KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s receivers wanted to make big plays in the opener. Catching the ball first would have set them up. They didn’t do much of either in a close win over UAB marred by dropped passes and other mistakes. The experienced receiving corps, heralded as one of the best ever for the fifth-ranked…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Samari Rolle spent his first seven seasons in the NFL playing for Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher. Now that he’s with Baltimore, he sees plenty of similarities and a few differences between Fisher and Ravens coach Brian Billick. “The biggest difference is Coach Billick’s vocabulary. He uses very big words. He talks a…

By TERESA M. WALKER / AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE — Tennessee linebacker Brad Kassell compares the mentality to a pack of wolves chasing down an animal for the kill. To Keith Bulluck, it’s a must for playing in the NFL except for kickers or cover cornerbacks. It is tackling, something the Titans forgot to do…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers representing a woman seeking parental visitation rights from her former partner told a Virginia Court of Appeals Wednesday the state had no right to interfere in a same-sex custody dispute already being argued in Vermont. Lawyers for Lisa Miller-Jenkins, meanwhile, argued she should have sole custody of the child she…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Electronic medical records could improve patient care and possibly save billions of dollars, yet many doctors aren’t investing in the technology because they may not reap the savings — insurers and the government will, researchers report. It’s one of several pitfalls blamed for slowing adoption of computerized medicine in a collection of…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The arrest of two nursing-home owners in the deaths of 34 elderly patients could be just the beginning of an effort by prosecutors and plaintiffs’ attorneys to assign blame and hold accountable those responsible for some of the lives lost in Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters. Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti, who announced…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Katrina has brought into focus the financial plight of many blacks along the Gulf Coast as well as illustrating the differences in how minorities and whites use and are treated by banks. Many poor people lost their savings, in cash, which was stashed under mattresses and in teapots. Around the country,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Child sex offenders would be subject to stringent monitoring requirements and face new mandatory penalties under a House-passed bill that was expanded to include protections for gays and lesbians under federal hate crime law. The House voted 371-52 Wednesday in favor of the Children’s Safety Act, which, among its many provisions, creates…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers and watchdog groups worry that allowing federal employees to charge up to $250,000 on their government-issued credit cards for Hurricane Katrina-related expenses will lead to a repeat of past abuses. Some of the cards in the past were used to pay for prostitutes, gambling activity, even breast implants, government audits have…

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Use of prescription drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is growing at a faster rate among adults than children, new research shows. Between 2000 and 2004, use of drugs that help keep ADHD patients focused doubled among adults aged 20 to 44, but rose only 56 percent among children, according to…