KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2/4 Tennessee continues its week of games against opponents from the Bluegrass State as it hosts border rival Kentucky for a three-game set this weekend at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers and Wildcats will meet for the 78th consecutive season when the two teams square off in Friday’s series opener at 6:30 p.m. …… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With the game tied in the bottom of the seventh, Taylor Pannell crushed a two-run walk-off home run to center field, lifting No. 4 Tennessee to a 4-2 victory over Auburn on Thursday night at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. The Lady Vols (35-9, 10-6 SEC) rallied late to take the series opener, scoring all four…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Now in its 64th year, the Dogwood Arts Festival is set to bring spring back to Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park this month. The festival will return on April 25 and run through April 27, filling the park’s performance lawn, amphitheater and surrounding greenways. The Dogwood Arts Festival is ranked in the top-10…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man with multiple outstanding warrants is now facing several additional charges in connection to Tuesday night’s shooting near Taylor Homes Road. Knoxville police arrested and charged 19-year-old Gabriel Teams after fleeing a traffic stop in a stolen car. KPD says the car, a black Honda Accord, was witnessed leaving the…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Wednesday the signing of Troy Henderson. A guard from Chester, Va., Henderson is a four-time Virginia High School League (VHSL) all-state designee, including a two-time player of the year, and a three-time state champion. “Our staff is excited for Troy and his family to join…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2/4 Tennessee found the win column for the 32nd times this season with a 13-3 run-rule victory over Bellarmine on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Knights (9-27) got on the board early with a leadoff home run, but UT (32-5) quickly answered back and took control of the game. Reese Chapman sparked a six-run…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee junior Karlyn Pickens continues to dominate the national spotlight, earning her third consecutive National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Pitcher of the Week award. She was also named SEC Pitcher of the Week for the third week in a row. With her latest NFCA honor, Pickens makes history as the first student-athlete to win either NFCA…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing charges after holding a man at gunpoint Sunday while robbing his Mount Olive Road home. According to charging documents, 62-year-old Jackie McBee forced his way inside the victim’s residence with an AR-15 style rifle, forcing the man to get on his knees at gun point in the…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the second straight week and third time this season, Tennessee’s Liam Doyle earned an SEC weekly award after being named the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Doyle set the tone for the Vols’ winning weekend in Oxford with another dominant performance on the mound in Friday night’s series-opening 3-2 victory over No.…… MORE
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 4/5 Tennessee came out on top in a thrilling back-and-forth battle against No. 6/6 Ole Miss, scoring three runs in the top of the ninth to earn a 10-8 victory in Sunday’s rubber game at Swayze Field. The Vols (31-5, 11-4 SEC) entered the ninth inning trailing 8-7 after the Rebels responded…… MORE
