Coming off losing season, UCLA already feels like a winner for landing Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava
Read full article: Coming off losing season, UCLA already feels like a winner for landing Tennessee QB Nico IamaleavaUCLA is coming off a losing season in coach DeShaun Foster's first year, but landing Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava has the Bruins feeling like winners.
Nico Iamaleava is no longer on Tennessee's roster as Heupel says no one's 'bigger than the program'
Read full article: Nico Iamaleava is no longer on Tennessee's roster as Heupel says no one's 'bigger than the program'Quarterback Nico Iamaleava was not at Tennesseeโs Orange and White game Saturday and is no longer on the roster.
Spearman's late bucket lifts No. 19 Tennessee over No. 5 UConn 80-76
Read full article: Spearman's late bucket lifts No. 19 Tennessee over No. 5 UConn 80-76Zee Spearman scored 18 points, including a basket with 12 seconds left, to lead No. 19 Tennessee to an 80-76 win over No. 5 UConn on Thursday night.
Tennessee, nation's lone unbeaten, strengthens grip on No. 1; WVU, Michigan, Utah St enter AP Top 25
Read full article: Tennessee, nation's lone unbeaten, strengthens grip on No. 1; WVU, Michigan, Utah St enter AP Top 25Tennessee picked up four more first-place votes and remains at No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll.
No. 1 Tennessee beats No. 23 Arkansas 76-52 to match best start in program history
Read full article: No. 1 Tennessee beats No. 23 Arkansas 76-52 to match best start in program historyChaz Lanier scored 29 points to lead No. 1 Tennessee over No. 23 Arkansas 76-52 and tie for the best start to a season in program history.
Tennessee grabs No. 1 in AP Top 25 after shakeup; No. 3 Iowa State has highest ranking since 1950s
Read full article: Tennessee grabs No. 1 in AP Top 25 after shakeup; No. 3 Iowa State has highest ranking since 1950sTennessee is the new No. 1 in men's college basketball after a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25.
Heupel says No. 6 Vols should have QB Nico Iamaleava against 11th-ranked Georgia
Read full article: Heupel says No. 6 Vols should have QB Nico Iamaleava against 11th-ranked GeorgiaCoach Josh Heupel said No. 6 Tennessee should have quarterback Nico Iamaleava available on Saturday night when the Vols visit 11th-ranked Georgia.
Dylan Sampson has 1-yard TD run in OT to lift No. 8 Tennessee past Florida, 23-17
Read full article: Dylan Sampson has 1-yard TD run in OT to lift No. 8 Tennessee past Florida, 23-17Dylan Sampson scored his third touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run in overtime to give No. 8 Tennessee a 23-17 victory over Florida on Saturday night.
Tennessee football's 10% talent fee opens discussion of how many schools and sports will follow
Read full article: Tennessee football's 10% talent fee opens discussion of how many schools and sports will followTennesseeโs announcement of a 10% talent fee on 2025 football season tickets to help pay players could have been considered inevitable in the still-evolving era of name, image and likeness compensation.
The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns
Read full article: The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concernsThe U.S. government appears poised to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators due to a manufacturing flaw that could send metal shrapnel rocketing through a car interior.
Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee law
Read full article: Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee lawLizzo filled her stage with drag queens in a concert Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a glittery protest against the stateโs legislation against public drag performances.
Zeigler, No. 13 Tennessee hold off No. 14 Arkansas
Read full article: Zeigler, No. 13 Tennessee hold off No. 14 ArkansasFreshman guard Zakai Zeigler, whose family was left homeless by a fire in New York City last weekend, made two key free throws in the final seconds to help No. 13 Tennessee hold off No. 14 Arkansas 78-74.
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No. 13 Ole Miss beats Tennessee 31-26; fans pelt field
Read full article: No. 13 Ole Miss beats Tennessee 31-26; fans pelt fieldNo. 13 Mississippi held off Tennessee 31-26 on Saturday night after Rebels coach Lane Kiffin avoided being by hit by golf balls as Volunteers fans pelted the field with objects in the chaotic final minutes.
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EXPLAINER: No evidence '3/5 compromise' aimed to end slavery
Read full article: EXPLAINER: No evidence '3/5 compromise' aimed to end slaveryRepublican lawmakers in recent days have given new voice to a claim thatโs surfaced and been debunked before, that the clause in the Constitution counting slaves as three-fifths of a person actually was a step toward ending slavery.
