John Shearer

Former University of Tennessee golfer David Skinns admitted earlier in the Three Ridges Classic that he gets an emotional lift from being back in the town of his alma mater.

OAK RIDGE — Last year, Tennessee lost the Conference USA rowing championships to Texas in a close last race that made coaches want to look for photos of the finish.

University of Tennessee golfer Jay Vandeventer has been experiencing various levels of amateur golf lately.

When former Air Force Academy football coach Fisher DeBerry made the ill-fated decision to go for two points late in a memorable game against Tennessee in September 2006, he had patriotism as much as a victory on his mind.

To put their season in tennis language, the Tennessee women's team keeps getting served adversity, but they keep returning inspiration.

Just like against Vanderbilt on Friday night, the Tennessee men's tennis team had to move its match against Kentucky to the Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center due to a storm Sunday afternoon.

The Tennessee men's tennis team considers itself better when playing outdoors, and coach Sam Winterbotham believes the game is meant to be played outside.

At the rate the Tennessee women's tennis team is going, it might have to start having its team meetings at a local orthopedic or medical facility.

Richard "Dick" Davies, who was a member of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that won the gold medal in 1964, died Feb. 25.

During a good part of the SEC swimming and diving championships Saturday night, second seemed to be the theme for the Tennessee Lady Vols.

A night that started off slowly for the Tennessee men's swimming and diving team Friday in the SEC championships saw some late high moments that helped propel the Vols into third place.

The Tennessee swimming and diving teams Thursday continued to prove that their deepest area of strength may be with those who compete in the deepest pool.

Tennessee diver Ryan Helms struggled a little in the 3-meter preliminaries of the SEC swimming and diving meet Wednesday afternoon in finishing fourth, but he survived and advanced.

Tennis fans are used to moving their eyes quickly from player to player, but those in attendance Friday night to watch Tennessee had to move theirs rapidly from court to court.

Jenny Connolly was admittedly feeling a little sentimental going into her final home dual swim meet Saturday against No. 2 Florida.

Tennessee senior swimmer Ricky Henahan and his teammates did not leave Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center with a victory following a 171-129 loss to seventh-ranked Florida on Saturday.

Former Georgia diver and Olympian Chris Colwill overcame a broken hand suffered less than a year ago to beat some stiff competition and win the finals of the men's 3-meter springboard in the USA Diving Winter National Championships Monday.

Tennessee diver Tori Lamp may not have been on the medal stand's top landing Sunday, but she still reached a lofty spot — qualifying for the Olympic Trials.

At nearly 5 feet, 9 inches tall, Tennessee's Tori Lamp is taller than the typical female diver. But she tries not to let that get in her way.

A day after qualifying for the USA Diving Winter National Championships with a first-place finish in the 1-meter springboard preliminaries, Tennessee diver Ryan Helms also qualified in the 3-meter Friday.

Tennessee's Tori Lamp admits that diving, particularly platform diving, can be a little scary.

Tennessee men's diver Ryan Helms has had to battle a few minor aches and injuries this season that come with the sport.

With only two holes left in the Mercedes-Benz SEC/Pac-12 Challenge on Sunday at Holston Hills Country Club, Tennessee golfer Kaitlyn Rohrback had an opportunity for two rare achievements.

Because of the large field in the SEC-Pac 12 Challenge, the Tennessee women's golf team was forced to play in foursomes Friday instead of the preferred and quicker threesomes.

Tennessee women's golf coach Judi Pavon sounds almost like a football coach having to talk about all the injuries to her team.

Former Tennessee Lady Vol track star Joetta Clark Diggs was unable to win an Olympic medal despite appearing in four summer games from 1988-2000.

Recent Webb School graduate Brandon Fickey and Mikelis Libietis of Latvia traveled vastly different distances to join the University of Tennessee's tennis team this year as freshmen.

Like many coaches this week at the Junior National Diving Championships, Dave Parrington has been proudly observing his star pupils.

During the NCAA regional golf tournament just outside Indianapolis earlier this month, Tennessee men's coach Jim Kelson received an unexpected call on his cell phone.

The University of Tennessee women's tennis team found itself one player down Sunday against Vanderbilt after No. 4 singles player Kata Szekely injured her ankle Saturday.

As a reserve for much of the season, Tennessee freshman Whitney Wofford seemed unlikely a few days ago to play in the first round of the NCAA women's tennis championships Saturday against College of Charleston.

Longtime University of Tennessee assistant men’s swim coach Joe Hendee died Sunday after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. He was 50.

When Tennessee senior Rosalia Alda was in high school in the Austin, Texas, suburb of Round Rock, she knew little about the world of college tennis.

Rosalia Alda found herself in the spotlight for two reasons Saturday afternoon in the Tennessee women's tennis team's 5-2 upset win over No. 8 Georgia in tennis.

Because of both their top-40 individual rankings and fairly even play, the tennis match between Natalie Pluskota of the University of Tennessee and Kristi Boxx of Ole Miss on Sunday afternoon drew much of the attention.

Tennessee softball co-head coach Ralph Weekly was pleased with the runs the No. 11 Lady Vols were able to score in a 7-3 victory over Iowa on Thursday night at Lee Softball Stadium.

To celebrate 50 years since three students became the first blacks admitted as undergraduates, the University of Tennessee on Tuesday invited a keynote speaker who knows a little about getting over barriers - hurdler Benita Fitzgerald Mosley.

Alcoa High School golfer Grant Daugherty is admittedly a big fan of the University of Tennessee sports teams, and now the feeling is apparently mutual.

Tennessee freshman Lindsay Gendron has come from the flat land of Central Illinois to the hills and mountains of East Tennessee.

Former University of Tennessee golfer Jeff Golliher remembers when team practice back in the early 1980s often consisted of taking a few shag balls down to the expansive grassy area off Cherokee Boulevard.

Tennessee associate director for media relations Bud Ford, left, dictates ground rules for coverage to reporters before Lane Kiffin holds his resignation press conference on Jan. 12, 2010.

Chris Rapp has been in a high gear almost since he arrived at Tennessee, despite his seemingly calm demeanor.

Turning 19 years old on Friday, Whitney Wofford did not quite manage to have her cake and eat it, too, on the tennis court.

The three Tennessee women's tennis double teams were able to complete their first matches in the United States Tennessee Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Ohio Valley Regional within 45 minutes early Thursday morning

The Tennessee women’s tennis team finds itself this week playing at a familiar place against several not-so-familiar teams.

Despite a different course and much different weather, the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate Championships had the same outcome as last year.

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Tennessee women's golf team wore pink shirts on Saturday during the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate Championships.

Erica Popson was unable to play any tournament golf this summer due to a thumb injury.

The Tennessee women's golf team is thrilled about the new Mack and Jonnie Day practice facility off Alcoa Highway, which will be formally opened in November.

University of Tennessee freshman golfer Kaitlyn Rohrback knows a little about challenges, as her resume includes a Maryland high school state championship - against boys.