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NFL Update: 38 VFLs, 8 ex-Vols, 7 Knox area players, coaches & players with UT connections in minicamps
Here’s an updated list of University of Tennessee players on expanded NFL rosters as 2024 rookie minicamps are underway this weekend.
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#3 Vols Run-Rule Gators to Win Seventh Straight SEC Series
Game Recap: Baseball | May 04, 2024 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 3/3 Tennessee exploded for 11 runs in the sixth inning to blow open a close game and secure its seventh straight SEC series win, toppling Florida 16-3 in seven innings on Saturday night at Condron Family Ballpark. With the win, the Volunteers also recorded their fourth…
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#3 Lady Vols Win Back-to-Back SEC Regular Season Titles
Game Recap: Softball | May 03, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The third-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols clinched back-to-back SEC regular season titles on Friday for the first time in program history with an 8-3 victory over No. 24 Kentucky at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. The title is Tennessee’s third regular season triumph and sixth overall conference crown. The…
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#3 Vols Split Friday Doubleheader at Florida
Game Recap: Baseball | May 03, 2024 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 3/3 Tennessee split its doubleheader at Florida on Friday, winning game one 6-2 before a ninth-inning rally came up just short in 4-3 game two loss at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville. Recaps from both games can be found below. Game 1: Vols 6, Gators 2…
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Thursday’s Baseball Series Opener at Florida Postponed
BaseballMay 02, 2024 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Thursday night’s series opener between No. 3/3 Tennessee and Florida was postponed due to inclement weather in Gainesville. The Volunteers and Gators will play a doubleheader on Friday with game one slated to begin at 3 p.m. Game two will start 45 minutes following the completion of game one. Both…
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KNECHT VOTED TSWA MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee standout Dalton Knecht is the Tennessee Sportswriters Association (TSWA) Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, as announced Thursday. Knecht collected 17 of the 18 votes, winning the award in near-unanimous fashion. Players from Tennessee schools across all levels of college basketball are considered for the distinction. A fifth-year guard, Knecht turned in one…
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JACKSON CHOSEN AS TSWA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee women’s basketball standout Rickea Jackson has been selected as the TSWA Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year in the state, the Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced on Wednesday. Jackson is the third player to earn the accolade as a Lady Vol, following in the footsteps of 2021 winner Rennia Davis and 2008 honoree Candace…
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#3 Vols’ Midweek Win Streak Snapped in Loss to Lipscomb
Game Recap: Baseball | April 30, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 3/3 Tennessee had its 15-game midweek win streak snapped on Tuesday night after a 9-6 loss to Lipscomb at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols jumped out to an early 4-1 lead after two innings but struggled in the middle frames as the Bisons scored six unanswered…
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Hoops Icon Parker Announces Retirement
Eric TrainerWomen’s BasketballApril 28, 2024 University of Tennessee graduate Candace Parker, a legendary player whose presence helped transform women’s basketball at the high school, college, professional and international levels of the game, announced her retirement on Sunday. She had spent the past 16 years playing in the WNBA and internationally, including two gold-medal stints with…
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Three Vols Selected On Day Three of 2024 NFL Draft
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Three Tennessee football players were selected on the final day of the 2024 NFL Draft, pushing the Volunteers’ three-year total under head coach Josh Heupel to 13. All-SEC running back Jaylen Wright was taken by the Miami Dolphins with the 120th overall pick in the fourth round, quarterback Joe Milton III went 193rd overall in the sixth round to…
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