KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee softball opens its 2025 season in Clearwater, Florida, participating in the NFCA Leadoff Classic at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. The Lady Vols will play six games during the opening weekend with MLB Network set to broadcast UT’s Saturday, Feb. 8 primetime matchup against Northwestern at 7 p.m. ET. The contest will…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team dropped a 78-73 result Tuesday night to No. 12 Kentucky in front of a sold-out, over-capacity crowd of 22,272 at Food City Center. Eighth-ranked Tennessee (17-4, 4-4 SEC) could not overcome the dazzling 3-point shooting by the Wildcats, dropping to 4-2 in AP top-12 showdowns between…… MORE
AUBURN, Ala. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team fell just shy of knocking off the No. 1 team in the nation Saturday night, falling at top-ranked Auburn, 53-51, at a sold-out Neville Arena. In the fifth AP top-six showdown in program history, No. 6/7 Tennessee (17-3, 4-3 SEC) led by four with under two…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 17/17 Tennessee gave No. 7/7 Texas all it could handle Thursday night at the Moody Center, but the Longhorns scored the game’s last four points and escaped with an 80-76 victory in Southeastern Conference play. Junior guard Ruby Whitehorn’s runner helped the Big Orange (15-4, 3-4 SEC) tie the game at 76 with 44…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee announced Wednesday plans for fan arena attire at two upcoming men’s basketball games. The Feb. 1 contest against Florida will be this year’s “Checker” Food City Center Game, while the March 1 outing versus Alabama is slated as an “Orange Out.” Fans coming to the arena to watch the…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee junior pitcher Karlyn Pickens has been recognized among the nation’s elite entering the 2025 campaign. USA Softball named the right-hander to its top 53 watch list for collegiate player of the year, and D1Softball tabbed her to its preseason All-America first-team on Wednesday afternoon. The Weaverville, North Carolina, native was a consensus first-team All-American…… MORE
Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | January 21, 2025 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team registered a commanding 68-56 win Tuesday night in a top-15 showdown with No. 14 Mississippi State in front of a sold-out crowd at Food City Center. No. 6/7 Tennessee (17-2, 4-2 SEC) led from start to finish in the…… MORE
Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | January 18, 2025 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team dropped a 76-75 decision to Vanderbilt in front of a sold-out Memorial Gymnasium crowd Saturday evening. Fifth-year guard Chaz Lanier, playing in his hometown, scored a team-high 17 points for sixth-ranked Tennessee (16-2, 3-2 SEC), which had multiple chances to…… MORE
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | January 16, 2025 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 15 Tennessee shot 46 percent from beyond the arc, connecting on an efficient 12 of 26 attempts, to hand Mississippi State an 86-73 setback on Thursday night at Food City Center. The Lady Vols were eight of 15 from three-point land in the first half…… MORE
Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | January 15, 2025 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team turned a one-point halftime deficit into an 18-point victory, 74-56, Wednesday night against No. 23 Georgia. In the first-ever AP top-25 matchup between the two long-time conference foes, sixth-ranked Tennessee (16-1, 3-1 SEC) dominated the second half to remain…… MORE
