CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A private funeral service for former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt was held Thursday. Erin Freeman, who has been acting as a spokeswoman for the Summitt family this week, confirmed that the funeral took place…
A petition started circulating in Tennessee Wednesday to rename Thompson-Boling Arena after Pat Summitt.
Donnie Tyndall has filed an appeal to reverse the 10-year show cause penalty he received from the NCAA in April for violations that occurred while he was coaching Southern Mississippi. Tyndall confirmed Wednesday he was seeking a "full overturning or…
Pat Summitt may not have invented women's basketball, but she's the one who made it popular. Today, her former players and colleagues remember the Lady Vols icon, who died at the age of 64 after fighting Alzheimer's. Said former Lady…
"Nobody walked off a college basketball court victorious more times than Tennessee’s Pat Summitt. For four decades, she outworked her rivals, made winning an attitude, loved her players like family, and became a role model to millions of Americans, including…
Senators, coaches and athletes pay tribute this morning
The family of Lady Vols legendary coach Pat Summitt announced Sunday that Summitt's health has taken a turn for the worse. She has been battling Alzheimer's since 2011. Former Vols football coach Phil Fulmer says it's tough hearing that news…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee visits defending NCAA Tournament runner-up North Carolina and faces Gonzaga in Nashville as part of its 2016-17 nonconference men's basketball schedule. The school released its nonconference schedule Friday. Nonconference home opponents include Chattanooga (Nov. 11),…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wide receiver Vincent Perry has been ruled academically ineligible for the upcoming season. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Ryan Robinson announced Wednesday that Perry remained on the Volunteers' roster and would practice with the team this…
Vols legend Peyton Manning made his annual summer excursion to Rocky Top to hand out a few academic scholarships that bear his name. We should see more of Manning in Knoxville now that he has retired after two decades of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee won't hold classes Sept. 1 due to logistical concerns surrounding the football team's season opener with Appalachian State at Neyland Stadium that night. School officials announced Tuesday that "this is necessary to accommodate the traffic,…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- University of Tennessee infielder Nick Senzel was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round (second overall pick) of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. With his selection, Senzel becomes the first UT…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Kickoff times and television listings for Tennessee's first three games of the highly-anticipated 2016 season were announced on Tuesday. As announced in late May, the Volunteers will open their 120th season of football on Rocky Top with…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Title IX lawsuit filed against the University of Tennessee over its handling of sexual assault complaints has a scheduled trial date of May 22, 2018. The offices of lawyers from both sides of the suit…
The game between Tennessee and Virginia Tech to be played for the first time at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 10 will air on ABC's Saturday Night Football and start at 8 p.m. ET. Organizers for the "Battle at Bristol"…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The trial dates for Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams are getting pushed back again as they face aggravated rape charges. Knox County Assistant District Attorney General Sean McDermott confirmed Tuesday that the trials…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Lawyers for both sides of the Title IX lawsuit filed against the University of Tennessee over its handling of sexual assault complaints believe it may not be ready to go to trial for another two years.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee baseball coach Dave Serrano will have another year to try getting the Volunteers back up the Southeastern Conference standings. Athletic director Dave Hart said Thursday that Serrano will return next season. Serrano's contract, which pays…
(utsports.com) The Southeastern Conference and ESPN announced the date and matchups for the 2017 SEC/Big 12 Challenge, presented by Sonic, Tuesday. Tennessee hosts Kansas State at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Tip times and specific TV network designations…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart announced Friday that Tennessee football's season opener against Appalachian State has been moved ahead two days to Thursday, Sept. 1. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on…
WJHL TV in Johnson City reports that the September 10th football game between Tennessee and Virginia Tech at the Bristol Motorspeedway is sold-out. 150-thousand tickets have been sold. Once the game kicks off, it will set the new college football…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee is ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Athlon Sports 2016 Preseason College Football Top 25, as announced on Monday by Athlon Sports. Athlon has also picked UT to win the SEC East. Six…
Vols basketball coach Rick Barnes joined the Big Orange Caravan stop on Wednesday in Memphis. Tennessee hasn't played Memphis on the hardwood since 2013. Barnes says he hopes to revive the rivalry, especially since the Tigers have named Tubby Smith…
Bleacher Report claims Vols legend Peyton Manning wants to coach at Tennessee now that he has retired from the NFL. During a Big Orange Caravan stop Wednesday in Memphis, UT coach Butch Jones wouldn't say if Peyton has job coaching…