A memorial service will be held Thursday, July 16, for John W. Fisher, an accomplished University of Tennessee athlete, former chairman of the UT Development Council and active philanthropist.

Is there a name anywhere so identified with a position and a school or team in all of football as Colquitt, punting and Tennessee?

Tennessee incoming freshman Kenny Hall takes the floor each time with a chip on his shoulder. "I know my opponents look at me and think they'll push me around,'' said Hall, who at 6-foot-8 weighs only 215 pounds. "But you're gonna have to really overpower me if you want to do that.'' Hall, who enrolled in UT in June for the first term of summer school, averaged 15.7 points per game playing in the Pilot Rocky Top League, hitting shots at a .535 clip.

LOS ANGELES — Candace Parker is returning to action for the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday when they host the Phoenix Mercury.
The team said on Friday that last season's WNBA MVP and rookie of the year will be in the lineup for the first time since giving birth to her daughter on May 13.

Willie Mack Garza has never played or coached in the Southeastern Conference.

But Tennessee's first-year secondary coach has made Steve Spurrier throw his visor.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Florida offensive lineman Drew Miller remembers all the team meetings, the lengthy lectures about hanging out with the right people, making smart decisions and avoiding situations that would draw negative attention.
To Miller, it seemed like Gators coach Urban Meyer or one of his assistants was always talking about staying out of trouble.
Miller also knew that message wouldn’t reach all his teammates.

The 1942-43 University of Tennessee basketball season ended with a bang, an SEC tournament championship victory over Kentucky in Louisville.

The HT Group ran like a well-oiled machine en route to its second consecutive Pilot Rocky Top League championship under coach Pat Walden.

Vanderbilt assistant baseball coach Erik Bakich has been hired as the University of Maryland's new head baseball coach.

Senior guard George Drake has decided to transfer to another Division I institution in an attempt to gain a fifth year of eligibility after graduating with a Vanderbilt degree in Sociology this past May.

Michael Palardy, ranked as the top kicking prospect in the nation by Scout.com, has committed to kick for Tennessee.

The 6-foot, 170-pound Palardy from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., made the announcement during a cookout at his home with family and friends on Thursday evening.

Much of Palardy’s decision was based on his visit to Knoxville for UT’s kicking camp in early June.

“When I went up to Tennessee, it speaks for itself,” said Palardy. “Knoxville is unbelievable. It’s like a home away from home.”

Palardy, a commitment for the 2010 signing class, said he was also impressed with UT coach Lane Kiffin and running backs/special teams coordinator Eddie Gran, who recruits the South Florida area.

Michael Palardy has decided where he will play college football. The highly touted kicker from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will announce his decision between Tennessee and LSU at approximately 7 this evening.

Tennessee forward Amber Gray underwent shoulder surgery Thursday and won’t be ready to play for the Lay Vols for six months.

The 6-foot-1 rising sophomore injured her left shoulder in a post-season practice.

A judge refused Thursday to release surveillance video depicting the moment a car driven by Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth struck and killed a pedestrian in a drunk-driving crash.

With John Calipari at the helm of the SEC's flagship basketball program, coaches say the conference is heading in the right direction.
In addition to the buzz swirling around Calipari and UK, several of the better players in the SEC last year are returning to school.

Donors to specific University of Tennessee academic programs no longer will qualify for season tickets to athletic events under a policy that takes effect in the 2010-11 season.

The News Sentinel proved itself to be the headline act of the Pilot Rocky Top League regular season Wednesday night at Bearden High School.
Dane Bradshaw scored a season-high 20 points and dished out 11 assists to lead the Sentinel to a 118-117 victory over Ray's ESG.

One of the pleasant surprises on the NASCAR Nationwide Series is the performance of Knoxville's Trevor Bayne driving for Michael Waltrip Racing. In three starts, Bayne has two top-15 finishes and an outside front-row start. Not bad for a driver who had not raced on a track bigger than one mile until four weeks ago. Bayne looked to be the future for Dale Earnhardt Inc. when he signed to be a developmental driver and raced in the Camping World East series last year. When DEI merged with Chip Ganassi's operation, DEI's developmental and Nationwide teams folded. That left Bayne without a ride heading into 2009.

As Tennessee's new director of strength and conditioning, Aaron Ausmus is all about speed and movement. Every day before Tennessee football players so much as pick up a weight, they've already been through a series of drills designed to help them get from one point to the next a little faster than their competition. While Ausmus, 34, preaches speed, he practices patience. And when it comes to the University of Tennessee, his patience was rewarded. Twice, in fact.

Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl and the Maccabi USA Open Men's team he coaches leave Philadelphia for Tel Aviv, Israel, today.
"I've got the red, white and blue on and I'm representing my country,'' an excited Pearl said in a phone interview from Philadelphia, where he has been drilling the USA team the past week in preparation for the Maccabiah Games. "We're playing in the 18-to-32 age division, and that's a tall task. We're basically playing against pros.''