This video is no longer available. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Scottie Wilbekin had 21 points and six assists, and No. 3 Florida stepped up its defense in the second half to outlast Tennessee 67-58 Tuesday night for its 16th consecutive…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt has hired Brett Maxie as a defensive backs coach and Marc Lubick as a wide receivers coach. The school announced their hirings Tuesday in a university release. Maxie is a 16-year NFL coaching veteran who…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference's efforts to upgrade men's basketball remain a work in progress. The SEC took steps to make teams upgrade nonconference schedules starting this season. The goal is to boost power ratings and land more…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Meighan Simmons scored 22 points to help No. 8 Tennessee rout No. 16 Vanderbilt 81-53 on Monday night and win its sixth consecutive game, continuing the Commodores' history of road futility in this series. Vanderbilt (17-6,…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Torrey Craig scored 22 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead South Carolina Upstate to a 75-63 win over East Tennessee State Monday night. Craig, who averages 16.9 points per game, has now scored…
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Justin Gordon scored a career-high 18 points as Wofford won its seventh straight game, 95-60 over Hiwassee College on Monday. Gordon, a sophomore, made all eight of his shot attempts for Wofford (14-10, 9-3 Southern). All…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin says Florida plays the best defense he has seen since he started coaching the Volunteers. Martin got a close look at that defense Jan. 25 when Florida buried Tennessee 67-41 to hand…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - J.J. Mann and Blake Jenkins each scored 25 points as Belmont beat Murray State 99-96 in a battle of Ohio Valley Conference West and East division leaders on Thursday night. Belmont (18-8, 9-2) and Murray State…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Gonzaga and Memphis square off in a nationally televised, Top 25 showdown with both teams hoping to add a signature win to its resume. The challenging nonconference matchup comes just before the No. 23 Zags and…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Meighan Simmons scored 20 points, including three straight 3-pointers in the second half, to lead No. 8 Tennessee to a 77-65 victory over Mississippi on Thursday night. Tennessee (19-4, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) was 26 of 61…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Travis Betran scored 21 points and Ed Dyson had a career-high 20 to lead Austin Peay to a 75-65 win over Tennessee State on Thursday. Will Triggs added 12 points for the Governors (10-13, 4-5 Ohio…
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Sherman Blanford scored a career-high 30 points Thursday, 23 in the second half, and Eastern Illinois rallied to beat UT-Martin 91-79, handing the Skyhawks their third-straight loss. Dylan Chatman scored 17, Josh Piper and Alex Austin…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Josh Williams hit a game-winning 3-pointer with a second to play and scored a career-high 21 points as Lipscomb edged SC Upstate 77-75 Thursday night. Down 71-63 with just over 2 minutes to play, Chad Johnson,…
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Shawn Jones scored 25 points as Middle Tennessee survived a late scare from Florida Atlantic to win 67-63 on Thursday. FAU (8-15, 3-5 Conference USA) trailed by nine with 28 seconds left, but Marquan Botley…
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) - Rashawn Rembert scored 20 points to lead East Tennessee over Northern Kentucky 64-50 on Thursday. The big difference in the game came at the 3-point line, where East Tennessee (13-11, 6-5 Atlantic Sun) made 10…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Butch Jones has shown that he can compete with the top Southeastern Conference programs on the recruiting trail. Now he just needs to turn the Volunteers into a winner on the field. One day…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Former Clemson and Memphis head coach Tommy West has joined Middle Tennessee's staff as a defensive line coach. Middle Tennessee coach Rick Stockstill said Thursday in a release announcing the move that West "is exactly what…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee will open the 2015 season against UAB on Sept. 5 at LP Field, the home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans. The Nashville game was announced Thursday on the Tennessee football program's Twitter account, shortly before…
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - UConn has lost its biggest football game of 2015 without even taking the field. The University of Tennessee announced Thursday that it won't be playing a scheduled home-and-home series with the Huskies that had been planned…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Jerontay Clemons scored 16 points and equaled a career-high with 12 rebounds to lead the Southern Miss women past No. 21 Middle Tennessee 68-56 Wednesday night. Shanice Cason hit a 3-pointer to give Middle Tennessee a…
