HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Cougars are off to a 4-0 start for the second time in the last three years. They still have their high-powered offense, but this year they also boast an improved defense. The Cougars have not…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A California man indicted on charges of evidence tampering in connection with a rape investigation involving former Vanderbilt football players has surrendered to Nashville police. Nashville police said Friday that Miles Joseph Finley turned himself in…

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Austin Peay defensive tackle Malcolm Goines has been ruled ineligible for the rest of the season after an internal audit revealed he didn't meet all NCAA transfer requirements. Austiin Peay announced Friday the NCAA had ruled…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wide receiver/kick returner Vincent Dallas and offensive lineman Alan Posey have left the team. Volunteers coach Butch Jones confirmed their departures via text message Friday. Their exits were first reported by the Knoxville News Sentinel.…

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - DJ McNeil ran for 168 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries to help Tennessee-Martin beat Tennessee Tech 28-17 on Thursday night. Jarod Neal was 21 of 29 for 270 yards and a touchdown for the…

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 306 yards and five touchdowns in Eastern Illinois' 63-7 victory over winless Austin Peay on Thursday night. Erik Lora had five catches for 133 yards and three touchdowns, the longest a 66-yarder,…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has announced that athletic director Dave Hart and football coach Butch Jones will attend a press conference Monday at Bristol Motor Speedway. A person familiar with situation says that Tennessee and Virginia Tech will play…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's marching band has issued a statement saying it's in a "bitter battle" with the athletic department regarding a reduction in travel and a reduced role at home football games. The Pride of the Southland Band…

A person with knowledge of the plans tells The Associated Press that Tennessee and Virginia Tech will play a football game at Bristol Motor Speedway in September 2016. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement is…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings headlines the latest class of inductees into the Lady Volunteer Hall of Fame. Catchings played on Tennessee's 1998 undefeated national championship team and won the 2000 Naismith Award as the national…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wide receiver Alton "Pig" Howard says he has received only positive feedback since fumbling in overtime Saturday while trying to stretch the ball across the goal line in the Volunteers' 34-31 loss to No. 7…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has hired Ashley Bonck Wilson as an associate director of sports medicine whose primary role will involve working with the women's basketball program. Her hiring was announced Monday in a university release. Tennessee had been…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's hopes of finishing the season in the NCAA tournament could depend on whether it gets off to a faster start. Each of the last two years, Tennessee has come on strong down the stretch but…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gordon Polofsky, who played three seasons in the NFL and was a linebacker and fullback on Tennessee's 1951 national championship team, has died. He was 82. Polofsky's wife, Charlotte Polofsky, said her husband died early Monday…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Butch Jones appreciates the remorse his players showed in the locker room last week after their second straight loss. Now the Volunteers (2-2) want to take out their frustrations on South Alabama (2-1). Saturday's…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Vanderbilt Commodores just want to start having some fun again. They've been busy trying to just focus on football the past few weeks, and it hasn't been easy. A receiver was kicked off the team…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee quarterback Nate Peterman will miss at least four weeks after undergoing surgery on his right hand. Volunteers coach Butch Jones announced Peterman's injury Monday. Peterman injured his hand in Saturday's 31-17 loss to No. 20…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Tennessee-Florida is becoming an irrelevant rivalry. For more than a decade, the series essentially decided the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division - in September. The winner usually ended up in Atlanta playing for the league title; the…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis seems to be getting better every game. The improvement hasn't paid off in a victory yet. Breaking into the win column Saturday means the Tigers will have to beat an old rival that has dominated…