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Ole Miss QB disagrees with Lane Kiffin on how Black recruits view Oxford

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss took issue with first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin's recent comments to Vanity Fair.

By BRETT MARTEL / The Associated Press June 26, 2026

Lane Kiffin, the head football coach for Ole Miss at the time, confers with quarterback Trinidad Chambliss during an SEC game against visiting Florida last Nov. 15 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Vols under Barnes becoming an NBA draft picks factory

It shouldn't come as a sizable surprise that the Tennessee Volunteers' greatest run in postseason basketball play is being accompanied by their greatest run in the NBA draft.

By David Paschall June 25, 2026

Tennessee Athletics photo / Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes visits with Nate Ament, who was selected 13th overall and will play for the Milwaukee Bucks, during Tuesday night's opening round of the NBA draft in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Bucks banking on former Vols star to play key role as they rebuild

NBA draft lottery picks Nate Ament and Brayden Burries of the Milwaukee Bucks got their first bit of tough love from their new coach before learning they'd be playing for him.

By STEVE MEGARGEE / The Associated Press June 25, 2026

Milwaukee Bucks coach Taylor Jenkins, left, reaches behind Nate Ament to grab Brayden Burries during Thursday's introductory news conference for the pair of Milwaukee Bucks rookies at a Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee. Ament and Burries were both lottery picks as top-15 selections in the NBA draft Tuesday night in New York. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

NCAA sets FBS regular season at 14 weeks with two open dates

The NCAA Division I Cabinet has approved a series of changes to the college football calendar.

By The Associated Press June 25, 2026

Alabama linebacker Justin Jefferson (10) deflects a pass meant for Tennessee's Braylon Staley during an SEC regular-season game last Oct. 18 in Tuscaloosa. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Okpara, Gillespie taken in NBA draft; Fife decommits from football Vols

Chattanooga's connections to the NBA continue to grow.

By David Paschall June 24, 2026

Tennessee Athletics photo by Andrew Ferguson / Former Tennessee forward and Hamilton Heights standout Felix Okpara was selected by the Orlando Magic in the second round of the NBA draft Wednesday night.

NCAA’s new eligibility rules likely to change how coaches recruit

Tyler Shough needed seven years of college football to become an NFL quarterback. Such opportunities are about to become a thing of the past.

By MAURA CAREY / The Associated Press June 24, 2026

Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough celebrates after the Cardinals scored a touchdown during an ACC regular-season game against host Clemson in November 2024. That season was Shough's lone year with the Cardinals but his seventh as a college athlete. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

Ohio lawsuit alleges NCAA unfairly denying some athletes a fifth season

A group of 15 college basketball players filed a lawsuit in an Ohio state court claiming the NCAA's new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition.

By ERIC OLSON / The Associated Press June 24, 2026

The NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules Tuesday. (AP File Photo/Matt Slocum)

NCAA committees will consider changes to Division I football calendar

NCAA Division I football teams would be allowed more on-field practices in the offseason under proposals introduced this week by two committees.

By The Associated Press June 24, 2026

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer watches as Crimson Tide running backs go through a drill during spring practice in Tuscaloosa on March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Sticking together was vital to Oklahoma’s College World Series title run

When the Oklahoma baseball program brings in new players, coach Skip Johnson gives them a daily exercise to make sure they're cut out for the type of team he runs.