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Full gallery »Softball: Tennessee 2, Georgia 1

  • Tennessee players celebrate their 2-1 win against Georgia in the third game of the series in the NCAA Softball Super Regional at Lee Stadium on Sunday, May 27, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee pitcher Ivy Renfroe, center, and Shelby Burchell celebrate after their 2-1 win against Georgia in the NCAA softball Super Regional at Lee Stadium on Sunday, May 27, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Ivy Renfroe pitches against Georgia. Tennessee advances to the World Series after defeating Georgia 2-1 in the third game of the NCAA Softball Super Regional at Less Stadium on Sunday, May 27, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Kat Dotson beats the tag at second base before Georgia's Paige Wilson. Tennessee advances to the World Series after defeating Georgia 2-1 in the third game of the NCAA Softball Super Regional at Less Stadium on Sunday, May 27, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Kat Dotson makes a catch against the right field wall against Georgia. Tennessee advances to the World Series after defeating Georgia 2-1 in the third game of the NCAA Softball Super Regional at Less Stadium on Sunday, May 27, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Teammates watch from the dugout as Tennessee's Ivy Renfrow pithes against Georgia. Tennessee advances to the World Series after defeating Georgia 2-1 in the third game of the NCAA Softball Super Regional at Less Stadium on Sunday, May 27, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)

Tennessee advances to the College World Series in Oklahoa City after defeating Georgia 2-1 in the NCAA Softball Super Regional at Lee Stadium on Sunday, May 27, 2012.



Full gallery »Tennessee defeats Georgia 3-2 in first game of NCAA tournament

  • Tennessee's Shelby Burchell connects on a hit during their game of the NCAA Super Regional softball tournament against Georgia Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 3-2. (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Tennessee left fielder Holly Baker tries to make the catch during their game of the NCAA Super Regional softball tournament against Georgia Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 3-2. (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Tennessee catcher Ashley Andrews, right, tags Christine Olney of Georgia out at the plate during their game of the NCAA Super Regional softball tournament Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 3-2. (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Tennessee player's gather at the mound during their game of the NCAA Super Regional softball tournament against Georgia Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 3-2. (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Tennessee fans place 'K' indicating how many strikeout's pitcher Ivy Renfroe has thrown during their game of the NCAA Super Regional softball tournament against Georgia Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Renroe ended the game with seven strikeouts as Tennessee won 3-2. (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News Sentinel)
  • Tennessee Ashley Andrews, front, and Melissa Brown celebrate a t his by Shelby Burchell during their game of the NCAA Super Regional softball tournament Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 3-2. (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News Sentinel)


Full gallery »Tennessee sweeps Va. Tech

  • Tennessee's Ashley Andrews raises her first in celebration during the Lady Vols' 10-2 win over Virginia Tech on Sunday.
  • Tennessee's Melissa Davin, right, high-fives Shelby Burchell as Melissa Brown waits at home plate to celebrate with her during the Lady Vols' 10-2 win over Virginia Tech in Knoxville on Sunday.
  • Tennessee's Ashley Andrews And Shelby Burchell celebrate during the Lady Vols' 10-2 win over Virginia Tech on Sunday, May 20, in Knoxville.
  • Kat Dotson fields a ball during the Lady Vols NCAA softball regional final game on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Lee Stadium in Knoxville. (Ruth Tedrick / UTAD photo)


