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Jimmy’s blog: Helton headed to Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame
By Jimmy HyamsHitting a baseball came naturally for Todd Helton.The Knoxville native hit .655 his senior year at Central High School.He hit .407 his junior year at Tennessee.He swung a bat like Steph ...
Syndicated Author Jul 20, 2020

Jimmy’s blog: Barnes doesn’t think G League elite will have huge impact on college
By Jimmy Hyams The NBA recently established a G League elite team to keep high-level prospects from bypassing college to play professionally in Europe or Australia. That means paying high school grads...
Syndicated Author Jun 16, 2020

Jimmy’s blog: Majors had diverse interests that included more than football
By Jimmy Hyams The notebook. John Majors carried that notebook in his back pocket like we carry our cell phones. During a football drill at practice, he would pull it out and jot down a reminder. Duri...
Syndicated Author Jun 03, 2020

Jimmy’s blog: Yoga might help James blossom next season
By Jimmy Hyams After the Tennessee's men's basketball season abruptly ended at the SEC Tournament in mid-March, the coaching staff met with players for exit interviews. “We talked about the pers...
Syndicated Author May 28, 2020

Jimmy’s blog: Barnes thinks Vols could be `special’
By Jimmy HyamsSix SEC men's basketball teams have made it to the Final Four.Tennessee is not one of them.In fact, the Vols have made it to the Elite Eight just once.But Paul Biancardi, ESPN basketball...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2020

Jimmy’s blog: Sankey says his focus is on preparing for football Labor Day weekend
By Jimmy Hyams SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is paddling through unchartered waters as a deadly coronavirus has paralyzed his conference, our country and countless communities. Without a playbook, Sank...
Syndicated Author Apr 21, 2020

Jimmy’s blog: Pruitt not into setting rules, just abiding by them
By Jimmy Hyams Jeremy Pruitt isn't much on establishing rules. He just wants to follow them. That goes for playing games without fans in the stands to playing only conference games to the time needed ...
Syndicated Author Apr 13, 2020

Jimmy’s blog: Tennessee eyes transfer from Mississippi State
By Jimmy HyamsTennessee is in the hunt for Mississippi State transfer Fabian Lovett.In the past couple of years, the Vols have taken transfers Deangelo Gibbs from Georgia, Aubrey Solomon from Mi...
Syndicated Author Apr 10, 2020

Football Photo Gallery: Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt
Here's an impressive photo gallery of over 100 images from Tennessee's Week 14 game at Neyland Stadium against Vanderbilt. Photos are property of Cumulus Broadcasting Knoxville and taken by staff phot...
Syndicated Author Dec 06, 2019

Jimmy’s blog: Hart had to tackle 2 big issues that surprised him
When Dave Hart took over as Tennessee's athletic director in 2011, there was a huge elephant in the room, and it didn't come from Alabama, where he served in the athletic department for six yea...
Syndicated Author Apr 14, 2017