The unlikely duo of Snoop Dogg and Mathew McConaughey are the latest celebs to team up for an episode of Apple TV’s Carpool Karaoke—and they did not disappoint.
With Matthew at the wheel and Snoop riding shotgun, the duo hits the streets of L.A., covering a bevy of tunes, including “I Wanna Rock N Roll All Night,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” “Gin & Juice” and Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again.”
Matthew and Snoop will appear in the upcoming flick, The Beach Bum, on March 29.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A combined 18 second-half points from the sophomore duo of Rennia Davis and Evina Westbrook was not enough for the Lady Vols to complete a frantic comeback against No. 13-ranked South Carolina, which notched an 82-67 win at Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday.
Tennessee (17-10, 6-8 SEC) cut the Gamecocks’ lead down to seven points twice in the second half despite a 16-point deficit at the half.
In the loss, four Lady Vols recorded double-digit points on the afternoon: Davis (15), Zaay Green (12), Cheridene Green (11) and Westbrook (10). Freshman Rae Burrell added seven points from the bench, as Davis and Cheridene Green led Tennessee on the glass with nine rebounds apiece.
The Gamecocks (20-7, 12-2 SEC) were propelled by a 28-point performance from redshirt senior guard Bianca Cuevas-Moore, who connected on 3-of-7 shots from beyond-the-arc. Three additional players tallied over 10 points for South Carolina, with junior Tyasha Harris leading the pack with a double-double of 11 points and 14 assists.
Cheridene Green dominated the post early on, scoring all five of the Lady Vols’ points to kick off the game. The Gamecocks, however, shot nearly 60 percent from the floor and tallied 10 fast break points early to take a 20-11 lead with three minutes remaining in the first quarter. South Carolina rode a 16-2 run in the final three minutes of play, extending their lead to 27-11 going into the second quarter. Cheridene Green and Meme Jackson combined for nine of Tennessee’s first-quarter points, with eight of them coming in the paint.
The Gamecocks stretched their lead to 20 points after a 3-pointer at the 8:37 mark, as the Lady Vols shot 2-of-7 from the floor to start the second quarter. Davis powered Tennessee back by logging five quick points to cut the South Carolina lead to 15 points with three minutes left to play in the half. Still, the Lady Vols faced a 43-27 deficit going into the break, as the Gamecocks recorded seven steals and six blocks through two quarters.
Tennessee fought back with an 8-4 run to open the second half and began slowly chipping away at the South Carolina lead. Westbrook led the charge for Tennessee by adding six quick points during the Lady Vols’ run. Tennessee held the Gamecocks without a field goal for three minutes, but South Carolina still possessed a 53-41 lead halfway through the third quarter. A layup from Westbrook cut the Lady Vols deficit to single digits at the 2:31 mark of the quarter and later the Big Orange whittled the USC lead to seven, 58-51, with 41 seconds to go in the period. Davis and Westbrook meshed for 14 points, but the Gamecocks kept responding to keep UT at bay, carrying a 60-51 lead going into the final quarter of play.
The two teams traded buckets, with all of Tennessee’s 10 points coming from the paint and the charity stripe to begin the fourth quarter. UT cut the deficit to seven, 66-59, with 7:27 to go, but it could get no closer. A deep 3-pointer from Cuevas-Moore gave South Carolina a 76-65 lead with under three minutes remaining in the game. The Lady Vols held the Gamecocks to a two-minute scoring drought and shot 45 percent from the floor, but it was not enough to overcome the visitors.
Up Next: Tennessee will play its final home game of the season Thursday, hosting Vanderbilt for Senior Day. The game will tip at 7 p.m. and be broadcast by the SEC Network.
Cleaning The Glass: UT out-rebounded USC 44 to 35 and is averaging 44.9 rpg in SEC play while holding opponents to an average of 34.6 rpg. UT now has outworked 23 of 27 opponents on the glass this season, including 13 of 14 in SEC play.
Points in the Paint: The Lady Vols scored 50 points in the paint against USC, the most they’ve scored against an SEC opponent this season and their highest total since dropping 58 against Murray State on Dec. 28.
UT Athletics
BATON ROUGE, La. — No. 5 Tennessee suffered an overtime loss on the road Saturday against No. 13 LSU at Pete Maravich Assembly Center, 82-80.
