Mike Strange

This old sportswriter from Tennessee will probably never again step so far out of his culinary league. But I’m glad I did it this time.

This spring marks the 25th anniversary of “Get on the Trails with Friends and Missy,’’ a popular hiking program that capitalizes on our proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This particular season, SEC men’s basketball coaches who sit at the head of the bench are divided into three distinct tiers.

It all goes back to the 1960s, when Gerald Eddelmon ran cross country at the University of Tennessee.

The 2005 game followed Katrina and Rita, but that was only the beginning.

Sometimes the best kind of traveling is wandering. So I head up the East Coast with no particular mission.

This time 10 years ago, Tennessee and the SEC were welcoming Texas A&M and Missouri as new members. Both joined for the 2012 football season.

Some big names passed through Bill Meyer Stadium, including a Birmingham Barons outfielder in 1994. His name was Michael Jordan.

Overshadowed by Tennessee baseball’s loss this season, Tennessee won the SEC’s Overall All-Sports Title for the 2021-22 school year.

A few days solo in Switzerland, then a week’s Rhine River cruise to Amsterdam, and this columnist is glad he ventured out.