KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Darius Thompson has asked to be released from his scholarship. Thompson's father, Lonnie Thompson, said Monday that Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall has given the 6-foot-5 guard the opportunity to return to Tennessee if he…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has added 6-foot-4 shooting guard Kevin Punter to its recruiting class. Punter is from Bronx, New York, and spent the last two years at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri. He plans to enroll…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jabari McGhee has become the first player to sign with Tennessee since the arrival of new coach Donnie Tyndall. Tyndall announced Friday through a university release that McGhee had signed. Tyndall said that the 6-foot-8 one…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights says it is investigating complaints of sexual violence at Vanderbilt University. The investigation follows complaints filed in November by students and former students at Vanderbilt who alleged…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall's staff will include many of the same people he worked with at Southern Mississippi. Tyndall formally announced a staff Wednesday that includes Al Pinkins, Adam Howard and Chris Shumate as assistants, Jareem…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The more Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart sees of Donnie Tyndall, the more the Volunteers' new men's basketball coach reminds him of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones. Tennessee's football team posted the same 5-7 record in…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee defensive back JaRon Toney is leaving the team. Volunteers coach Butch Jones confirmed via text message Wednesday that Toney is graduating this summer and wouldn't be playing for the team this fall. The news was…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Davidson County's district attorney general says defense attorneys representing a former Vanderbilt football player accused of rape have filed court documents with baseless allegations designed to intimidate the victim and malign veteran prosecutors. District Attorney Torry…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Defense attorneys for a former Vanderbilt player alleged to be involved in the gang rape of a woman in a campus dorm last June are accusing prosecutors of destroying or not preserving evidence. The allegations were…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has reported 10 secondary violations that have taken place since November. The university's compliance department posted the violations and subsequent punishments on its website. The violations involving specific sports included four in track, two in…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has released 6-foot-8 forward CJ Turman from his letter of intent, leaving the Volunteers without any of the four basketball recruits who signed with them in November. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Tom Satkowiak confirmed Monday…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has released 6-foot-8 forward Phil Cofer from the basketball letter of intent he signed in November. Athletic department spokesman Tom Satkowiak said Friday that Cofer had been granted a release. Satkowiak said 6-8 forward CJ…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Donnie Tyndall just took over Tennessee's program on Tuesday, yet his job already has gotten tougher. Tyndall knew when he arrived that he'd have to replace four of the top five scorers from a team that…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former Vanderbilt assistant basketball coach David Cason has joined Shaka Smart's staff at Virginia Commonwealth. Smart made the announcement Wednesday. Cason replaces Mike Rhoades, who left to take over at Rice. Cason spent the past three…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee football coach Butch Jones doesn't hesitate to point out his biggest concern heading into his second season. Jones admits Wednesday that "hands down, it's depth," for a Tennessee team hoping to rely heavily on newcomers.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee running back Alden Hill has decided to transfer to another school. Hill tweeted a link to a post on his Instagram account Tuesday in which he said he had "decided to move on for my…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Donnie Tyndall promises to bring the same aggressive, attacking style of basketball to Tennessee that worked for him at his previous two stops. Tyndall called Tennessee a "special, special place" Tuesday as he was introduced as…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has announced the dates and locations for next month's Big Orange Caravan. The caravan kicks off May 5 in Atlanta. Other caravan stops are scheduled for May 6 in Nashville, May 12 in Memphis, May…
BERKELEY, Calif. - California has hired Tennessee's Cuonzo Martin as its head coach. Cal announced Martin's hiring Tuesday. He replaces Mike Montgomery, who retired last month after six seasons in Berkeley. Martin went 63-41 in three seasons at Tennessee, including…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee has given one-year extensions to the assistants on Butch Jones' football staff and has awarded linebackers coach Tommy Thigpen a $25,000 raise. The contracts of Thigpen, offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian, defensive coordinator John Jancek, receivers coach…
