KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Florida and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has been named the 2016 winner of the Neyland Trophy, an award the Knoxville Quarterback Club gives annually to a major contributor to college athletics. The Knoxville Quarterback…
When Alvin Kamara announced he was coming back for his senior season that meant Tennessee would return one of the best backfields in the SEC. Kamara and Jalen Hurd gave the Vols a big one-two punch last season. Kamara finished…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee linebackers Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Dillon Bates have joined the growing list of Volunteers missing spring practice with injuries. Vols coach Butch Jones said Tuesday that both players would miss the rest of the spring, but…
Might be hard to think of the tradition rich Lady Vols as a Cinderella team in the Big Dance, but they did upset second seeded Arizona State Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16. Tennessee certainly didn't look like the…
Claims in lawsuit are "just false"
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Te'a Cooper scored 15 points, Diamond DeShields added 14 and Tennessee pulled away in the final six minutes to beat Wisconsin-Green Bay 59-53 in the opening round of the NCAA women's tournament on Friday. The seventh-seeded…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colts owner Jim Irsay announced Friday that the team will retire Peyton Manning's No. 18 and build a statue of the record-setting quarterback outside Lucas Oil Stadium. Less than two weeks after announcing his retirement in Denver,…
KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee women's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament for the 35th time. The Lady Vols are seeded No. 7 in the Sioux Falls Regional and will play No. 10 seed Green Bay in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Antonio Blakeney led five Tigers in double figures with 22 points, and No. 4 seed LSU beat 12th-seeded Tennessee 84-75 Friday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Tigers likely need to win this tournament to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Robert Hubbs III beat the buzzer with a jumper with 2:09 left, and the Tennessee Volunteers held on to upset No. 5 seed Vanderbilt 67-65 Thursday afternoon at the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Commodores appeared to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Armani Moore scored 22 points, Detrick Mostella added 17 and 12th-seeded Tennessee shot a season-best 59 percent from the field to pummel No. 13 seed Auburn 97-59 Wednesday night in the opening game of the Southeastern…
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…