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GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
Read full article: GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slaveryA Tennessee Republican has falsely declared that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted for what he called โthe purpose of ending slavery.โ.
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AP Top 25 Podcast: College football's biggest underachievers
Read full article: AP Top 25 Podcast: College football's biggest underachieversNebraskaโs search for an identity in a changing college football landscape. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Steven Godfrey of Banner Society joins the APโs Ralph Russo to take on the task of finding each conferenceโs most egregious underachiever. And how USC being unable to maximize its potential hurts all of college football. Plus, new Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea joins the show and shares his vision for transforming the Commodores. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at https://westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/Ad___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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The Latest: Texas A&M men's hoops has 7th postponement
Read full article: The Latest: Texas A&M men's hoops has 7th postponementItโs the seventh consecutive postponement for A&M, which hasnโt played since beating Kansas State 68-61 on Jan. 30 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The SEC has built in March 5-7 to make up games postponed because of COVID-19 protocols, but no makeup date has been determined. Kentuckyโs Dec. 29 SEC game against South Carolina was also postponed. The school said Saturday that the Tar Heels will host Marquette on Wednesday, which comes after they had a fourth game postponed in Atlantic Coast Conference play. AdLast week the school added a nonconference game against Northeastern two days ahead of time after a game against No.
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Pons scores 17 as No. 18 Tennessee beats No. 15 Kansas 80-61
Read full article: Pons scores 17 as No. 18 Tennessee beats No. 15 Kansas 80-6118 Tennessee never trailed Saturday in beating 15th-ranked Kansas 80-61 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. This was just Tennessee's second win all-time against Kansas in six games. David McCormack led the Jayhawks with 17 points, Marcus Garrett added 15 and Jalen Wilson had 10. Kansas shot only 7 of 26 through the first 20 minutes and kept from being blown out by hitting 11 of 12 at the free throw line. Tennessee: The Vols have proven they can play stingy defense, and they dominated on the boards 38-23, scoring 14 second-chance points.
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NCAA probe is 'speed bump' to Vols' new coach Josh Heupel
Read full article: NCAA probe is 'speed bump' to Vols' new coach Josh HeupelNew Tennessee NCAA college football head coach Josh Heupel, left, shakes hands with University of Tennessee athletics director Danny White after being presented a jersey speaks during an introductory press conference at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (Caitie McLekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)Josh Heupel believes he can win quickly at Tennessee and position the football program for long-term success. Heupel was introduced Wednesday as the program's 27th head coach and fifth, not counting interim or acting coaches, since the end of the 2008 season. New athletic director Danny White said Tennessee ran an โexhaustive nationwide searchโ led by the same search firm that helped land White. White was hired last week to replace the retiring Phillip Fulmer and hiring a new coach was his first task.
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Tennessee fires Pruitt, 9 others for โseriousโ NCAA issues
Read full article: Tennessee fires Pruitt, 9 others for โseriousโ NCAA issuesFILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt yells at the officials during an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tennessee fired Pruitt Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. โWhile the investigation is continuing the information provided to us indicates serious violations of NCAA rules,โ Plowman said. The chancellor said the potential NCAA issues involved Level I and II violations with a number of people and incidents. Fulmer, 70, will be retiring, and Tennessee is retaining Parker Executive Search to help hire a new athletic director. Pruitt ends a tenure that started after a tumultuous coaching search highlighted by Tennessee replacing John Currie as athletic director with Fulmer.
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Alabama stuns No. 7 Tennessee 71-63 in physical battle
Read full article: Alabama stuns No. 7 Tennessee 71-63 in physical battleThe Crimson Tide (7-3, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) turned a one-point halftime lead into a double-digit advantage midway through the second behind Pettyโs trio of 3s and two more long-range makes by Joshua Primo. Primo and Herbert Jones finished with 11 points, and Jahvon Quinerly scored 10. Tennessee (7-1, 1-1) struggled from the field the entire game, hitting 21 of 66 shots (32%). Alabama's 31-29 lead at the break happened with the Crimson Tide shooting 39% (12 of 31), while Tennessee struggled shooting 33% (11 of 33). UP NEXTAlabama: The Crimson Tide will be home Tuesday to face Florida, which beat LSU on Saturday.
