INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Zakai Zeigler had 18 points and 10 assists, and Tennessee outhustled and outplayed Kentucky on both ends of the court in a 78-65 victory Friday night that sent the Volunteers to a second consecutive Elite Eight of…
Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell was happy that she’ll be on the sidelines for the Lady Vols’ rematch with Texas in the NCAA Tournament. She missed the regular season game that Tennessee lost by four points while she was recovering from…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kentucky and Tennessee are adding a new chapter to their border rivalry Friday night. They’re taking it north, to Indianapolis, for their first meeting in March Madness. This NCAA Tournament matchup has higher stakes but similar emotions.…
(utsports.com) Tennessee's secondary was a strength during its 2024 College Football Playoff season, and defensive backs coach Willie Martinez expects that to continue this fall. Martinez spoke with members of the media following the Volunteers' sixth spring practice on Thursday at Haslam…
When Rick Barnes was fired as the Texas head coach ten years ago, there were a few who thought he might not coach again. Instead, Barnes took the Tennessee job, where he has been ultra successful. But now he's 70…
Jeremy Pruitt is suing the NCAA for $100 million for lost and future wages, accusing the organization of conspiring with the University of Tennessee making him possibly the “last coach in America to be punished for impermissible player benefits.” Pruitt’s lawsuit, first…
Nothing like sprinklin' some March Madness on a college basketball rivalry. Big Orange. Big Blue. Big Dance. Tennessee and Kentucky meet for the third time this season in the Sweet 16. Vols hoping they'll snag their first win of the…
(utsports.com) – Tennessee football returned to the practice field with a two-hour shoulder pads practice following its week-long spring break on Tuesday at Haslam Field. Head coach Josh Heupel met with the media following the fifth spring practice. Wide Receiver Leadership Emerging The…
Chaz Lanier is making the most of his one shot at the NCAA Tournament for both himself and No. 2 seed Tennessee. The Tennessee native came home last spring as a graduate transfer after four seasons at North Florida hoping…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 29 points on 11-of-22 shooting in his NCAA Tournament debut, and No. 2 seed Tennessee never trailed in a 77-62 victory over Wofford on Thursday night that sent the Volunteers to the second round for…
Zakai Zeigler has one overriding goal for his final season with the Tennessee Volunteers, and that is making sure they accomplish something this program has never done. Reach their first Final Four. The Volunteers (27-7) have a lengthy NCAA Tournament history…
Kellie Harper has been hired as the new women’s basketball coach at Missouri, where the former coach of SEC-rival Tennessee will have the job of rebuilding a once-proud program that has not been to the NCAA Tournament in six years.…
Tennessee’s dominance through the first month of the season has become so apparent that one of the most authoritative college baseball media outlets demoted an LSU team on a 15-game winning streak from No. 1 in its Top 25 and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 17 of No. 8 Tennessee’s first 21 points, and the Volunteers never trailed Friday beating Texas 83-72 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The fourth-seeded Volunteers (26-6) also gave coach Rick Barnes the 832nd victory…
Tennessee held their pro day on Rocky Top on Tuesday. Running back Dylan Sampson ditched his shirt to run the forty. You don't want any drag when you're looking to go fast. Sampson clocked a 4.46 forty, and he was…
Another area kid is going through spring drills with the Vols. It's former Red Bank running back Duane Morris. He suited up for the Lions before transferring to Oakland high school in Murfreesboro. Now that he's on Rocky Top, Morris…
Will the Vols Boo Carter become the new Travis Hunter of college football? Hunter of course won the Heisman Trophy playing both ways at Colorado.…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Three members of the University of Tennessee men's basketball team collected All-SEC honors from the league's head coaches, as announced Monday afternoon by the conference office. For the second consecutive season, Zakai Zeigler earned SEC Defensive Player of the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will hold its spring game in the usual scrimmage format on April 12, with coach Josh Heupel saying Friday that creating a big stage for the players this time of year benefits their development. The…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Mikayla Blakes scored 24 points, Iyana Moore had 23 points and four 3-pointers, and Vanderbilt beat No. 18 Tennessee 84-76 on Thursday in the second round of the SEC Tournament. Vanderbilt beat Tennessee twice in…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaemyn Brakefield scored all 19 of his points in the final 11 minutes, including a tiebreaking basket with 7 seconds remaining that lifted Mississippi over No. 4 Tennessee 78-76 on Wednesday night. Brakefield rebounded a missed…
Welcome to the tough and tumble SEC. The 5th ranked Vols entertain 6th ranked Alabama tomorrow, marking the 5th time Tennessee has had a top 8 showdown in the SEC this year. You hear strength of schedule a lot in…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jihad Campbell, Teddye Buchanan and Kain Medano had the strongest performances among linebackers on the first day of workouts on the NFL’s annual scouting combine. Jalon Walker of Georgia, the top-rated linebacker in the draft, did not work…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points, Felix Okpara added 15 and No. 5 Tennessee defeated LSU 65-59 on Tuesday night. Chaz Lanier added 14 points and a season-high nine rebounds for the Volunteers (23-5, 10-5 Southeastern…