Full gallery »Phillip Fulmer through the years

  • University of Tennessee football player Phillip Fulmer. Photo from Knoxville News Sentinel archive, Aug. 16. 1972.
  • In this Dec. 20, 1970, photo provided by the University of Tennessee, former Tennessee football star Jackie Walker, left, celebrates a 14-13 win over Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., with teammates. At center is current Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer, hoisting then coach Bill Battle on his shoulder. Walker was the Southeastern Conference's first black All-American but has received little recognition for his accomplishments.
  • March 30, 1983 - University of Tennessee football Coach Phillip Fulmer announced Monday, Nov, 3, 2008, his plans to step down. Here, as UT's offensive coordinator, Fulmer watches two players during a drill.
  • A News Sentinel file photo from Sept. 30, 1988 shows former Vols head football coach Phillip Fulmer working with Robbin Perry as Antone Davis looks on. Davis, a former Vols offensive tackle, is a contestant in NBC's 12th season of 'The Biggest Loser.'
  • Phillip Fulmer was UT football coach from 1992-2008. In 1993, Fulmer's first season, his record was 9-2-1.
  • November 29, 1992 - University of Tennessee football Coach Phillip Fulmer announced Monday, Nov, 3, 2008, his plans to step down. In this 1992 photo, then-University of tennessee Athletic Director Doug Dickey (left) shakes hands with newly-minted UT head football coach Phillip Fulmer during a news conference at Thompson-Bolling Arena.


Full gallery »Big Orange Caravan stops in Maryville

  • University of Tennessee head basketball coaches Holly Warlick, left, and Cuonzo Martin talk with guests attending the University of Tennessee's Alumni Association's Big Orange Caravan at Maryville College's Alumni Gym on Monday, May 7, 2012. The coaches answered questions and talked about the upcoming basketball season.
  • Mike Beaumont stands with Lady Vols head basketball coach Holly Warlick on Monday, May 7, 2012 during a Big Orange Caravan dinner at Maryville College's Alumni Gum. Beaumont was hired as the new director of basketball operations for the Lady Vols.
  • University of Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley laughs with Bob Kesling during a question and answer session among fans attending the Bog Orange Caravan at Maryville College's Alumni Gym on Monday, May 7, 2012.
  • Bill McSpadden laughs as Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley answers questions to guests attending the Big Orange Caravan dinner at Maryville College's Alumni Gym on Monday, May 7, 2012.


