COSBY—An overtime thriller opened up the season for the Cosby High Eagles against longtime rival Hancock County on Friday night.

NEWPORT—It wasn’t a victory, but the Cocke County High School golf team is continuing to build momentum as the midpoint of the season fast approaches.

JEFFERSSON CITY—Carson-Newman head softball coach has announced the return of 2019 SAC Pitcher of the Year Allison Rager to Mossy Creek.

JEFFERSON CITY—Carson-Newman women's basketball coach Mike Mincey added a former South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year to his roster bringing over Lincoln Memorial transfer Qua Hines. She will have three years of eligibility and be available when the first semester finishes in 2019.

NEWPORT—Week one is officially here, and so, too, is the beginning of the Scotty Dykes era of Cocke County High School football.

COSBY—The opening week of high school football opens up as a revenge week for the Cosby High Eagles under the lights on Friday.

KNOXVILLE — Because of his ultra-successful history of building and guiding defenses, Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt could not be blamed for choosing to hold onto the duty of calling plays in his second season.

NEWPORT—A clean sweep opened up district play for the Cocke County Lady Red at home on Tuesday.

COSBY—A year ago the Cosby Lady Eagles soccer program opened the season unbeaten through their first 11 games. On Tuesday, any hopes of repeating that feat were quickly dashed.

ROGERSVILLE—Tuesday lent another victory to the Cocke County High School boys’ soccer program.

NEWPORT—The 2019 campaign didn’t get off to the start the Cocke County Lady Red would have liked on Monday evening.

BRISTOL—Daniel Suarez made a move toward the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with a strong eighth-place run in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, but he gained the most ground with a strategic move near the halfway point in the race.

MORRISTOWN—Preseason is officially in the books for the Cocke County Fighting Cocks. Up next. The 2019 regular season.

KNOXVILLE — At a recent press conference, Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said the only position he feels comfortable naming a starter is at quarterback where Jarrett Guarantano is solidified at the top of the depth chart. When asked about that the next day, Guarantano sighed before he responded.

KNOXVILLE — Eric Gray made big headlines when he spurned Michigan to sign with Tennessee, and based on the buzz building during fall camp the freshman running back may be ready to make bigger headlines in the near future.

BRISTOL—The first thing Denny Hamlin did after winning Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night race at Bristol Motor Speedway was apologize to the man he beat to the finish line in the 24th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season.

ERWIN—After Friday’s scrimmage against Unicoi County, the Cosby High Eagles are set to open the 2019 season in less than a week.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee will sell alcohol at Neyland Stadium beginning Sept. 7 when the Vols play host to BYU.

It was 1999, and hunting buddies Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte, both champions in NASCAR’s foremost series, were planning their annual postseason trip.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Led by senior wide receiver Marquez Callaway’s second-team selection as a return specialist, three Tennessee football players were named to the 2019 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team on Thursday.

JEFFERSON CITY—Haris Price, one of four two-time All-Americans in program history, has been added to Mike Mincey’s women’s basketball coaching staff announced Thursday by the eight-year mentor to join Tatum Burstrom on the three-person crew.

KNOXVILLE — Everybody knows Tennessee has a long way to go before it can compete with the elite teams in the SEC. After hearing second-year coach Jeremy Pruitt’s creative description of how far behind one position group is, however, Vols fans may want to buckle up a little tighter.

CHARLESTON, S.C.—ETSU redshirt-sophomore running back Quay Holmes has been named to the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) National Performer of the Year Trophy Preseason Watch List, which was announced by the CFPA committee on Tuesday morning.

COSBY—The 2019 Ken Green Soccer Jamboree showcased a tale of two sides in Cocke County on Saturday.

MARYVILLE—Smoky Mountain Speedway returns to racing action on Friday, August 16 with four divisions of racing on the card along with special prizes to be given away.

NEWPORT—Kick off for the 2019 high school football season is just over a week away, and the Cocke County High Fighting Cocks are making the most of the lead-up to the season opener.

BAILEYTON—The defensive improvements for the Cosby High Eagles were displayed in the first scrimmage of the 2019 preseason on Friday.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee has experienced, proven players in the second level of its defense, but several newcomers are already turning heads and appear to be on a trajectory to give the Vols’ linebacker group some extra pop.

OOLTEWAH—Nolan Ray was in no hurry to leave The Honors Course on Friday afternoon.

KNOXVILLE — Whether he is celebrating after an impressive catch during practice or leading a ‘Go Vols’ cheer during an autograph session, Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings always seem to have something to say.