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No. 19 Vanderbilt hosts rival Tennessee in much-anticipated clash
No. 19 Vanderbilt hosts in-state rival Tennessee on Saturday in Nashville for one of the most significant recent matchups in the 104-year history of the series.,Vanderbilt (21-5, 8-5 Southeastern Conference) enters the game looking up at the Vols (19-7, 9-4), in a three-way tie for second place. If ...

Ja'Kobi Gillespie's record 8 steals fuel Tennessee's rout of Oklahoma
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 16 points, set a school record with eight steals and added eight assists, sparking a Tennessee defense that capitalized on 15 Oklahoma turnovers in an 89-66 walloping on Wednesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,Nate Ament netted a game-high 29 points to go with six rebounds as th...

Ja'Kobi Gillespie's record 8 steals fuels Tennessee's rout of Oklahoma
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 16 points, set a school record with eight steals and added eight assists, sparking a Tennessee defense that capitalized on 15 Oklahoma turnovers in an 89-66 walloping on Wednesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,Nate Ament netted a game-high 29 points to go with six rebounds as th...

Cotie McMahon, No. 17 Ole Miss demolish No. 21 Tennessee
Cotie McMahon racked up a career-high 39 points along with 10 rebounds and five assists as No. 17 Ole Miss cruised to a 94-81 win over No. 21 Tennessee on Tuesday in Oxford, Miss.,McMahon posted 16 points in the first half to guide the Rebels (21-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) to a 44-33 halftime e...

Tennessee emphasizing defense against upset-minded Oklahoma
Tennessee forward J.P Estrella knows the path for the team's success for the remainder of the Southeastern Conference regular season and beyond -- defense.,Estrella and the Volunteers, tied for third in the conference standings, host Oklahoma in their only regular-season meeting on Wednesday night i...

Tennessee outlasts LSU, extends dominance of Tigers
Tennessee's J.P. Estrella notched 16 points and nine rebounds, and the Volunteers won for the seventh time in nine games by toppling LSU 73-63 on Saturday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,In a matchup where size mattered down the stretch, the 6-foot-11 Estrella made 7 of 9 field goals and hauled down six o...

Tennessee out to handle opportunity vs. LSU
Despite winning six of its past eight outings, Tennessee has had to weather two stinging losses because of blown leads.,The Volunteers (17-7, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) will kick off a two-game home stretch with two games where they are expected to be strong favorites, starting Saturday against LS...
Why the Florida Gators’ One Fatal Flaw Could Cost Them Another Title
Florida looks like a national title contender again, but their 3-point shooting numbers suggest history is not on their side....

Ja’Kobi Gillespie leads Tennessee to rout of Mississippi State
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the second half and Nate Ament had eight of his 16 points in the closing five minutes to lead the visiting Tennessee Volunteers to a 73-64 victory Wednesday night over Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.,Josh Hubbard paced Mississippi Stat...

Tennessee focuses on inside offense ahead of Mississippi St. matchup
The remedy is simple for the Tennessee men's basketball team: start making more layups.,An abundance of missed shots at the rim cost the Volunteers a Southeastern Conference game Saturday at Kentucky, a contest that Tennessee led by 14 points at halftime. The 74-71 loss also cost them a spot in the ...

Kentucky overcomes 14-point deficit vs. No. 25 Tennessee
Otega Oweh scored 21 points to help Kentucky rally for a 74-71 victory over No. 25 Tennessee in Southeastern Conference play Saturday in Lexington, Ky.,Denzel Aberdeen added 16 points and Malachi Moreno scored 10 for the Wildcats (17-7, 8-3 SEC), who trailed by 14 before winning their eighth game in...

No. 25 Tennessee hits road for rematch vs. rebounding Kentucky
Peaking as it enters the second half of Southeastern Conference play, No. 25 Tennessee is searching for revenge and its fifth straight win on Saturday against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky.,Since squandering a 17-point lead in an 80-78 home loss to Kentucky, Tennessee (16-6, 6-3 SEC) has rattled off fou...
These Three NFL Teams Could Have Patriots-Style Turnarounds
The New England Patriots’ historic Super Bowl run offers a blueprint for teams that could take a major leap next season....

Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar gets restraining order against NCAA
Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar received a 15-day temporary restraining order in his lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, a move that briefly aids him as he seeks another year of eligibility.,Aguilar, 24, filed the suit in Knox County (Tenn.) Chancery Court last week. He has an injunction heari...

No. 25 Tennessee rides second-half surge to down Ole Miss
Nate Ament scored 28 points, Ja'kobi Gillespie added 20 and No. 25 Tennessee rode a second-half surge to win its fourth consecutive game by defeating Ole Miss 84-66 on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,Gillespie bounced back from a foul-plagued 11-point outing against Auburn on Saturday to surpass h...

Reports: Titans tap 49ers' Gus Bradley as new DC
The Tennessee Titans are bringing in a familiar voice to help build their new defense, hiring Gus Bradley as defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports on Monday.,Bradley arrives in Tennessee alongside Robert Saleh after the two spent this past season together with the San Francisco 49ers,...

Ranked again, No. 25 Tennessee faces road-tested Ole Miss
No. 25 Tennessee seems to be hitting its stride as the first half of the SEC season winds down.,The Volunteers (15-6, 5-3 SEC) will try to win their fourth consecutive game when they play Ole Miss (11-10, 3-5) on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,Tennessee slipped out of the AP Top 25 when it starte...

Nate Ament, Tennessee use strong start to hold off Auburn
Nate Ament notched 22 points and eight rebounds and Tennessee led wire-to-wire Saturday night in a 77-69 defeat of Auburn in Knoxville, Tenn.,The freshman forward missed 12 of his 16 field-goal attempts but went 12-of-15 from the free-throw line as the Volunteers (15-6, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) ...

Tennessee's matchup with Auburn offers J.P. Estrella chance for encore
Tennessee had to work hard to hand head coach Rick Barnes a momentous win this week, and the Volunteers' Saturday matchup with Auburn in Knoxville, Tenn., likely will be no different.,The Volunteers (14-6, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) may have another weapon in a rejuvenated J.P. Estrella.,Reaching ...
Is This Finally the Year the Big Ten Ends Its College Basketball Title Drought?
The Big Ten hasn’t won a men’s basketball national championship since 2000 — but with five elite contenders, that drought could finally end this spring....