Former Tennessee basketball standout Jordan McRae signed a multi-year contract with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday. A starter on Tennessee's 2014 Sweet Sixteen team, McRae was already with the Cavs on a 10-day contract, which was signed on Feb. 28…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference men's basketball coaches' postseason awards were announced Tuesday, and Tennessee point guard Kevin Punter Jr. was a second team All-SEC selection. Punter made his final appearance of the season Feb. 18 at Kentucky. A…
If Vols head coach Butch Jones had his way, he'd love to see a street named 'Grit' near Neyland stadium. Jones wants to see some grit out of his team as they started up spring practice on Monday. Said Jones-"You…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - His voice cracking with emotion, Peyton Manning said good bye to the game he loved at a news conference packed with friends, family and laughter. He threw in some Scripture, some fond memories and even a…
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee football coach Butch Jones briefly referred to the Title IX lawsuit facing the university while speaking at a coaching clinic. Without mentioning the suit specifically, Jones said Friday, "there's an elephant in the room.…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Diamond DeShields scored 21 points, Bashaara Graves added 19 and Tennessee beat No. 15 Texas A&M 70-60 in the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday. DeShields (7 of 11) and Graves (7 of 11) combined to make 14…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Kevin Punter Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the stress fracture in his right foot that has sidelined the Volunteers' leading scorer the last four games. The decision effectively ends the 6-foot-2 senior's…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Diamond DeShields scored 15 points, Jaime Nared added 11 and Tennessee bolstered its postseason resume by beating Arkansas 68-51 on Thursday in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament. The seventh-seeded Lady Vols advanced to play No. 2…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Wade Baldwin IV scored 17 points, and the Vanderbilt Commodores routed Tennessee 86-69 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win. The Commodores (19-11, 11-6) now have won six of seven and remain a loss behind No.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dusty Hannahs and Anthlon Bell combined to score 33 points and shoot 7 of 10 from 3-point range Saturday night as Arkansas won 75-65 over Tennessee, which played without two of its top three scorers. Hannahs…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Karyla Middlebrook scored 13 points and Alabama scored its last 14 points from the foul line to end a 42-game losing streak against Tennessee with a 54-46 victory on Thursday night, which also sent the Lady…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart held a news conference Thursday at the university, two weeks after a federal lawsuit was filed Feb. 9 in Nashville alleging that Tennessee mishandles assault complaints against athletes. Hart said he…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Duane Notice had 17 points off four 3-pointers and South Carolina ran past Tennessee 84-58 on Wednesday night, matching the team's most victories in 10 years. The Gamecocks (23-5, 10-5 Southeastern Conference) built a 15-point lead…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Tennessee football player confirms he assisted a woman who said she had been raped by two other players and that he was later attacked by teammates and told by coach Butch Jones that he…
All sixteen Vols head coaches gathered for a press conference on Tuesday morning. They wanted to show a united front in response to a recent lawsuit that claims the school has violated title nine regulations for women and created a…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee has filed a motion to strike a reference to Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning from a lawsuit that alleges the school has violated Title IX policies in its handling of sexual assault…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rick Barnes says Tennessee coaches feel an unfair picture of the athletic department is being portrayed, two weeks after a group of unidentified women sued the school over its handling of sexual assault complaints made against…
All 16 university coaches sitting down for rare joint press conference in response to lawsuit
Head coaches representing each of Tennessee's varsity athletics programs will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. ET in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio. Coaches scheduled to take part are Beth Alford-Sullivan (track…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Kevin Punter Jr. has a stress fracture in his right foot, which likely will force the Volunteers to continue playing without their top scorer. Volunteers coach Rick Barnes announced the severity of Punter's injury…
Tennessee's 31-year run in the Top 25 is over. The Lady Vols streak of 565 consecutive weeks in The Associated Press women's basketball poll ended Monday as Tennessee fell out of the Top 25. The streak started Feb. 17, 1985.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- In the Friday night opener of their 2016 season at AT&T Field, the Tennessee Volunteers jumped out to an early, five-run lead over Memphis and held on to take an 8-4 victory in Game 1 of the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Jamal Murray scored 28 points, Derek Willis made seven 3-pointers for a career-high 25 and No. 14 Kentucky beat Tennessee 80-70 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory. Sixteen days after blowing a 21-point lead…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kortney Dunbar made two critical baskets in the last two minutes Thursday night as No. 24 Tennessee rallied to beat Mississippi 57-51 after blowing a nine-point, fourth-quarter lead. Dunbar hit a layup to put the Lady…