May 29, 2026
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March Madness tournaments expanding to 76 teams next season
(AP) — The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form.
No. 5 Lady Vols fall to Ole Miss in SEC Tournament Opener
LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 5 Tennessee dropped its opening game of the 2026 SEC Softball Tournament on Wednesday, falling 4-1 to Ole Miss at John Cropp Stadium.
Sen. Hagerty makes stop in Morristown
BY WADE LITTLETON Tribune Staff Writer
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality
MADRID (AP) — Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus- stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected, and trying to trace others who may have come into contact with them since then.
Man who firebombed a demonstration in Colorado, killing 1, is sentenced to life in prison
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty Thursday to killing one person and injuring a dozen others in a 2025 firebombing attack on a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Mr. Baseball Finalist
Patriots’ Brody Carr in consideration for prestigious honor
High-scoring guard Juke Harris commits to Tennessee after breakout season at Wake Forest
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men's basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Monday the addition of Juke Harris.
Primary Colors
Cuthsaw retains County Mayor seat, Marshall wins three-way race for Register of Deeds
Caldwell shares comments about portal, Lady Vol signees
After she and her staff got commitments from 14 players during the span of 22 days and completed their roster of 15 for the 2026-27 season, Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Kim Caldwell has shared her thoughts on each of the incoming members of next year’s team.
Baseball
Daniel Rodriguez fanned 10 Buccaneer batters while walking only one but the Chattanooga club was still able to prevail 6-2 at the district tournament in Knoxville. Cainan Crowe went 2-for-3 with a double for the Lions.