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Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Jonathan Crompton received death threats in 2008

Jun. 1, 2009
Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton apparently felt some significant heat of his own last year as the Volunteers lost seven games for only the second time in the program's history, a season that saw the ouster of 17-year coach Philip Fulmer.
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COL FB: Auburn 14, Tennessee 12

AUBURN, Ala., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Chris Todd threw the game's only touchdown pass Saturday when 16th-ranked Auburn took advantage of Tennessee mistakes and held on for a 14-12 win.

COL FB: Florida 30, Tennessee 6

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Tim Tebow passed for two touchdowns and Brandon James returned a punt for another Saturday, leading fourth-ranked Florida to a 30-6 win over Tennessee.

COL FB: UCLA 27, Tennessee 24 (OT)

PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Kai Forbath's 42-yard field goal in overtime gave UCLA an upset victory Monday night over No. 18 Tennessee.

SEC reprimands Tennessee's coach

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Tennessee Volunteers football coach Phillip Fulmer has been reprimanded by the Southeastern Conference for criticizing game officials.

COL FB: Arkansas 31, Tennessee 14

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Darren McFadden rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns and passed for another TD Saturday as 11th-ranked Arkansas beat No. 13 Tennessee, 31-14.

COL FB: LSU 28, Tennessee 24

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- JaMarcus Russell's four-yard touchdown pass to Early Doucet with nine seconds remaining Saturday gave No. 13 LSU a 28-24 win over eighth-ranked Tennessee.

Quarterback to leave Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 22 (UPI) -- Tennessee Coach Phillip Fulmer announced Friday that quarterback Brent Schaeffer would leave the school at the end of the current semester.

Ex-Crompton executive pleads guilty

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- An ex-official of rubber chemical maker Crompton Corp. has agreed to plead guilty to price-fixing, the Justice Department said Tuesday in San Francisco.

Ex-rubber executive pleads to price-fixing

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A former executive of Crompton Corp., a rubber chemical manufacturer, has agreed to plead guilty to price-fixing, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.

Rubber chemicals maker to pay $50 million

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15 (UPI) -- Crompton Corp., a Connecticut-based maker of rubber chemicals, will plead guilty to price fixing and pay $50 million, the Justice Department said.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler