Lady Vols Takes Tough Loss Against Kentucky KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Lady Vols volleyball team lost their first home Southeastern Conference opener against No. 20 The University of Kentucky on Sunday afternoon. Junior Tessa Grubs, lead the team with fifteen kills and hitting .316. Grubbs pulled out some major swings against Kentucky helping … Continue reading Lady Vols Takes Tough Loss Against Kentucky
What is Media Relations?
Media Relations involves working with media for the purpose of informing the public of an organization's mission, policies and practices in a consistent and credible manner. Typically, this means coordinating directly with the people responsible for producing the news and features in the mass media. The goal of media relations is to maximize positive coverage … Continue reading What is Media Relations?
Titans Game Advance
The Tennessee Titans are the most local National Football League around Knoxville, Tennessee. The Titans are a mere two and a half hours away from Knoxville, Tennessee and many Volunteers also side with the Titans. The 2018 NFL Preseason was certainly not kind to the Titans, after going a horrendous 0-4. With the preseason behind … Continue reading Titans Game Advance
Reflections on Sports Writing
I have loved following sports since I was a little kid. I guess it all started when my dad took me to my very first Tennessee Volunteers football game. We had season tickets and I was immediately hooked. Back when I was just a kid I would say I first turned to ESPN for their … Continue reading Reflections on Sports Writing
First Weekend of College Football
After an exciting weekend in college football, there were some enticing storylines. Thursday night Purdue made a crucial personal foul penalty that cost them their opening game against conference opponent Northwestern. The final score was 31 - 27. The weekend carried along with West Virginia blowing Tennessee with their Heisman candidate quarterback, Will Grier, throwing … Continue reading First Weekend of College Football
Sports Fandom and Sports Journalism
What is sports fandom? A fan is a person who is enthusiastically devoted to something or somebody such as a sports team or franchise. This might sound a lot like yourself. Fans will most likely get their information via Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, Redditt, Facebook, TV, or website like Bleacher Report. Fans want their sports reports to be instant, … Continue reading Sports Fandom and Sports Journalism