Tennessee

On May 23, 2005, KEITH TENNESSEE, beloved husband of Bettie Scott Tennessee, devoted father of Indria Keasia and Keith Austin Tennessee. He also leaves to cherish his precious memory his parents, Roosevelt and Beatrice Tennessee of San Antonio, TX, and many relatives and friends. The family will receive friends in the Sanctuary of the Celebration Center, 6080 Foreland Garth, Columbia, MD on Friday, May 27, 2005 from 3 to 6 P.M. Funeral Services will be conducted at the Celebrations Center on Saturday, May 28, 2005.

After visiting Maryland last week, it appeared as if Memphis transfer Antonio Barton was headed home. The senior point guard from Baltimore, who should be eligible to play right away next season after graduating this summer, said that he got a good feel from the coaches, players and athletic director Kevin Anderson. It appears now that the Terps have some new competition for Barton from Tennessee. Barton was in Knoxville "Wednesday or Thursday," according to a source.  Another source close to Barton told me last week that the decision could come “very soon” and all signs pointed toward College Park.

When Jannah Tucker visited the University of Tennessee in February, she began to see herself as a Lady Vol. This past weekend, the New Town rising senior knew for sure. Tucker, a member of the U.S. Under-18 national team, orally committed to the Lady Vols this past weekend on her second trip to the Knoxville campus. "There's so many things I loved about it," she said. "The main thing was when I felt that gut feeling and I had to go with it. I listed pros and cons of schools, but with this one, the only con was that it was away from home, but that's not really a con I guess because they make it feel like home there from the family environment to the academic support to the opportunity athletically.

What Navy freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds has accomplished the past two weeks has impressed some of his coaches and teammates in Annapolis to the point of astonishment. Reynolds became the first plebe to start at quarterback for the Midshipmen in 21 years Friday at Central Michigan. In leading Navy to a 31-13 victory, Reynolds became the first quarterback at the academy to throw three touchdown passes in a game since Chris McCoy did it in 1997 - as a senior. His heroics came a week after he replaced an injured Trey Miller in the fourth quarter at Air Force, bringing Navy (3-3)

Tennessee is in the Sweet 16 for the 28th time. And after winning on their home court in Knoxville, the Lady Vols' path to the Final Four continues 350 miles down the road in Memphis. Alicia Manning had a career-high 17 points and 10 rebounds Monday as Tennessee, seeded No. 1 in the Memphis Region, beat Dayton 92-64 in the second round of the women's NCAA tournament. The Lady Vols (32-2) have failed to reach the round of 16 only once in the tournament's 29-year history.

Western center Dana Johnson, the area's most highly recruited girls basketball player, will sign a national letter of intent Wednesday to attend the University of Tennessee, according to Western coach Breezy Bishop.Bishop said Johnson, an All-Metro first-team selection last year and a Street & Smith's preseason second-team All-American, had narrowed her choices to Tennessee and Maryland from more than 200 schools that were recruiting her.The early signing period for seniors who plan to play basketball at Division I schools begins Wednesday and runs through Nov. 21."

PHILADELPHIA -- Kerry Bascom scored 22 points, and Connecticut connected on seven of eight free throws in the last 1 minute, 9 seconds, beating Clemson, 60-57, yesterday for the National Collegiate Athletic Association women's East Regional title and its first Final Four berth.The Huskies (29-4) move on to New Orleans, where they will meet the winner of last night's Virginia-Lamar Midwest Regional final.Two free throws by Meghan Pattyson with 31 seconds left gave Connecticut a 57-51 lead.

Defending NCAA champion Tennessee was an overwhelming choice as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press preseason women's basketball poll announced yesterday. The leader received 61 first-place votes and 1,787 points from a nationwide panel of 72 women's basketball coaches.The University of Maryland (17-13), which returns seven of its top eight from last year's national tournament team, and has newcomers ready to make a solid showing, checked in at No. 15, with 658 votes."This will be a motivation for us," coach Chris Weller said of the ranking.

After one turn through conference schedules and with six weeks left before invitations are handed out to the NCAA tournament, the picture at the top of the draw is getting clearer and clearer.Top-ranked Tennessee and No. 2 Connecticut already have nailed down top seeds and established themselves as clearly the teams to beat for a national title. Both teams are playing basically to determine who gets to terrorize the East Regional in Dayton, Ohio, while the other runs roughshod over the Mideast Regional in Nashville, Tenn.

One of the joys of this job is to be able to frequently report about special student-athletes who earn opportunities such as Severna Park's Ronnie Green and Tim Bowerman and Arundel's Christy Nichols.Green, a Baltimore Sun All-Metro and All-County defensive lineman, is an example of a young person never giving up on a goal. A third attempt at the Scholastic Assessment Test has resulted in a qualifying 800, thus opening the doors to the University of Tennessee.The 6-foot-3, 265-pound Green, who runs the 40-yard -- in 4.6 seconds, is considered the best lineman to ever play at Severna Park by its coaches and had been offered a full football scholarship to Tennessee.

