As parents, we send our kids off to school hoping they’ll come home with a report card full of A’s. Every parent wants a successful student, but not every parent knows how to foster one. The key, in fact, lies in what parents do when their children are not in school. Parents can take several…

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Young girls today face tremendous social pressures to look, dress and act a certain way in order to be considered attractive. To help girls see that real beauty comes from taking good care of themselves and feeling strong, confident and happy, Bath & Body Works…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The NCAA will allow Florida State to use its Seminoles nickname in postseason play, removing the school from a list of colleges with American Indian nicknames that were restricted by an NCAA decision earlier this month. The NCAA said it was recognizing the relationship Florida State has long enjoyed with the…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bob Huggins was ordered Tuesday to resign as Cincinnati’s basketball coach or he’ll be fired, the culmination of a power struggle with the school president. In a letter faxed to his lawyer by the university, Huggins was given 24 hours to resign and accept a financial compensation package. If he doesn’t respond…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Three of Tennessee’s greatest football players will have their numbers retired this season, university officials announced Tuesday as part of plans to honor the program’s achievements. The school selected quarterback Peyton Manning and defensive linemen Reggie White and Doug Atkins based on stringent criteria that include major honors during college and professional…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard BROCK Warren County’s Andrew Brock came away with a share of the overall top honors Monday, while leading his Pioneer teammates to a fourth-place finish at the Bruin Invitational.Playing at the Old Natchez Country Club in Franklin, Brock carded a score of 70, good enough…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Now it’s just a matter of finding a place to put all those people on Friday night.A large crowd was on hand for the Pioneers’ opening game, something everyone expected. But this Friday may see more people at Nunley Stadium than an Usher concert.Even if the Pioneers hadn’t man-handled Bradley…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s quarterback competition remained even after the team’s final major scrimmage of preseason practice on Tuesday. Senior Rick Clausen and sophomore Erik Ainge both started games last year and have been battling for the starting spot. Ainge and fellow freshman Brent Schaeffer beat out Clausen a year ago but both went down…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Streak-breaking performances like those turned in by the Pioneer offense last Friday night all began with one thing: Solid play up front.The Warren County offensive line, which had seen its numbers dwindle due to several injuries during the preseason, stood tall in Warren County’s win…

NASHVILLE(AP) — The first cut deadline in the NFL is a week away, so the pressure is building on the two kickers trying to earn a job with the Tennessee Titans. Rob Bironas looked like he had the job won when he kicked a 53-yard field goal in the exhibition opener to force overtime. But…