(utsports.com) University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro announced Tuesday the hiring of Phillip Fulmer as special advisor to the president for community, athletics and university relations. In this role, Fulmer will serve as an ambassador for the University system at…
(utsports.com) EUGENE, Oregon - Tennessee junior Christian Coleman became the second person in NCAA history to win four sprint national championships in one year as he won the 100m and 200m dashes on day three of the NCAA Outdoor Track…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has hired Arkansas assistant Tony Vitello as its next baseball coach. Vitello (pronounced VIE-tell-oh) has agreed to a five-year contract with an average base salary of $493,000. He will be introduced at a Friday news…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Vols head football coach Butch Jones was in Chattanooga Tuesday, taking part in the ground-breaking ceremonies for Erlanger's new Children's Hospital Outpatient Center. As far as the UT football team goes, Jones says summer workouts are now underway. Said…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wide receiver Josh Smith has agreed to a deal that will allow the domestic assault charge against him to be dismissed once he performs community service and pays court costs. Smith was arrested last month…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former Tennessee guard Te'a Cooper says she is going to join defending national champion South Carolina. Cooper posted on Twitter Monday that she has picked the Gamecocks for her next destination after the Lady Vols granted…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) UTC football coaches are teaming up with Vols coaches Saturday for a high school camp at Finley Stadium. Mocs head coach Tom Arth expects over 200 kids to attend the camp, which gets underway at nine o'clock Saturday morning.…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles and first-round pick Derek Barnett have agreed on a four-year contract. Barnett was selected with the 14th overall pick after the defensive end broke Hall of Famer Reggie White's school record with 32 sacks in…
Vols coach Butch Jones spoke with the media on Monday at the SEC meetings in Destin, Florida. He was asked about working a football camp with Lane Kiffin. Kiffin of course used to be the head coach at Tennessee, but…
CBS Sports, home to college football’s highest-rated television package, the SEC ON CBS, has announced its 2017 college football schedule broadcast windows and select games. CBS will again showcase the best games from the best conference with the “SEC Game…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 8 Tennessee is one win away from advancing to the Women's College World Series after an 8-1 victory over No. 9 Texas A&M in the opening game of the NCAA Super Regionals at Sherri Parker…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Howard guard James Daniel, the nation's top Division I scorer in 2015-16, says he's heading to Tennessee as a graduate transfer. Daniel tweeted Tennessee's logo with the message #vol4life on Monday and told ESPN that…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Baylor safety Brendon Harris is considered one of the top recruits in the state of Tennessee, and Friday he announced he has verbally committed to the Vols. Last year as a junior, the speedy four star recruit had four…
Tennessee Head Baseball Coach Dave Serrano has notified Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics John Currie of his intention to resign at the conclusion of UT’s season. Serrano informed the Tennessee baseball team of his decision Wednesday. He will continue to coach…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Guard Te'a Cooper is transferring from Tennessee. Lady Volunteers coach Holly Warlick said in a statement that Cooper had told her Tuesday about her intent to transfer. Warlick said she would grant Cooper's release and added…
(utsports.com) Tennessee Athletics has announced three of four dates, cities and venues for a revamped, Big Orange Caravan summer fan appreciation tour that will have a look and feel similar to the traditional caravan but with some new, fan-friendly elements.…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peyton Manning will take the stage to host the ESPY Awards. The retired two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback will preside over the July 12 show honoring the past year's best athletes and sports moments. The show…
Vols coach Butch Jones joined his SEC coaching companions on a league conference call on Monday Jones is set to begin his fifth season as UT's head coach, and he feels pretty good about the state the program, especially after…
Former Vols quarterback Josh Dobbs made his NFL debut on Friday as he joined the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie mini-camp. Imagine what all a rookie quarterback has to learn in the NFL. But it doesn't seem to bother Dobbs, and why…
(utsports.com) Tennessee basketball player Shembari Phillips has requested a release from his scholarship, and that request has been granted. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Phillips appeared in 31 games (with 13 starts) as a sophomore this past season. He averaged…
(utsports.com) Head coach Rick Barnes announced Thursday that junior-college transfer Chris Darrington is joining the Tennessee basketball family. The 6-1, 175-pound combo guard will be a junior for the Vols next season after spending the last two years at Vincennes…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Quarterback Sheriron Jones is leaving Tennessee's program again. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Stephen Lee confirmed Tuesday that Jones has been granted his release to transfer. 247Sports first reported Jones was transferring. Jones had left Tennessee's team…
ATLANTA (AP) - Michael Conforto homered and drove in three runs, and the Mets scored five times in the fourth inning off Julio Teheran before holding out to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Monday night. On the day the…
The Pittsburgh Steelers took Vols defensive back Cam Sutton in the third round of the NFL Draft on Friday. Sutton becomes the first Tennessee cornerback selected in the draft since the Chiefs took Eric Berry in 2010. Sutton had seven…