Florida and Mississippi State looking to rebound from slow starts
Both teams seek major turnarounds after home losses that have turned up the heat on their head coaches.
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Sports No. 5 Ole Miss hosts Georgia Southern, another mismatch before SEC play
Ole Miss has its final tune up for Southeastern Conference games on Saturday night against Georgia Southern.
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Sports No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Oklahoma in first SEC game for Sooners
The Volunteers travel to Oklahoma for the Sooners’ first SEC game Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. on ABC.
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Sports UT is adding a 10% fee on football game tickets next season to pay players
University of Tennessee Vols fans can start renewing tickets for 2025 Thursday with a deadline of Feb. 27, 2025, with the option of a 10-month payment plan to handle the cost.
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Sports Jaxson Dart and No. 5 Ole Miss roll over Wake Forest
Mississippi opened the season with victories over Furman and Middle Tennessee State, and it didn’t take long to flex its muscles in its first test against a major conference opponent in North Carolina.
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Sports Tennessee overwhelms Kent State
In the win over the Kent State Golden Flashes, Tennessee rolled up 37 points in the first quarter, the most in one quarter in school history.
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Sports Mississippi State falls to Toledo
Toledo came to Starkville and blitzed the home-standing SEC squad as the Rockets racked up 454 yards and five touchdowns en route to a 41-17 beatdown.
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Memphis Tigers Football Box score: Memphis 20, Florida State 12
Box score for Saturday’s college football game between the Memphis Tigers and Florida State Seminoles.
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Public Safety Justin Timberlake: ‘I should’ve had better judgment’
Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty to impaired driving Friday, resolving the criminal case stemming from his June arrest in New York’s Hamptons.
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Sports No. 7 Tennessee has fresh examples to help focus on Kent State
The Volunteers take on Kent State Saturday in Knoxville before next week’s big showdown at No. 15 Oklahoma.
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Sports Bulldogs host unbeaten Toledo after loss at Arizona State
Mississippi State looks to rebound after last week’s loss to Arizona State with a win against Toledo, its last nonconference opponent before taking on Florida next week.
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Sports No. 5 Ole Miss hits road for first time, faces ACC’s Wake Forest
The Rebels have beaten up on Furman and Middle Tennessee by a combined 128-3. Wake Forest will undoubtedly be the toughest competition they’ve faced yet.
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Metro Tennessee senator and ambassador to China Jim Sasser has died
Sasser, a Democrat, represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1977 to 1995 and was then appointed by President Bill Clinton as ambassador to China.
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Music Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal in drunken driving case
The pop star and Millington native will appear in court Friday.
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Tyre Nichols Trial
Public SafetyOfficers pummeled Tyre Nichols because he fled, a form of ‘run tax,’ prosecutor says
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Rogers used the term “run tax” — police slang for disciplining a subject who tries to escape — during her opening statements in federal court Wednesday.
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Memphis Grizzlies Former Memphis Grizzlies GM Jerry West honored by Los Angeles Lakers
West played his entire 14-year NBA career for the Lakers, becoming one of the greatest scorers and most versatile guards of his era while earning 14 All-Star selections and earning the nickname “Mr. Clutch.”
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Sports Memphis Showboats player Diondre Overton dies
In 2024, Overton played in seven games for the UFL’s Showboats, catching 3 passes for 33 yards.
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Sports Mississippi State’s big comeback falls short at Arizona State
Mississippi State rallied from a 30-3 deficit midway through the third quarter, cutting the score to 30-23 with 5:27 left in the fourth.
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Sports Nico Iamaleava combines for 276 yards and 3 TDs as No. 14 Tennessee routs No. 24 NC State 51-10
Iamaleava threw touchdown passes to Miles Kitselman and Holden Staes and ran for a 31-yard score as the Vols scored on eight of their 11 possessions with the redshirt freshman under center.
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Sports Ole Miss quarterback completes first 24 passes to set SEC record
In the University of Mississippi’s win over Middle Tennessee State University, Jaxson Dart completed his first 24 passes to set Southeastern Conference and school records, finishing 25 of 27 for 377 yards.
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Sports Box score: Ole Miss 52, MTSU 3
University of Mississippi box score for the Rebels’ Sept. 7 football win over the Middle Tennessee State University Raiders at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.
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Memphis Tigers Football Box score: Memphis 38, Troy 17
Box score for Saturday’s NCAA college football game between the University of Memphis Tigers and Troy University Trojans.
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Sports No. 6 Ole Miss prepares to host Middle Tennessee after offensive explosion in opener
Coach Lane Kiffin’s Rebels opened with a 76-0 win over Furman.
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Sports No. 14 Tennessee looks to carry momentum into neutral site matchup vs 24th-ranked NC State
These teams have played once in this millennium: a 35-21 win by the Vols in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta.
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Sports Mississippi State heads west to take on Arizona State
Arizona State and Mississippi State both had dominant wins in the season-opening weekend and now have a tougher challenge when they face each other on Saturday night.
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