KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wide receiver Paul Harris, running back Tom Smith and defensive back Tino Thomas have received their releases to leave the football program. Volunteers coach Butch Jones said Thursday at a news conference that, "We've allowed…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Butch Jones says all positions are up for grabs as the Volunteers head into the offseason. That includes the quarterback spot, where Tennessee started three different players this year while posting a 5-7 record.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Titans coach Mike Munchak says Kendall Wright is going to be a player watch for many years in the NFL. The second-year player isn't waiting for the future. Wright is coming off yet another career-best. He…
DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points in his return to the lineup and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 105-88 on Wednesday night. The Mavericks (15-10) have won two straight to equal their season high of…
ATLANTA (AP) - Dyron Nix, a former Southeastern Conference scoring champion at Tennessee, has died. He was 46. Brandon Thornton, the vice president of Herschel Thornton Mortuary, confirmed Wednesday that Nix died Sunday of natural causes at his home in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have placed cornerback Coty Sensabaugh on injured reserve with a foot injury and promoted cornerback Khalid Wooten from the practice squad. The Titans announced the moves Wednesday. Sensabaugh ranked 11th in tackles through…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference is making a convincing case that it's even stronger and deeper than usual this season. It has a chance to make an even bigger statement this weekend. The SEC has five teams in…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has signed junior-college offensive lineman Dontavius Blair, wide receiver Von Pearson and defensive lineman Owen Williams. Their additions were announced Wednesday in a university release. Blair, a consensus four-star recruit, was a two-year starter at…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's second-leading tackler Zach Brown says he doesn't know why he was pulled from last week's game after a handful of snaps and didn't practice with the starters as the Titans prepare to visit Jacksonville. Brown…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Munchak says there's no excuse for the Tennessee Titans not to have beaten an AFC South opponent this season. Their division struggle, however, have been going on for more than just a season. The Titans…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - T.J. Warren scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds Wednesday as North Carolina State beat Tennessee 65-58 for its sixth consecutive victory. North Carolina State (8-2) hasn't lost since getting stunned 82-72 in overtime by…
DALLAS (AP) - Memphis forward Tayshaun Prince has a sore left knee and will miss the Grizzlies' game at the Dallas Mavericks. Prince started each of Memphis' first 24 games in his 12th NBA season. But he is shooting 25…
NEW YORK (AP) - Casey Prather scored 22 points, including Florida's last eight of the game, and the 16th-ranked Gators beat No. 15 Memphis 77-75 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Prather made two…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kyle Fuller scored all 10 of his points in the final 6:22 to help host Vanderbilt defeat neighboring Austin Peay 58-56 on Tuesday night. Freshman Damian Jones scored 12 points, and Rod Odom added 11 points…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Duncan Keith scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Patrick Kane and Nick Leddy also scored for Chicago, which has…
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) - Keifer Sykes scored 17 points and Vincent Garrett added 16 as Green Bay cruised in the second half to beat Tennessee Tech 76-49 Tuesday night. The Phoenix (7-3) shot 51.9 percent from the field and had…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Reggie Upshaw was one of six players in double figures, scoring a career-high 18, as Middle Tennessee romped to an overwhelming 102-52 victory over Tennessee Temple Tuesday night. Others in double figures were Neiko Hunter with…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored 21 points in his sixth game of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers closed out a four-game road trip with a 96-92 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. Pau Gasol…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Shacobia Barbee scored 16 points, pulled down eight rebounds and dished four assists to lead No. 16 Georgia to a dominating 81-46 win over Lipscomb Tuesday night. Georgia (11-0) closed the first half on a 16-2…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bashaara Graves scored 17 points to lead five Lady Vols in double figures and No. 3 Tennessee trounced Tennessee State 94-43 to continue its fastest start since its 2007-08 national championship season. The Lady Vols (10-0)…
