For only the third time since 2000, the University of Tennessee Athletics Department finished second in the USA Today SEC All-Sports title race. The Vols and Lady Vols ranked second to Texas, ending Tennessee’s record-setting three-year streak as the top overall athletic program in the conference. Tennessee claimed its first three SEC All-Sports titles for the 2021-22, 2022-23,…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 14 Tennessee is Super Regional bound once again after defeating Wake Forest, 11-5, in a decisive seventh game of the NCAA Knoxville Regional on Monday night at a raucous Lindsey Nelson Stadium. A seven-run explosion in the fourth inning was the difference as the Volunteers won their fifth consecutive regional to secure…… MORE
OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 7 Tennessee’s season came to an end Monday afternoon, falling to sixth-ranked Texas, 2-0, in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series. Facing elimination, the Lady Vols (47-17) ran out of gas following several impressive showings at Devon Park during the last week. The Longhorns (54-11) received a strong outing from their…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 14 Tennessee battled back from a four-run deficit in the middle innings but was unable to come away with the win in game six of the NCAA Knoxville Regional on Sunday night, falling to Wake Forest, 7-6, at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Demon Deacons, who were the home team on the scoreboard…… MORE
OKLAHOMA CITY – In a game that featured plenty of high-stakes situations and tension-filled drama, Laura Mealer played the hero during No. 7 Tennessee’s 5-4 victory over ninth-ranked UCLA, hitting a walk-off single in the ninth inning to send the Lady Vols to their second Women’s College World Series semifinal appearance in the last three seasons. After a Taylor Pannell double…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 14 Tennessee will play in a regional final for the sixth straight NCAA tournament after downing Cincinnati, 10-6, in front of a sell-out crowd on Saturday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols (45-16) extended their NCAA regional winning streak to 14 games with Saturday’s victory over the Bearcats (33-25). UT got…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 14 Tennessee opened its NCAA regional slate with a convincing 9-2 victory over Miami University on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers got a vintage performance on the mound from junior lefty Liam Doyle and had contributions up and down the lineup to win their 13 straight NCAA regional game. Doyle Dazzles…… MORE
OKLAHOMA CITY – The seventh-ranked Tennessee offense was scorching hot Friday night at Devon Park, breaking Women’s College World Series program records for runs (11) and hits (12) to defeat No. 3 Florida, 11-3, in an elimination game. All nine Lady Vol batters in the starting lineup registered a hit in the contest, combined for five extra-base…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Richard L. Bean, the embattled director of Knox County’s juvenile detention center, is stepping down from his role at the facility. That, according to Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs who released a statement Friday afternoon confirming that Bean was no longer the head of his namesake detention center. In it, Jacobs says…… MORE
OKLAHOMA CITY – Seventh-ranked Tennessee battled hard all game, but a 3-run walk-off home run for No. 2 Oklahoma handed the Lady Vols a heart-breaking 4-3 loss in their first game of the 2025 Women’s College World Series at Devon Park. The Big Orange (45-16) led the majority of the game thanks to a 2-run first inning.…… MORE
