Carolyn Womack was welcomed as a new member when Hickory Creek Family and Community Education Club members gathered Nov. 4 at the Extension office. The devotional was given by Betty Moore, who read scripture from Psalms 68:1-11. During a short program presented by Hilda Lytle, Extension agent, she pointed out the large amount of sugar…

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KNOXVILLE (AP) Gerald Riggs ran 12 yards for a touchdown with 38 seconds remaining and No. 15 Tennessee rallied to beat Kentucky 37-31 Saturday. The Volunteers, who clinched a berth in the Southeastern Conference championship game last week, avoided embarrassment with a fourth-quarter comeback after trailing nearly the entire game. Kentucky (2-9, 1-7) lost its…

Duane Sherrill Barring upsets in the SEC and Big 12 championship games, we’ve again got a big mess when it comes to deciding who goes to the college championship game this season. I won’t even insult the intelligence of the 99.9 percent of you who think the present system is the dumbest thing since screen…

Monday, Nov. 29WCHS freshman basketball, at White County, 6 p.m.WCMS 8th-grade basketball, at Coffee Co., 6 p.m.5th-6th basketball, Morrison at WCMS, 6 p.m.5th-6th basketball, Dibrell at Irving College, 6 p.m.5th-6th basketball, Eastside at Centertown, 6 p.m.Boyd Jr. High basketball, at home vs. Auburntown, 6:30 Tuesday, Nov. 30WCHS wrestling, at home vs. Franklin, Cookeville and Tullahoma,…

HOUSTON (AP) — Steve McNair and Drew Bennett waited until the final 17 seconds of last year’s game in Houston to break the hearts of nearly 71,000 Texans fans. The old Houston football team had again tormented the fans of the new Houston team. When the Tennessee Titans (4-6) and the Texans meet again Sunday,…

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast W L T Pct PF PANew England 9 1 0 .900 264 171N.Y. Jets 7 3 0 .700 212 165Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 180 183Miami 1 9 0 .100 140 210South W L T Pct PF PAIndianapolis 8 3 0 .727 380 239Jacksonville 6 4 0 .600 166 181Houston 4 6 0…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Deron Williams and Luther Head each scored 20 points to lead No. 5 Illinois to an 89-72 win over No. 24 Gonzaga on Saturday in the John Wooden Tradition. The Illini (4-0) set the tone from the opening tip, using superior 3-point shooting and suffocating defense to dominate the Bulldogs (3-1) and…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Bryan Randall threw two second-half touchdown passes and No. 11 Virginia Tech moved one victory away from the Atlantic Coast Conference title Saturday with a 24-10 victory over No. 16 Virginia. The Hokies (9-2, 6-1) can win the league title and the Bowl Championship Series berth that goes with it by…

Action last week in the Co-Ed Volleyball league at the McMinnville Civic Center saw McBride’s Windows defeat Mid-Tenn Radiology 11-15, 15-3, 12-10. First National Bank downed Rock’s Army 15-8, 4-15, 12-6. McBride’s Windows defeated First National Bank 15-2, 15-8, 11-0. McBride’s Windows picked up a forfeit from McCormick Flooring and Magness Nursery rolled past Rock’s…