A shot with 0.6 seconds left just missed and handed the Vols (24-3, 12-2 SEC) their second straight loss on the road. The Tigers (22-5, 12-2 SEC) were fueled by a raucous, sold-out crowd and the absence of SEC Player of the Year candidate Tremont Waters, who was out due to illness.
Javonte Smart stepped up big for LSU, dropping a career-high 29 points to go along with five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Skylar Mays chipped in 23 points as well.
Admiral Schofield was the leading scorer for UT with 27 points and nine rebounds. Grant Williams added 18 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Jordan Bone, also battling illness, had 13 points to round out the Vols’ double-digit scorers.
Tennessee led for the entire second half, but the Tigers hung around. After going down by nine, LSU rattled off a 7-0 run to make it a one-possession game with 4:03 remaining.
A 3-pointer by Mays tied things up at 69-69 with 1:20 left. Mays then drew a blocking foul with 45 seconds remaining and converted both free throws to give LSU its first lead in the period. The Vols responded with Williams driving to the lane for an easy layup with 33 seconds left.
The Tigers then drove to the basket with nine seconds left, but Vols senior Kyle Alexander rose up and blocked Smart’s attempt out of bounds. The Tigers had four seconds on the shot clock and were forced to take a quick three that missed the mark. The Vols had a chance to get a shot up before the end of regulation but turned the ball over.
The two teams swapped blows on both ends of the floor in overtime. After a Williams basket tied things up at 77-77, LSU called a timeout with 37.7 second left in the game and 24 seconds on the shot clock. Tigers freshman Naz Reid took the inbounds pass and drew a foul. The freshman forward missed the first free throw but hit the second to give the Tigers the lead.
The Vols answered once again by going to Williams, who got the basket and converted an and-one to give UT a two-point lead. However, the Tigers quickly went down and got two offensive rebounds before finally tipping a shot back in to tie things up. Tennessee went down and took a quick shot that hit off the front of the rim and then inadvertently fouled the Tigers. Smart went to the free-throw line and converted both free throws with 0.6 seconds left to seal the game.
Schofield had the hot hand shooting in the first half, leading all scorers with 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting. At the 9:15 mark, the senior guard helped halt LSU’s momentum by hitting four of UT’s next seven shots until the 2:30 mark in the period.
Tennessee ended the period on a 6-0 run to take a 36-31 lead into halftime. In the last eight minutes of the half, the Big Orange defense stepped up and held LSU to just 3-of-13 shooting from the floor. The Tigers were scoreless during the final three minutes.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After difficult back-to-back games on the road, things don’t get any easier. Tennessee (17-9, 6-7 SEC) returns home to host No. 13/13 South Carolina (19-7, 11-2 SEC) Sunday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tip-off is slated for 4:02 p.m. ET on The Summitt in a contest that is being televised by ESPN2.
Including this match-up, the Lady Vols have three contests remaining during the regular season. The next two are at home (No. 13/13 South Carolina, Vanderbilt) and the last one is away (Ole Miss).
The Lady Vols enter this contest having won two of their past three games and five of their last seven, including victories over LSU, Florida, Vanderbilt, Auburn and RV/RV Missouri. The losses were at No. 6/6 Mississippi State on Feb. 10 and No. 21/22 Texas A&M on Feb. 21. Tennessee comes into Sunday’s match-up on the heels of a 79-62 setback at Texas A&M. The No. 21/22 Aggies broke open a close game with a 27-12 blitz in the third quarter.
South Carolina also enters with a loss in its rearview mirror, falling at home to No. 16/17 Kentucky Thursday night, 65-57. The Gamecocks have lost seven times, and six of those came against ranked teams, including five vs. top-10 squads.
Tennessee holds a 50-7 all-time record in this series and has won three of the past four vs. USC, giving a Holly Warlick a 5-4 record vs. Dawn Staley’s program.
Sunday’s contest is a return to Rocky Top for Gamecocks guard Te’a Cooper and assistant coach Jolette Law. Cooper was at UT from 2015-17 before making the move to South Carolina. She was SEC All-Freshman in 2015-16 and sat out 2016-17 with a knee injury. Law, meanwhile, was an assistant coach at Tennessee from 2012-17 before moving over to USC.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Paul Sunderland (play-by-play) and LVFL Kara Lawson (analyst) will have the call for the ESPN2 broadcast.
