David Paschall

Tennessee junior linebacker Aaron Beasley has been suspended from team activities as the Knoxville Police Department looks into allegations that he injured a six-month-old cat that belongs to his girlfriend's roommate.

Tennessee men's basketball coach Rick Barnes lost an assistant Monday but gained one as well.

Georgia conducted a 130-play scrimmage Saturday afternoon inside Sanford Stadium, with Bulldogs football coach Kirby Smart saying, "We're not where we need to be," what seemed like 130 times afterward.

It doesn't take long to detect that footballs have been flying around Knoxville practices recently as new Tennessee coach Josh Heupel and his staff implement a drastically different offensive system for the Volunteers.

Tennessee's men's basketball program found some success through the NCAA transfer portal Saturday, landing former Auburn guard Justin Powell.

Since Tennessee lured UCF football coach Josh Heupel in late January to clean up the massive mess left by predecessor Jeremy Pruitt, the Volunteers have lost the state's premier quarterback prospect to Alabama and the state's top running back recruit to Georgia.

With receiver John Metchie and guard Emil Ekiyor sitting out this spring on top of the departed NFL-bound likes of Mac Jones, Najee Harris, DeVonta Smith, Landon Dickerson and Alex Leatherwood, there has been plenty of room for Alabama's offense to grow in recent weeks.

The Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds and defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers were among the many Major League Baseball teams to open their respective 162-game schedules Thursday, but where were the members of the Class AA Chattanooga Lookouts?

Ever since Josh Heupel was hired in late January as Tennessee's new football coach, a fast-paced brand of offense has been promised to Volunteers faithful.

Georgia sophomore receiver Jermaine Burton sustained a knee injury during Tuesday afternoon's practice that, according to multiple media outlets, is expected to sideline him for the rest of the spring but will not affect his status for the fall.

Although the outbreak of the coronavirus had halted spring football this time last year, Tim Banks still had the comfort of being in his fifth year on the staff at Penn State, which had played in the Rose, Fiesta, Citrus and Cotton bowls the four previous seasons.

When Nick Saban and Kirby Smart were together at Alabama, the Crimson Tide welcomed midyear enrollees such as running back T.J. Yeldon and receiver Amari Cooper in 2012, running back Derrick Henry and tight end O.J. Howard in 2013, and offensive tackle Cam Robinson in 2014.

Tennessee freshman guard Jaden Springer announced Monday afternoon that he has signed with an agent and will enter the NBA draft.

The Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon received a nonbinding pledge from Jalon Walker, who is the nation's No. 4 outside linebacker.

When Major League Baseball in February announced a 10-year partnership between the Cincinnati Reds and the Class AA Chattanooga Lookouts, no opt-out details were provided.

Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh was asked Saturday afternoon to single out those who have performed well through two spring football practices for the Volunteers, and he was happy to oblige.

Nobody is going to confuse the current state of Tennessee football for the Volunteers of a quarter century ago, when a dizzying 45-5 run yielded two consecutive SEC championships and the 1998 national title.

Davonte Gaines played in 19 games and Drew Pember appeared in 10 this season for the Tennessee men's basketball team, with both sophomore forwards in reduced roles compared to 2019-20.

The Chattanooga Lookouts announced Friday afternoon that one used car will be given away during every Saturday night game at AT&T Field during the 2021 season.

Trying to get Tennessee as good as he can as fast as he can, new football coach Josh Heupel guided the Volunteers through their inaugural spring practice Thursday afternoon.