by design | Mar 9, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly There are times the game-by-game scores in the Tennessee Football Record Book are just a mind-numbing array of numbers, assembled neatly over the years, stretching from that first game in 1891 through the recent years. No one has quite had the...
by design | Mar 9, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Tennessee basketball is a family. Has been for years and will continue to be as long as people are bouncing a ball and putting it into a hoop. Last month, approximately 45 former players, alumni, and friends attended a Tennessee Basketball Reunion...
by design | Mar 8, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Qualifying Conditions Should be Made Clear To Potential Candidates The State Republican Party, through chairman Scott Golden, sent a letter to the state coordinator of elections, Mark Goins. The purpose was to notify Goins that the Tennessee...
by design | Mar 8, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Most of history is unknown, and it is always fun for me to dust off certain tales and people and share those stories. Largely forgotten today, James Graves Scrugham lived an interesting and productive life. At various times, he was an engineer, a...
by design | Mar 2, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Regular readers of my columns understand that I am a big fan of good old-fashioned sports hate. Not real-world hate, which has cost millions if not billions of lives over the centuries, but hate about a player, a team, or even a group representing...
by design | Mar 2, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Writing assignments often appear as if by magic. That’s been the case in my writing career over the years. You’ll likely recognize many, if not all, of the names mentioned in this column. One memorable contest came in November 1971, when a...
