Daily Sports: 9.5.13
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Vandy host Georgia Tech, St. Louis this season
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Vanderbilt Commodores will be hosting Georgia Tech and Saint Louis in non-conference play while making a trip to the Virgin Islands and Butler. Coach Kevin Stallings announced the schedule Thursday. The Commodores' Southeastern Conference schedule…
Third straight road game for Crusaders
Next up on the Crusaders list is an unbeaten Haywood high school.
Munchak says Titans owner expects wins, playoffs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Mike Munchak says he knows exactly what Tennessee owner Bud Adams expects from both his coach and his football team this season. Wins and to be playing in January. That would mean Munchak in his…
RB Johnson: QB Locker can help Titans' run game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chris Johnson looks around the Tennessee Titans and sees an untapped run threat. Not Shonn Greene, though he expects the running back to be a big help too. Try quarterback Jake Locker. Johnson said Thursday athletic…
MTSU officials making six-city tour of Tennessee
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Middle Tennessee State University's top administrators and deans will meet with prospective students in six cities in September and October as part of its annual "True Blue Tour." MTSU says that President Sidney A. McPhee, deans…
Wichita State player's condition improves
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita State officials say freshman guard D.J. Bowles is recovering at a hospital after collapsing during a workout on Tuesday. Via Christi Hospital officials say Bowles' condition was upgraded to fair Wednesday evening. He was listed…
Griffin hosts fundraiser for nutrition program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans safety Michael Griffin is hosting a celebrity fundraiser for a program that provides bags of healthy foods for disadvantaged high school kids to take home on the weekends. According to a news release about…
Final ex-Vanderbilt player posts bond
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The final former Vanderbilt player has been released from jail after posting bond on five charges of aggravated rape. Brandon Vandenburg, 20, of Indio, Calif., was released Wednesday night after posting $350,000 bail. Vandenburg had been…
Vols say their rushing attack still needs boost
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee isn't treating its top rushing performance in three years as cause for celebration. The Volunteers instead are wondering how they can do better. Tennessee trounced Austin Peay 45-0 last week by rushing for 315 yards,…
Tennessee official Stanton earns promotion
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has promoted Jimmy Stanton to senior associate athletics director for communications. Stanton had held the title of associate athletics director for communications since August 2010. Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart announced Stanton's promotion Thursday in…
Boyd Battles Back Twice
"I'm going to be a 100 percent no matter what. Effort is between you and you," said the preseason all-state linebacker. "No matter what your talent is, you can always be a 100 percent."
Tennessee trio raises awareness for Summitt
ATLANTA (AP) - The Three Meeks of Tennessee women's basketball got together to support former coach Pat Summitt's foundation on Wednesday night. Chamique Holdsclaw and Semeka Randall sat in courtside seats to watch Tamika Catchings and the Indiana Fever play…
Tennessee WR Young out 4-6 weeks with broken hand
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wide receiver Devrin Young is expected to miss four to six weeks after breaking his hand during practice Tuesday. Volunteers coach Butch Jones announced the severity of Young's injury and the length of time he…
Vols' Barton sees rivalry from new perspective
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Antonio Barton says he's still getting used to being on a different side of the Tennessee-Memphis rivalry. His new teammates are making the point guard's adjustment easier. After graduating from Memphis in three years, Barton transferred…
Stave looks for consistency for No. 21 Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Joel Stave is looking for more consistency now that he's firmly in place as Wisconsin's starting quarterback. The 21st-ranked Badgers face FCS foe Tennessee Tech on Saturday. After outlasting Curt Phillips in the preseason, Stave says…
Get ready for some stinkers, SEC fans
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Most of the Southeastern Conference is taking it easy this weekend. The No. 11 Georgia vs. sixth-ranked South Carolina showdown is the only league game. No. 12 Florida's trip south to Miami figures to be a…
Former Lady Vols official earned positive reviews
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jenny Moshak's personnel file shows that she received consistently positive performance reviews before retiring as Tennessee's associate director of sports medicine, less than a year after filing a lawsuit against the university for discrimination and retaliation.…
