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Miller, Tennessee St. beat Tennessee Tech 81-68

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Patrick Miller scored 27 points as Tennessee State beat Tennessee Tech 81-68 Thursday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak. M.J. Rhett added a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds. Miller also had five assists and three…

Middle Tennessee cruises past East Carolina 84-67

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Shawn Jones scored 22 points and gathered 11 rebounds as Middle Tennessee dumped East Carolina 84-67 on Thursday night. Middle Tennessee (14-7, 4-2 Conference USA) shot 52 percent and hit 20 of 29 free throws. Tweety…

Davidson ends Mocs' 10-game winning streak 94-51

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) - De'Mon Brooks had 27 points and 12 rebounds on Thursday night and Davidson handed Chattanooga its first Southern Conference loss 94-51. The Wildcats (11-11, 7-1) also ended Chattanooga's (14-9, 8-1) 10-game winning streak though the Mocs…

No. 10 Lady Vols knock off Arkansas 70-60

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Cierra Burdick and Meighan Simmons each scored 16 points as No. 10 Tennessee shot 62.2 percent from the floor to beat Arkansas 70-60 for its third consecutive victory. The Lady Vols (17-4, 6-2 SEC) shot 28…

Eastern Kentucky cruises past UT-Martin 89-66

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - Marcus Lewis scored 19 points and Glenn Cosey hit five 3-pointers and finished with 18 points as Eastern Kentucky defeated Tennessee-Martin 89-66 Thursday night. The Colonels (15-7, 6-3 Ohio Valley) shot a scorching 64 percent from…

Short-handed Vandy has 3 playing 40 minutes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Vanderbilt Commodores are so short-handed that there are nicknames being circulated to best describe them. Magnificent Seven. Scrappy Seven. The Commodores aren't too picky about what they're called. They're just trying to survive - and…

Belmont scores final 10; beat Morehead St. 76-73

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - J.J. Mann scored 22 points, including a layup with 12 seconds to play, as Belmont scored the final 10 points of the game to beat Morehead State 76-73 Wednesday night. Morehead State (14-9, 5-3 Ohio Valley)…

Freed-Hardeman Turns Pressure Into Diamonds

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON, Tenn. - Happiness begins where selfishness ends is the motto Freed-Hardeman's men's basketball team embodies. "We don't want to stop on what we have now. We want to keep building and just add…

McRae leads Vols to 86-70 win over Mississippi

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jordan McRae scored 26 points and shot 6 of 7 from 3-point range Wednesday as Tennessee defeated Mississippi 86-70 to end the Rebels' four-game winning streak. McRae's efforts helped Tennessee withstand a 26-point performance from Mississippi's…

Odom leads Vanderbilt over Georgia 59-54

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Rod Odom scored 16 points on Wednesday night as Vanderbilt defeated Georgia 59-54 and ended the Bulldogs' eight-game home winning streak. Odom scored Vanderbilt's (11-8, 3-4 SEC) last field goal with 3:23 to play, nailing a…

No. 22 Memphis holds off UCF 69-59

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Joe Jackson scored 17 points, Chris Crawford and Michael Dixon added 12 each and No. 22 Memphis was able to hold off UCF 69-59 on Wednesday night. The victory extends the Tigers' winning streak to four…

Weather postpones Middle Tenn-Southern Miss game

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - The women's basketball game between No. 25 Middle Tennessee and Southern Miss, originally scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions. The game has been moved to Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m.…

McRae, Henderson ready to duel in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Seven months after rooming together at the Kevin Durant Skills Academy, Mississippi's Marshall Henderson and Tennessee's Jordan McRae are meeting again under different circumstances. Henderson will try giving Mississippi (14-5, 5-1 SEC) its fifth straight victory…

Massengale still day to day for No. 10 Lady Vols

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Ariel Massengale's status remains day to day with an injury to her face that already has forced her to miss one game. Massengale didn't practice Tuesday, but Tennessee coach Holly Warlick said the 5-foot-7…

Tennessee notes big demand for 'Battle at Bristol'

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee already has filled up its initial allotment of 40,000 tickets for its 2016 game with Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway. University officials said Tuesday they have taken deposits for 35,000 seats. Tennessee athletic department…

Most teams in Deep South dodge weather conflicts

ATLANTA (AP) - Most of the sports teams in the Deep South dodged the winter storm that hit the region. The majority of the college basketball, NBA and NHL squads in the region were off or playing on the road…

Titans hire Sullivan as assistant O-line coach

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have hired Mike Sullivan as assistant offensive line coach. The Titans announced the hiring Tuesday. Sullivan has coached in the NFL for 11 seasons and coached the offensive line in Cleveland in 2013…

Lipscomb escapes with 75-74 win over N. Kentucky

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) - Malcolm Smith scored 21 points and his layup with 10 seconds left lifted Lipscomb to a 75-74 win at Northern Kentucky Friday night. The Bisons led by as many as 13 points late in the…

Vols seek to continue their hex over No. 6 Florida

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee often saves its best performances of the season for Florida. The Volunteers want to make sure the trend continues Saturday. Tennessee (12-6, 3-2 SEC) has won all three of its meetings with Florida (16-2, 5-0)…

Chattanooga's Jim Foster seeks 800th career win

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga coach Jim Foster is about to join select company. A victory Saturday over Samford would make Foster just the 11th NCAA women's basketball coach with 800 career wins. Foster would be the first in the…

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