ATLANTA (AP) - The second game of a split doubleheader between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves was suspended by rain in the middle of the fifth inning. The game will resume at a date yet to be determined.…
Tennessee took their turn at the microphone on Tuesday at SEC Media Days. Josh Heupel's new up-tempo offense proved to be a popular topic for reporters to inquire about. Said receiver Velus Jones Jr."Man, this is a dream come trues.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Good news for the Base-Vols coming late Saturday night. Heavy hitter and team leader Evan Russell has opted to come back for a second senior season. Russell is taking advantage of the extra COVID year after…
(utsports.com) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference office announced Wednesday that redshirt senior wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. and senior defensive back Alontae Taylor will join head coach Josh Heupel to represent the Vols at the 2021 SEC Football Media Days next week in Birmingham, Alabama. Tennessee's trio…
(utsports.com) Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White on Tuesday announced that nine head coaches recently finalized contract extensions. Six of the nine coaches who earned extensions lead teams whose championship season takes place in the spring, while three of…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Five Tennessee players were selected on Day 2 of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft, which consistent of rounds 2-10. Chad Dallas, Liam Spence, Max Ferguson, Connor Pavolony and Jake Rucker all had their names called on Monday afternoon. The five picks…
Sad news for Big Orange nation. Former Tennessee football player LaDarrell McNeil passed away. Tennessee football made the announcement on their twitter account. No word on the cause of death. McNeil was a defensive back who played for the Vols…
(utsports.com) Tennessee junior guard Santiago Vescovi has made Uruguay's 12-man Olympic qualifying team and is set to begin qualifying competition in Victoria, Canada on Tuesday. After having previously been named to the initial 16-man roster, Vescovi made the cut for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Former Tennessee quarterback, now Pittsburgh Steeler Josh Dobbs brought his youth football camp back to Chattanooga for a second year Saturday morning. Dobbs entertained a couple hundred kids of all ages at Baylor…
Former Vol and current Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Josh Dobbs made a pit stop in Chattanooga Friday. He's in town for his youth camp. He gave a handful of select kids a shopping spree at Dick's Sporting Goods…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (Press Release) -- Former University of Tennessee star and currentPittsburgh Steelers QB Josh Dobbs will host the 2021 Josh Dobbs Youth Football Camp Presented by Food City in Chattanooga at the Baylor School on June…
Vols freshman quarterback Kaidon Salter has been dismissed from the team after being cited for drug possession twice. The latest came over the weekend. Salter was suspended from spring practice for his first drug citation. He was reinstated to the…
When the Vols baseball team left for Omaha last week, they weren't planning on returning home so soon. But Tennessee was back on Rocky Top Wednesday after losing twice at the College World Series. Disappointing way to…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee softball co-head coach Ralph Weekly announced his retirement Wednesday, after a decorated 35-year coaching career highlighted by 20 years at the helm of the Lady Vols program. Karen Weekly will assume all head coaching responsibilities after…
(utsports.com) The 10 matchups for the 2022 Big 12/SEC Challenge were announced Wednesday, and Tennessee will be traveling southwest to face the Texas Longhorns on Jan. 29. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes—who is entering his seventh season at the original UT—spent…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Freshman Tanner Witt pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout relief and Silas Ardoin hit a tie-breaking, two-run single as Texas eliminated Tennessee from the College World Series with an 8-4 victory. The No. 2 national seed…
OMAHA, Neb. (UT Athletics) – No. 2 Tennessee dropped its College World Series opener Sunday at TD Ameritrade Park, falling to No. 8 Virginia, 6-0. In what was a low-scoring pitchers' duel for most of the game, Virginia used a…
OMAHA (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Volunteers are trying to make their fifth trip to Omaha count. But with a bigger ballpark and no home field advantage, the Vols could be fighting an uphill battle. "Tony's group, they deserve to be…
(utsports.com) PULLMAN, Wash. – Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello has been named the 2021 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Mike Martin National Coach of the Year, the organization announced on Friday. Vitello becomes just the second head coach in…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The centennial celebration of historic Neyland Stadium and the start of the Josh Heupel era will coincide with a return to normalcy to the game day and tailgating experience. The University of Tennessee announced Tuesday that Neyland Stadium will…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) – An offensive explosion highlighted by six total home runs and a six-run fifth inning led No. 2 Tennessee to a 15-6 win over No. 14 LSU Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, earning…
Rocky Top should be 'Rowdy Top' when LSU faces Tennessee this weekend in the Super Regional. The Vols swept the Tigers last March in Knoxville. Afterwards LSU's coach called Tennessee a hostile environment, adding that they were nasty. Vols coach…
(utsports.com) Tennessee athletic director Danny White on Wednesday announced the launch of the "My All" Campaign, a comprehensive fundraising initiative to ensure Tennessee's ability to provide a transformational student-athlete experience for current and future Vols and Lady…
(utsports.com) Tennessee basketball junior guard Santiago Vescovi has been selected as one of 16 players vying for a spot on Uruguay's 12-man Olympic qualifying roster. Uruguay's current 16-man team begins practice on June 14 and will then cut its roster…