KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin is receiving a $50,000 annual raise that will increase his yearly compensation to $1.35 million. Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart confirmed the pay increase Thursday afternoon. The news was first reported by…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - Vanderbilt coach James Franklin says he hasn't left for a bigger job because he's in a too good of a situation. The highly regarded 41-year-old's success has certainly given him the opportunity. The charismatic Franklin said…

MARTIN, Tenn.- Former USJ quarterback and two time Mr. Football Jake Overbey is leaving Ole Miss to play baseball and football at UT Martin. The UTM sports office confirmed Wednesday that Overbey is eligible to play football this fall, but…

MARTIN, Tenn.- A total of seven University of Tennessee at Martin football players have been honored in Phil Steele's 2013 College Football Preview Magazine. Among the list of honorees are linebacker Ben Johnson, defensive end D. J. Roberts, offensive tackle…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference is getting ready for the upcoming football season. The SEC's annual media preview kicks off at a hotel in suburban Birmingham on Tuesday. The league has issued more than 1,000 credentials for media…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Holly Warlick says she recently approached Connecticut about the possibility of playing each other again. Warlick said she mentioned the idea to Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma last month during the Women's Basketball Hall of…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Former Chattanooga star and first-round draft pick Johnny Taylor is returning to his alma mater as a student assistant on new coach Will Wade's staff. Taylor led Chattanooga in scoring each of his two seasons with…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt has identified the four players dismissed from the team for an incident last month that is being investigated by police. Coach James Franklin released a statement Monday saying defensive back Brandon Banks, safety Corey Batey,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky senior linebacker Avery Williamson has been named to the watch list for the Butkus Award given to the nation's best linebacker. Williamson, 6-foot-1 and 241 pounds, is one of nine Southeastern Conference players among 51…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Robert Hubbs III already understands one secret to success even though he hasn't begun his college career yet. That secret: Follow the example of the team's best player. Just about every time all-Southeastern Conference…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has self-reported seven NCAA secondary violations, including two in football. The university's compliance department posted the violations and subsequent punishments on its website. One of the football violations involved a prospect making an unofficial visit…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference has named Mark Whitworth to the newly created position of associate commissioner for men's basketball. The SEC announced the appointment on Wednesday for Whitworth, who has worked for the league for 25 years.…

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Austin Peay defensive end Earnest Smith will miss the entire 2013 season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. Smith underwent surgery last week after getting hurt during a June 20 conditioning drill. The university put out a…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Jordan McRae says he watched last week's NBA draft without regret. McRae passed up an opportunity to enter the draft and instead returned to school for his senior season. The 6-foot-5 guard hasn't looked back…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say they're continuing to investigate an alleged June 23 sexual assault at a Vanderbilt University dormitory, two days after the school dismissed four players from the football team and kicked them off campus. No arrests…

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - John Stanford, a former Middle Tennessee baseball player and coach who went on to become the school's athletic director, has died. He was 77. Chuck Ramsay, the funeral director of Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro, Tenn.,…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee forward Jeronne Maymon isn't worried about his playing status for the upcoming season even though he still has work to do in his recovery from an injured left knee that sidelined him last year. Maymon…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt has suspended four football players for a violation of team rules while Nashville police investigate whether a sex crime occurred in a campus dormitory. The school's public affairs department announced the suspensions Friday in a…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies have introduced Dave Joerger (YAY-gehr) as their coach, sending the franchise in a new direction after its most successful era under former coach Lionel Hollins. Joerger was a successful head coach in the…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pat Summitt says she's "very, very content" in her new role now that she's had a year to adjust to life after coaching. The former Tennessee women's basketball coach showed no obvious signs of her illness…