DALLAS (AP) — The Memphis Tigers can check a few more things off their historic to-do list. Having already earned their first No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, the Tigers advanced to the regional semifinals for the first time since 1995 and set a school record for victories with a 72-56 win over Bucknell…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Now that Tennessee’s Candace Parker has dunked — twice, no less — and in the NCAA tournament, coaches and players alike expect more to follow, and soon. “When you’re out there in the summer in the AAUs and the circuits, we’re seeing it more and more believe it or not,” Washington…

Tennessee forward Candace Parker (3) slams down a NCAA tournament first dunk against Army in an NCAA Womens Basketball Championship first round game at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va., Sunday. (AP Photo) NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Candace Parker of Tennessee slam dunked her way into NCAA history with a feat that even…

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By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Rep. Henri Brooks lost a state Senate primary race by just 20 votes last year. But Tennessee has no provision for an automatic recount in close elections, so her only hope was to appeal to the state Democratic Executive Committee, which rejected her challenge.…

By ERIK SCHELZIG / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Efforts to restrict smoking in public places are gaining momentum as Tennessee’s status as a tobacco state wanes. But even supporters of indoor smoking bans don’t anticipate any rapid changes. Gov. Phil Bredesen, who describes himself as an “avid nonsmoker,” has said he doesn’t expect any…

Centertown community resident Ernest A. Hill, 81, died March 13 at his home after an extended illness.A factory worker in Ohio for 27 years, a volunteer fireman in Lebanon, Ohio and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he caned chairs in Warren County for five years.He is survived by his wife, Mary Hill;…

Smartt Station resident and Huntsville, Ala., native Urby Franklin Hines, 76, died March 17 at his home after an extended illness.A sheet metal worker for Ford Glass Plant in Nashville for 30 years and a member of West Riverside Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Urby and Lemmer Perry Hines. He…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Velma Lucille Jones, 83, died March 17 at her home after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Elma and Amanda Greene; and was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Jones; son, Lee Sherwood Jones; and brothers,…