Mickey Dearstone is behind the microphone for IMG College/Lady Vol Network radio/online broadcasts for the 20th season. A link to the live audio stream can be found on each game’s Hoops Central page or the Lady Vol schedule on UTSports.com.
Air time for games on the Lady Vol Radio Network generally occurs 30 minutes prior to tip-off.
For UT home games, the Lady Vol Network has a low-power transmitter that makes the game available on the radio at 99.3 FM.
PROMOTIONS
It’s Fan Appreciation Day, and we’re celebrating incredible Lady Vol fans all game long.
Stop by the Fan HQ table at Section 129 on the way into the game to enter to win prizes & to receive a World’s Best Fan mug. One per person while supplies last.
Enjoy the pregame Kids’ Corner at Gate F. It opens one hour prior to tip-off. The fun includes free face painting, the Big Orange prize wheel, visits from Smokey X and cheerleaders, thank you letters to the team and a balloon twister!
Halftime performance by Snap Boogie.
Kids 12 & younger can shoot a layup on the court after the game.
Kids 12 & younger also may pick up a wristband at the Fan HQ table on the concourse to participate in the pregame high-five tunnel. Wristbands are limited. To purchase discounted group tickets and reserve wristbands for your team, call 865-946-7000.
Help us Spark the Summitt during introductions at the game! Download our new free light-up app, courtesy of Coca-Cola. Once downloaded, simply open your Hoops Hype app when the lights go out, and let your phone do the rest.
Tickets available for as low as $15 at AllVols.com.
Free parking & shuttle service is available from UT’s Ag Campus. Shuttles begin two hours prior to tip.
UT-USC SERIES NOTES
UT enters Friday’s contest with a 50-7 advantage in the series, including 22-2 in Knoxville, 21-2 in Columbia and 7-3 at neutral sites.
Tennessee has won three of the past four meetings with South Carolina, including wins in Columbia and Knoxville last season. UT lost to the Gamecocks in the 2018 SEC Tourney.
Holly Warlick is 5-4 vs. Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks since taking over as head coach at UT in 2012-13.
Tennessee is 5-3 vs. USC during the postseason and is 1-0 in overtime, taking a 79-73 extra-frame decision over the Gamecocks in the Palmetto State on Feb. 15, 1996. UT is 3-2 vs. USC in the SEC Tourney.
Since 2010, UT and USC each have won four SEC regular-season titles, with UT winning or sharing in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015 and USC doing so in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
After defeating South Carolina, the regular season SEC champs at 14-2, the 13-3 Lady Vols went on to claim the 2014 SEC Tournament title in Duluth, Ga.
Warlick picked up the first SEC victory of her head coaching career in Columbia on Jan. 3, 2013, as her #12/13 Lady Vols went into Colonial Life Arena and took down #18/15 USC, 73-53.
Tennessee lost to South Carolina, 64-60, on Feb. 2, 2012, in Knoxville, but rebounded to defeat USC in the 2012 SEC Tournament semifinals in Nashville, 74-58, en route to its 16th SEC postseason championship.
LADY VOL NOTES
Tennessee has turned the tables after a rough start to the league schedule, winning five of its last seven games to go from 1-5 in the league to 6-7 entering the South Carolina game.
After bursting to an 8-0 record and standing 12-1 after opening SEC play with a win at Auburn, a youthful Lady Vols team (7 of 10 active players are freshmen and sophomores) went through some harsh growing pains, losing six straight games from Jan. 6 to Jan. 24.
Losing four of the games by a combined nine points, UT dropped five consecutive league tilts before bouncing back with wins vs. LSU, Florida and Vandy, a loss at Mississippi State and wins over Auburn and Missouri.
Keep in mind that UT not only lost All-SEC players Mercedes Russell and Jaime Nared from a year ago, they lost the SEC’s 2018 6th Woman of the Year in 5-7 guard Anastasia Hayes, who was dismissed from the team due to a rules violation, and 6-3 graduate transfer Lou Brown, who started 71 games at Washington State and was expected to play a key role for UT this season before being sidelined by a torn ACL.
