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Vandy snaps eight-game skid in Knoxville, swipes SEC double-bye from Vols

Tennessee didn't need Nate Ament at all during Tuesday's 19-point triumph at South Carolina. The Volunteers missed him significantly Saturday against Vanderbilt.

By David Paschall March 7, 2026

Tennessee Athletics photo / Tennessee freshman guard Amari Evans scored 24 points Saturday during an 86-82 loss to Vanderbilt in the regular-season finale for both teams.

SEC women’s championship game is South Carolina-Texas rematch

The seventh South Carolina-Texas meeting in two seasons is also the second with an SEC women's basketball tournament title on the line.

By The Associated Press March 7, 2026

AP photo by Chris Carlson / Texas forward Madison Booker, left, and Ole Miss forward Cotie McMahon vie for the ball during an SEC tournament semifinal Saturday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.

UTC women reach SoCon title game for fourth straight season

UTC women's basketball coach Deandra Schirmer knows she has two of the best players in the SoCon in Gianna Corbitt and Caia Elisaldez, but they're more than that.

By Gene Henley March 6, 2026

Staff file photo by Seth Carpenter / UTC junior guard Caia Elisaldez (11) scored 28 points to help the Mocs beat fourth-seeded Furman 76-65 in the SoCon semifinals Friday and reach Sunday's tournament title game in Asheville, N.C.

UTC men’s season of struggles ends in SoCon tourney opener

Friday night was a perfect encapsulation of the UTC men's basketball team's 2025-26 season.

By Gene Henley March 6, 2026

Staff file photo by Seth Carpenter / Dan Earl's fourth season as UTC men's basketball coach came to a close Friday, when the Mocs lost to The Citadel in the first game of the SoCon tournament in Asheville, N.C.

No. 19 Vols get walk-off win to open Wright State series

Manny Marin singled up the middle to drive in Garrett Wright for a walk-off win that pushed the 19th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers' streak of victories to five.

By David Paschall March 6, 2026

Tennessee Athletics photo / Tennessee starting pitcher Tegan Kuhns throws to the plate during Friday night's 4-3 win over Wright State in Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

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Gillespie’s one season with Vols the ‘best value’ in college basketball

Tennessee will play its final basketball game inside the Food City Center this season Saturday afternoon when the No. 23 Volunteers host No. 24 Vanderbilt.

By David Paschall March 6, 2026

Tennessee Athletics photo by Andrew Ferguson / Tennessee senior point guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie will enter his final game at the Food City Center averaging 18.0 points and 5.6 assists.

Ole Miss upsets Vanderbilt again to reach SEC women’s semifinals

Vanderbilt's stay at the SEC women's basketball tournament lasted just one day. Ole Miss has already been around twice as long and is hoping for a full weekend.

By The Associated Press March 6, 2026

AP photo by Chris Carlson / Vanderbilt guard Aga Makurat (24) and forward Sacha Washington sit on the bench during the Commodores' loss to Ole Miss in an SEC quarterfinal Friday in Greenville, S.C.

Fired Michigan coach reaches plea deal to resolve home invasion case

Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors Friday.

By LARRY LAGE / The Associated Press March 6, 2026

Ann Arbor News photo by Jordyn Pair via AP / Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore walks with his wife Kelli Moore, left, and attorney Ellen Michaels as they arrive for a court hearing Friday in Ann Arbor.

Trump plans to issue executive order to spur changes to college sports

President Donald Trump predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly.

By EDDIE PELLS / The Associated Press March 6, 2026

AP photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on college sports Friday in the East Room of the White House in Washington.