Full gallery »A look at Pat Summitt's eight NCAA national championships

  • Pat Summitt addresses fans during a celebration for the 2008 NCAA National Champion Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team at Thompson Boling Arena on April 10, 2008. The defending NCAA champions defeated Stanford 64-48 to claim their eighth national title. - At one point during Pat Summitt’s illustrious women’s basketball coaching career, a relevant question was whether one of her Tennessee teams would ever win a national championship. She had coached the U.S. women’s team to a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics but had been unable to get the Lady Vols to the top of the step ladder in the NCAA tournament. Three times in her first 12 seasons, UT had advanced to the national championship game (twice in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) only to fall short. No. 13 turned out to be a lucky number for Summitt and her program. A 67-44 victory over Louisiana Tech in Austin, Texas, concluded her 13th season with the program’s breakthrough championship. Two more followed in the next four seasons. Summitt stepped down on April 18 to become head coach emeritus. She concluded her 38-year career having coached Tennessee to eight national championships — the most by any women’s program.
  • Pat Summitt leads the cheers after winning the women's NCAA National Championship 67-44 against Louisiana Tech in Austin, Texas in 1987. This was Summitt's first national championship. The Lady Vols coach went on to win seven more. - Championship No. 1 - Tennessee 67, Louisiana Tech 44 March 29, 1987 Amid the clutter of flowers and unopened victory cigars in Pat Summitt’s hotel room, there also were the videotapes. She had used those tapes to prepare her team so well that the No. 7 Lady Vols pulled off consecutive upsets of No. 2 Auburn, No. 4 Long Beach State and finally No. 3 Louisiana Tech at the Erwin center in Austin, Texas, to secure the one achievement that had eluded Summitt and her team. “I’m a dreamer, and I’m also a believer,” Summitt said. “In the last two weeks, I believed our team can do it.” Tennessee freshman point guard Tonya Edwards was named the Final Four’s Most Valuable Player. Senior guard Shelley Sexton wiped tears from her eyes as she left the game with 42 seconds left. When the buzzer sounded, Bridgette Gordon hitched a piggyback ride with Smokey, the mascot, and freshman Carla McGhee flirted with the cameras. “The monkey’s off my back,” Summitt said. Summitt later called her parents, who missed the trip because Summitt’s sister was expecting a second child. Summitt’s father, Richard, passed along a message for the team that Long Beach State player Cindy Brown called “corn-fed chicks.” “My daddy said, ’Tricia, tell them girls we’re planting two acres of corn and we’re going to plant three more,” Summitt said, smiling.
  • Pat Summitt gives a speech during a celebration of the Tennessee Lady Vols' second NCAA national championship with President George Bush on April 20, 1989 at the White House. The Lady Vols defeated Auburn's Lady Tigers 76-60 in Tacoma, Wash. - Championship No. 2 - Tennessee 76, Auburn 60 April 2, 1989 Tennessee All-American Bridgette Gordon was pretty good in the first half for Tennessee, staking the Lady Vols to an eight-point halftime lead by scoring 16 points. But that wasn’t good enough for coach Pat Summitt who told her senior star player during the break: “You’ve got 20 minutes left in your college career. What are you saving your energy for?” Gordon scored three consecutive jumpers midway through the second half at the Tacoma (Wash.) Dome, turning a shaky three-point lead into an advantage that Auburn couldn’t overcome. “That’s when I knew we would win,” teammate Melissa McCray said. “I knew Bridgette would take charge and wouldn’t let us lose.” Gordon finished with 27 points. Auburn coach Joe Ciampi gave her one final nod of respect and then jokingly pointed the way out of the college game and out of his life. “It seems like we’ve played her for a lifetime,” he said. “She’s the best. God bless her, graduate and get out of Tennessee.” Gordon averaged 27 points and 10 rebounds during Tennessee’s five-game run through the tournament. Her final act against Auburn, not to mention all the others, was inspired by Summitt. “Pat has told me all year long that nobody will be able to stop Bridgette Gordon but Bridgette Gordon,” Gordon said.
  • Pat Summitt greets fans during a national championship celebration on April 1, 1991 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols won their third national title in five years with a 70-67 victory over Virginia. - Championship No. 3 - Tennessee 70, Virginia 67 March 31, 1991 One of the greatest women’s basketball games ever played caused a great coach to postpone her retirement speech. Tennessee’s Pat Summitt once said she would retire if UT captured three NCAA titles. Tennessee’s thrilling overtime victory over favored Virginia at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans gave the program its third national championship. “I always said if I got three national championships, I’d get out of coaching,” Summitt said amid a locker room celebration. “We’ve just signed probably the best (recruiting) class we’ve ever signed for next year. “I promised those kids that I would be at Tennessee four years,” Summitt said. “So I expect to be there ... unless they run me off, and that’s what I told them. They’re going to have to run me off.” The victory helped ease a year of hurt after Virginia upset the Lady Vols in overtime in the 1990 East Regional final in Norfolk, Va. That bitter loss kept the Lady Vols from playing in a Final Four on their home court and left Summitt in tears. Summitt sent an open letter to the fans, asking them to attend the event. The fans responded, helping to set Final Four attendance records. Dena Head paced the victory, scoring a championship game-record 28 points, including a pair of free throws with seven seconds left in regulation — forcing the first overtime in the 10-year history of the women’s NCAA Final Four. UT outscored Virginia 10-7 in the five-minute overtime, getting a key rebound basket from freshman Peggy Evans and eight free throws. Head made five free throws after regulation (10-for-14 overall). Jody Adams and Lisa Harrison also had free throws in the overtime. “This is so sweet today,” Summitt said. “This was a challenge, and we played with our heart and heads and won the game.”
  • Pat Summitt reacts to a call during her team's 83-65 win over Georgia in the NCAA championship game in Charlotte, N.C., March 31, 1996. The Lady Vols won their fourth NCAA title. - Championship No. 4 - Tennessee 83, Georgia 65 March 31, 1996 Spinderella and Tennessee had a ball at Georgia’s expense. The last dance of the women’s basketball season belonged to point guard Michelle Marciniak and the Lady Vols, who did a Tennessee Waltz all over their SEC rival at the Charlotte (N.C.) Coliseum. Marciniak with the distinctive ponytail and nickname, had a meeting of the minds with head coach Pat Summitt in February during a low point in the season. Summitt agreed to lighten up a bit on Marciniak, and she responded by earning the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player. Tennessee had five players score in double figures in the championship game, led by Chamique Holdsclaw and Charlotte native Tiffani Johnson, who scored 16 points apiece. Marciniak had 10 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals. The Lady Vols dominated the boards with a 54-39 advantage. Georgia coach Andy Landers paid Tennessee the ultimate compliment by saying, “Tennessee played the way Tennessee plays.” Summitt took a congratulatory phone call from President Clinton afterward. Before that, she put Tennessee’s athletic feats in academic terms by saying: “They went out an aced an exam.”
  • Pat Summitt holds up the net with her son Tyler after the Lady Vols defeated Old Dominion 68-59 on March 30, 1997 to win their fifth national championship. - Championship No. 5 - Tennessee 68, Old Dominion 59 March 30, 1997 After indulging in all manner of unpredictability, Tennessee achieved the ultimate in regularity. Another year yielded another national championship. Despite losing 10 games during the regular season and finishing fifth in the SEC, Tennessee’s season finished in celebration, thanks to the victory over Old Dominion at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Coliseum. “Of all our runs to a national championship, this one is the most unexpected,” UT coach Pat Summitt said afterward. The final statistics underscored her viewpoint. Rebounding and ball-handling were tabbed as pregame priorities. Yet Tennessee was outrebounded 34-29 and matched Old Dominion turnover for turnover with 26. The Lady Vols countered the unwanted with the unexpected. They shot nearly 60 percent from the floor, a vast improvement over their 43 percent average for the season. And the defenders who were shredded by Old Dominion point guard Ticha Penicheiro’s 25 points and nine assists in an 83-72 loss in Norfolk, Va., on Jan. 7, hounded the All-American into 11 turnovers and limited her to 10 second-half points. “Pat’s plan to work Ticha over was magnificent,” Old Dominion coach Wendy Larry said. “She was fatigued. She never makes 11 turnovers.”


