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Paul Skrbina

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Sports Reporter at The Tennessean

Sports features/enterprise reporter @Tennessean, USA Today Network. Past: Chicago Tribune, Sauk Valley, Times of NW Indiana. Feel bad that I don’t feel worse.

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  • 3 days ago | tennessean.com | Paul Skrbina

    Dakota Albritton, known as "Stilts," became the "World's Tallest Baseball Player" after attending a Savannah Bananas tryout in 2021. Albritton's parents encouraged him to incorporate stilts into his baseball playing, leading to viral fame. Albritton has experienced falls while playing on stilts, but remains dedicated to his craft. The man who worked with his hands left his legs in his car that day.

  • 4 days ago | usatoday.com | Paul Skrbina

    • Former Tennessee Titans star Jevon Kearse entertained the crowd with a playful dance-off. Let it be known that Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward emerged from a tunnel and made his Nissan Stadium debut several ticks north of 7 p.m. on May 10. In a yellow Savannah Bananas baseball jersey bearing his name and football number, 1, on the back.

  • 4 days ago | usatoday.com | Paul Skrbina

    • Ward is focusing on learning the Titans' system and building relationships with teammates and staff. • Coaches have seen Ward's leadership qualities and work ethic. Ward said he has had his nose in the Tennessee Titans' playbook pretty much since April 24, the day he was chosen first overall during the 2025 NFL Draft. He has brought some of that knowledge to life during Titans rookie minicamp. "He got a bit of a head start," Titans coach Brian Callahan said. "There's no doubt about that.

  • 4 days ago | tennessean.com | Paul Skrbina

    Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan shares Chicago roots and some distant connections with newly elected Pope Leo XIV. Both men grew up on the South Side of Chicago, attended Catholic institutions, and are White Sox fans. Callahan's mother may have been Pope Leo XIV's librarian, and the pope's brother was possibly Callahan's elementary school principal. The day Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV was a proud day for the Callahan family, specifically Bill Callahan.

  • 4 days ago | usatoday.com | Paul Skrbina

    • Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan shares Chicago roots and some distant connections with newly elected Pope Leo XIV. • Both men grew up on the South Side of Chicago, attended Catholic institutions, and are White Sox fans. • Callahan's mother may have been Pope Leo XIV's librarian, and the pope's brother was possibly Callahan's elementary school principal. The day Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV was a proud day for the Callahan family, specifically Bill Callahan.

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Paul Skrbina
Paul Skrbina @PaulSkrbina
9 May 25

By the way, Ryan O'Reilly will be the guest speaker at the Middle Tennessee Sports Awards on June 4 at Music City Center.

Paul Skrbina
Paul Skrbina @PaulSkrbina

It’s National Foster Care Day. So why not share Ryan O’Reilly’s story. The Predators center grew up with 50 foster kids. Read. 👇🏻 How music, parents and 50 siblings shaped new Nashville Predators center Ryan O'Reilly https://t.co/jnF813RvgX

Paul Skrbina
Paul Skrbina @PaulSkrbina
9 May 25

What happened to NASCAR con man "L.W." Wright after he jumped the fence at Talladega and vanished for 40 years? Check out the third and final installment of "The Long Talladega Con" done by @KeithSharonTN and me for @Tennessean. https://t.co/ruB1nap3Uq

Paul Skrbina
Paul Skrbina @PaulSkrbina
7 May 25

You should read this. Via @Jacob_Shames. https://t.co/fAJ60WwHKk