Ron Higgins

• Ron Higgins: Arkansas should replace Petrino with TCU's Gary Patterson Published 04/11/2012 at 6 p.m.

  Arkansas AD Jeff Long doesn’t need to waste university money on hiring a search firm or make dozens of phone calls.

• Ron Higgins: KentuckyWildcats developing sense of urgency Published 03/10/2012 at midnight

  We've seen this before, haven't we, Memphians? An enormously talented collection of athletes, a probable No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed, coached by the man whose mouth and mind moves a million miles an hour -- and who doesn't like having ...

• SECond Helping: SEC West champion could be decided by ... the BCS Published 11/20/2011 at midnight

  So after a season full of dominance by two teams and another that hung around and has turned into a monster again in the stretch, the SEC's Western Division might be decided by ... the BCS standings?

• SECond Helping: For a change, Vandy getting physical in SEC Published 11/13/2011 at midnight

  Slugging defenses in the mouth with a bulldozing running game has never been in Vanderbilt's DNA until new coach James Franklin came along this season.

• Ron Higgins: Liberty Bowl likes hand dealt so far Published 11/10/2011 at midnight

  There may not be a college football playoff system, but this Saturday begins an unofficial AutoZone Liberty Bowl playoff to determine which Southeastern Conference representative faces the Conference USA champ.

• Ron Higgins: Lowdown on LSU-Alabama Published 11/03/2011 at midnight

  Unlike the University of Texas, it's obvious this week that No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama don't need their own networks.

• Ron Higgins: Neither Ole Miss nor Tennessee can find 2nd-half games Published 10/30/2011 at midnight

  Some of the most courageous football fans in the Southeastern Conference reside in Knoxville and in Oxford, Miss.

• Ron Higgins: Lady Vols' Pat Summitt shows class, courage Published 10/28/2011 at midnight

  Vicki Baugh and the rest of the Tennessee Lady Vols were admittedly nervous.

• Ron Higgins: Multiple QBs common in SEC now Published 10/20/2011 at midnight

  The last time LSU coach Les Miles looked in his locker room, Peyton Manning or Tom Brady wasn't ready to run on the field as the Tigers' starting quarterback.

• Ron Higgins: No one else is close to Alabama, LSU Published 10/16/2011 at midnight

  Forget LSU playing at Alabama on Nov. 5. These teams need to play each other the rest of the season in a best-of-seven series.

• Olympian Rochelle Stevens may join runners in Collierville Published 05/26/2012 at midnight

  Two-time Olympic medalist Rochelle Stevens might be breaking out her running shoes again this morning during her 22nd annual track invitational at Collierville Elementary.

• Anfernee Hardaway's making his biggest impact by giving back to community Published 05/20/2012 at midnight

  Every time Anfernee Hardaway's cellphone rings, she's there in living color, her sweetness jumping off the screensaver.

• Analysis: L.A.'s reserves bring on power surge Published 05/14/2012 at midnight

  The Clippers' bench destroyed the Griz reserves by an astounding 41-11, including scoring 25 of the Clips' 27 fourth-quarter points.

• Mike Conley hitting stride in playoffs Published 05/13/2012 at midnight

  Almost lost in the Grizzlies' rally to force today's Western Conference first-round series-deciding Game 7 against the Clippers in FedExForum is the fact that Mike Conley has played superbly from the opening tip of Game 1.

• Alabama's Saban always looking ahead Published 05/11/2012 at midnight

  Alabama football coach Nick Saban savored his team's 2011 BCS national championship roughly two or so hours after the Crimson Tide erased previously unbeaten LSU, 21-0, in January's national championship game in New Orleans.

• Still some red flags in this Grizzlies' victory Updated 05/10/2012 at 1:18 a.m.

  Is there ever going to be an easy game in this first-round Western Conference series between the Grizzlies and the Clippers?

• Dooley's new staff fresh start for Vols Published 05/09/2012 at midnight

  When a Tennessee head football coach loses to Kentucky in football after 26 straight victories to clinch a second straight losing season for the first time since 1911, he soul searches.

• Grizzlies' Allen grinds down foes with defense, toughness, energy Updated 05/04/2012 at 12:07 a.m.

  No one was happier than Glynn Cyprien to see the Grizzlies beat the Clippers on Wednesday to even their playoff series.

• Analysis: Grizzlies make all the right moves in Game 2 Published 05/03/2012 at 12:38 a.m.

  The Grizzlies’ way is not for the faint of heart.

• Los Angeles Clippers' forward Reggie Evans set for contact Updated 05/02/2012 at 12:07 a.m.

  Reggie Evans and Zach Randolph aren't twins, but they should be. ecause they are joined at the hip. And other body parts that the power forwards of the Clippers and Grizzlies, respectively, use to hammer each other while battling for ...

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