http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/columnists/john-adams/?partner=RSSgovolsxtra.com Stories: John Adamsen-uscolumnists/john-adamshttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/17/familiar-face-leads-san-diego-state/?partner=RSSPROVIDENCE, R.I. - You might be wondering if the San Diego State coach is the same guy you remember. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-207127-733848columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Familiar face leads San Diego State govolsxtra.comfamiliar-face-leads-san-diego-stateurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-207127-733848Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/16/redemption-a-goal-for-both-ut-teams/?partner=RSSIf you are counting on a successful run in the NCAA basketball tournaments, you better have great guard play. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-206821-733847columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Redemption a goal for both UT teams govolsxtra.comredemption-a-goal-for-both-ut-teamsurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-206821-733847Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/13/what-went-wrong-almost-everything/?partner=RSSNASHVILLE - Tennessee brought its LSU offense, and Kentucky showed up Saturday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena. You can figure it out from there. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:18:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-206389-733844columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: What went wrong? Almost everything govolsxtra.comwhat-went-wrong-almost-everythingurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-206389-733844Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/12/adams-urgency-chisms-energy-vols/?partner=RSSNASHVILLE - Wayne Chism went to the Tennessee bench for a rare break as his team was closing out a 76-65 victory over Ole Miss in the second round of the SEC tournament on Friday. But he didn't sit down. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-206296-733843columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Urgency is Chism's energy for Volsgovolsxtra.comadams-urgency-chisms-energy-volsurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-206296-733843Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/11/many-excuses-for-winning-ugly/?partner=RSSNASHVILLE - Good thing for Tennessee, the SEC basketball tournament is all about winning and losing. No one gets eliminated on style points. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:55:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-206061-733842columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Many excuses for winning ugly govolsxtra.commany-excuses-for-winning-uglyurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-206061-733842Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/10/program-before-self-for-pearl/?partner=RSSNASHVILLE - When Bruce Pearl was asked about his success in changing the culture of Tennessee basketball Wednesday, he revised the question before answering it. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:21:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-205870-733841columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Program before self for Pearl govolsxtra.comprogram-before-self-for-pearlurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-205870-733841Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/07/tyler-brings-best-out-of-williams/?partner=RSSDULUTH, Ga. - Tennessee coach Pat Summitt extended her bench just far enough to seize the SEC tournament championship Sunday night at the Gwinnett Arena. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:30:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-205304-733838columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Tyler brings best out of Williams govolsxtra.comtyler-brings-best-out-of-williamsurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-205304-733838Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/06/vandy-had-no-answer-for-uts-strengths/?partner=RSSDULUTH, Ga. - Tennessee turned to a couple of traditional weapons to turn back a traditional rival in the SEC women's basketball tournament Saturday afternoon. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-205197-733837columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Vandy had no answer for Lady Vols' strengths govolsxtra.comvandy-had-no-answer-for-uts-strengthsurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-205197-733837Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/05/manning-a-thorn-in-ole-miss-side/?partner=RSSDULUTH, Ga. - If you want to start an Alicia Manning fan club, concentrate on signing up the rank-and-file members. I've already got the president. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:06:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-205028-733836columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Manning a thorn in Ole Miss' side govolsxtra.commanning-a-thorn-in-ole-miss-sideurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-205028-733836Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/04/threats-abound-for-lady-vols/?partner=RSSDULUTH, Ga. - The venue might be familiar, but the competitive landscape is altogether different for the SEC women's basketball tournament. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-204868-733835columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Threats abound for Lady Vols govolsxtra.comthreats-abound-for-lady-volsurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-204868-733835Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/28/hey-coach-put-on-a-happy-face/?partner=RSSThe record and stats tell you this is another dominant Tennessee women's basketball team. A 75-63 victory over Ole Miss tells you something else. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:18:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-204120-733831columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TN Adams: Hey coach, put on a happy face govolsxtra.comhey-coach-put-on-a-happy-faceurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-204120-733831Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/27/pearl-adds-colorful-chapter-to-ut-history/?partner=RSSForget Kansas. This was bigger.Kansas was just No. 1 in the nation when Tennessee knocked it off last month. Beating a No. 2 Kentucky trumps beating a No. 1 anybody else for UT basketball. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:49:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-203951-733830columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Pearl adds colorful chapter to UT history govolsxtra.compearl-adds-colorful-chapter-to-ut-historyurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-203951-733830Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/25/better-balance-helps-measure-lady-vols/?partner=RSSBuilding a lead was more significant than maintaining it for fourth-ranked Tennessee on Thursday night. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:34:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-203691-733828columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Better balance helps measure Lady Vols govolsxtra.combetter-balance-helps-measure-lady-volsurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-203691-733828Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/23/dollars-and-sense-drive-ut-salaries/?partner=RSSSaving money is normally applauded. But there's nothing normal about college athletics. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-203203-733826columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Dollars and sense drive UT salaries govolsxtra.comdollars-and-sense-drive-ut-salariesurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-203203-733826Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/20/fear-not-dooley-is-keeping-busy/?partner=RSSOne question has led to another in regard to Tennessee football. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:49:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-202711-733823columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TN Adams: Fear not, Dooley is keeping busy govolsxtra.comfear-not-dooley-is-keeping-busyurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-202711-733823Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/18/pearl-adept-at-moving-pieces/?partner=RSSThe home court wasn't Tennessee's only advantage against Georgia on Wednesday night. There also was the rematch advantage. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-202432-733821columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Pearl adept at moving pieces govolsxtra.compearl-adept-at-moving-piecesurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-202432-733821Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/14/manning-shes-doing-what-comes-naturally/?partner=RSSAlicia Manning is halfway through her sophomore season, and the average Tennessee fan still would be hard-pressed to put a position with the name. But that shouldn't be a distraction. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:06:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-201680-733817columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TN Adams: Manning: She's doing what comes naturally govolsxtra.commanning-shes-doing-what-comes-naturallyurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-201680-733817Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/13/consistency-a-relevant-goal/?partner=RSSThe goal has been stated consistently and concisely from the first practice through the second half of the SEC season. It invariably comes up in any state-of-the-team discussion. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:06:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-201514-733816columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Consistency a relevant goal govolsxtra.comconsistency-a-relevant-goalurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-201514-733816Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/11/pearls-best-work-came-off-court/?partner=RSSTennessee has just been manhandled by in-state rival Vanderbilt, and national powerhouse Kentucky is up next. How much tougher can it get, huh? adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:40:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-201291-733814columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TN Adams: Pearl's best work came off court govolsxtra.compearls-best-work-came-off-courturn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-201291-733814Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/feb/06/early-sec-look-looks-the-same/?partner=RSSThe juniors have declared their departure for the NFL draft, and recruiting is all done. It's an appropriate time for an early peek at the next SEC football season. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-200267-733809columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNAdams: Early SEC look looks the same govolsxtra.comearly-sec-look-looks-the-sameurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-200267-733809Change0Usable