Tennessee Lady Volunteers

Louisville upsets Tennessee, will go to NCAA women's Final Four

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Shoni Schimmel scored 24 points and Louisville claimed another big upset Tuesday night, beating second-seeded Tennessee, 86-78, in the Oklahoma City Regional and earning the school's second trip to the Final Four. Two nights after taking down Brittney...

Tennessee's Pat Summitt sticks to game plan in Alzheimer's fight

2011-12-16 17:48:00

Pretty much everyone who wanders into Pat Summitt's office or visits her basketball practice these days has learned to fear the iPad. The coach keeps her tablet filled with brain-wrenching games. Crossword puzzles and Sudoku. Math quizzes and memory...

Doc Rivers gets emotional about Pat Summitt's retirement

2012-04-19 10:34:00

The University of Tennessee announced Wednesday that Pat Summitt will step down as head coach, a decision that has deeply affected many around the basketball community, including Boston Celtics Coach Doc Rivers. In Rivers' postgame press conference...

WNBA: Free agent Loree Moore signs with Sparks

2011-02-03 16:33:10

BRIEF: Lady Vols dispatch of N.C. State 7-0 to win NCAA Knoxville Regional

2013-05-20 00:00:00

The Tennessee softball team took care of business on its home field in the NCAA Knoxville Regional, and will spend more time at home in the Super Regional against a familiar opponent. Unlike Saturday's victory, the Lady Vols didn't need any extra...

Lady Vols overpower N.C. State 7-0 to win NCAA Knoxville Regional

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Saturday, it took three hours and 23 minutes before the 41st Tennessee batter of the day finally scored off North Carolina State ace Emily Weiman. Sunday, in a matter of minutes, the very first Lady Vol batter of the game touched home plate. And the...

The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn., John Adams column

2013-05-20 00:00:00

You didn't need a radar gun to figure out that Ivy Renfroe was throwing hard Sunday afternoon at Lee Stadium. The slight discoloration and puffiness of Hannah Akamine's left hand were just as telling. But Tennessee's sophomore catcher got off easy...

Rainey Gaffin drives in Cheyanne Tarango to end marathon stalemate for Lady Vols in regional

2013-05-19 00:14:02

They may be young, but Rainey Gaffin and Cheyanne Tarango can follow instructions, even in extra-inning, NCAA tournament pressure. In Gaffin's case it was "Hit the crap out of the ball.'' For Tarango, it was "Run, Cheyanne, run.'' Gaffin's walk-...

Tennessee sending 25 to East qualifier in NCAA track

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Tennessee's track and field team will send 25 participants in 19 events to the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Greensboro, N.C. The Vols qualified 15, while the Lady Vols will send 10 athletes to compete at Irwin Belk Track inside Aggie Stadium at...

Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn., Mark Wiedmer column

2013-05-17 02:54:03

Orange and white "UT" earrings dangled from her lobes. An orange No. 16 Peyton Manning jersey covered her torso. Her pants were white. Her sandals were orange and white. So just how big a Big Orange fan is Kimberli Leffew-Kirk? "I'm 47 years old today...

Loss of Melissa Davin hurts UT speed and power

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Tennessee has one of the best lineups in college softball, but that doesn't make co-head coach Ralph Weekly feel any better about the loss of junior first baseman Melissa Davin as his team opens play against Longwood in the Knoxville NCAA Regional on...

The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn., Mike Strange column

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Tennessee heads into the NCAA softball tournament this weekend holding numerous advantages. The Lady Vols are loaded with elite talent, up and down the lineup. The top half of the order, in particular, can hit the cover off the ball. Softball is so...

Pat Summitt of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers and her son Tyler celebrate after cutting down the net after Tennessee's 59-46 win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to win the 2007 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship

2012-04-18 00:00:00