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ATHENS – One of Tennessee’s top attorneys is ready to fight the NCAA and, if necessary, the SEC to get Cade Mays an exemption for immediate qualification after the initial request was denied. Gregory Isaacs, one of Knoxville’s most high-profile and reputable attorneys, has taken over Mays as a client …

Updated: 9:33 p.m. Alain Vigneault has not announced a strategy in the Flyers’ best-of-seven first-round pick against the Canadiens. After all, it’s the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He certainly would not have jumped the gun and talked about life without Matt Niskanen ahead of Game 6. Instead, Vigneault put his case …

LSU football coach Ed Orgeron issued a firm rebuttal Thursday to remarks attributed to him in a recent USA Today report on rape allegations against former Tigers’ running back Derrius Guice. The USA Today story detailed how Guice allegedly raped two women when he was a freshman at LSU in …

The New Orleans Saints returned on full pads on their third day of training camp, practicing on the outdoor fields at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie in temperatures that felt like 93 degrees at 9 p.m. The practice lasted a little longer on Thursday, with the Saints allowed …

The Buffalo Bills announced Thursday that the stadium formerly known as New Era Field will be referred to as Bills Stadium. Buffalo admitted that the name is temporary because they are looking for a new partner for naming rights. “As we continue the transition process from New Era Field to …