Tennessee Athletics is Set to Takeover the SEC Network

Tennessee Athletics is Set to Takeover the SEC Network

Posted on July 11, 2022
Photo courtesy of UTSports.com

The annual SEC Network Takeover is underway and Tennessee’s day in the spotlight begins at midnight ET this Wednesday.

During the SEC Network Takeover, each of the 14 Southeastern Conference schools has the opportunity to create a customized, 24-hour stretch of programming to highlight its memorable moments and history. Nine Tennessee athletic events from 2021-22 and five produced shows highlight UT’s 24-hour takeover.

A complete list of Tennessee ‘s programming follows (all times Eastern):

Midnight – Football: Tennessee vs. South Carolina (Oct. 9, 2021)

3 a.m. – Football: Tennessee Volunteers Spring All-Access

4 a.m. – Women’s Basketball: Tennessee vs. Kentucky (Jan. 16, 2022)

6 a.m. – Volleyball: Tennessee vs. Arkansas (Sept. 26, 2021)

7:30 a.m. – SEC Storied: Catch 98

8:30 a.m. – Men’s Basketball: Tennessee vs. Texas A&M (SEC Tournament | March 13, 2022)

10:30 a.m. – SEC Inside: SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament

11 a.m. – Soccer: Tennessee vs. Arkansas (SEC Tournament | Nov. 7, 2021)

1 p.m. – SEC Inside: SEC Soccer Tournament

1:30 p.m. – Women’s Basketball: Tennessee vs. Texas (Nov. 21, 2021)

3:30 p.m. – Baseball: Tennessee vs. Florida (SEC Tournament | May 29, 2022)

6:30 p.m. – SEC Inside: SEC Baseball Tournament

7 p.m. – Football: Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 6, 2021)

10 p.m. – Softball: Tennessee vs. Missouri (March 13, 2022)

Knoxville Police are Asking for Help to Identify A Person of Interest in a Rash of Car Burglaries in the 4th and Gill Neighborhood

Knoxville Police are Asking for Help to Identify A Person of Interest in a Rash of Car Burglaries in the 4th and Gill Neighborhood

Posted on July 11, 2022

Knoxville Police are investigating a rash of car burglaries in the 4th & Gill neighborhood and nearby neighborhoods over the past several days.

Since July 8th, KPD has received at least 34 reports of car burglaries with a total of 48 cars broken into in that area alone. Of those burglaries, eleven were reported on Armstrong Avenue, five on Kenyon Street, four on either West or East Glenwood Avenue, three on Haynes Place, three on Gratz Street and two on Folsom Avenue.

In almost every one of those cases, the suspect or suspects forced entry into the cars by either breaking a window or prying open a door.

Investigators have yet to identify a suspect and have not determined if the same individual or group of individuals is involved, though investigators suspect that to be the case.

Investigators have obtained photos of a person of interest from the burglaries. Anyone with a possible ID is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.

Colonial Pipeline Officials are in Loudon County Investigating and Overseeing Clean-up following a Gasoline Leak

Colonial Pipeline Officials are in Loudon County Investigating and Overseeing Clean-up following a Gasoline Leak

Posted on July 11, 2022
Photo courtesy of WVLT

Colonial Pipeline officials are in Loudon County investigating following a gasoline leak.

Multiple county and state crews responding to the leak from the Colonial Pipeline on Sugar Limb Road.

Colonial Pipeline Spokesperson, Meredith Stone, told WVLT News they were notified after a resident smelled gas.

The company sent crews and immediately shut down line 18, which runs from Atlanta to Knoxville. Stone says that about 591 barrels were spilled due to a valve failure.

Workers had the line fixed and back up within 24 hours. Crews with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation also helped seal the leak and control the environmental hazards.

They say the surrounding waterways were not affected as of yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.

There are no health advisories issued.

There is no timeline of when the cleanup will be complete.

TDOT’s Road Construction Project for Interstate I-640 is Underway

TDOT’s Road Construction Project for Interstate I-640 is Underway

Posted on July 11, 2022

Photo courtesy of AARoads

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has started the road construction project on interstate 640 East and West bound.