Full gallery »2012 Medal of Freedom honorees

  • In this April 25, 2012 file photo, former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt speaks in Atlanta, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. President Barack Obama will award Summitt a Medal of Freedom at the White House later this spring. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
  • In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks southeast of Amman, Jordan. President Barack Obama will award Albright a Medal of Freedom at the White House later this spring. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File )
  • In this Jan. 12, 2012 file photo, Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles. President Barack Obama will award Dylan a Medal of Freedom at the White House later this spring. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
  • In this Feb. 20, 2012 file photo, former Ohio Sen. John Glenn speaks in Columbus, Ohio. President Barack Obama will award Glenn a Medal of Freedom at the White House later this spring. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
  • In this May 15, 2011 file photo, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison smiles after delivering a speech during the Rutgers University commencement ceremony, in Piscataway, N.J. President Barack Obama will award Morrison a Medal of Freedom at the White House later this spring. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
  • In this Sept. 28, 2011 file photo, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 91, works in his office at the Supreme Court in Washington. President Barack Obama will award Stevens a Medal of Freedom at the White House later this spring. . (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

This is a partial list of honorees who will be awarded with the Medal of Freedom at the White House this spring.



Full gallery »Orange and White game, 2012

  • The Volunteer waves the Power T flag at halftime during the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley looks on during the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee tailback Marlin Lane, right, celebrates with teammate Jacob Carter after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter during the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee tight end Mychal Rivera makes a catch as defensive back Brian Randolph defends during the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray encourages teammate John Propst, right, during the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee kicker Michael Palardy punts the ball in the fourth quarter during the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)


Full gallery »Orange and White Game Fan Day at Neyland Stadium

  • Tennessee offensive linemen sign autographs during Fan Day prior to the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Trent Pyles, center, poses with Smokey as his mother, April, takes a photo during Fan Day prior to the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Bradley Lockert from Nashville carries his son, Braddic, 2, on Shields-Watkins field during Fan Day prior to the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Thousands of fans fill Shields-Watkins field during Fan Day prior to the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney signs autographs for fans during Fan Day prior to the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee linebacker Herman Lathers signs an autograph for Danny Hutchins from Kingsport during Fan Day prior to the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)

Thousands of Tennessee fans filled Shields-Watkins field for Fan Day prior to the Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012.



