Coping with asthma as an athlete

By Ryan Schulz - Rudy Kalis of WSMV-TV Channel 4 in Nashville was at Vanderbilt earlier this week to do a story on athletes who cope with asthma. Kalis interviewed athletic trainer Tom Bossung, football player Adam Smotherman and soccer player Katie Schulz about the complications of suffering from asthma. The story has extra meaning this time of year in Nashville with the Country Music Marathon taking place Saturday and the Nashville Asthma Walk being held May 2. Click here to view the video.

Jenkins featured on WSMV

On WSMV's Inside Sports Sunday, Rudy Kalis had a nice piece on men's basketball signee John Jenkins.

The 6'4 sharpshooter from Station Camp (Gallatin, Tenn.) inked his National Letter of Intent with the Commodores last month and is averaging 44 points per game in his senior season.

Here's what John had to say to Rudy:

On defenses keying in on him:
"We work on that in practice a lot. I have triple teams in practice and quadruple teams. It helps me a lot in the games."

On being unselfish:
"I'd rather pass the ball and get my teammates involved. That's the most important thing since we're a young team. It's all about winning."

On watching Davidson's Stephen Curry:
"The way he moves on the court is so smooth. He's a great player. I like his game a lot."