GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Coach Urban Meyer knows little about the Florida-Tennessee series. He plans to learn a lot this week. The fifth-ranked Gators host the No. 6 Volunteers on Saturday, a game that usually plays a pivotal role in determining the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division champion. Meyer invited former Florida linebacker James Bates to…

ATLANTA (AP) — Since Michael Vick came to town, the Atlanta Falcons have mounted a couple of bids for NFC supremacy. Three seasons ago, they became the first visiting team to win a playoff game at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field. Last season, they won only the third division title in franchise history and made it…

By The Associated Press Saints coach Jim Haslett read a letter to his players from New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin the night before they were set to play the Carolina Panthers. Haslett relayed what Nagin saw: dead babies, torn-apart families, a city in ruins following Hurricane Katrina. Yes, the Saints would do everything in…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Tennessee Titans scored on their first possession of the new season — and that may have been the worst thing they did on Sunday. That 11-play, 61-yard opening drive got the Pittsburgh Steelers’ attention, and it turned out to be the only score the Titans managed in a 34-7 loss to…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jerome Bettis and Duce Staley’s combined 11 1,000-yard seasons won’t get them into the Pittsburgh Steelers’ lineup Sunday in Houston. All because of a running back who couldn’t get off North Carolina’s bench in college. The Steelers have had some of the NFL’s biggest and best running backs in their 73 seasons,…

MT. JULIET — Feel you heart pound to the beat of Indian drums, as you experience the beauty and passion of an American Indian Pow Wow. A traditional pow wow is a time of gathering and celebration with friends and family. Where all nations come together at one place for traditional dancing, music, arts and…

BYRDSTOWN — A day of history, crafts, handcraft demonstrations, food, clogging and music nestled in the hills at the border of the Cumberland Plateau. Event DatesSep 24, 2005 Contact InformationChamber of CommerceByrdstown, TN 38549Phone: 931-864-7195 Location InformationCordell Hull Birthplace Museum

Juried crafts festival featuring more than 190 contemporary and traditional artists, continuous demonstrations, live music and good food. Event DatesSep 23, 2005 – Sep 25, 2005 Contact InformationTennessee Association of Craft ArtistsNashville, TNPhone: 615-385-1904

9-23: Middle Tennessee Antique Engine & Tractor ShowCOOKEVILLE — Includes antique tractors, working gas engines, thrashing and baling, indoor craft festival with 100 vendors, tractor pulls and more. Event DatesSep 23, 2005 – Sep 25, 2005 Contact InformationDavid QuallsCookeville, TNPhone: 931-526-2474 Location InformationHyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion