March 19, 2007 Sports » Sports Feature

Tennessee's Triple Sweet Show in the NCAA 

by John Branston
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The Tennessee legislature should consider replacing the three stars on the state flag with basketballs. All three regions of the Volunteer State will be represented in the NCAA's Sweet Sixteen, with the University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Memphis all two wins shy of the Final Four.

For more on the subject, read Frank Murtaugh's sparkling take on the tournament in "Sports Beat".

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