Time to set the record straight on SEC commissioner Roy Kramer. Yes, Kramer and I disagree sharply on the role the SEC should play in dealing with SEC rule-breakers. His is the soft, "walk the offenders through the NCAA minefield" approach. I believe the SEC office should aggressively investigate and punish those who violate NCAA rules or commit academic fraud to keep players eligible. But Kramer has been criticized unjustly by those who accuse him of favoring Tennessee over other SEC members. More

Taking a look at the fishing activity throughout the Midstate, it appears catfishing is at its peak these days. Catfish are now up shallow, along rocky banks spawning, and catching them is much easier. You can bait your hook with chicken or turkey liver, night crawler worms, cut baits, stink baits and, I'm sure, other concoctions devised by anglers that are top secret. More

The motto of the Tennessee Sled Hockey Association is

The Nashville Metros take their undefeated road record to the Lone Star State this weekend as they take on the Austin Lightning and Houston Toros in back-to-back divisional games. Friday night marks the first-ever meeting between the Metros (2-2-1, 10 points) and the Austin Lightning (3-2-1, 16 points), who are currently in third place in the Southern Conference More

It might sound like a tired old story but first-year Fairgrounds Speedway president Dennis Grau continues to make his presence felt. First, he laid down the law by strictly enforcing rules that often were excused or ignored. Now he More

Vanderbilt junior Brandt Snedeker is tied for 12th place at three under par after the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship at The Ohio State Scarlet Course (Par 71, 7,222 yards) in Columbus, Ohio. Snedeker, who is one of six golfers participating as individuals, began Thursday by completing the final eight holes of his first round after rain halted play during the afternoon wave Wednesday. More

Some of the best riders and horses on the hunter and jumper circuit are coming to play in Heren Lee

There is a Nashville resident who once played in the major leagues and he is the holder of a major league record. He was born in Lewisburg, Tenn., graduated from Nashville

TONIGHT - 'Be Your Own Hero: Call To Duty' looks at six women soldiers. The second annual 'World Stunt Awards' honors the best film and television stunt performers. Author J.K. Rowling is profiled on 'Biography'. The French & Indian War is examined from several perspectives on 'When The Forest Ran Red: Washington, Braddock and a Doomed Army'. The recollections of World War II veterans are presented throughout the program 'Viewpoint Special: The Pilots of World War II'. More

In the new Hugh Grant movie, 'About a Boy' you can pretty much see the plot points blinking on the screenwriting paradigm, but even film snobs won More

The idea for the second annual Tenor Madness concert in the Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society

Sometimes great actors feel their talent can carry them through any situation and make any character they portray credible. That

Here are just a few of the headlines in today's City Picks: Symphony closes 2001/2002 season with two concerts, Nashville Dulcimer Quartet celebrates CD release at CMF, Stars square off on the diamond and light up the sky and Garden show grows popular. More

The Nashville Independent Film Festival (NIFF), presented by Regal Cinemas, is the ideal example of an entity that is truly getting more expansive, diverse and appealing as it ages. This year

Few local jazz bands ever expect to strike it rich, but the Nashville-based 22-member ensemble called the Establishment is truly playing solely because they love swing era music. They

Sitting side-by-side Thursday afternoon at the Metro Courthouse Council chambers, Nashville

Local singer/songwriter Bekka Bramlett may not be a household name, but among those with an ear for the blues she possesses one of the most soulful voices around, transcending race and time. It is that very gift which allows her to star in the musical 'It Ain More

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Native Nashvillian and historian Dr. Tommie Morton Young thinks its time locals and visitors alike understand the deep roots of black history in Music City. She

The effort to find a new Metro Development and Housing Agency executive director is accelerating, as MDHA Board of Director members will conduct their first round of interviews next week. Leigh Walton, MDHA board of director member and chair of the board More