MEMPHIS (AP) — About 200 tractor-trailer trucks with ice and water for victims of Hurricane Katrina took a convoluted, weeklong trip to a storage depot in Memphis, at least partly because of what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called “miscommunication.” “They’re in the right place now,” Corps spokesman Bob Anderson said Monday. The 18-wheelers,…

By BILL POOVEY / Associated Press Writer CHATTANOOGA — With the Red Cross and Tennessee officials discouraging people from opening their homes to Katrina evacuees who are strangers, no one called when Rhonda Dahle decided to offer her extra bedroom with a private bath. Traci Clark made the same offer to officials at a Red…

By MATT GOURAS / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — State leaders are studying Tennessee’s ability to cope with a huge disaster after watching the trouble New Orleans had dealing with Hurricane Katrina. Tennessee has the potential for a big disaster with a fault line in the western part of the state that has historically produced…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Nashville Predators pushed for a new labor agreement that would allow the expansion franchise to compete in the NHL. Now they’re ready to see if they can take advantage of the league’s new rules. The Predators reported Monday for physicals and testing before hitting the ice Tuesday. This team always has…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The term “Same old Vanderbilt” currently doesn’t apply. Perhaps the nickname Comeback Commodores works better these days. A program that hasn’t had a winning season since 1982 has put together back-to-back fourth-quarter comeback victories on the road to start the season, including stunning Arkansas 28-24 on Saturday night after trailing by 11…

MARYVILLE (AP) — “Don’t ask. Just show,” Celeste Meunier keeps telling family and friends calling from the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast. More than 40 Katrina survivors have found their way to the Meunier home in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, and more likely are on their way. Meunier calls her house the “command center”…

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Tennessee religious leaders and civil rights advocates say Hurricane Katrina will continue to spur extensive discussions about race and class in America. Since Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast about two weeks ago, some critics have said race played a factor in the Federal…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tony Stewart was in a good place before the final race to set the field for NASCAR’s Chase for the championship, his spot atop the standings secure. And now that the nine other drivers that will contend for the title have been decided, including five from Jack Roush’s stable, Stewart still…

By RALPH D. RUSSO / AP Sports Writer Notre Dame is a top-10 team for the first time in three years, and Southern California has matched Miami for the longest stay at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. Charlie Weis’ Fighting Irish are No. 10 in the AP media poll released Sunday, jumping…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — After one quarter, Arkansas had 200 total yards to Vanderbilt’s 10. The Razorbacks had run 28 plays. The Commodores had no first downs. And Arkansas led only 7-0. “This is a very sick feeling this morning,” Razorback coach Houston Nutt said Sunday, a day after his team’s 28-24 loss. “We got…