KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer ranks linebacker Kevin Simon as one of the program’s most dominating players ever, but with one caveat: He has to be healthy and on the field. The senior has made it through only one full season at Tennessee because of three major injuries he’s had since high school…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer knows what it takes to win a championship, and so far he believes the Volunteers have many of the ingredients. He hasn’t picked a starting quarterback, but both candidates are proven winners. He likes his offensive line, receiving corps, tailback, defensive line and linebackers. Fulmer even thinks the…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist There are around 55 people headed to Nunley Stadium tonight who probably feel like they have butterflies the size of buzzards flying around in their guts.Because there is pressure in every team’s season opener — but nothing like the pressure in Pioneer camp this fall.Is it finally time? That’s what…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The recent struggles of the Warren County High School football program are infamous, having been repeated ad nauseum with each passing fall: Thirty-nine straight losses. Years spent in the cellar of their region. Over a decade without a playoff trip — or even a winning…

ATLANTA (AP) — The preseason is usually a showcase for the hotshot rookies. Not this time. Both first-round picks will be missing when the Atlanta Falcons host the Tennessee Titans on Friday night. Atlanta’s Roddy White is sidelined with a sprained ankle, cutting into his chances of earning a starting job for a team in…

Aug. 20 at McMinnville City Hall Event schedule 9 a.m. – Registration, blood pressure check, face painting 9:30 a.m. – Team Legacy performs 10 a.m. – Opening ceremonies Prayer – Sheriff Matheny Pledge of Allegiance – Bryan Denton National Anthem – Lea Chrisawn Welcome and Appreciation – Bryan Kell Red Cap Honoree – Nestor Stewart…

Since Aug. 17, 2001, football Fridays for Warren County High School have meant disappointment. But by the end of Friday night’s game between the Pioneers and the visiting Bradley Central Bears, two goalposts were reduced to twisted wreckage, a packed Nunley Stadium crowd was celebrating its hometown heroes, and 39 straight losses seemed like ancient…

NEW YORK (AP) — Your best customer just complained about an employee’s phone manners. Or maybe it was the turnaround time on an order. Or maybe your Web site isn’t very customer friendly. These are customer service problems crying out for a solution. But if you really want to address your service issues, forget a…

Infant Layla Nicole Ann Pinegar died Aug. 13 at Erlanger Hospital.The daughter of Johnny and Amanda Pinegar, she is also survived by brothers, Jeremy and Jacob Wagner; paternal grandparents, Debra Ann and Jimmy Dunn; maternal grandparents, James and Melba Vinka of Smithville; great-grandmother, Faye Cantrell; great-grandparents, Percy and Nancy Pinegar; special aunt and uncle, Jimmie…

McMinnville resident and Coffee County native Ruth Imogene King, 67, died Aug. 17 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of Hiawassee Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Jimmie Reese Whitaker; and was preceded in death by sister, Ola Mae King;…