Full gallery »Press Conference with Pat Summitt

  • From left, University of Tennessee Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, new head coach of the Lady Vols, Holly Warlick, athletic director, Dave Hart, head coach emeritus, Pat Summitt and her son, Tyler Summitt, make their entrance to a press conference in Thompson-Boling Arena Thursday afternoon. An announcement was made Wednesday afternoon that Pat Summitt would step down after 38 years as head coach of the Lady Vols basketball team. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head coach emeritus Pat Summitt, smiles at her son Tyler Summitt on Thursday, April 19, 2012 during a press conference at Thompson-Boling Arena. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head coach emeritus Pat Summitt talks about her new role as head coach emeritus during a press conference at Thompson-Boling Arena on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Pat Summitt and her son Tyler Summitt clasp hands during a press conference at Thompson-Boling Arena on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee players, from center to left, Meighan Simmons, Isabelle Harrison, Briana Bass and Glory Johnson attend the press conference where Pat Summitt talks about her new role as head coach emeritus on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Thompson-Boling Arena. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee player Alicia Manning attends the press conference where Pat Summitt talks about her new role as head coach emeritus on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Thompson-Boling Arena. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)

Holly Warlick is introduced as Tennessee's new head coach and Pat Summitt talks about her new role as a head coach emeritus during a press conference at Thompson-Boling Arena.



Full gallery »Sea Ray Relays at Tom Black Track - Saturday

  • Tennessee's Ellen Wortham runs in the women's 400 meter hurdles showcase during the Sea Ray Relays at Tom Black Track Saturday, April 14, 2012. Wortham placed first with a time of 55.93. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Ellen Wortham runs in the women's 400 meter hurdles showcase during the Sea Ray Relays at Tom Black Track Saturday, April 14, 2012. Wortham placed first with a time of 55.93. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Jamol James runs the men's 100 meter dash showcase during the Sea Ray Relays at Tom Black Track Saturday, April 14, 2012. James won the event with a time of 10.24. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Terry Benson, left, runs the men's men's 400 meter hurdles showcase during the Sea Ray Relays at Tom Black Track Saturday, April 14, 2012. Benson placed second with a time of 51.79 behind Pittsburgh's Jermaine Lowery, right, who had a time of 50.86. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Martinique Octave runs in the women's 400 meter dash showcase during the Sea Ray Relays at Tom Black Track Saturday, April 14, 2012. Octave placed third with a time of 54.92 behind Pittsburgh's Jonnique Lawrence in second with a time of 54.67 and Illinois State's Sade Sealy in first with a time of 54.06. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Varick Tucker runs the men's 400 meter dash showcase during the Sea Ray Relays at Tom Black Track Saturday, April 14, 2012. Tucker placed third with a time of 47.36 behind Pittsburgh's Micah Murray in second with a time of 47.26 and Brycen Spratling with a time of 46.03. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)

Photos from the Sea Ray Relays at Tom Black Track hosted by the University of Tennessee Saturday, April 14, 2012.



Full gallery »Volscars 2012

  • Tennessee women's basketball players from left, Taber Spani, Kamiko Williams, and Glory Johnson attend the Volscars at the Knoxville Convention Center on Monday, April 9, 2012. The formal event is to celebrate Tennessee sports and the student athletes. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Members of the Tennessee track team, from left, Jack felix, Austin Whitewall, and Nick Kaiser pose for photographs during the 6th annual Volscars at the Knoxville Convention Center on Monday, April 9, 2012. The formal event is to celebrate Tennessee sports and the student athletes. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • From left, Tennessee basketball players Kenny Hall, Ryan Kilmartin, and Jeronne Maymon attend the Volscars at the Knoxville Convention Center on Monday, April 9, 2012. The annual formal event is held to celebrate Tennessee sports and the student athletes. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee basketball players Kenny Hall, left, and Dwight Miller gathered for the Volscars at the Knoxville Convention Center on Monday, April 9, 2012. The Volscars is an event to celebrate Tennessee sports and student athletes. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • University of Tennessee student athletes pose for photographs during the Volscars on Monday, April 9, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • University of Tennessee student athletes line up on the orange carpet to attend the Volscars on Monday, April 9, 2012. The formal event is to celebrate Tennessee sports and the student athletes. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)

Student athletes gathered together to attend the 2012 Volscars at the Knoxville Convention Center on Monday, April 9, 2012.



