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” ...

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.

written by columnist Sam Venable. Venable, a veteran writer who wrote the story based on an interview with Schmitt-Matzen, did not return multiple requests for comment. The newspaper’s first ...