UT features four players scoring in double figures, including two sophomores and a freshman.
After seeing Davis mired in a four-game slump, she has reemerged as a go-to player, firing in 24, 19, 17, 29, 15, 16 and 10 points in the past seven games to average 18.6 ppg. during that span.
UT out-rebounded Texas A&M 44 to 41 and is averaging 45.0 rpg. in SEC play while holding opponents to an average of 34.6 rpg. UT now has outworked 22 of 26 opponents on the glass this season, including 12 of 13 in SEC play.
Cheridene Green snagged a game-high 12 rebounds while scoring 11 points vs. A&M to post her eighth career double-double and sixth of the season. She has recorded 10+ rebounds in eight of 13 SEC games.
Evina Westbrook had five assists against the Aggies, moving her total of games with 5+ assists to 17 on the season.
SOUTH CAROLINA NOTES
South Carolina returned four starters and eight total letterwinners from a year ago.
Senior forward Alexis Jennings (10.9 ppg.) and junior guard Tyasha Harris (10.2 ppg.) are the top two returnees.
Guard Te’a Cooper, a transfer from Tennessee who sat out last season, leads USC in scoring at 12.2 ppg.
USC finished 29-7 overall and 12-4 in the SEC for a tie for fourth place in 2017-18.
The Gamecocks lost in the NCAA Elite Eight.
A’ja Wilson (22.6 ppg., 11.8 rpg.) was the SEC and consensus National Player of the Year. She was the first pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft by Las Vegas and is teammates with 2018 UT graduate Jaime Nared.
SOUTH CAROLINA’S LAST GAME
No. 13/13 South Carolina suffered a 65-57 loss to No. 16/17 Kentucky Thursday night at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks (19-7, 11-2 SEC) shot just 34.6 percent from the field and committed 21 turnovers in their first SEC loss since Jan. 17.
Senior forward Alexis Jennings narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds in her 34 minutes on the court.
While the teams tied with 34 rebounds each, Kentucky won the battle of the boards in the fourth quarter 13-6, including four-straight one-and-done USC possessions during a key 13-3 run early in the period.
THE LAST TIME WE MET
No. 12 Tennessee erased a 16-point first-half deficit and closed within three in the third quarter but couldn’t overcome No. 8 South Carolina, falling 73-62 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 2, 2018.
Freshman Anastasia Hayes led Tennessee (24-7) in scoring, tying her career high of 17 points. Senior Jaime Nared posted a double-double for Tennessee with 15 points and 13 rebounds, playing her ninth 40-minute game of the season.
A’ja Wilson led South Carolina (24-6) with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Alexis Jennings added a double-double, logging 19 points and 12 rebounds.
LAST TIME IN KNOXVILLE
No. 15/14 Tennessee closed out the regular season on Feb. 25, 2018, with a 65-46 victory over No. 7/6 South Carolina.
After a senior day ceremony that celebrated their careers in the orange and white, Mercedes Russell, Jaime Nared and Kortney Dunbarhelped lead the Lady Vols (23-6, 11-5 SEC) to their third consecutive win against the Gamecocks (23-6, 12-4 SEC).
Russell recorded a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double, while Rennia Davis added 18 points and 10 boards for UT. Mikiah Herbert Harrigan led South Carolina with 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting.
After a slow start on the offensive end, Tennessee opened the second half with a 14-0 run and grabbed all momentum. The Lady Vols overcame a 10-point second quarter deficit, which was their largest comeback in any win in 2017-18.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE LADY VOLS
Tennessee outscored No. 21/22 Texas A&M 20-17 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to overcome an Aggies team that scored 27 points on nearly 70-percent shooting in the third quarter to send the Lady Vols to a 79-62 setback in Reed Arena.
UT (17-9, 6-7 SEC) was led in scoring by sophomore guard Evina Westbrook who had 17 points and five assists. Senior forward Cheridene Green posted a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Rennia Davis also managed double digits, finishing the evening with 10 points.
Kayla Wells was the high scorer for Texas A&M (20-6, 9-4 SEC) with 29 points. Chennedy Carter was close behind with 28 points, while Shambria Washington had 11.
