Area Sports
Tennessee teams earn weekend wins
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Zakai Zeigler scored 16 points and No. 1 Tennessee beat Texas 74-70 on Saturday in the Volunteers’ first game since a 30-point blowout loss earlier in the week at No. 8 Florida. Jordan Gainey’s 3-pointer gave Tennessee a 66-60 lead with 2:41 to play before…
Read MoreVols, Wildcats impressive in SEC openers
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 29 points to lead No. 1 Tennessee over No. 23 Arkansas 76-52 on Saturday and tie for the best start to a season in program history. The Volunteers (14-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) are tied with the 1922-23 team for the best start, according to the school. Igor Milicic Jr.…
Read MoreTitans suffer another loss
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE (AP) — Whoever ends up coaching the Jacksonville Jaguars next season, receiver Brian Thomas Jr. will be the team’s most dynamic rebuilding piece. Mac Jones threw two touchdown passes, including his fifth in as many games to Thomas, and the Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 20-13 in…
Read MoreTitans’ struggles continue in loss to Bengals
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Joe Burrow knows the Cincinnati Bengals’ playoff hopes are slender at best at the bottom of the AFC’s bubble teams. He still wants Cincinnati to play better no matter how this season ends. Burrow threw for 271 yards with three TDs for 36, topping…
Read MoreWildcats remain King of Bluegrass after win over Louisville
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Lamont Butler returned from a two-game absence to shoot perfect from the field for a career-high 33 points, including six 3-pointers, and No. 5 Kentucky held off rival Louisville 93-85 on Saturday for Bluegrass supremacy. Kentucky (10-1) shot 58 percent, including 70 percent before…
Read MoreLady Vols set new NCAA 3-point record in blowout win
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Samara Spencer drilled a school-record nine 3-pointers for a career-high 33 points to help No. 19 Tennessee set an NCAA record for 3-pointers and a Southeastern Conference record for total points in a 139-59 win over North Carolina Central on Saturday. Spencer was 9-of-13 on 3-pointers and the Lady Vols were 30-of-63…
Read MoreTennessee beats buzzer, Illini
By STEVE STEIN Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Jordan Gainey scored on a driving layup as time expired and finished with a career-high 23 points as No. 1 Tennessee extended its season-opening winning streak to 10 games, beating Illinois 66-64 on Saturday. After Illinois tied the game at 64 on the second of two…
Read MoreWith playoff berth, Vols no longer a laughingstock
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer A turnover trashcan foreshadowed a coaching search best described as a dumpster fire that wound up costing both a coach and athletic director their jobs. A revolving door to the coaching office. NCAA investigations and scholarship reductions. Don’t forget the mustard bottle thrown onto the Neyland Stadium field…
Read MoreNashville gets FCS national championship games
NASHVILLE — The FCS national championship game is coming to Nashville. The Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference, along with partners Vanderbilt University and the City of Nashville, have been awarded the 2026 and 2027 Division I Football Championship games. Nashville becomes the 11th city to host the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Championship…
Read MoreKentucky pulls away from Colgate
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Koby Brea scored 17 points, including five to cap a critical second-half spurt that rallied No. 5 Kentucky past Colgate 78-67 on Wednesday night. Jaxson Robinson made consecutive 3-pointers to spark the Wildcats’ 14-2 run over 7:31 for a 63-49 lead, a surge that…
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