In a game that in so many ways represented all Duke men’s Coach Mike Krzyzewski and his program has stood for over all these years, Duke rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to defeat St. John’s 77-68 at Madison…
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Queen of Tennessee has company
TSU and U.S. Olympic track coach Ed Temple honored with statue
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
Mayor Karl Dean joined friends and supporters of legendary track coach Ed Temple at a reception on Sept. 30 to announce the creation of a statue honoring Temple. The event was held in the main atrium at Bridgestone Arena. Pete…
My Many Sons movie films in Nashville
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
A $175,000 grant for the movie My Many Sons has been announced by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The film about Don Meyer’s years of coaching men’s basketball will be filmed in Music City. The movie is…
Full speed ahead at Vanderbilt
Mason named new football coach
by Jeremy Ledbetter •
Vanderbilt hired Stan-ford’s Defensive Coordinator Derek Mason as the program’s 28th head coach exactly one week after the departure of James Franklin to Penn State. Franklin won 24 games, 11 SEC games, two bowl games, and two games against Tennessee…
Samuel R. Whitmon’s life celebrated
by Nicci Dawan •
The life and legend of Samuel Raymond Whitmon, known to many as “Coach Whit,” was celebrated Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. The celebration was held at Kean Hall on his beloved Tennessee State University campus. Celebratory activities activities…
Former TSU men’s basketball head Coach Harold Hunter passes away
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
Former Tennessee State men’s basketball head Coach Harold Hunter died at his home in Hendersonville, Tenn., at the age of 86. Hunter is the second-most-winning men’s basketball coach at Tennessee State. His teams were 172-67 in nine seasons (1959-68). His…