Posted: 5:03 PM Several area schools affected by plan which goes into effect next year and runs through 2017.

Posted: 7:20 PM Starting next season, the top 35 cars in owners' points will no longer be guaranteed a spot in the Sprint Cup field.

Posted: 4:26 PM Phoenix had planned to use Regan Smith, but Hendrick Motorsports asked for Smith when Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sidelined with a concussion.

Posted: 9:23 PM The SEC has four of the top seven teams in the standings.

Posted: 3:37 PM Alabama continues to receive all 60 first place votes.

Posted: 12:18 AM Keselowski dominated Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway but ran out of gas with 58 laps remaining.

Posted: 2:09 PM USADA will deliver its reasoned decision against Armstrong later Wednesday, a summary of the facts it used to hand him a lifetime suspension and erase his seven Tour de France titles.

Posted: 5:45 PM Knoxville will take on Huntsville October 20 in the home of the NHL's Predators.

Updated: 12:00 AM Sparks became the 11th football coach at any level to surpass 300 wins with an opening day victory over Glenville State.

Posted: 1:23 PM Manning can't stay away from the state where he went to school -- according to Chris Vernon of ESPN radio in Memphis, Manning has agreed to become a minority owner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.

Updated: 10:27 PM On May 4, 2013, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame will enshrine seven new sports figures.

Posted: 5:16 PM Quicken Loans will double its commitment to Ryan Newman next year. The company will back the No. 39 car in 2013 for 18 races.

Updated: 10:43 PM Keselowski raced to his fifth victory of the season and zipped into the points lead.

Posted: 11:58 PM Tennessee outshot the Razorbacks 21-10 but was shutout for the third time this season.

Posted: 3:20 PM Tennessee Smokies INF Logan Watkins and RHP Nick Struck were named by the Chicago Cubs as the organization’s Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively.

Updated: 1:40 PM According to several reports, the NFL and the union are close to a new deal that would allow the league's regular officials to return to work, possibly as early as this weekend.

Posted: 7:49 PM Bristol will host Sprint Cup races March 17 and August 24.

Updated: 7:42 PM The former Sprint Cup champ will replace Regan Smith in the No. 78 Chevrolet.

Posted: 10:07 PM Tennessee took care of business on its home court against South Carolina in volleyball, while the Lady Vol soccer team won at Mississippi state.

Updated: 9:44 PM Hamlin took the lead for the first time on the 94th lap and led for 193 laps in all.

Posted: 12:01 AM It's the first loss of the year for the Eagles. CN is now 2-1 overall and 1-1 in SAC play.

Posted: 4:14 PM North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams underwent partial nephrectomy at UNC Hospitals early Wednesday to remove a tumor from his right kidney.

Posted: 11:15 PM Allmendinger was suspended in July for failing a random drug test a month earlier.

Posted: 3:10 PM The Lincoln Memorial University men's basketball team opens the season with an exhibition game against defending ACC champs Florida State.

Posted: 8:56 PM Tennessee took an early lead when newcomer Hannah Wilkinson scored from three yards out in the 12th minute.