Biography
Mike Strange grew up in Frankfort, Ky., and holds degrees from Georgetown College and the University of Kentucky.
He worked at newspapers in Middlesboro, Ky., and Owensboro, Ky., but then decided to try a non-boro and joined the News Sentinel in 1983. After one year on the Lady Vols beat, he has covered University of Tennessee football and men's basketball since 1984. Among his favorite events are the Final Four, the Kentucky Derby and just about any bowl game (warm weather preferred). The Maui Invitational wasn't bad, either.
Mike lives in South Knoxville, enjoys the mountains and bicycling. He has a daughter who is a UT grad and a son who aspires to be.
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Mike Strange: Q&A with UT Vice Chancellor/Athletic Director Dave Hart
Published 05/19/2012 at 7:52 p.m.
Mike Strange visited with University of Tennessee Vice chancellor/athletic director Dave Hart on a wide range of topics.
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Mike Strange: Who will be the top-ranked coaches in 2022?
Published 05/12/2012 at 4:56 p.m.
No games, no spring practice. Recruiting in a lull. What's a college football fan to do?
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Mike Strange: Playoff only good payoff for upheaval
Published 05/05/2012 at 5:16 p.m.
Two weeks removed from the Orange & White Game and nearly four months until the 2012 season opens, college football is very much on my mind.
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Mike Strange: Vols' early baseball success makes current skid tougher
Published 05/03/2012 at 8:47 p.m.
Dave Serrano was in California early this week trying to find some new baseball players. While there, he got a text message from his assistant coach Greg Bergeron:
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Mike Strange: Vols are headed back up draft board
Published 04/30/2012 at 7:04 p.m.
There was a time when a small bus was required to transport a University of Tennessee NFL draft class.
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Mike Strange: College basketball experiencing transfer epidemic
Published 04/28/2012 at 8:12 p.m.
Anthony Gill, a nice freshman forward, is leaving South Carolina for Virginia.
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Mike Strange: New NCAA rule should help Vols, but UT changes won't
Published 04/25/2012 at 8:33 p.m.
Last week, Tennessee completed its spring basketball workout sessions. The weighted vests Cuonzo Martin introduced to Pratt Pavilion were put away.
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Mike Strange: 'Meaningful' change for college football
Published 04/16/2012 at 10:20 p.m.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — We sat and chewed the fat Monday, hitting on all the hot topics in college athletics.
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Mike Strange: It's an SEC world
Published 04/03/2012 at 11:19 p.m.
First, Nick Saban hoisting a crystal football. Then, John Calipari basking in that one shining moment amid a waterfall of confetti.
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Mike Strange: Timeout or time to go for Da'Rick Rogers?
Published 03/29/2012 at 8:28 p.m.
Prediction: Da'Rick Rogers will catch a pass at the Georgia Dome early in the 2012 football season.
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Bearden sweeps Walker Valley to earn title shot
Updated 05/25/2012 at 12:44 a.m.
MURFREESBORO — Today, Jack Tate hangs it up as Bearden High School baseball coach. No, really, he does.
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Bearden beats Germantown 2-1 to stay alive
Updated 05/23/2012 at 11:24 p.m.
MURFREESBORO — For Bearden's four senior starters, Wednesday night could have been their final high school baseball game.
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Bearden awakens in second half for 2-0 soccer win
Published 05/23/2012 at 12:20 a.m.
MURFREESBORO — At halftime Tuesday night, Bearden soccer coach Eric Turner reminded his team it's season was on the brink. A scoreless tie with Columbia Central was not exactly what the Bulldogs had in mind in their first state Class ...
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Big fifth inning propells Bearden, 7-5
Published 05/22/2012 at 10 p.m.
MURFREESBORO — In its own defense, Bearden will take the fifth.
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Matthew Hoty putting himself on Vols' shot charts
Published 05/21/2012 at 10:40 p.m.
Outdoor season was getting away from Matthew Hoty. The freshman with the big hair just couldn't get his shot put mojo working like it did indoors.
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Bud Ford files breach of contract claim against UT
Published 05/18/2012 at 3 p.m.
Retired University of Tennessee sports information director Bud Ford has filed a claim against UT for breach of contract.
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Zach Osborne has been a four-year fixture for Vols
Updated 05/16/2012 at 8:12 p.m.
At 6 o'clock Thursday night, Zach Osborne will trot out of the dugout in a clean Tennessee baseball uniform and make his way to the shortstop position at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
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Phillip Fulmer on Hall of Fame: A million people to say thank-you to
Published 05/15/2012 at 8:12 p.m.
As it worked out, Tuesday, a day of celebration, found Phillip Fulmer back where it all started.
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Phillip Fulmer elected to College Football Hall of Fame
Published 05/15/2012 at 12:02 p.m.
Phillip Fulmer was a first-ballot selection Tuesday for College Football Foundation and Hall of Fame enshrinement.
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Lady Vols have home route all way to World Series
Published 05/13/2012 at 11:12 p.m.
Tennessee can play its way to the Women's College World Series without leaving Lee Softball Stadium.
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