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Tennessee To Honor United States Armed Forces With “Volunteer Spirit” Smokey Grey Series Uniform
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Tennessee To Honor United States Armed Forces With “Volunteer Spirit” Smokey Grey Series Uniform

For centuries, Volunteers have always answered the call through service, sacrifice and selfless leadership. This is the Volunteer Spirit. Tennessee’s defining pillar of service and selfless leadership for more than 200 years, the “Volunteer Spirit” provides the inspiration behind the newest Nike Smokey Grey series football uniform that will honor the United States Armed Forces…

Schedule Set for Players Era Men’s Championship
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Schedule Set for Players Era Men’s Championship

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Players Era, an EverWonder Studio company, revealed Tuesday the schedule for the 2025 Players Era Men’s Championship. The 18-team event, held in Las Vegas, will run from Nov. 24-27. All matchups for the first two days of action are officially set. Tennessee will play in the opening game of the tournament with a…

Lanier Picked No. 37 in 2025 NBA Draft by Detroit Pistons
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Lanier Picked No. 37 in 2025 NBA Draft by Detroit Pistons

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Chaz Lanier of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team went No. 37 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, selected in the second round Thursday night by the Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.The seventh pick of the second round, on the second day of the draft, Lanier was the seventh player…

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…