Motorists need to be aware that I-640 East and West will be reduced from three lanes to two lanes and traffic shifted between Mile Marker 6 (Broadway exit) and I-40. This is the start of rubblization activities in the area, and lane closures will be in place 24/7. This is method which saves time and money by reducing existing concrete into rubble at its current location rather than hauling it to another location which creates a base for new roadways.

Motorists should expect delays and are advised to use extreme caution in this area as workers will be present.

Kelsea Ballerini’s Music Video for “heartfirst” is Out Now

Kelsea Ballerini’s Music Video for “heartfirst” is Out Now

Posted on July 11, 2022

Kelsea Ballerini‘s current single is “heartfirst.”

Kelsea shares the story behind the song, “I wrote this song ‘Heartfirst’ with my friends, Karen Fairchild of course, from Little Big Town, and Alysa Vanderheym. And we were all just talking about music that we’re inspired by right now, and wanting to write something upbeat, warm and free-feeling, and just being people who follow our gut and lead with our heart, and this is what we came up with.”

The music video for “heartfirst” from Kelsea Ballerini is out now…

Photo Courtesy of Kelsea Ballerini

Cody Johnson Recalls Playing a Great Show that Started Rough

Cody Johnson Recalls Playing a Great Show that Started Rough

Posted on July 11, 2022

Cody Johnson’s current single at country radio is “Human” – the title track to his double album of the same name.

When you play as many shows as Cody does – things are bound to not be perfect each and every time.

Cody recalls a performance where the power went out – but instead of ruining the evening, it turned out to be a memorable night, “We had the power go out at a show and I wound up playing for an hour…me and my guitar, my fiddler player, my guitar player…we played on a basketball PA that we powered from the bus generators with extension cords in front of 8000 people. Now, they thought it was pretty cool, and so did I.”

Cody is staying busy on the road with shows this weekend in Ohio and Illinois, and then shows all the way through to his date with Luke Combs at Mercedes Benz Stadium on the 30th of July.

Check out CoJo’s full tour schedule HERE

Watch the lyric video to Cody Johnson’s “Human” here…

Photo Credit: Chris Douglas

Craig Morgan & Jelly Roll Share a Special Moment at Grand Ole Opry

Craig Morgan & Jelly Roll Share a Special Moment at Grand Ole Opry

Posted on July 11, 2022

During a recent appearance on the Grand Ole Opry Craig Morgan brought out Jelly Roll who then shared a story of watching Craig from the audience of the Opry House.

The two sang Craig’s classic “Almost Home” in a special moment that could only happen at the Grand Ole Opry – and then Craig presented Jelly Roll with a very special gift.

Watch Jelly Roll’s My Opry Debut video here…

Jelly Roll’s current single at country radio is “Son Of A Sinner.”

Craig Morgan Photo Credit: Nate Griffin
Jelly Roll Photo Courtesy of Jelly Roll

The Return of Tanya Tucker Debuts in Theaters this Fall

The Return of Tanya Tucker Debuts in Theaters this Fall

Posted on July 11, 2022

The life and career of Tanya Tucker will be hitting the big screen this Fall with the release of The Return Of Tanya Tucker.

The description of the movie is…

Trailblazing, hell-raising country music legend Tanya Tucker defied the standards of how a woman in country music was supposed to behave. Decades after Tanya slipped from the spotlight, rising Americana music star Brandi Carlile takes it upon herself to write an entire album for her hero based on Tanya’s extraordinary life, spurring the greatest comeback in country music history.

The Return Of Tanya Tucker follows Tanya’s richly creative, utterly captivating, bumpy ride back to the top as Brandi encourages her to push past her fears to create a new sound and reach a new audience. The writing, the experimenting, and refining of this new music mixes with all that came before – using rare archival footage and photographs to delve into Tanya’s history, beginning in a single wide trailer in Seminole, Texas.

Taking stock of the past while remaining vitally alive in the present and keeping an eye on the future, The Return Of Tanya Tucker is a rousing exploration of an unexpected friendship built on the joy of a perfectly timed creative collaboration.

