Paula Deen recently announced that she has been keeping a secret, and surprisingly, it is not a recipe. Deen announced Jan. 17 she had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and had kept it under wraps for more than three years. For some, the announcement was not too much of a shock, given that Deen's recipes feature butter and sugar galore.

  Carnival cruise ships are in hot water after their ship, the Costa Concordia, was steered askew and crashed off the coast of Italy Jan. 13.  So far 12 individuals have died, and some are still missing while the search continues for more missing passengers.

UTC's men's tennis team opened the 2012 season by splitting a pair of matches with Radford and Tennessee Tech. The Mocs fell to No. 71 ranked Radford 7-0 Jan. 20 at the Hixson Racquet Club in their first match of the season. UTC did win one of three doubles matches on the day, as the duo of juniors Roberto Vieira, from Bedfordview, South Africa, and Chris Smith, from Johnson City, Tenn.

  The UTC wrestling team continued its SoCon dominance with two convincing wins over in-conference rivals Campbell and Davidson. Chattanooga took a 30-7 decision over Campbell in Buies Creek, N.C. Jan. 20, extending its win streak in conference dual matches to 37 straight victories.