The Lady Vols checked in at No. 9 in the preseason USA TODAY coaches poll today. Tennessee is a top-10 team in both major polls going into Kim Caldwell's second season www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Talked with Ruby Whitehorn yesterday, and she opened up about her suspension and Kim Caldwell's decision to reinstate her to the team. "I don't know that everybody would have made the decision that I have to come back." www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Tennessee had a closed scrimmage with UNC to prepare for the season, and Kim Caldwell joked she has 25 pages of improvements for her team. "We're not rebounding anywhere close to where I want to be rebounding." www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Danny White didn't hold back when addressing rumors that NIL money going to Lady Vols basketball drove Tony Vitello away. "We should all collectively apologize to Kim Caldwell and our women's basketball program, because that's factually incorrect." www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

INBOX: The SEC coaches preseason poll was released and Talaysia Cooper was selected to the preseason All-SEC first team. Tennessee picked to finish fifth in the league

Alright I'm back for basketball season. Lady Vols have media day later today, but here's a story on Janiah Barker to get things started. On her Final Four experience making her a leader and why she chose Tennessee for her final season: www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

SportsCenter talking about Karlyn Pickens' record breaking pitch from Sunday and the matchup with Oklahoma today😌😌😌 the World Series graphic saying super regional and the wrong game time😔😔😔

The group of women from Boston area affectionately named themselves Old Lady Basketball. They found each other looking for pickup basketball, but found even more. On the community they built that has carried them through the last two decades for @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The Lady Vols started the season unranked. They're ending it as a top-20 team in both polls after Kim Caldwell's first season. Tennessee is No. 15 in the AP poll and No. 16 in the USA Today coaches poll in the final rankings of the 2024-25 season www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Sarah Strong is a quiet superstar for UConn. She didn't seek the spotlight after she went on a historic run to win a championship as a freshman. The future of the Huskies is in good hands with Strong, not only because of her on-court dominance. For @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

My favorite sign so far today: Fudd Around Find Out.

Dawn Staley with a fresh bucket hat for pre-championship media

"I just kept telling her, they can’t guard you Joyce." Joyce Edwards fueled South Carolina in a dominant Final Four win, and her teammates never doubted she'd bounce back. On the confidence of Edwards, who overcame a slump just like the greats before her: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

saw a few USBWA rising star legends @alexaphilippou.bsky.social @corahall.bsky.social @eaadams6.bsky.social

The Lady Vols fought tooth and nail to upset No. 1 seed Texas, even outrebounding the Longhorns, but it wasn't enough. Tennessee falls 67-59, ending Kim Caldwell's first season in the Sweet 16 www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Lady Vols are heating up – they're 3-6 from 3-point range in the third after going 2-14 in the first half. Texas leads 47-43 with 3:53 left in the third quarter

Ruby Whitehorn WILLED that last basket in. Tough, tough finish at the buzzer to cut Texas' lead to 34-30 at halftime. The Lady Vols outscored Texas 17-13 in the second and are outrebounding the Longhorns 19-17

Tennessee is on a 6-0 run to cut Texas' lead to 25-23 at the media timeout with 4:35 left in the second quarter. Lady Vols came out refocused and are playing great defense. Keeping Texas off the offensive glass, too, which is huge – Longhorns only have one offensive rebound

Texas came out of the media timeout much more aggressive, and the Longhorns went on a 13-0 run to end the first quarter. Lady Vols struggled to get good looks offensively and did not shoot well from behind the arc (1-9). Tennessee has to regroup quickly, down 21-13 after the first

The level of urgency Tennessee is playing with matches the magnitude of this game. This might be their best start of the season in that regard Lady Vols lead Texas 11-8 at the media timeout with 4:37 left in the first quarter

Tennessee's starters for the Sweet 16 vs. Texas: Samara Spencer, Ruby Whitehorn, Jewel Spear, Tess Darby and Jillian Hollingshead

"It says a lot about the resiliency of this program...that they cared enough about each other to just check back in and fix it." The Lady Vols showed Kim Caldwell a lot last weekend – and she showed it on film. Why Caldwell thinks they took "a big step" www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

"Everybody been sleeping on us all year, and we just showed them what we can do." The Lady Vols had a chip on their shoulder in Kim Caldwell's first season. They wanted to win now, and so did Caldwell. Now they're going back to the Sweet 16 www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

The Lady Vols are heading back to the Sweet 16. Tennessee won the battle of the full-court presses tonight, upsetting Ohio State 82-67 tonight in Columbus. Talaysia Cooper led the team with 19 points, Zee Spearman added 17 and Ruby Whitehorn had 14 www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

The Lady Vols are absolutely battling on every possession. They forced 10 turnovers in the 3Q for 16 points and were relentless after weathering OSU's run. Ruby Whitehorn gets a tough offensive rebound to lay it in at the end of the third to give Tennessee a 66-59 lead

And there they are again. Lady Vols stepping up defensively again and are on an 8-0 run, forcing four turnovers to take a 64-57 lead

This has been an issue all season – Lady Vols take their foot off the gas when they see a lead, and they just can't do that against anyone in the tournament

