Our network

Sports & Recreation

Vols have 3 signees, including 5-star Hubbs

Submitted by Steve Phillips
Thursday, November 15th, 2012, 10:01pm
Vols have 3 signees, including 5-star Hubbs

Tennessee basketball coach Cuonzo Martin announced a trio of signees for the Vols class of 2013.

Guards Travon Landry and Robert Hubbs join forward A. J. Davis as the UT signees.

Hubbs is a five-star shooting guard from Newbern, Tennessee, rated the number three shooting guard in the country by Rivals.com.

Davis is a 6-8 forward who is the son of long-time NBA veteran Antonio Davis.

Here is more on the signing class from the University of Tennessee:

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

Downtown YMCA shows off renovations & repairs at open house

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, November 15th, 6:55 pm
Downtown YMCA shows off renovations & repairs at open house

A downtown Knoxville gym is celebrating the end of months of renovations and repairs.

The Lindsay Young Downtown YMCA suffered serious water damage after a collapsed ceiling triggered the fire sprinkler system and flooded the building in May.

They hosted an open house on Thursday to show off the renovations and repairs they made.

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

Dooley answers fans' questions as scrutiny continues

Submitted by John Henry on Thursday, November 15th, 12:02 am

Despite the fact embattled UT Head Football Coach Derek Dooley continues to deal with fans calling for his job, he still has his supporters here in East Tennessee.

Dooley answered questions about his team's performance Wednesday while taking calls on the radio show "Vol Calls" at Calhoun's on the River.

"I recognize the same frustrations that people are having with the ultimate results, but I'm also very proud of what this program looks like relative to what it looked like when I stopped here three years ago," Dooley said.

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

New Bike Racks Spring Up Across Downtown Knoxville

Submitted by Becky Simmons, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012, 12:09pm
New Bike Racks Spring Up Across Downtown Knoxville

Visitors to the Old City will find an interesting new addition to the streetscape on Central Street: Knoxville's first "bike corral," which converts an on-street parking space into parking for bicycles. 

Bike corrals are used in areas that have narrow sidewalks where racks can't fit, or when there is a high demand for bike parking.

Six bike racks have been installed in a parking spot in front of Old City Java.

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

UT coaches' families endure football ups and downs

Submitted by Jim Matheny on Monday, November 12th, 8:18 pm
UT coaches' families endure football ups and downs

At his Monday press conference, Tennessee head football coach Dooley said Athletic Director Dave Hart told him no decision has been made yet on whether the coach will be fired or retained.  Dooley also spoke candidly about family members being bombarded with phone calls about rumors regarding his job status.

"My kids are getting banged up on their phone, the way my wife is getting banged up, everybody said I was fired," said Dooley.

Family Business

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

VolQuest.com: Dooley departure not matter of if, but when

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Sunday, November 11th, 10:30 pm
VolQuest.com: Dooley departure not matter of if, but when

According to WBIR contributor VolQuest.com, it is not a matter of if Tennessee will seek its fourth head football coach since 2008, but when.

This reports follows a 51-48 four-overtime loss to the Missouri Tigers inside Neyland Stadium Saturday. It was the Vols' seventh straight loss SEC loss

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

Missouri beats the Vols in 4th OT at Neyland

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Sunday, November 11th, 12:13 pm
Missouri beats the Vols in 4th OT at Neyland

Andrew Baggett's 35-yard field goal in the
fourth overtime gave the Missouri Tigers a 51-48 win over the Tennessee
Volunteers in a Southeastern Conference nail biter at Neyland Stadium.

James Franklin threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns to help the Tigers
(5-5, 2-5 SEC) claim the first-ever meeting between the new conference foes.
Kendial Lawrence carried 21 times for 153 yards and two TDs in the victory.

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share: