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Dan Fleser: Lady Vols Made All The Right Moves At The End For Big UConn Win

  • 2/7/2025

Tennessee got its closing act together for a refreshing change and the Lady Vols’ timing was as good as their play. Playing their most vexing opponent and playing before the largest home audience of the women’s basketball season, they made all the right moves in the final two minutes and were rewarded with an 80-76 victory over No. 5 Connecticut. The win was Tennessee’s first over the Huskies since 2007 and its first victory against a top 5 opponent since 2021. The outcome also interrupted, for the time being, a string of narrow defeats versus top 10 opponents. The Lady Vols had lost to Oklahoma, LSU, Texas and South Carolina by a combined 14 points with half of that total accrued ... (click for more)

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UT held off #15 Missouri with a second-half comeback. See more Vols photos by James Boofer.
UT held off #15 Missouri with a second-half comeback. See more Vols photos by James Boofer.
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Hoops Central: #4 Tennessee At Oklahoma

  • 2/7/2025

The fourth-ranked Tennessee men's basketball team is geared up for a five-game stretch in which it is on the road four times, beginning with a road contest Saturday at Oklahoma in Lloyd Noble Center. Tipoff is slated for noon ET. Fans can catch Saturday's game between the Volunteers (19-4, 4-2 SEC) and Sooners (16-6, 3-6 SEC) on ESPN . ... (click for more)

Lady Vols Knock Off #6 UConn, 80-76

  • 2/6/2025

Zee Spearman scored 16 points as the Tennessee Lady Vols knocked off #6 UConn, 80-76 before a delighted home crowd at Thompson-Boling Arena. It was the biggest victory yet for Kim Caldwell, handing a rare loss to old master Geno Auriemma. It was a rare off night for All American Paige Bueckers, who connected on only 5-16 from the floor ... (click for more)

Randy Smith: Vols Set To Open Defense Of National Title

  • 2/7/2025

On Friday, Feb. 14, the Tennessee Volunteers Baseball squad will open the 2025 season at home with a weekend series hosting Hofstra at Lindsey Nelson Stadium and for the first time ever, the Vols will open a season as defending National Champs. The " BaseVols" of 2024 captured the hearts of Tennessee fans everywhere by climbing to the top ... (click for more)

UTC Women Fall Short at UNC Greensboro 58-50

  • 2/6/2025

It was a defensive fight to the very end of Thursday’s matchup between Chattanooga women’s basketball and UNC Greensboro, but a slow offensive start for the Mocs proved fatal as the Spartans ended up pulling away to a 58-50 victory in McKenzie Arena. The Mocs (10-11, 5-3 SoCon) stifled UNCG (16-6, 7-1 SoCon) to one of its worst shooting ... (click for more)

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UT, UTC Basketball On TV
  • 2/17/2025

February 5 (Wednesday) Vols vs. Missouri, 7 p.m. SEC Network UTC at Wofford, 7 p.m. ESPN 2 February 6 (Thursday) Lady Vols vs. UCONN, 6:30 p.m. ESPN UTC Women vs. UNC Greensboro, 6 p.m. ESPN+ February 8 (Saturday) Vols at Oklahoma, 12 p.m. ESPN UTC vs. Furman, 4:30 p.m. ESPN+ UTC Women vs. Western Carolina, 2 p.m., ESPN+ February 9 (Sunday) Lady Vols at LSU, 4 p.m. ESPN February 11 (Tuesday) Vols at Kentucky, 7 p.m. ESPN February 12 (Wednesday) ... more

Collins Leads Chattanooga Prep To Big Win
  • 2/6/2025

Jeffrey Grimes knew long before he got to Chattanooga that his Copper Basin Cougars were facing an uphill battle at Chattanooga Prep. After all, the Sentinels have a veteran basketball team loaded with experienced players who just happen to be the defending state champions in Class A. Grimes has a young team with nowhere near the experience that Prep presented. The game was played at Chattanooga Prep before an unusually small crowd. Copper Basin may have had more fans present than ... more

Dan Fleser: Lady Vols Made All The Right Moves At The End For Big UConn Win
Dan Fleser: Lady Vols Made All The Right Moves At The End For Big UConn Win
  • 2/7/2025

Tennessee got its closing act together for a refreshing change and the Lady Vols’ timing was as good as their play. Playing their most vexing opponent and playing before ... more

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