Basketball

PHILADELPHIA – The sixth-seeded University of Tennessee men's basketball team knocked off third-seeded Virginia, 79-72, Sunday evening in a top-25 clash at Xfinity Mobile Arena to claim its fourth consecutive Sweet 16 appearance. No. 23/25 Tennessee (24-11, 11-7 SEC) got a team-high 21 points from...

BRISTOL, Tenn. --- Tusculum University softball split a non-conference series at King on Thursday (Mar. 19). Tusculum (11-13, 1-3 SAC) returns to conference action on Saturday (Mar. 21) at UVA Wise. The doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. Game 1: Tusculum 4, King 1 Chelsey...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two members of the University of Tennessee men's basketball team, Nate Ament and Ja'Kobi Gillespie, received National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) First Team All-Central Region plaudits, as released Tuesday morning. For the second time, the NABC named two 10-man teams across eight districts, as...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The only program to appear in every NCAA Tournament, the University of Tennessee women's basketball team received confirmation that it had earned its 44th consecutive postseason bid Sunday night when the bracket was revealed on ESPN. The Lady Vols (16-13, 8-8 SEC,...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the 28th time in program history, the University of Tennessee men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament. This is the eighth consecutive appearance for the Volunteers, extending their best streak ever. All eight trips have featured a seed of...

MURFREESBORO – What was a great season from the North Greene Lady Huskies came to disappointing end on Thursday night in Murfreesboro. In the quarterfinals of the Class 1A State Tournament the Lady Huskies struggled to get shots to fall and could not get...

Tralyn Southerland stepped up at the biggest moments for North Greene last week as she led the way in a pair of must-win games that propelled the Lady Huskies to the Class 1A State Tournament for the seventh straight season. For that she has...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The fifth-seeded University of Tennessee men's basketball team trailed No. 12-seeded Auburn by as many as 11 points, including by 10 with under 11 minutes to go, but used late a 20-0 run to come all the way back to register a...