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Tennessee vs. Alabama: Orange vs. Crimson, 56 Years to the Day
On Oct. 17, 1970, Tennessee wore orange, Alabama wore crimson, and the Vols won 24-0. This Saturday is Oct. 17 again, and both teams will be wearing the same colors at Neyland. My Alabama week column at TriStar Daily walks through the series: Alabama’s 60-40-7 lead and its 15-game streak, the runs under Phillip Fulmer…
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Tennessee High School Football at Midseason: Polls, Recruits and the Next Wave
Halfway through the season, four of the state’s nine No. 1 teams are in Middle Tennessee: Riverdale, Page, Battle Ground Academy and Nashville Christian. Baylor is the best team in the state, and it isn’t close. My midseason report at TriStar Daily has the top five in all nine classes, the state’s top 10 seniors…
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Dodgers-Brewers NLCS: Close Isn’t the Same as Even
Milwaukee had the best record in baseball, home field and the season series. On paper, this Brewers team is better than the one the Dodgers beat in last year’s NLCS. My NLCS preview at TriStar Daily walked through why I still like Los Angeles: the rotation depth, an offense that nearly matched Milwaukee’s run total,…
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Vols at Arkansas: A First Start in the Worst Possible Place
Tennessee hasn’t won in Fayetteville since 2001. So naturally that’s where a redshirt freshman from Brentwood Academy got his first career start. My TriStar Daily preview made the case that George MacIntyre didn’t have to win this game by himself. Tennessee’s defense led the country in sacks, the running game was rolling, and Arkansas had…
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Dodgers-Braves: Why Atlanta Needed a Knockout
I’m a Dodgers fan. I’m also a boxing fan, and boxing has a simple rule: you don’t take the belt from the champ on points. My NLDS preview at TriStar Daily argued Atlanta couldn’t win a close series against the defending champs. The Braves hit lefties poorly all year, and the Dodgers were lining up…
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