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No. 5 Texas A&M makes last CFP case in 34-13 win over Vols
Read full article: No. 5 Texas A&M makes last CFP case in 34-13 win over Vols5 Texas A&M to close its case for a spot in the College Football Playoff with a 34-13 victory over Tennessee. 5 CFP) finished their regular season and hoped for an upset or two within the CFPโs top four. Texas A&M's advantage went to 17-7 when the Aggies turned a Bailey fumble into a 23-yard field goal by Seth Small. Tennessee: After the second game of the season, the Vols were tied with Notre Dame for the longest winning streak among FBS teams. A victory over winless Vanderbilt ended the skid, but the loss to Texas A&M ended the regular season on a sour note.
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Alabama's Jaylen Waddle out for season with broken ankle
Read full article: Alabama's Jaylen Waddle out for season with broken ankleKNOXVILLE, Tenn. โ Alabama coach Nick Saban said junior wide receiver Jaylen Waddle is out for the rest of the season after breaking his right ankle on the opening kickoff Saturday against Tennessee. โItโs a shame because the guyโs a great player,โ Saban told CBS at halftime. Waddle has been one of the nation's top punt returners the past two years and has seldom had the ball kicked his way this year. Waddle currently leads all Crimson Tide returners averaging 19.3 yards per punt return in his career, nearly six years better than second place. Waddle opened this season with at least 120 yards receiving in each of the first four games and led Alabama with 557 yards on just 25 catches.
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Tennessee officials searching for tiger spotted by deputy
Read full article: Tennessee officials searching for tiger spotted by deputyKNOXVILLE, Tenn. Authorities were searching Thursday morning for a tiger in East Tennessee. A deputy spotted the animal Wednesday night at an industrial park, the Knox County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on social media. Several agencies including animal control, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and representatives with the rescue organization Tiger Haven are helping with the search, the statement said. There were unconfirmed tiger sightings reported overnight in the eastern part of the county, and the search was continuing Thursday morning, dispatchers told news outlets. Knoxville Zoo spokeswoman Tina Rolen said all of its tigers are accounted for, and the zoo has not been involved in the search.
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Man charged after deadly stabbing outside Pigeon Forge diner
Read full article: Man charged after deadly stabbing outside Pigeon Forge dinerPIGEON FORGE, Tenn. โ An 18-year-old man faces multiple charges after a deadly stabbing in Pigeon Forge, according to WBIR. The Knoxville, Tennessee, NBC affiliate reports that Gabriel Enrique Turcios, of Sevierville, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault after the Wednesday night stabbing outside of the Sunliner Diner on Parkway. Police received a call about the stabbing at about 8:40 p.m. after a woman was talking with a man, who attacked her. Savannah Burford was taken to a nearby hospital, then flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where she passed away from her injuries, according to WATE.

Dawgs fall to Knoxville 7-4 at Berglund Center
Read full article: Dawgs fall to Knoxville 7-4 at Berglund CenterROANOKE, Va. - Jeff Jones scored for the third straight game and Shayne Morrissey had a goal and an assist, but the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs were defeated by the Knoxville Ice Bears, 7-4, Saturday night at Berglund Center. The goal was his third in as many games, and the Dawgs grabbed a 1-0 lead. The Rail Yard Dawgs answered and tied it while working on a power play. The Rail Yard Dawgs will return to action Friday at home against the Fayetteville Marksmen. Puck drop at Berglund Center is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. and the pregame show on the Haley Toyota Rail Yard Dawgs Hockey Network begins at 6:50 p.m.
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Dawgs fall to Ice Bears 3-2
Read full article: Dawgs fall to Ice Bears 3-2Courtesy: Brian Gardner, Rail Yard Dawgsโ The Knoxville Ice Bears scored twice in the third period to come from behind and beat the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, 3-2, Friday night at Berglund Center. Mele then lofted a pass to Joe Sova, who blasted a one-timer past Troy Davenport to give the Dawgs a 1-0 lead. The Ice Bears took the lead late in the third when Marcus Ortiz fed Dean Yakura off a rush. Sova and Spraggs both scored while Bakker picked up his first point as a Rail Yard Dawg. The Rail Yard Dawgs and Ice Bears will complete their home-and-home weekend set on Saturday night in Knoxville.

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