COMING UP FOR UT AND S.C.
Tennessee is back at home for its final regular season home game, as UT hosts Vanderbilt on Thursday at 7 p.m. (SEC Network) in the Senior Night game for Cheridene Green and Meme Jackson.
South Carolina, meanwhile, heads to The Plains to take on Auburn on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT (SECN+).
BATON ROUGE, La. — No. 5 Tennessee is back on the road Saturday, taking on the 13th-ranked LSU Tigers in front of a sold-out crowd at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
The game will tip at 12 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN and can also be viewed online through WatchESPN. Fans can listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate to hear Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describing the action.
This will be the second top-15 road matchup for Tennessee (24-2, 12-1 SEC) in the last week. The Vols fell to then-No. 5 Kentucky last Saturday before responding with one of their best defensive performances of the season against Vanderbilt on Tuesday. UT held the Commodores to a season-low 46 points and just 32-percent shooting from the floor. Grant Williams, who was named a semifinalist for the 2019 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award this week, posted his sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
LSU (21-5, 11-2 SEC) is one of the hottest teams in the country right now, and Will Wade is considered one of the frontrunners for SEC Coach of the Year in just his second season. Tremont Waters (15.7 ppg, 5.9 apg, 3.0 spg) is the heart of the squad, pacing the team in scoring, assists and steals. The sophomore guard is one of the top defenders in the league and is one of the best in the country at taking the ball away, ranking third nationally in steals per game.
UT stays on the road after Saturday’s showdown, heading to Oxford to take on Ole Miss on Wednesday. That game will tip at 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on SEC Network.
THE SERIES
• Tennessee leads the all-time series with LSU, 65-46, dating to 1933.
• The Volunteers have a 26-25 edge when the series is played in Baton Rouge.
A WIN WOULD…
• Give the Vols nine wins away from home this season.
• Give Tennessee its fifth all-time 25-win season.
• Make this the eighth 25-win season of Rick Barnes‘ career as a head coach.
• Give the Vols six wins in their last seven trips to LSU, dating to 2008.
STORYLINES
• This is the highest Tennessee has ever been ranked for a game against LSU. The Volunteers are 1-3 against LSU when both teams are ranked.
• During his 32-year head coaching career, Rick Barnes has exactly 100 wins over ranked opponents.
• The Vols have shot 50 percent or better 16 times this season and rank second in the country with a .507 field-goal percentage.
• In SEC games, Tennessee averages a league-best 10.5 turnovers per game.
• Bob Cousy Award candidate Jordan Bone is four assists shy of tying for fifth place on Tennessee’s all-time list for assists in a season. He has a career-best 169 through 26 games (6.5 apg).
• In SEC games, National Player of the Year candidate Grant Williams ranks among the league’s top 10 in scoring, rebounding, field-goal percentage, free-throw percentage and blocks.
ABOUT LSU
• LSU (21-5, 11-2 SEC) has been the surprise team in the SEC this season. The Tigers’ impressive play has allowed them to climbed to 13th in the country. Will Wade, who is one of the frontrunners for SEC Coach of the Year, is looking to lead his team to an NCAA Tournament berth in just his second season in Baton Rouge.
• The Tigers have logged several key victories this year, including a statement win in Rupp Arena against then-No. 5 Kentucky, 73-71. LSU also owns wins over Auburn, Furman, Memphis, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina and St. Mary’s.
• Tremont Waters (15.7 ppg, 5.9 apg, 3.0 spg) is the heart of the squad, pacing the team in scoring, assists and steals. The sophomore guard joined Jordan Bone as one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. He is one of the top defenders in the league and is one of the best in the country at taking the ball away, ranking third nationally in steals per game.
• Freshman Naz Reid (13.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg) has been a great addition to the Tigers, living up to his five-star rating. The 6-10 forward has gone for at least 27 points in three games this season and has four double-doubles. Reid also is a capable shooter from 3-point range.
• Senior forward Kavell Bigby-Williams (7.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg, .693 FG%) and junior guard Skylar Mays (13.2 ppg, 2.2 apg, 2.0 spg) are two other Tigers to keep an eye on.
• The Tigers are good at creating extra possessions for themselves, ranking sixth in the nation in steals per game. Converting on those opportunities, LSU is second in the SEC in scoring at 82.7 ppg, trailing only Tennessee.
