Joan Cronan, who has served the University of Tennessee diligently since 1983, building lasting relationships and creating opportunities for success for UT student-athletes, coaches and administrators, is the recipient of the 2025 Betty F. Jaynes Lifetime Achievement Award, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced Tuesday. The award is named in honor of the late Betty…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is in the top five of each major national poll for the ninth time this season, all in the last 13 weeks. Tennessee (22-5, 9-5) ascended one spot in both the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, ranking fifth on each…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2/4 Tennessee run-ruled Samford, 11-1, in action-packed fashion with a pair of back-to-back homers from the duos of Gavin Kilen and Hunter Ensley as well as Levi Clark and Stone Lawless on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers completed their second series sweep of the season with the win and have now swept 13 consecutive non-conference weekend series…… MORE
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tennessee overcame 15 fouls and 22-percent shooting in the first half and an 11-point second-quarter deficit to walk away with a hard-earned 86-78 road victory over Florida on Sunday at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The Lady Vols (21-6, 8-6 SEC) trailed 37-26 just before the half, but they flipped…… MORE
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The fifth-ranked Lady Vols run-ruled Minnesota 9-1 in five innings on Saturday to close out their run at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California. Redshirt sophomore Taylor Pannell and senior Kinsey Fiedler led the offense in the victory. Pannell went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run, her seventh of the season.…… MORE
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Facing an early nine-point deficit in a top-10 showdown at a sold-out Reed Arena, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team clawed back to knock off seventh-ranked Texas A&M, 77-69, Saturday afternoon. Sixth-ranked Tennessee (22-5, 9-5 SEC) tied a program record with its seventh AP top-25 victory of the season, including its…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2/4 Tennessee took game two of their series against Samford in thrilling fashion with an eighth inning grand slam from Levi Clark, launching the Vols to a 7-3 victory on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Bulldogs (3-3) struck early with a run in the top of the first and held the Vols…… MORE
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The fifth-ranked Lady Vols run-ruled Minnesota 9-1 in five innings on Saturday to close out their run at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California. Redshirt sophomore Taylor Pannell and senior Kinsey Fiedler led the offense in the victory. Pannell went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run, her seventh of the season. A…… MORE
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – Fifth-ranked Tennessee earned a 10-1, five-inning run-rule victory over Rutgers before falling 4-3 to No. 4 UCLA on Friday at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California. Saviya Morgan had a strong day, going 4-for-6 with four runs, a double, a triple, and one RBI. The freshman also stole two bases. Fellow freshman Emma…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello recorded his 300th career victory as the No. 2/4 Volunteers opened their series against Samford with a 5-1 win on Friday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Vitello is the fastest head coach in UT history to reach the 300-win mark, doing so in just 412 games, which is 89 games quicker…… MORE
