear their names called. This year two former Tennessee Volunteers were selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. Wide receiver Josh...
by Mark Nagi | May 3, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi There are times that the days drag, and others that they fly by. Either way, our local high school football teams can’t wait for the opening games of the 2021 season get here. The good news (or bad news for those impatient folks) is that the kickoff to...
