KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The NCAA's drive to boost attendance for its women's tournament has the unintended consequence of potentially forcing three No. 1 seeds to go on the road and beat lower-seeded teams on their home floor. Defending national…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee isn't griping about the fact it will have to begin NCAA tournament play a little earlier than it expected. The Volunteers are simply relieved to be in the field at all. As one of the…
Tennessee is the No. 1 seed in the Louisville Regional. The Lady Vols, who are the only team to have played in every NCAA tournament, will open up against Northwestern State on Saturday. Tennessee is trying to end a five-year…
This video is no longer available. MARTIN, Tenn., -- The University of Tennessee at Martin Woman's basketball team earned their spot in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth year in a row. Seniors on the Team, Megan White, Heather Butler,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Niels Giffey scored a career-high 24 points, hitting six 3-pointers, as No. 21 UConn finished off a season sweep of 19th-ranked Memphis by routing the Tigers 72-53 Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic…
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Neiko Hunter scored 16 points to lead No. 3 seed Middle Tennessee past sixth-seeded Old Dominion 62-48 in a quarterfinal game of the Conference USA tournament on Thursday. Middle Tennessee (24-8) will face Tulsa (19-12)…
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Ebony Rowe scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 22 Middle Tennessee, the top seed in the Conference USA tournament, to a 69-59 win over eighth-seeded Alabama-Birmingham on Thursday. Rowe had five…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt has hired Frank Maile as defensive line coach to fill a position that opened up when Vavae Tata pleaded guilty to a charge of drunk driving. After being hired on Jan. 24, Tata was arrested…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee State has fired men's basketball coach Travis Williams after only two seasons. Williams posted a 23-40 record that included a 5-25 mark this year. In a statement announcing her decision Tuesday, Tennessee State athletic director…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis has released its 2014 football schedule, which includes five consecutive early season games against teams that reached bowls last season. After opening the season Aug. 30 by hosting Austin Peay, Memphis plays at Sun Bowl…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vanderbilt has finished the past two seasons ranked in the Top 25. Now the Commodores are preparing for spring practice with a new coach in Derek Mason and trying to build off their recent success. Mason said…
"It is my responsibility to provide our student-athletes with the best opportunities to reach their fullest potential academically, athletically and socially."
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) - UT Martin has fired coach Jason James after a fifth consecutive losing season. James went 37-117 in five years as UT Martin's head coach after spending seven seasons as an assistant. UT Martin athletic director Julio…
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Ricardo Glenn scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and South Carolina-Upstate beat East Tennessee State, 79-73 Friday night to claim the No. 3 seed into the Atlantic Sun tournament in the regular season finale for…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is paying a price for its lack of depth. Saturday's game between Tennessee (17-11, 8-7 SEC) and Vanderbilt (15-12, 7-8) matches two of the least productive benches in the Southeastern Conference. Tennessee ranks 12th out…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt sophomore Heather Bowe will miss the rest of the season after leaving the university due to a violation of the school's academic policy. Bowe - averaging 5.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in 27 games, including…
Rick Pitino has his Louisville Cardinals playing well heading into March again. Memphis coach Josh Pastner wants all his senior guards to wake up from their "zombie mode." Saturday would be good timing too. The 21st-ranked Tigers host No. 7…
HOUSTON (AP) - Danuel House had 19 points and Houston closed with a surge to beat No. 21 Memphis 77-68 on Thursday night. TaShawn Thomas added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars, who finished on a 14-5 run…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Meighan Simmons highlighted a 31-point performance with a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute, and No. 10 Tennessee held off LSU, 72-67, on Thursday night after the Lady Tigers had erased a 21-point halftime hole.…
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) - Cameron Payne had 17 points and eight assists to lead Murray State to its fifth straight win, 86-72 over Tennessee-Martin on Thursday night. T.J. Sapp added 20 points and five rebounds for the Racers (18-9, 12-3…
