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From the HERE City State DeskKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — True freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon is available for No. 14 Tennessee's Third Saturday in October matchup with No. 6 Alabama after coming off the SEC student-athlete availability report Friday night. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. Eastern on ABC at Neyland Stadium.…
From the HERE City State DeskINDIANAPOLIS — The Tennessee Titans take their 0-5 record on the road Sunday for a noon Central kickoff against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium, still searching for a first win in an AFC South rematch. Indianapolis holds a 41-22 edge in the all-time…
From the HERE City State DeskSAUCIER, Miss. — The University of Tennessee men's golf team, ranked No. 9 nationally, wraps its fall college schedule this weekend at Fallen Oak, a 54-hole invitational on the Tom Fazio layout deep in De Soto National Forest. Play runs Oct. 17-19 at Fallen Oak…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Bronchial asthma killed All Elite Wrestling star Benjamin Satterley, the performer fans knew as Pac, the Cook County Medical Examiner announced Friday, classifying the death as natural. Satterley was 40. He was discovered unresponsive inside a parked vehicle in suburban Des Plaines on…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — College sports governing body the NCAA went to federal court Friday against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, challenging an executive order he signed earlier in the week that lets Ohio schools hand a fifth season to athletes from the 2022 high school class.…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Eagles went shopping in a division rival's practice squad Friday, signing quarterback Joe Milton III away from the Dallas Cowboys one day after ruling Jalen Hurts out of Sunday's home game against the Carolina Panthers. The team says the clot in his…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND — The Guardians and Rays will try again Saturday night after a soaking Friday rain in Cleveland washed out ALCS Game 4 at Progressive Field, the first postseason rainout in nearly four years. First pitch is now set for 8 p.m. ET Saturday. Game…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Two veterans who have spent the season in league limbo are headed back to the field. The NFL said Friday it is pulling Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs and Denver pass rusher Jonathon Cooper from its Commissioner Exempt List, clearing both…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NBA has told its sportsbook partners to pull a list of wagers it sees as easy to manipulate, a crackdown that arrives days before the 2026-27 season tips off. A league memo sent to betting companies Friday bars parlays that stack…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Jena Bishop flipped the script on Liz Carmouche on Friday night at Wintrust Arena, taking a unanimous decision in their rematch to win the vacant PFL women’s flyweight championship. Every scorecard had the five-round main event 48-47 for Bishop, now 12-3, who claimed…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — College football's postseason is one step closer to doubling in size. The College Football Playoff and its longtime television partner have reached an informal, handshake agreement on money for a 24-team bracket, though formal votes and signatures are still needed before anything…
From the HERE City National DeskOKLAHOMA CITY — Days before his NBA debut, Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Aday Mara is caught in a tug-of-war with the Spanish club where his pro career began. Basket Zaragoza issued a statement Friday insisting the 7-foot-3 center still has a valid contract with the…
Education
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With a federal court block now lifted, the nine-member state-appointed oversight board named by Tennessee can start making calls for Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the biggest school system in Tennessee. The district itself is a product of a 2013 merger that joined the old Memphis City Schools with…
Education
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Federal court action Thursday cleared Tennessee to keep pressing its takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, ending a pause that had frozen the state's oversight timeline. U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. issued the order a day after Judge Melanie Taylor Jefferson stepped aside. With that block…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Families in Tennessee's statewide Education Freedom Scholarship program are moving through a mid-October funding step and a late-month marketplace launch as the 2026-27 school year advances. The Department of Education lists a projected Quarter 2 funding event on Oct. 15 that would send another 20 percent of…
Crime
Memphis, Tenn. — Memphis police are investigating a Friday afternoon stabbing in Orange Mound that left three people hurt and sent each of them to a hospital. Officers were called about 3:15 p.m. to the 1500 block of Hamilton Street near Deadrick Avenue on a wounding report. When they arrived,…
Politics
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State Rep. Justin J. Pearson has taken Memphis and City Council Chairwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington to federal court, saying a ban that locked him and other speakers out of upcoming council sessions crosses First Amendment lines. The case landed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The fight over Constitutional Amendment 1 is shifting from the crimes listed on the ballot to the bill counties could face if more defendants sit in jail before trial. The amendment would let courts refuse bail when someone is charged with a capital crime, a terrorism count,…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Independent gubernatorial candidate David Hatley put another $5 million of his own money into the race in September, lifting his own cash infusions to $12 million with the Nov. 3 statewide election less than three weeks away, according to the latest campaign finance reports. Those filings, due…
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