MEMPHIS (AP) — A federal judge delayed sentencing for a businessman convicted of paying thousands of dollars for a football player for Alabama following a newspaper report Thursday that the player’s family got a big cut of the payoff. The sentencing hearing for Logan Young, a longtime Crimson Tide booster, began Thursday afternoon but will…

ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Greene wants Georgia Tech to relax and play it cool, an approach that’s served the Yellow Jackets well this season. Two days after the St. Louis Cardinals made him a first-round pick in the major league draft, Greene knows his team faces a tough task against Tennessee in a best-of-three Super…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Talk about Tennessee’s basketball team hasn’t subsided since Bruce Pearl became head coach 10 weeks ago, mostly fueled by the loss of two signees and an investigation into possible NCAA violations. It may not be the kind of publicity athletic director Mike Hamilton wanted, but it’s better than the apathy that has…

MANCHESTER (AP) — Brada Fatherree is considering getting the stream of Bonnaroo fans who pass by her house to sign a guestbook. Fatherree, who lives across the road from the farm where the major music festival is staged, has met people from around the world who flock to this central Tennessee town. She and husband…

By DAVID GERMAIN / AP Movie Writer By day, Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) is an ordinary New York City bus driver, but in his off-hours, he’s an innovator, an inventor, an entrepreneur who’s just one great idea away from instant wealth in “The Honeymooners.” (AP Photo) One of these days, Paramount. Pow! Right in…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — One of 46 immigrants, Anderson Jaramillo from Venezuela pledged allegiance to the United States at a ceremony Thursday, a new citizen and member of its fastest growing minority. Jaramillo, a 21-year-old Tennessee Wesleyan sophomore who lives in Athens, said citizenship entitles him to apply for increased financial aid, in addition to his…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen said Thursday he is leaning toward calling lawmakers back to Nashville in the fall to pass special ethics legislation. Bredesen said the high-profile arrests of four sitting lawmakers at the end of this year’s regular legislative session could be the catalyst for meaningful ethics reform. The governor said he…

NASHVILLE (AP) — A court hearing that could determine whether Gov. Phil Bredesen can proceed with plans to reform the state’s expanded Medicaid program has been scheduled for June 29. U.S. District Judge John Nixon set the date Thursday after a conference call with attorneys for TennCare enrollees and the state. The development comes a…

GALLATIN (AP) — A Tennessee Board of Regents committee on Thursday approved tuition increases ranging from 9.7 percent to 12.5 percent for its universities and community colleges. The increases were lower than what was recommended a day earlier by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The plan was approved unanimously by the Regents’ Business and Finance…

By George Plagenz / Columnist On one of my rare visits to California, I met the grandmother of a Hollywood actress while I was visiting a friend’s home. During the course of our conversation, I asked the woman if she lived alone.“Oh, dear, no,” she said. “I live with four men — Art, Will, Jack…