NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Fraudulent use of the Internet or other electronic means to obtain information could result in six months in jail or a fine of up to $500,000 under legislation unanimously passed Monday by the Senate.…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The state attorney general said he believes it would be unconstitutional to try to place the General Assembly under Tennessee’s Open Meetings Act. State lawmakers are considering a bill to overhaul the state’s “Sunshine in Government” law for the first time since it was created in the aftermath of Watergate in 1974.…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The race for the rights to NASCAR’s Hall of Fame is in its closing laps, and chairman Brian France remains insistent that three cities are still in contention. Technically, that’s true. In reality, the…

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Kevin Kanaskie scored 16 points and Middle Tennessee built a big first-half lead en route to an 82-58 victory Monday over Florida International. Middle Tennessee (16-11, 8-6 Sun Belt Conference) opened the game with…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl praised his team on Monday for winning the Southeastern Conference East division despite losing over the weekend to Arkansas. The Volunteers (20-5, 11-3), who dropped one place to No. 11…

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Mats Sundin partied in Sweden with the rest of his Olympic teammates at a gold-medal celebration in Stockholm on Monday. Come Tuesday, Sundin has to go back to his real job as Toronto Maple Leafs captain.…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Center Yanic Perreault isn’t in the Nashville Predators’ media guide. The man who led the NHL in face-offs won for the previous five seasons suddenly wasn’t good enough to be offered a contract. Five…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The NHL schedule finally has given the Nashville Predators a bit of a break. Six games are scheduled Tuesday as the league resumes play after the Olympic break, but the Predators don’t have to…

Today…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight…Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday…Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday night…Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Pat Summitt knows what’s wrong with her team. The Tennessee coach was hoping the Lady Vols would figure it out sooner. Tennessee has struggled on defense much of the season and, coupled with the…