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…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Mike Munchak has used the last day of OTAs to take the Titans to the movies. On the last day of organized team activities Friday, Munchak took the Titans to a sneak preview of…
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…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Predators have acquired defenseman T.J. Brennan from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Bobby Butler. Brennan, 24, split the 2012-13 season between the Buffalo and Florida organizations. He had one goal in 10…
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Del Worsham broke Bristol Dragway's Funny Car time record with a 4.008-second run Friday in qualifying for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The run also was the quickest in Worsham's career and the best this season.…
GENERALS NEWS RELEASE Each team was held hitless until the fifth inning Friday BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 14, 2013) - Another old fashioned pitcher‘s duel ended in favor of the opposing side once again for the Generals Friday night. Jackson (28-35)…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived defensive end Austen Lane after three seasons and undrafted rookie cornerback Trey Wilson. The team made the moves before its final practice of the offseason. Lane, a fifth-round draft pick from…
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.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with receiver Justin Hunter, their second-round draft selection. The Titans announced the agreement Thursday. The 6-foot-3 Hunter spent three seasons at the University of Tennessee where he caught 106…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chris Johnson is often asked how many yards he thinks he can rush for any season, and the player nicknamed CJ2K always responds with the same answer: 2,000. But Johnson says he is rarely asked about…
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…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The new American Athletic Conference will hold its first men's basketball tournament at the FedExForum in Memphis next March. Commissioner Mike Aresco made the announcement on Tuesday. Aresco says they received "significant" interest from officials at…
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…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have tried to do everything possible to make sure Jake Locker has plenty of options when he drops back to pass. They already had a pair of first-round draft selections in Kenny Britt…
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) - Alabama coach Nick Saban wants to make sure the defending national champions take nothing for granted. Saban said Tuesday during an Athens (Tenn.) Area Chamber of Commerce benefit dinner at Tennessee Wesleyan College that he showed…
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…
GENERAL NEWS RELEASE Chattanooga rebounds Tuesday with the win to take the series, 3-2 JACKSON, TENN. (June 11, 2013) - The Jackson Generals (27-34) were on the wrong side of a one-sided affair Tuesday afternoon, as the Chattanooga Lookouts (32-33)…
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The new American Athletic Conference will hold its first women's basketball tournament at the Mohegan Sun casino. The conference announced Monday that the 2014 tourney would be played at the resort in southeastern Connecticut, which includes…
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…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Roman Josi to a seven-year, $28 million deal, tying up the other piece of their top defensive line. General manager David Poile said in a statement Monday that signing Josi…
