Area Sports

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, February 23. The Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes…

Jon Robinson is headed to Miami. The former Union City High School football player who climbed the front office ranks in the NFL, ultimately being named the general manager of the Tennessee Titans, has accepted a position with the Miami Dolphins. Multiple news outlets are reporting that Robinson will be joining the Dolphins’ front office…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The “Dark Side” defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday…

By PETE IACOBELLI Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ta’Niya Latson scored 21 points, Joyce Edwards added 20 and No. 3 South Carolina ran past No. 19 Tennessee 93-50 on Sunday for its ninth straight victory over the Lady Vols. The Gamecocks (24-2, 10-1 Southeastern Conference) pulled away midway through the second quarter and never…

By KEITH TAYLOR Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 21 points to lead Kentucky to a 74-71 win over No. 25 Tennessee on Saturday night. The Wildcats (17-7, 8-3 SEC) overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to complete a regular-season sweep of the Volunteers. Kentucky won 80-78 at Tennessee on Jan. 17. Kentucky…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Nate Ament scored 26 of his 28 points in the second half to lead No. 25 Tennessee to its fourth consecutive victory Tuesday night with an 84-66 win over Mississippi. The Volunteers (16-6, 6-3 Southeastern Conference) led 67-51 with 6:15 left when Rebels guard AJ Storr had…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Nate Ament had 22 points, Jaylen Carey came off the bench to score 13 and Tennessee beat Auburn 77-69 on Saturday night. Ament made only 4-of-16 shots with two 3-pointers for the Volunteers (15-6, 5-3 Southeastern Conference), but he went 12-for-15 at the free-throw line, adding eight rebounds. Carey hit 5-of-9 shots…

MACOMB, Ill. — The largest margin of victory in UT Martin’s Ohio Valley Conference history now belongs to the 2025-26 Skyhawks. The Skyhawks set the new mark at 40 points by throttling Western Illinois 84-44 Saturday afternoon. The 40-point triumph was nine points better than the Skyhawks’ previous record, which was set just last season…

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the second week of basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, January 26. The Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers…