News Sentinel staff

The Tennessee track and field program entered Saturday with eight events in which to advance athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Tennessee's Natalie Pluskota and Kata Szekel were the comeback kids on Saturday.

Chanelle Price and Ellen Wortham had the fastest times of the day as the Tennessee women had four advance Friday to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

It was a split decision for Tennessee senior Natalie Pluskota on Friday.

Annie Alexander will be making her fourth trip to the NCAA Outdoor track and field championships after qualifying in the shot put Thursday at NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla.

Decorated senior Natalie Pluskota was busy with tennis and more honors on Thursday.

For the first time in school history, three members of the Tennessee women's tennis team advanced to the NCAA singles championships Round of 32.

Tennessee sophomore tight end Cameron Clear was arrested Tuesday evening on a felony theft charge.

Tennessee women's basketball coach Holly Warlick has announced the addition of a junior college All-American to the 2011-12 signing class. Jasmine Phillips, from Louisburg (S.C.) College becomes the fourth player to join the Lady Vols for the 2012-13 season.

Bashaara Graves has another playing date with USA Basketball.

The University of Tennessee announced Monday that 51 student-athletes have fulfilled graduation requirements.

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Former Tennessee star Kara Lawson and the WNBA's Connecticuct Sun will donate $100 to the Pat Summitt Foundation for every 3-pointer Lawson makes this season.

While Rick Lamb gained ground, Tennessee lost an all-important spot at the Stanford Regional on Saturday and failed to qualify for the NCAA championships.

Tennessee seniors Annie Alexander and Ellen Wortham picked up more SEC track and field honors Friday.

Led by Rick Lamb, Tennessee moved up the leaderboard Friday at the NCAA Stanford Regional. Now the Vols have to hold their ground.

Tennessee shot par golf Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Stanford Regional. The Vols will have to do better.

The Toronto Blue Jays promoted former University of Tennessee catcher Yan Gomes, who is set to become the first Brazilian-born player to appear in a major league game.

Reggie McKenzie is creating a Tennessee West — or at least Austin-East High School West — with the Oakland Raiders.

Bret Lundgaard is joining Tennessee's newly combined swimming and diving program.

Rising junior Trae Golden had arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday "to address a meniscus injury in his left knee," Tennessee announced Tuesday night.

Senior Natialie Pluskota and sophomore Brynn Boren of the Tennessee women's team have won Intercollegiate Tennis Association regional honors.

Four ex-Vols are among the candidates eligible for today’s announcement of the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame induction class. Phillip Fulmer is eligible as a coach after being retired for three years.

Mikelis Libietis nabbed an honor Monday as he begins to prepare for the NCAA singles and doubles tournament later this month.

Tennessee's baseball team knew before Sunday's first pitch at Ole Miss it had been mathematically eliminated from the SEC tournament.

OXFORD, Miss. — One swing by Ole Miss erased Tennessee's ninth-inning lead. Another two innings later gave the Rebels the dramatic victory.

Annie Alexander finished her SEC shot-put career Saturday just as she started it — with a title.

Experienced, 14th-ranked and playing at home, Virginia was too much for Tennessee, ending the Lady Vols tennis season with a 4-1 decision Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament in Charlottesville.

Tennessee's women saved their best for last in the NCAA Central Regional golf tournament in Columbus, Ohio.

For six Vols, Saturday was their debut to NCAA tennis tournament pressure.

The Tennessee women's basketball team made sure Pat Summitt's graduation rate will remain perfect forever.

Tennessee got a complete game from Dalton Saberhagen. But the Vols' starter didn't get enough support from his teammates, much to the disappointment of first-year coach Dave Serrano.

Tennessee's first points at the SEC outdoor track and field championships at Baton Rouge, La., came from the hammer throwers.

The pressure is on.

The Tennessee women's basketball team made sure Pat Summitt's graduation rate will remain perfect forever.

That was easy.

Tennessee's women are in decent shape after the opening round of NCAA regional golf. But, oh, what might have been.

Tennessee junior third baseman Raven Chavanne, sophomore shortstop Madison Shipman, sophomore pitcher Ellen Renfroe and junior outfielder Kat Dotson were named to the All-SEC first team in softball on Wednesday. The four selections was the most for one team.

The road to the NCAA men's golf championship for Tennessee starts in California and will need to end there.

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With some help from conference-rival Alabama on Sunday, Tennessee earned the program's fourth SEC Eastern Division championship.

Tennessee's AJ Newell has been named to the SEC's All-Freshman team.

Mike Beaumont has been named director of basketball operations for the Tennessee women's basketball program.

Former University of Tennessee standout Shyra Ely-Gash of the Indiana Fever will miss the WNBA season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.

Former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt a Lifetime Achievement Award from the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition during the annual meeting on May 1.

Junior third baseman Raven Chavanne (3.89 grade point average/political science), sophomore pitcher Ellen Renfroe (3.75 GPA/psychology) and junior first baseman Melissa Brown (3.81 GPA/kinesiology) of the Tennessee softball team were named to the Capital One Academic All-District III First Team.

Tennessee signee Bashaara Graves has been invited to the Women's U18 National Team Trials.

Kata Szekely, Brynn Boren and Natalie Pluskota of Tennessee women's team received at-large selections for the NCAA singles championships.

An internationally acclaimed pole-vaulter and a local sprint state champion headline eight new Tennessee track and field signees.

The Tennessee men's tennis team will face UNC Wilmington in the opening round of the NCAA tennis championships next week in Chapel Hill, N.C.