Photo Credit: Derrik Kupish

Burns Tabbed as D1Baseball.com Freshman of the Year

Burns Tabbed as D1Baseball.com Freshman of the Year

Posted on July 9, 2022

D1Baseball.com Freshman All-America Teams

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee pitcher Chase Burns was tabbed the National Freshman of the Year by D1Baseball.com on Friday, marking the third national freshman of the year honor for the Vols’ talented right hander.

Burns was also named the NCBWA Freshman National Pitcher of the Year and the Collegiate Baseball National Co-Freshman Player of the Year following his impressive debut season at UT. The hard-throwing frosh has been selected to four All-America teams and garnered three freshman All-America honors, as well (see list below).

Burns is the first pitcher in program history to earn three national award honors in the same season. The last Tennessee pitcher prior to Burns to take home a national award was Luke Hochevar, who won the Roger Clemens Award in 2005. Burns and former AL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey (1994) are the only players in program history to be selected to four All-America teams as true freshmen.

The Gallatin, Tennessee, native had a phenomenal freshman season for the Big Orange, finishing with an 8-2 record and 2.91 ERA to go along with 103 strikeouts while serving as the Vols’ Friday night starter for the majority of the season. Burns’ eight wins are tied for the fifth most by a UT freshman and his 103 punchouts rank third in program history by a freshman.

Burns finished the year ranked among the top five in the SEC in strikeouts per nine innings (3rd – 11.54), ERA (5th – 2.91), strikeouts (5th – 103), wins (t-5th – 8) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (5th – 4.12).
 

D1Baseball.com Freshman All-America Teams

D1Baseball.com also released its Freshman All-America teams on Friday, with Burns and fellow starting pitcher Drew Beam earning first-team honors.

Beam was another standout in UT’s weekend rotation this season, earning SEC Freshman of the Year honors after posting an 8-1 record to go along with a 2.72 ERA in a team-high 15 starts. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee, native held opposing hitters to a .186 batting average and had an impressive 0.93 WHIP. His 2.72 ERA ranks fourth best all-time among Tennessee freshmen while he and Burns are tied for fifth in program history in wins by a freshman with eight.  

Beam’s long list of accolades this season includes All-SEC second team and SEC All-Freshman team honors, as well as Freshman All-America honors from three other publications. He was also named an NCBWA Second Team All-American and was a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy.

To see D1Baseball.com’s full Freshman All-America teams, click HERE. A complete listing of Tennessee’s postseason All-Americans and national award winners can be seen below.
 

Tennessee Postseason All-Americans / National Awards Winners

Tony Vitello
Perfect Game National Coach of the Year

RHP Drew Beam
NCBWA – Second Team
NCBWA – Freshman (First Team)
D1Baseball.com – Freshman Team
Collegiate Baseball – Freshman Team
Perfect Game – Freshman Team

DH/1B Blake Burke
Collegiate Baseball – Freshman Team
Perfect Game – Freshman Team

RHP Chase Burns
D1Baseball.com National Freshman of the Year
NCBWA Freshman National Pitcher of the Year
Collegiate Baseball National Co-Freshman Player of the Year
NCBWA – First Team
D1Baseball.com – Third Team
ABCA – Third Team
Collegiate Baseball – Third Team
D1Baseball.com – Freshman Team
Collegiate Baseball – Freshman Team
NCBWA – Freshman (First Team)
Perfect Game – Freshman Team

RHP Chase Dollander
D1Baseball.com – First Team
ABCA – First Team
NCBWA – First Team
Collegiate Baseball – First Team
Perfect Game – First Team
Baseball America – Second Team

OF Drew Gilbert
NCBWA – First Team
ABCA – Second Team
Baseball America – Second Team
Collegiate Baseball – Second Team
Perfect Game – Second Team
D1Baseball.com – Third Team

RHP Ben Joyce
NCBWA – Third Team

1B Luc Lipcius
CoSIDA Academic – Second Team

3B Trey Lipscomb
NCBWA – First Team
ABCA – Second Team
Baseball America – Second Team
Collegiate Baseball – Second Team
D1Baseball.com – Third Team
Perfect Game – Third Team

2B Jorel Ortega
Perfect Game – Second Team

C Evan Russell
CoSIDA Academic – First Team

LHP Redmond Walsh
NCBWA – Second Team

-UT Athletics

Chase Burns – Vols RHP / Credit: UT Athletics

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