Mike Griffith

• Griffith: Pearl, staff targeting pair of guards for 2010 class Published 09/14/2009 at 9:26 p.m. 18 Comments

  Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl has been on the road almost as much as he has been at home since returning from the Maccabiah Games in July.

• Vanderbilt at a loss after trailing at half Updated 11/22/2008 at 7:01 p.m. 18 Comments

  NASHVILLE - Tennessee was a pretty good football team on Saturday.

• Vols give Cowboys much to celebrate Updated 11/08/2008 at 8:35 p.m. 32 Comments

  The 1980s music blared from the Wyoming locker room, the Cowboys' players singing along and letting the good times roll Saturday afternoon.

• Saban: I've never been prouder of our team Updated 10/26/2008 at 12:55 a.m. 14 Comments

  Alabama coach Nick Saban isn't normally one to heap praise on his team, but Saturday night was just such an occasion.

• Tyler Smith says Paradise Jam slam dunk for Vols Published 11/19/2009 at 9:24 p.m. 21 Comments

  Tennessee has yet to win a so-called "preseason" tournament in four years under coach Bruce Pearl's direction.

• Ask Griff: Kiffin edges Pearl, Summitt in straw poll Published 11/19/2009 at 6:43 a.m. 13 Comments

  It's the controversial, hypothetical tough question no other radio host in town wants to touch, and I've asked it on the Sports Page about four times over the past few years.

• Tobias Harris sat in upper deck during UT game Updated 11/18/2009 at 9:46 p.m. 58 Comments

  How does a 6-foot-8 high school All-American attend at Tennessee men’s basketball game incognito?

• Happy 100th for Pearl: school records for points scored (124), assists (34) Updated 11/17/2009 at 11:23 p.m. 76 Comments

  Bruce Pearl’s 100th victory as Tennessee’s basketball coach was one for the record books Tuesday night.

• Golden makes it official; report says Pinkston to sign Wednesday Updated 11/17/2009 at 9:57 p.m. 57 Comments

  Trae Golden signed on with the Tennessee men's basketball Class of 2010 Tuesday morning, giving the Vols the quality point guard they needed.

• Pearl on cusp of 100th win with Vols Published 11/16/2009 at 9:05 p.m. 51 Comments

  Bruce Pearl's next victory will be the 100th in his tenure at Tennessee, but the Vols' basketball coach has another number in mind.

• Golden to sign with Vols on Tuesday Published 11/16/2009 at 12:07 p.m. 15 Comments

  The Tennessee men's basketball team will add a second signee to its class of 2010 on Tuesday.

• For starters, UT 'playing together' Published 11/14/2009 at 8:37 p.m. 20 Comments

  Not bad for starters.That was Wayne Chism's conclusion after 10th-ranked Tennessee opened the men's basketball season with a convincing 83-54 victory over Austin Peay on Friday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.

• Halftime talk from 'irritated' coach helps six-point lead burgeon into blowout Updated 11/14/2009 at 12:59 a.m. 53 Comments

  There was no fire and brimstone speech from Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl at halftime of the Vols' season opener, only mild irritation.

• Hopson's turnaround looks like good shot Published 11/12/2009 at 10:16 p.m. 14 Comments

  Tennessee men's basketball sophomore Scotty Hopson knows all about perception, and now it's up to him to change it where his game is concerned.

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