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Vols Complete First Spring Scrimmage Under The Lights
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Vols Complete First Spring Scrimmage Under The Lights

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football held its first scrimmage of 2025 on Monday night in Neyland Stadium to kick off its third week of spring practice. The Volunteers completed some special teams work and did both live tackling and thud periods that saw ones against ones, twos versus twos and threes versus threes. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava was sharp…

White Announces New Contract Extension For Kim Caldwell
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White Announces New Contract Extension For Kim Caldwell

ennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced that Tennessee Athletics and head women’s basketball coach Kim Caldwell have agreed to a one-year contract extension. The extension keeps Caldwell under contract through March 31, 2030. “From our first meeting with Kim, it was clear that she is a groundbreaking innovator destined to lead the future of women’s basketball,”…

#6 [2] Vols’ 30-Win Season Ends in Elite Eight against #2 [1] Houston
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#6 [2] Vols’ 30-Win Season Ends in Elite Eight against #2 [1] Houston

INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team’s fantastic 2024-25 campaign concluded Sunday afternoon in the Elite Eight, as the second-seeded Volunteers fell to second-ranked, top-seeded Houston, 69-50, at Lucas Oil Stadium. Sixth-ranked Tennessee (30-8, 12-6 SEC) fell to a No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional Final for the second straight year, this time…

#9 Tennessee Wins Series Over #2 Oklahoma
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#9 Tennessee Wins Series Over #2 Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. – No. 9 Tennessee secured its sixth consecutive SEC road series victory Sunday, defeating No. 2 Oklahoma 5-3 at Love’s Field. Tennessee (29-7, 5-4 SEC) has now won 18 of its last 20 conference series and becomes just the third team to win a series at Oklahoma since 2006. This victory marks the first…

#1/1 Vols Complete Sweep of Gamecocks with 7-2 Win
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#1/1 Vols Complete Sweep of Gamecocks with 7-2 Win

COLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 1/1 Tennessee completed its series sweep of South Carolina with a 7-2 win over the Gamecocks on Sunday afternoon at Founders Park in Columbia. Despite a slow start, the Volunteers’ unrelenting offense got things going in the middle innings and never looked back, finishing with 12 hits on the day. Hunter Ensley led…

Lady Vols Fall To #5 Texas In NCAA Sweet 16, 67-59
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Lady Vols Fall To #5 Texas In NCAA Sweet 16, 67-59

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — No. 20 Tennessee, seeded No. 5 in the Birmingham Regional, fought tooth and nail with top-seeded and fifth-ranked Texas before falling, 67-59, in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Sweet 16 at Legacy Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Vols (24-10) and Longhorns (34-3) were tied after three quarters, and the Big Orange knotted the…