An important member of Tennessee’s football program is dismissed and the Peyton Manning watch continues to highlight our Thursday Sports News And Notes…. University of Tennessee coach Derek Dooley has dismissed troubled safety Janzen Jackson from the team. Dooley did not specify the actions by Jackson that led to his …

The Detroit Tigers increase their lead in the American League Central division after beating the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Tuesday night in St. Petersburg. Detroit now leads Cleveland by six games after the Tribe split a doubleheader with Seattle. In other AL games, Boston pounds Texas 11-5 as Oakland downed …

Legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summit said she has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, the Alzheimer’s type. Despite this, Summit says she plans to continue coaching for her 38th season at UT. Summit said she thought she was having memory issues as a side effect to …

Detroit ace Justin Verlander wins his big league best 19th game Monday as his Detroit Tigers stop the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 in St.Petersburg. Verlander’s 19 wins matches his career high and he’s won his last seven decisions. In other American League action, Seattle slips by slumping Cleveland 3-2 as …

Quarterback Terrelle Pryor has a new NFL home; two NFL teams will no longer play each other in the preseason and more problems at the University of Miami highlight our Tuesday Sports News And Notes. Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was selected in the third round of the NFL …