Ohio State was not going to go out easy. Tennessee went on a 14-0 run to take a 17-point lead, but the Buckeyes came storming back with a 12-0 run. Lady Vols only lead 54-49 now and committed three turnovers on OSU's run, two of them steals

Tennessee hit back-to-back 3-pointers to go on a 14-0 run, which just added to its momentum. The Lady Vols' lead was 17 before Ohio State answered with an 8-0 run of its own to cut the lead to 54-44

Tennessee has 9 steals right now and has forced 12 turnovers for 20 points. Lady Vols are locked in defensively, and it's a nightmare for the Buckeyes right now. Also... they need to keep feeding Zee Spearman. She's got 10 points on 5-5 shooting with 5 rebounds

Tennessee continuing to get inside and score, which is huge. Lady Vols struggled with that first quarter and haven't since. Now Ruby Whitehorn with the steal and she finds Zee Spearman for a layup and Ohio State wants timeout – Tennessee leads 48-37 on an 8-0 run

Tennessee leads Ohio State 40-35 at halftime after outscoring the Buckeyes 23-14 in the 2Q Lady Vols stepped up the pressure defensively and it helped spark some offense. They have 14 points off 9 OSU turnovers – Tennessee only committed 7 TO for 7 OSU points

Zee Spearman's performance tonight is going to be a huge factor for Tennessee. She's got 6 points on 3-3 shooting and 2 rebounds. When she's aggressive, the Lady Vols are at their best

Really, really nice pass from Samara Spencer to Zee Spearman cutting down the lane for a layup. Then Tennessee follows it with a steal in the press. Spearman cleans up Spencer's missed 3-pointer to give the Lady Vols a 27-25 lead with 5:59 left in the second quarter

Ohio State leads Tennessee 21-17 after the first quarter. A bit of a chaotic quarter at times with both teams pressing. Lady Vols have 7 points off 4 OSU turnovers but are getting outrebounded 11-7. Tennessee shooting 3-6 on 3-pointers to start

Ohio State leads Tennessee 13-5 at the media timeout with 4:49 left in the first quarter. Lady Vols had a decent start defensively but then Ohio State went on a 9-0 run and they just couldn't get a stop

It's almost time for some second round action in Columbus tonight. Lady Vols tip off against Ohio State at 8 pm on ESPN for a trip to the Sweet 16

I got to meet the great @corahall.bsky.social here at the NCAA Tournament. They took some time to chat about how the Vols changed since Ohio State fans last saw them play the Buckeyes. That and more in the Visiting Locker Room. www.landgrantholyland.com/2025/3/22/24...

The Lady Vols throttled USF tonight, opening the NCAA tournament with 101-66 win. Tennessee shot the lights out, going 16-37 from 3-point range. The Lady Vols were led by 20 points from Talaysia Cooper www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

USF went on a 7-0 run to cut Tennessee's lead to 67-51, but UT responded by forcing three TO to go on a 5-0 run. Cooper grabbed an off reb and screened for Spencer to hit a corner 3-pointer and Latham immediately got a steal & score off the press. Lady Vols up 72-51, USF timeout

Jewel Spear lays it in on the last possession of the first half and Tennessee takes a 55-34 lead over USF into halftime. The Lady Vols outscored the Bulls 29-9 in the 2Q and shot 10-21 on 3-pointers in the first half. Looks like that two-week break did them a lot of good

Another 3-pointer for Talaysia Cooper makes it 48-34 with 3:12 left in the second quarter. Tennessee is shooting 9-for-19 from behind the arc. This is the best they have shot in a while

Zee Spearman has looked great tonight on both ends of the floor. She just drained her third 3-pointer of the night after a block on the possession before. Spearman has 12 points on 4-7 shooting Lady Vols lead 45-32 with 4:40 left in the second quarter

Talaysia Cooper drains a three to cap an 8-0 run for Tennessee and USF wants timeout. Lady Vols lead 41-29 with 7:09 left in the second quarter Cooper has 10 points on 4-5 FG (2-2 3PT), three rebounds, 2 steals and an assist.

Talaysia Cooper has had a nice start to this game and second quarter. Immediately assisted Spearman in a pick and roll, then had a crazy finish in transition. Playing good defense and rebounding, too

Tennessee leads USF 26-25 after the first quarter. The Lady Vols need to tighten up defensively, especially in transition. Way too many easy buckets. Puisis has 15 right now for the Bulls Tennessee also getting outrebounded 17-3 right now...only bright spot is the Lady Vols forced 10 TO for 12 pts

Tennessee leads USF 16-13 at the media timeout with 4:25 left in the first quarter. Lady Vols took a small lead with back-to-back turnovers – first a steal from Spearman that led to a Spear 3-pointer and then a Boyd steal and score

Starters tonight for Tennessee vs South Florida in the first round of the NCAA tournament: Samara Spencer, Jewel Spear, Ruby Whitehorn, Tess Darby, Jillian Hollingshead Interesting lineup but starters don't matter as much with the subbing

It's almost time for the madness to begin👀 I just joined our bracket challenge at USA TODAY – if you think your picks are better than mine, join the challenge (this is just for fun pls don't roast me) www.usatoday.com/sports/conte...

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