Full gallery »UT football scrimmage : Friday, April 6, 2012

  • UT quarterbacks Justin Worley, left, and Tyler Bray throw passes before the first scrimmage of the spring at Neyland Stadium on Friday, April 6, 2012.
  • UT tailback Devrin Young makes a catch before the first scrimmage of the spring at Neyland Stadium on Friday, April 6, 2012.
  • UT players stretch before the first scrimmage of the spring at Neyland Stadium on Friday, April 6, 2012.
  • UT cornerbacks coach Derrick Ansley directs players before the first scrimmage of the spring at Neyland Stadium on Friday, April 6, 2012.
  • UT wide receiver Da'Rick Rogers before the first scrimmage of the spring at Neyland Stadium on Friday, April 6, 2012.
  • UT tight end Mychal Rivera makes a catch before the first scrimmage of the spring at Neyland Stadium on Friday, April 6, 2012.

Neyland Stadium



Full gallery »Pat Summitt's trophies and net cuttings

  • University of Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt celebrates after the Lady Vols won the Women’s NCAA National Championship 67-44 against Louisiana Tech on March 29, 1987, in Austin, Texas. The victory earned the Lady Vols their first national championship. (New Sentinel Photo)
  • In this 2005 photo, UT head coach Pat Summitt and her son Tyler Summitt wave to the crowd after the Lady Vols beat Rutgers to advance tot he Final Four. (Amy Smotherman-Burgess/News Sentinel)
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt holds up the net after their win against Rutgers in the national championship game in Cleveland, OH in 2007. At left is her son, Tyler. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt cuts down the net at the Summet Center Sunday in Nashville after Tennessee defeated LSU in the 2008 SEC Women's Basketball Championship. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt raises her arm in celebration after defeating Stanford in 2008 for the NCAA National Championship title at the St. Pete Time’s Forum in Tampa, FL. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
  • UT head basketball coach Pat Summitt addresses fans during a celebration for the 2008 NCAA National Champion Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team at Thompson Boling Arena on Wednesday evening. Tennessee defeated Stanford to claim their eighth national title. (Amy Smotherman-Burgess/News Sentinel)

Select photos showing University of Tennessee head women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt cutting down the nets and with her tournament trophies.



Full gallery »Pat Summitt's 38th And Final Season as Tennessee's Head Coach

  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt stands with associate head coach Holly Warlick before the start of the first game of the season against Carson-Newman. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt stands with her team before the singing of the national anthem in the game against Union University. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt looks out to the court during the game against Pepperdine. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt encourages her team as they play the Miami Hurricanes at Thompson-Boling Arena. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee coach Pat Summitt watches her team play Virginia during in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)
  • Fans dressed in 'We Back Pat' tee-shirts fill the stands at Thompson-Boling Arena during the game against Baylor. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)

Photographs of Pat Summitt from each game of the 2011-2012 season.



Full gallery »UT spring football practice : Saturday, March 31, 2012

  • UT wide receiver Da'Rick Rogers, waits to run a drill after teammate Vincent Dallas, right, during practice at Haslam Field on Saturday, March 31, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT head coach Derek Dooley during practice at Haslam Field on Saturday, March 31, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT players stretch during practice at Haslam Field on Saturday, March 31, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT tailback Marlin Lane talks with quarterback Tyler Bray during practice at Haslam Field on Saturday, March 31, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT tailback Marlin Lane carries the ball during practice at Haslam Field on Saturday, March 31, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT tailback Deanthonie Summerhill during practice at Haslam Field on Saturday, March 31, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)

