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Depite records, two teams can hold heads high
Everyone who follows basketball in Sevier County knows what kind of year the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders and the Pigeon Forge Lady Tigers are having — a good one — with a combined 40-9 mark at ...
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Local driver making his way in NASCAR
Near the end of the 2009 NASCAR schedule Michael Waltrip Racing announced that Trevor Bayne would compete full time for their organization in the upcoming Nationwide Series season. Bayne is a n...
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NASCAR insiders are out of touch with reality
Just before the Martinsville race this fall there was a panel type show in which Larry McReynolds, Chad Knaus and others from the SpeedTV network sat down with NASCAR Competition Director Robin ...
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What’s wrong with the Titans dates back to 1975
What’s wrong with the Tennessee Titans this year? I mean, how can a team that compiled the best regular-season record in the league last year at 13-3 suddenly find themselves in an 0-6 hole to sta...
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Why exactly did NASCAR warn Hendrick teams?
Imagine that during this weekend’s Tennessee vs. Georgia game the referee suddenly switched on his microphone after a particular play to announce, “I just wanted to say that Georgia did not hold o...
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Does the delay with Ford engine indicate a problem?
Ford announced back in January of 2009 they would introduce a new engine package for their NASCAR teams at some point during this season. Doug Yates, who is among those heading the project, orig...
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Friday is banner night for Sevier football
It was a great evening to be a football fan in Sevier County.
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As a new era in Volunteer football begins, something's missing for me
How odd it must have looked to anyone near me in the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, that a grown man would be crying at the sound of Rocky Top.
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