LAST MEETING VS. LSU
• Four Vols scored in double figures as No. 18 Tennessee pulled away from LSU On Jan. 31, 2018, at Thompson-Boling Arena for its largest SEC margin of victory of the season, 84-61.
• James Daniel III (17 points), Grant Williams (16), Jordan Bone (12), and Lamonté Turner (12) led the Vols to their fourth-straight SEC win and their seventh victory in the last eight games to match last season’s win total of 16.
• Daniel’s 17 points tied for his most as a Vol, while Bone’s 12 points were his most in seven games. Turner continued his hot streak, scoring in double digits for the third time in the past four games.
• Tennessee pushed its lead to 13 points early in the second half, but a quick LSU run cut the Vols’ lead to six at 53-47.
• But from there, Tennessee started on a 12-2 spurt to extend its lead to 16 and to pull away. The Tigers never got closer than 12 points for the rest of the game.
• Duop Reath paced the Tigers with 21 points. Tremont Waters, who entered the game averaging 15.2 points per game, finished with just seven.
• The game marked the sixth in a row in which the Vols held their opponent to fewer than 65 points.
• The Vols received a season-high 44 points from their bench players.
• The Vols shot 51 percent in the first half and scored 42 first-half points.
MEMORABLE VOL PERFORMANCES AGAINST LSU
• Knoxville native Doug Roth blocked a school-record six shots vs. LSU on Jan. 11, 1989, lifting UT to a 100-96 win over the Tigers in Knoxville.
• Anthony Richardson went 14-for-14 from the free-throw line, the best charity-stripe performance in school history, at LSU on Jan. 12, 1985. But the Vols fell that day by a score of 75-65.
• Ron Widby set UT’s single-game scoring record, which stood for 20 years, against LSU on March 4, 1967, scoring 50 points on 19-of-39 shooting (both also single-game records) and 12-of-14 from the charity strip. UT won 87-60 in Knoxville.
LOUISIANA LETTERMEN RARE
• In 109 seasons of varsity basketball, Tennessee has had only one letterman from the state of Louisiana: forward Maurice Robertson (New Orleans) in 1996.
NASHVILLE NATIVE WADE HAS TIES TO BARNES’ COACHING TREE
• Second-year LSU head coach Will Wade is a Nashville native and graduate of Franklin Road Academy.
• Wade got his footing in the collegiate coaching ranks as a student manager at Clemson under former Rick Barnes assistant Larry Shyatt.
• Wade, 36, got his first head coaching job at Chattanooga in 2013. In two seasons, he led the Mocs to a 40-25 record and was named the 2014 Southern Conference Coach of the Year.
• After his two years at Chattanooga, Wade won 51 games in two seasons as head coach at VCU before accepting the LSU job in the spring of 2017.
TENNESSEE’S WINS TOTAL AMONG PROGRAM’S BEST
• A win at LSU Saturday would give Tennessee 25 wins for the fifth time in program history.
RECORD SEASON SEASON RESULT
31-5 2007-08 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
28-9 2009-10 NCAA Elite Eight
26-9 2017-18 NCAA Second Round
26-7 1999-2000 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
THE VOLS MAKE FOR A HOT TICKET
• Tennessee’s seven true road games this season have drawn an average of 15,233 fans, which comes out to an average capacity of 94.4 percent.
• Games at Memphis, Florida, Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Kentucky were at or above capacity.
ROAD WARRIORS
• Dating to the start of last season, Tennessee has won 21 total games away from home.
• That includes victories this year over Louisville and Gonzaga (both at neutral sites) as well as wins at Memphis, Missouri, Florida, Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
George Strait will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for two shows on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 with special guest Ashley McBryde.
Over the last few years, George has performed 22 sold-out Strait to Vegas shows, most recently in February. In addition to the newly announced dates, George will perform in Vegas on Aug. 23 and Aug. 24; Atlanta on March 30; Columbus, Ohio, on June 8; and Fort Worth, Texas, on Nov. 22 and Nov. 23.
George will also release his 30th studio album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, on March 29.
Tickets for George’s shows on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 in Las Vegas will go on sale on March 22 at 10 a.m. PT.
