MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis coach Josh Pastner has hired Jason Gardner as an assistant coach for the Tigers. Pastner announced the hiring Friday, a move that must be approved by the both the university and the Tennessee State Board…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - East Tennessee State has hired Carl Torbush as the Buccaneers' new football coach to oversee restarting a program that was shut down a decade ago. School officials announced Torbush's hiring at a news conference Friday…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Guard Chandler Cooper has transferred from Florida to Lipscomb so she can be closer to home in Tennessee. Lipscomb coach Greg Brown announced her transfer Thursday. The Clarksville, Tenn., native was the third-ranked prospect from Tennessee…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Peyton Manning and Kara Lawson are taking part in a new commercial due out nationally this fall hoping to bring awareness to Alzheimer's and support the Pat Summitt Foundation's push to find a cure. Lawson filmed…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt center Stephanie Holzer has decided to quit playing basketball and forego her remaining eligibility because of repeated leg injuries. Coach Melanie Balcomb announced Holzer's decision Tuesday. Holzer missed two seasons, including last year, after she…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jarnell Stokes of Tennessee has earned a spot on his second straight USA Basketball team, this time with the Americans' Under 19 team that will compete in the World Championships in the Czech Republic later this…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Vanderbilt basketball player Ashley Earley is returning to her alma mater as an assistant coach. Vanderbilt announced Friday that Earley has joined Melanie Balcomb's staff. Her responsibilities will include instructing post players and recruiting. Earley…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt is the winner of the Keith Jackson Eternal Flame Award, an honor given annually by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Tennessee women's athletic director emeritus Joan Cronan…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - East Tennessee State has added junior-college forward Darius Forrest to its frontcourt. Forrest, who is 6-foot-6 and 190 pounds, averaged 13 points and six rebounds per game for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College last season.…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Brittany Johnson played for Jim Foster at Ohio State and now is joining his coaching staff at Chattanooga. Foster said Wednesday in a news release announcing Johnson's hire as an assistant coach that "she is a…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee football ranks last in the Southeastern Conference in how the NCAA measures academic progress, and the Vols are at risk of being punished if they don't improve quickly. The Vols have a ranking of 924…

ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) - Former first-round draft pick Rolando McClain is back at his alma mater now that his NFL career has ended. Alabama coach Nick Saban said Tuesday at an Athens (Tenn.) Area Chamber of Commerce benefit dinner at…

Alabama coach Nick Saban's planned appearance at a benefit event Tuesday in Tennessee shows the Crimson Tide-Volunteers rivalry is alive and well, even if it's been one-sided lately. Saban's speech at the seventh annual Athens Area Chamber of Commerce benefit…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Former George Washington forward David Pellom is transferring to Memphis for his final year of eligibility. Memphis coach Josh Pastner announced Friday in a university release that Pellom had signed with the Tigers. Pellom will enroll…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Michael Davis hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift second-seeded Austin Peay to a 4-3 win over third-seeded Florida in the first game of an NCAA regional Friday. With runners…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The NCAA postponed Friday night's games at the Women's College World Series until Saturday after severe weather in the Oklahoma City area. The new schedule calls for Tennessee to play Washington, followed by the second winners'…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Conrad Gregor and Connor Harrell each drove in two runs and Kevin Ziomek pitched seven strong innings, leading No. 2 overall seed Vanderbilt to a 9-1 victory over East Tennessee State in an NCAA regional opener…

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference is negotiating with St. Louis, Tampa, Fla., and Atlanta to host future men's basketball tournaments. Commissioner Mike Slive said Thursday the league is in talks with those cities to fill upcoming vacancies in…

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) - Alabama coach Nick Saban has a strong - and seemingly solitary - stance on the Southeastern Conference potentially moving to a nine-game league schedule. Saban says he would like to see the SEC expand from eight…

Tennessee third baseman Raven Chavanne already has earned just about every individual honor possible on the field and in the classroom. Now she wants a national team championship to cap her illustrious career. Chavanne's final chance to give Tennessee its…