John Adams

• John Adams: Renfroes make mark in regional Published 05/19/2013 at 10:03 p.m. 3 Comments

  You didn’t need a radar gun to figure out that Ivy Renfroe was throwing hard Sunday afternoon at Lee Stadium. The slight discoloration and puffiness of Hannah Akamine’s left hand were just as telling.

• John Adams: UT baseball takes 'baby step,' still needs leaps of improvement Updated 05/18/2013 at 10:32 p.m. 8 Comments

  Tennessee weathered intermittent rain and overcame a four-run deficit to beat Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

• John Adams: Hurd's commitment makes Beech a Tennessee team Published 05/17/2013 at 5:39 p.m. 51 Comments

  The Beech Buccaneers are about to become the third most popular football team in Tennessee. And that has nothing to do with the program’s 2012 state championship.

• John Adams: New coach, recruits big draws for spring game Published 04/19/2013 at 7:10 p.m. 17 Comments

  Colleague Mike Strange has no trouble remembering Tennessee’s most popular spring football game.

• John Adams: Mack Brown still has championship aspirations Published 04/18/2013 at 7:05 p.m. 29 Comments

  Good thing Will Muschamp got the head-coaching job at Florida a couple of years ago. He might have grown old waiting for Mack Brown to retire at Texas.

• John Adams: For Butch Jones, it's been access supplied during his time at Tennessee Published 04/16/2013 at 8:04 p.m. 43 Comments

  Butch Jones’ work day was expected to run late Tuesday evening. But it didn’t include football.

• John Adams: Vols making progress one detail at a time Published 04/13/2013 at 9:25 p.m. 7 Comments

  Tennessee coach Butch Jones knows how to capitalize on an opportunity. So when quarterback Nathan Peterman provided him with one Saturday afternoon, hardly a second was wasted.

• John Adams: New staff won over Daniel Hood with its love for the game Published 04/11/2013 at 9:03 p.m. 15 Comments

  Daniel Hood would have faced a tough decision if Tennessee hadn’t made a coaching change after last season.

• John Adams: UT quarterback race might not end in September Published 04/09/2013 at 6:15 p.m. 42 Comments

  Tennessee isn’t sure who its next starting quarterback will be. But it knows who he won’t be.

• John Adams: UConn one big victory shy of Lady Vols Published 04/08/2013 at 7:55 p.m. 39 Comments

  The Tennessee-Connecticut women’s basketball rivalry will resume tonight in New Orleans with a slight variation. Tennessee won’t be there.

• Loss of Melissa Davin hurts UT speed and power Updated 05/16/2013 at 7:44 p.m. 3 Comments

  Tennessee has one of the best lineups in college softball, but that doesn’t make co-head coach Ralph Weekly feel any better about the loss of junior first baseman Melissa Davin as his team opens play against Longwood in the Knoxville ...

• Louisville doesn't get shortchanged on celebration Published 04/01/2013 at 5:57 p.m. 2 Comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY — Louisville is still a victory short of the Final Four. But it didn’t let that get in the way of its celebration.

• Baylor not the only ones 'stunned' by upset Published 03/31/2013 at 11:05 p.m. 76 Comments

  OKLAHOMA CITY — Dean Lockwood could have been speaking for the entire Baylor team Sunday evening.

• UT assistants fired up at thought of full recruiting year Published 02/06/2013 at 10 p.m. 46 Comments

  A 31-day, whirlwind recruiting race left Tennessee's new football coaching staff looking forward to a longer race. And they won't have to wait for the start.

• Lady Vols "would be lucky" to have Williams against LSU Published 02/05/2013 at 8:32 p.m. 6 Comments

  Pratt Pavilion resembled an auxiliary training room Tuesday as Tennessee began preparation for its women's basketball game at LSU.

• Butch Jones selling UT tradition and new staff to recruits Updated 01/18/2013 at 2:56 p.m. 52 Comments

  Coach Butch Jones will be selling the old and new Tennessee when he meets with football recruits this weekend.

• John Adams: CAK QB Charlie High still thinking big despite recruiting rejections Published 01/14/2013 at 7:20 p.m. 68 Comments

  Charlie High once thought the recruiting process might be fun.

• MTSU showed its stamina well against Lady Vols Published 11/28/2012 at 11:58 p.m. 4 Comments

  Player depth rarely has mattered less at Thompson-Boling Arena than it did Wednesday evening.

• Jim Chaney again giving continuity for Vols Updated 11/19/2012 at 6:28 a.m. 2 Comments

  As Tennessee's football world tilted again, offensive coordinator Jim Chaney shifted into an expanded role Sunday.

• Connor Shaw latest QB to pile up yards on Vols Published 10/27/2012 at 7:44 p.m. 25 Comments

  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tennessee was two plays into what had the makings of a glorious goal-line stand when South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw scored with ridiculous ease on third down.

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