And that dieticians now say we oughta eat those bitter, disgusting white stringy things (technically “banana phloem,” essential in the fruit’s development) instead of picking them off, because they’re ...

Let’s see … is this one a 1943 “D bronze” worth upwards of $2.3 million? No, dang it. How ’bout a 1958 “double-die obverse” ($1.1 million)? Nope. Maybe a 1969 “S double-die obverse” ($126,500)? Nada.

Educator, basketball player and coach George Pitts will be inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.

“I don’t know of a single person who hasn’t had a good experience,” he said. Sam Venable’s column appears every Sunday.