TERESA M. WALKER
Florida Atlantic head coach Florida Atlantic watches his team play against Memphis in the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
March Madness allows Vols to showcase SEC's rugged style

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 21, 2023 03:58 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes once took a team to watch a rugby

Vanderbilt guard Marnelle Garraud, right, steals the ball from LSU forward Angel Reese, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Reese posts 26th double-double, No. 5 LSU beats Vandy 82-63

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 23, 2023 09:35 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — LSU coach Kim Mulkey did not enjoy her first trip to Memorial

Vanderbilt forward Colin Smith collides with Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler, right, as he drives to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Vandy stuns No. 6 Tennessee on Lawrence's buzzer-beating 3

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 08, 2023 09:10 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyrin Lawrence knocked down a 3-pointer from the right corner

Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway yells to his players in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Williams leads Memphis with 17 in 76-67 win over Vanderbilt

By Teresa M. Walker Nov. 07, 2022 10:18 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Penny Hardaway wants to prepare his Memphis Tigers for March

FILE — Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse directs his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Dayton, March 20, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. With Scotty Pippen Jr. gone, Stackhouse has a roster that should keep the Commodores from missing the Southeastern Conference's top scorer. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Stackhouse eager to build on 1st winning season at Vandy

By Teresa M. Walker Oct. 20, 2022 01:51 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. finally left Vanderbilt for the NBA. Going

FILE — Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes watches his team in an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan on March 19, 2022, in Indianapolis. Barnes has a more experienced squad this season with two of the three Volunteers who tested their NBA draft stock among nine players back this season. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Barnes, Tennessee shooting for more than SEC tourney title

By Teresa M. Walker Oct. 20, 2022 01:41 PM EDT
Tennessee finally ended a decades-long drought last season. Coach Rick Barnes just

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and players greet fans during the traditional Vol Walk before an NCAA college football game against Florida Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Rested Vols now face true test in Heupel's 2nd season

By Teresa M. Walker Oct. 02, 2022 03:09 PM EDT
Neyland Stadium is selling out again and fans already are trying to plan how to paint

FILE - Memphis coach Penny Hardaway signals to his team during an NCAA college basketball game against Tulsa, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 in Memphis, Tenn. The NCAA’s Independent Accountability Resolution Process put Memphis on three years of probation with a public reprimand on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, but declined to punish Tigers coach Penny Hardaway or hand down an NCAA Tournament ban. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP, File)
NCAA puts Memphis on 3 years' probation, no tourney ban

By Teresa M. Walker Sep. 27, 2022 04:24 PM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA put Memphis on three years of probation with a public

Chattanooga guard David Jean-Baptiste, right, is congratulated by teammates as he holds the championship trophy after his team defeated Furman in an NCAA college basketball championship game for the Southern Conference tournament, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
Ex-Kansas standout De Sousa back in NCAAs with Chattanooga

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 16, 2022 01:51 PM EDT
Former Kansas standout Silvio De Sousa has been to the NCAA Tournament and told his

Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly (13) passes the ball in front of Vanderbilt forward Myles Stute (10) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Quinerly leads No. 24 Alabama to 74-72 win over Vanderbilt

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 22, 2022 11:46 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly got the message Alabama coach Nate Oats sent

LSU coach Will Wade argues a foul call with an official during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Chatman scores 24 points, Vanderbilt beats No. 25 LSU 75-66

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 05, 2022 08:19 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coach Jerry Stackhouse wanted guard Rodney Chatman at

Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi, rear, and Vanderbilt guard Tyrin Lawrence dive for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
No. 24 Tennessee scores final 8, beating Vanderbilt 68-60

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 18, 2022 11:29 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Uros Plavsic's short jumper with 55 seconds left broke a tie

Vanderbilt forward Jordan Wright (4) defends a shot by Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) during the second half of an NCAA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 78-66. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Tshiebwe has career-high 30 as No. 18 Kentucky routs Vandy

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 11, 2022 09:03 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — John Calipari has one quibble with his 18th-ranked Kentucky

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill (17) celebrates with fans after their win over the Houston Texans in an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Justin Rex )
Titans get AFC's No. 1 seed; Colts' loss helps Steelers

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 09, 2022 08:28 PM EST
The AFC playoffs will be running through Music City, and the Tennessee Titans should

FILE - In this Jan 25, 2020, file photo, Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway calls to players in an NCAA basketball game against SMU in Memphis, Tenn. Hardaway thinks he's got just the right mix of young players and veterans for Memphis to chase the Tigers' first national championship. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)
No. 12 Memphis poised to chase title with No. 1 class, vets

By Teresa M. Walker Oct. 22, 2021 01:33 PM EDT
Coach Penny Hardaway believes he has just the right mix for Memphis to chase

FILE — In this March 13, 2021, file photo, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes yells to his players in an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. With the talent Barnes has assembled, Tennessee is looking for a fourth NCAA Tournament berth trying to improve on the regional semifinal reached in 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
No. 18 Tennessee's roster loaded with addition of newcomers

By Teresa M. Walker Oct. 21, 2021 03:14 PM EDT
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes has scratched every box in filling the roster for

FILE — In this March 7, 2020, file photo, Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse watches the action during an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina in Nashville, Tenn. Stackhouse got his biggest win even before Vanderbilt started practice for this season when he convinced Scotty Pippen Jr. to return for his junior season. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Pippen expects Vandy to compete, 'didn't come back to lose'

By Teresa M. Walker Oct. 21, 2021 11:57 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. has returned to Vanderbilt and the

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Ypsilanti Lincoln's Emoni Bates shoots against River Rouge during the Tip Off Classic high school basketball game in Ypsilanti, Mich. Bates has committed to Memphis, adding another five-star recruit to coach Penny Hardaway's roster. Bates announced his decision Wednesday, Aug. 25, on Instagram after narrowing his choices to Michigan State, Oregon and the NBA's G League. The Michigan native committed to Tom Izzo and the Spartans last year before changing his mind in April. (Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via AP)
Hardaway: NIL rules help him recruit top class at Memphis

By Teresa M. Walker Aug. 31, 2021 06:57 PM EDT
Penny Hardaway believes the new name, image and likeness rules helped him land

Alabama's Herbert Jones (1) scores the go-ahead layup in the final seconds to give Alabama the win over LSU in the championship game at the NCAA college basketball Southeastern Conference Tournament Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Alabama won 80-79. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
No. 6 Alabama adds another SEC title, edges LSU at tourney

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 14, 2021 07:36 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Skip calling Alabama simply a football school anymore.

Arkansas' Moses Moody (5) loses the ball as he drives against LSU's Josh LeBlanc Sr. (11) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
LSU upsets No. 8 Arkansas 78-71 to reach SEC tourney final

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 13, 2021 11:39 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The LSU Tigers wanted another shot at Alabama. The