Jimmie Allen joined forces with Abby Anderson for a powerful cover of “A Star Is Born,” a tune made popular by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born.
The Grammy-winning hit is nominated for Best Original Song at the upcoming Academy Awards on Feb. 24.
“A Star is Born was one of my favorites from last year, and the performance of this song in the film really moved me as an artist,” says Jimmie. “I had chills! Getting to cover ‘Shallow’ with my good friend Abby was such a cool experience. She’s an incredible vocalist, and I’m excited for fans to hear our take on the song.”
“I bawled like a baby during A Star Is Born,” adds Abby. The song ‘Shallow’ immediately stood out to me. When Jimmie called and asked if I would sing on this song with him, I was honored. I mean, I’m no Lady Gaga, but working on this with Jimmie, who pours his whole heart into a song vocally, was an absolute joy.”
On Feb. 22, Reba McEntire shared a new song, “No U in Oklahoma,” from her upcoming album, Stronger Than the Truth, which will drop on April 5.
Penned by Reba, Ronnie Dunn and Donna McSpadden, “No U in Oklahoma,” is one of 12 tracks from the upcoming album, Reba’s first since her 2017 Grammy-winning Christian album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope.
Reba released the album’s title track on Feb. 15.
“The response to Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope reinforced my love for recording songs that speak to the heart,” says Reba. “So when I started selecting songs for this album, I stuck with that same formula—go with the songs that touch my heart, and hopefully when you hear me singing it, they’ll touch yours too. That honesty once again revealed itself. I grew up on an 8,000-acre family ranch singing at dance halls, honky-tonks and rodeos with my brother and sister. Stronger Than the Truth takes me back to that kind of country music that I grew up with. I haven’t gotten to do that in a while, so I’m thrilled to pieces to release this new music.”
Listen to “No U in Oklahoma” below.
Stronger Than the Truth Track Listing & Songwriters
1. “Swing All Night Long With You” | Written by Sidney Cox, Jon Randall
2. “Stronger Than The Truth” | Written by Hannah Louise Blaylock, Autumn McEntire
3. “Storm In A Shot Glass” | Written by Mary Browder, Will Robinson, Leslie Satcher
4. “Tammy Wynette Kind Of Pain” | Written by Brandy Clark, Mark Narmore, Shelley Skidmore
5. “Cactus In A Coffee Can” | Written by Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin
6. “Your Heart” | Written by Kellys Collins
7. “The Clown” | Written by Dallas Davidson, Hillary Lindsey, James Slater
8. “No U In Oklahoma” | Written by Reba McEntire, Ronnie Dunn, Donna McSpadden
9. “The Bar’s Getting Lower” | Written by Kellys Collins, Erin Enderlin, Liz Hengber, Alex Kline
10. “In His Mind” | Written by Reba McEntire, Liz Hengber, Tommy Lee James
11. “Freedom” | Written by Jay Brunswick, Tommy Cecil, Jaida Dreyer, John Pierce
12. “You Never Gave Up On Me” | Written by Billy Aerts, Burton Collins
Thomas Rhett will release his new single, “Look What God Gave Her,” on March 1, one day before he’s schedule to perform on Saturday Night Live. TR’s new tune will impact country radio on March 4.
TR teased a sample of the song across his social media platforms on Feb. 22
“Look What God Gave Her” will be the lead single from TR’s upcoming fourth studio album, following 2017’s Life Changes, which spawned five No. 1 singles.
After revealing the track listing for her upcoming album, Girl, which drops on March 8, Maren Morris released the album’s second song, “The Bones,” at midnight on Feb. 21. Maren co-penned the new tune with Laura Veltz and Jimmy Robbins.
Maren released a lyric video for “The Bones,” which features the chorus: “When the bones are good, the rest don’t matter / Yeah, the paint could peel, the glass could shatter / Let it break ’cause you and I remain the same / When there ain’t a crack in the foundation / Baby, I know any storm we’re facing / Will blow right over while we stay put / The house don’t fall when the bones are good.”
Watch Maren’s new lyric video below.
In addition to previously released lead single, “Girl,” the 14-track offering features collaborations with Brothers Osborne on “All My Favorite People” and Brandi Carlile on “Common.”
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