Henry Pendleton has been racing motocross bikes for the majority of his life, and considering that he is only 11 years old, that's saying something. The Annapolis resident will be at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., on Sunday competing in the 31st Annual Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship - the biggest and most well-known amateur motocross race in the world. But the only reason Henry will be in Tennessee on Sunday - the only reason he races motocross - is that he was bored on vacation and needed something to do. The Pendletons were in Denmark, and 5-year-old Henry was riding down the road in his father's car. Pete Pendleton was looking for sources of entertainment for his young son, but he wasn't the one who spotted the miniature four-wheelers for sale on the side of the road.

When Jannah Tucker visited the University of Tennessee in February, she began to see herself as a Lady Vol. This past weekend, the New Town rising senior knew for sure. Tucker, a member of the U.S. Under-18 national team, orally committed to the Lady Vols this past weekend on her second trip to the Knoxville campus. "There's so many things I loved about it," she said. "The main thing was when I felt that gut feeling and I had to go with it. I listed pros and cons of schools, but with this one, the only con was that it was away from home, but that's not really a con I guess because they make it feel like home there from the family environment to the academic support to the opportunity athletically.

Seven students from the private GreenMount School in Charles Village will travel Tuesday to Knoxville, Tenn., to compete in an international problem-solving competition. The team – dubbed Soul Seven – participates in Destination Imagination, a program that presents challenges to students, from kindergarten through college, and judges their solutions on effectiveness and creativity. The competition has six categories: technical, scientific, fine arts, improvisational, structural and community service.

As a three-sport standout at Wilde Lake High School from 2004 to 2007, Zach Brown stood head and shoulders above the competition. As a senior he rushed for more than 1,500 yards and 20 touchdowns, was a state champion sprinter in outdoor track and was an undefeated state champion wrestler. So it should come as no surprise that Brown is now a Titan. On Friday night at The Greene Turtle in Columbia, Brown watched with family, friends, former coaches and teammates as his name was called by the Tennessee Titans in the second round, the 52nd pick overall, of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Et cetera UM women's soccer coach Pensky leaves for job at Tennessee Brian Pensky , the 2010 Soccer America National Coach of the Year, has left his job as women's soccer coach at Maryland to become women's coach at Tennessee. Pensky coached the Terps women from 2005 to 2011, posting a 67-52-20 overall record, including the most successful three-year run in program history: 44-14-9 over the past three seasons, including Sweet 16 appearances in 2009 and 2011.

Kevin Van Valkenburg, staff writer: The Ravens are going to insist they didn't overlook the Titans, but it's obvious they didn't bring the same intensity this week that the did against the Steelers. But as much as we want to harp on the mental aspect of the game, the Ravens didn't make plays on third down, on defenses or offense. As poorly as the corners played, the pass rush was almost invisible. To have zero sacks was inexcusable. Good receivers are going to give the Ravens real trouble this year.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- On paper, Rep. Jim Cooper could not be better positioned to win a Senate seat here next November.Those who have followed his career say he always has been something of an overachiever. He has the right kind of background and record: The son of a former governor, he zipped through the University of North Carolina in three years, studied as a Rhodes scholar and went to Harvard Law School.He was elected to Congress in 1982 and established a reputation as a centrist Democrat but one willing to take some risks by, for example, opposing the flag-burning amendment.

Severna Park's All-County and All-Metro defensive lineman Ron Green officially will sign with the University of Tennessee today, but his full football scholarship is contingent upon his meeting the Scholastic Assessment Test or ACT academic requirements.Green (6 feet 3 and 265 pounds), who is considered to be among the best linemen ever to play for the Falcons, has yet to score the required 700 on his SAT to qualify for a NCAA Division I scholarship.He is taking the SAT again Saturday and also will take the untimed SAT in May in addition to the alternative ACT. The required ACT score is 17 on the composite verbal and math exam.

Quarterback: This was one of Joe Flacco's worst days as a pro. His passes in the flat had no zip, and he even had trouble completing swing passes. He held onto the ball too long at times, and never had any timing with his receivers. Flacco, who threw two interceptions, finished with a quarterback rating of 51.2. Grade: F Offensive line: The Titans had three sacks, but they put constant pressure on Flacco. Right tackle Michael Oher returned to old form, and had two false start penalties.

From the second they walked off the field after their 35-7 dismantling of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, the Ravens have said all the right things. As dominating and satisfying as their performance was, they were quick to remind anybody who would listen that it didn't change a thing, not their goals or expectations, not their opinion of themselves and certainly not their preparation for what lies ahead. After weeks of having nothing but the rival Steelers on their mind, the Ravens' challenge Sunday is a little different.