Tennessee

Vols A.D. Hart To Retire Next June

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart is retiring effective June 30. The school announced the decision Thursday. Hart said in a statement he decided this would be a good time to step down “as I thought about finishing this job well and how extremely proud I am of what everyone in our department has contributed collectively to…

Player Who Shielded Others From Gunfire Will Receive ESPY Courage Award

Fulton High School’s football team posted this photo of Zaevion William Dobson with the caption, “We want you to know that Zaevion was an outstanding young man who will always be remembered as a hero,” on Dec. 18, 2015. A Tennessee high school football player who died last December while shielding three girls from gunfire will receive this year’s Arthur…

Singer Craig Morgan’s Son Found Dead After Tubing Accident

Jerry Greer, the son of country singer Craig Morgan, was found dead in the waters of Kentucky Lake in Humphreys County, Tennessee, officials confirmed late Monday. The search for Greer had gone from rescue to recovery, after the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought in military-grade sonar to search Kentucky Lake. Jerry Greer, 19, never resurfaced after a tubing accident there…