Haslam Field, UT campus



Full gallery »UT spring football practice: Thursday, March 29, 2012

  • Wide receivers Zach Rogers, Justin Hunter and Vincent Dallas, during spring practice at Haslam Field on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Head coach Derek Dooley watches warm-ups during spring practice at Haslam Field on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Justin Coleman makes a catch in front of Marsalis Teague during spring practice at Haslam Field on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Cody Blanc participates in a drill during spring practice at Haslam Field on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tailback Jaron Toney makes a catch during spring practice at Haslam Field on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Head coach Derek Dooley instructs offensive lineman Dallas Thomas during spring practice at Haslam Field on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL)

Haslam Field, March 29, 2012



Full gallery »Tennessee Lady Vols 58, Baylor Lady Bears 77 NCAA Elite Eight

  • Tennessee's Glory Johnson, left, and Shekinna Stricklen comfort each other in the final minute of their loss to Baylor in the final round of the Des Moines regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Monday, March 26, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Vicki Baugh passes the ball away while under pressure from Baylor's Brittney Griner, left, and Destiny Williams in the final round of the Des Moines regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Monday, March 26, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Baylor's Brittney Griner knocks the ball away from Tennessee's Glory Johnson in the final round of the Des Moines regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Monday, March 26, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Alicia Manning passes the ball away while defended by Baylor's Odyssey Sims in the final round of the Des Moines regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Monday, March 26, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Meighan Simmons and Glory Johnson chase after a loose ball in the final round of the Des Moines regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Monday, March 26, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Glory Johnson grimaces in pain after taking a fall in the first half of the game against Baylor in the final round of the Des Moines regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Monday, March 26, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)

The Lady Vols lose to the Baylor Lady Bears, 77-58 in the final game of the Des Moines Regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in Des Moines, IA on Monday, March 26, 2011.



Full gallery »UT Vols spring football practice

  • UT Vols coach Jay Graham knocks the ball loose from Rajion Neal's arms during a drill on the first day of spring football practice at Haslam Field on the University of Tennessee campus Monday, March 26, 2012. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT Vols head coach Derek Dooley during the first football practice of the spring at Haslam Field on the University of Tennessee campus Monday, March 26, 2012. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT Vols' Darrington Sentimore in the center of working out on the first football practice of the spring at Haslam Field on the University of Tennessee campus Monday, March 26, 2012. Other players left to right are Alex Ellis (87), Nathan Peterman (green/12), Sentimore, and Steven Fowlkes (90). (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT Vols Ja'Wuan James, left, and Alan Posey during a drill on the first football practice of the spring at Haslam Field on the University of Tennessee campus Monday, March 26, 2012. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT Vols Marion Walls, center and quarterback Tyler Bray (8) during the first football practice of the spring at Haslam Field on the University of Tennessee campus Monday, March 26, 2012. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • UT Vols coach Jay Graham during drills on the first football practice of the spring at Haslam Field on the University of Tennessee campus Monday, March 26, 2012. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)

UT Vols held their first football practice of the spring at Haslam Field on the University of Tennessee campus Thursday, Mar. 22, 2012.



Full gallery »Tennessee Lady Vols Press Conference

  • Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick enters the interview room to hold a press conference at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Sunday, March 25, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee's Cierra Burdick and assistant coach Micke DeMoss wait in the locker room for the start of practice at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Sunday, March 25, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A large ice pack is wrapped around the knee of Tennessee's Taber Spani while she waits for the start of practice at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Sunday, March 25, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee point guard Ariel Massengale waits for the start of practice at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Sunday, March 25, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Tennessee players from left, Shekinna Stricklen, Glory Johnson, and Vicki Baugh walk back to their locker room smiling after a press conference at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Sunday, March 25, 2012. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • From left, Tennessee players Ariel Massengale, Glory Johnson, and Isabelle Harrison wait for the start of practice at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Johnson covers her face in embarrassment while talking with Harrison. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL)

The Lady Vols speak to media before practice as they prepare for their matchup against no. 1 ranked Baylor for the Des Moines Regional title of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.




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