Vols Eye Successful Season in 2016
Vols coach Butch Jones says the road to success is always under construction. Jones watched his team hit a few pot-holes last year, but now he hopes UT has the right tools and players to build a winner this fall.…
NCAA Gives $50,000 to Pat Summitt Foundation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The NCAA has donated $50,000 to the Pat Summitt Foundation in memory of the late Tennessee coach. The foundation announced the donation Wednesday. The money will go toward the Summitt Foundation's goal of raising $2.5 million…
Vols Basketball to Open With Wisconsin in Maui Invitational
(utsports.com) The official bracket for the 2016 Maui Jim Maui Invitational was released Tuesday, and Tennessee’s first opponent in the championship round is Wisconsin. The Volunteers and Badgers tipoff Monday, Nov. 21, at 2:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. Hawaii Time),…
Chiefs Fail to Reach Long Term Deal With Former Vol Eric Berry
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs and Eric Berry failed to reach an agreement on a long-term deal, meaning the safety will play this season under the value of his franchise tag, worth $10.8 million. Chiefs general…
Highlights from the Public Memorial for Pat Summitt
Our Jamal Williams reports from Knoxville
Thousands Remember Pat Summitt at Celebration of Life Ceremony
Knoxville, Tenn. — Pat Summitt was remembered as a loving mother, a loyal friend and a tireless fighter as well as a champion coach Thursday in a public ceremony honoring the person who built Tennessee women's basketball dynasty. "She was…
Vols Picked to Win SEC East With Bama Tabbed Overall SEC Champ
The 2016 edition of SEC Football Media Days concluded with media in attendance predicting Alabama to win the 2016 SEC Championship. Tennessee was selected to win the SEC Eastern Division with 2,167 points, including 225 first-place votes. Florida was second…
Indianapolis Colts Commission Artist For Statue of Peyton Manning
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts have commissioned city firefighter and artist Ryan Feeney to create a statue of former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. The Colts say the statue will be placed outside Lucas Oil Stadium next year. Manning…
Tennessee Vols creating Buzz at SEC Media Days
HOOVER, Ala. (WDEF) - Head Coach Butch Jones in addition to several players took questions from the Media Tuesday at SEC Media Days. The Vols are expected to be a strong contender for the SEC East this season. Tennessee has…
Vols Embrace High Expectations at SEC Media Days
Plenty of buzz around Tennessee this time around at SEC Media Days. The Vols are the likely favorites to win their first Eastern division title since 2007. News 12 Now's Jamal Williams has more on how Tennessee is handing everyone's…
Pat Summitt Celebration of Life Service Set to be Televised Nationally on July 14th
Knoxville, Tenn.– On Thursday, July 14, the public is invited to Thompson-Boling Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee for the Pat Summitt: Celebration of Life service. Admission is free, with the event set to begin at 7:00…
University of Tennessee Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit For $2.48 Million
KNOXVILLE, TN – Attorneys representing both sides of a Title IX lawsuit against the University of Tennessee, announced today they are settling the case for $2,480,000. David Randolph Smith of Nashville, who represents the eight plaintiffs in the lawsuit he…
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Private Funeral Held For Former Lady Vols Coach Pat Summitt
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…
Effort Underway to rename Thompson-Boling Arena after Pat Summitt
A petition started circulating in Tennessee Wednesday to rename Thompson-Boling Arena after Pat Summitt.
Former Vols Coach Donnie Tyndall Files Appeal of NCAA Penalty
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…
Former Lady Vols Players and Colleagues Remember Pat Summitt
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…
White House Statement on Passing of Pat Summitt
"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…
Tributes to legendary coach Pat Summitt
Senators, coaches and athletes pay tribute this morning
Former Vols Coach Phil Fulmer Asking For Prayers For Pat Summitt
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…
Vols Non-Conference Basketball Schedule Includes Trip to North Carolina
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),…
Vols Receiver Vincent Perry Ruled Academically Ineligible
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…
Peyton Manning Returns to UT Campus to Hand Out Scholarships and Discuss Life After Football
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…