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Hoops Central: #6 [2] Tennessee vs. #18/21 [3] Kentucky
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Hoops Central: #6 [2] Tennessee vs. #18/21 [3] Kentucky

INDIANAPOLIS – Having reached the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive season, a program first, the sixth-ranked, second-seeded Tennessee men’s basketball team is set to face No. 18/21, third-seeded Kentucky Friday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Tipoff is slated for 7:39 p.m. ET. Fans can catch Friday’s game between the Volunteers (29-7) and Wildcats (24-11) on TBS/truTV. Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Lappas…

Football Returns To Practice Following Spring Break
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Football Returns To Practice Following Spring Break

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football returned to the practice field with a two-hour shoulder pads practice following its week-long spring break on Tuesday at Haslam Field. Head coach Josh Heupel met with the media following the fifth spring practice. Wide Receiver Leadership EmergingThe Volunteers must replace wide receivers Bru McCoy, Dont’e Thornton Jr. and Squirrel White. Returning Vols Mike Matthews, Braylon Staley and redshirt junior Chris…

#1/1 Vols Roll Past Royals with 14-3 Victory
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#1/1 Vols Roll Past Royals with 14-3 Victory

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1/1 Tennessee started its week off with a convincing 14-3 victory over Queens on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers (23-2) scored 10 combined runs in the fifth and sixth innings to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 12-3 lead before tacking on two more runs in the bottom of…

Pickens Makes History as #7 Lady Vols Top #14 Arkansas, 3-2
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Pickens Makes History as #7 Lady Vols Top #14 Arkansas, 3-2

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The seventh-ranked Lady Vols closed out their SEC series against No. 14 Arkansas with a 3-2 victory at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on Monday night. Down 2-0 after the top of the first inning, Tennessee (27-6, 3-3 SEC) quickly responded in the bottom of the first as Sophia Nugent put the Lady Vols on the board…