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Lady Vols In The WNBA Update
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Lady Vols In The WNBA Update

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 2025 WNBA season is a quarter of the way through, and currently there are four Lady Vols on active rosters and another sitting out the year due to injury. Forward Rickea Jackson (at UT 2022-24) leads the professional group of LVFLs, bouncing back from an early-season setback to play a significant role with the Los…

Vols Lead NCAA with Three Baseball America First Team All-Americans
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Vols Lead NCAA with Three Baseball America First Team All-Americans

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee was the only program in the nation to have three players named first-team All-Americans by Baseball America as starting pitcher Liam Doyle, first baseman Andrew Fischer  and second baseman Gavin Kilen all earned recognition from the publication on Friday. With Friday’s announcement, Doyle and Fischer have now both been named first team All-Americans by four different…

SEC Reveals 2025-26 Conference Opponents
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SEC Reveals 2025-26 Conference Opponents

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The SEC announced Wednesday each school’s home and away matchups for the upcoming 2025-26 men’s basketball season. The conference slate will run from Jan. 3 to March 7, with each team playing 18 games. Tennessee will face three teams both at home and on the road: Alabama, Kentucky and Vanderbilt. The Volunteers are…

Sophia Nugent, Karlyn Pickens Garner CSC Academic All-America Honors
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Sophia Nugent, Karlyn Pickens Garner CSC Academic All-America Honors

Read Online KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee softball’s Sophia Nugent and Karlyn Pickens have been named 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic Second Team All-Americans, the organization announced Tuesday. It marks the first career Academic All-America honor for both players and extends a milestone streak for the Lady Vols. Tennessee has now produced multiple CSC Academic All-Americans in four consecutive seasons—setting a new…

SEC Reveals 2025-26 League Hoops Opponents
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SEC Reveals 2025-26 League Hoops Opponents

Buy Lady Vol Season Tickets BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee’s SEC opponents for the upcoming season have been revealed, as the conference office announced Tuesday each school’s foes for the 2025-26 campaign.   As part of the 16-game SEC schedule awaiting second-year UT head coach Kim Caldwell, the Lady Vols play host to Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. On the…

C-Mo to The Show: Moore Called Up by Angels
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C-Mo to The Show: Moore Called Up by Angels

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Almost exactly one year after helping lead Tennessee to its first national championship, Christian Moore will get his shot in the Major Leagues after officially being called up by the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Moore is set to be the third VFL to make his MLB debut this season, along with pitchers Chase Dollander…