by Mark Nagi | Jun 12, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It didn’t work with Todd Raleigh… It didn’t work with Dave Serrano… Will it work with Tony Vitello? Vols fans are hoping the third time is the charm with regards to the Tennessee baseball program. Ever since then athletic director Mike Hamilton fired...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 6, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Butch Jones needs to be fired immediately. Spend a few minutes on twitter and that’s what you will read from Tennessee fans. The Vols head coach should be dispatched posthaste and Jon Gruden should be hired. Or Brian Kelly. Or Bobby Petrino. Or they...
by Mark Nagi | May 30, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Well, we are finally here. Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was scheduled for Memorial Day evening. And for the first time ever, your Nashville Predators are taking part! The fact that the Preds, an 8 seed in the Western Conference, have managed to...
by Mark Nagi | May 22, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman At the time of this writing the Nashville Predators were playing the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference Finals. The Predators are trying to get to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history. Full disclosure: I am not a...
by Mark Nagi | May 15, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman From time to time we like to catch an area athlete for a quick question and answer session. Recently The Knoxville Focus spoke one on one with Gibbs offensive lineman Ollie Lane, who has verbally committed to Tennessee’s Class of 2018. Lane chose...
by Mark Nagi | May 8, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman So, I’m a big hockey fan. The team and the situation aren’t important to the story, but recently my team lost a playoff game that they had greatly in hand. It bothered me. It bothered me the point that the rest of my day was ruined, as was the next...
