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Dan Fleser on the Lady Vols.

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Ben Frederickson covers Tennessee men's basketball

Evan's Eleven - http://knoxblogs.com/evanseleven
Evan Woodbery on UT football.

The List - http://knoxblogs.com/list
Marlon McKinney compiles daily links about the Vols.

The Vol Historian - http://knoxblogs.com/volhistorian
Tom Mattingly writes on Vol history.

When You're Strange - http://knoxblogs.com/strange
Mike Strange on UT sports.

• Butch Jones upbeat but realistic about young crew on eve of ‘Team 118′s’ first spring (with video) Updated 3/6/2014 at 5:56 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — The second year of the Butch Jones era — and the public debut for the group dubbed “Team 118″ — comes on Friday afternoon at Haslam Field. Jones met with the media on Thursday to preview the ...

• “End of the Line” Updated 3/6/2014 at 10:26 a.m.

  The end of the “Ray Mears Years” in Tennessee basketball came at Auburn, Ala., this night in 1978. The Vols lost 107-94, with the venue and the timing of the announcement seeming strange, perhaps even surreal. Bowden Wyatt, then director ...

• Vol Stuff (3/6/14) Updated 3/6/2014 at 8:05 a.m.

  Vols position by position spring camp preview http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1981279-tennessee-football-position-by-position-spring-practice-preview 5 spring camp questions for Tennessee http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/mar/06/five-spring-questions-for-vols/?sports The Tennessee Volunteer gladiators http://www.themoderngladiator.com/2014/03/05/young-modern-gladiators-take-to-the-arena-the-new-recruits-of-ut-football/ Meet Vol wide-receiver Von Pearson http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030514aaa.html A perspective on Pig Alton’s leave of absence from football http://www.tnsportsradio.com/2014/03/05/pig-howard-the-person/ Vols crush AU ...

• SEC keeps backing Pat Updated 3/5/2014 at 9:03 p.m.

  The SEC is extending its “We Back Pat” initiative to the SEC women’s basketball tournament. On Friday, fans are asked to wear purple to The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga., to support the Pat Summitt Foundation, which makes ...

• “Combat on the Court?” Updated 3/5/2014 at 9:13 a.m.

  Back in the mid-1960s, there were times in the Tennessee-Florida basketball series that things got a little testy, in Knoxville and in Gainesville. It got pretty combative at times. Basketball was a tough game in those days, just as it ...

• Vol Stuff (3/5/14) Updated 3/5/2014 at 7:51 a.m.

  Tennessee spring camp storyline – offense http://www.nooga.com/165677/ut-spring-storylines-offense/ 6 Vols that could surprise in spring camp http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1980023-tennessee-football-6-volunteers-who-could-surprise-people-this-spring Two Vols won’t be around for spring camp http://tennessee.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1616498 2015 in-state defensive lineman looking at Tennessee and SEC schools http://tennessee.scout.com/2/1380474.html Vols move to 11-0 ...

• Doug Gottlieb talks Vols, Cuonzo Martin and Bruce Pearl Updated 3/4/2014 at 4:30 p.m.

    CBS college basketball analyst Doug Gottlieb joined the Knoxville News Sentinel Sports Page on Tuesday to give his take on Tennessee men’s basketball. You can listen to the full interview here. Some highlights are transcribed below. Gottlieb on his ...

• Tennessee reserve defensive tackle Gregory Clark ending career Updated 3/4/2014 at 3:11 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Tennessee fifth-year senior defensive tackle Gregory Clark is moving on with his post-college career and won’t be on the Vols’ roster in 2014. Coach Butch Jones confirmed that Clark was moving on. A native of Warner Robins, ...

• A fresh look at Tennessee’s spring roster with new faces, new positions Updated 3/4/2014 at 2:26 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Consider the roster a handy guide for Tennessee spring football, which starts on Friday. As we wrote earlier today on GoVolsXtra, receiver Alton “Pig” Howard will miss spring ball due to what were described as personal reasons. ...

• “A Night to Remember?” Updated 3/4/2014 at 9:22 a.m.

  Was it tonight that Ron Widby scored 50 points against LSU in the home finale of the 1967 season, the season Ray Mears coaxed a championship effort out of the “Fearless Five, ” Widby, Tom Hendrix, Tom Boerwinkle, Bill Justus, ...

• Vol Stuff (3/4/14) Updated 3/4/2014 at 8:00 a.m.

  A close look at Vols’ Junior Day and 2015 recruiting http://www.tonybasilio.com/next_level_news_center.php?page=x_recruiting Tennessee spring camp preview – defensive secondary http://tennessee.scout.com/2/1380599.html Diamond Vols host LaSalle in midweek series http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/030314aaj.html Vols move to #21 in national baseball rankings http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/030314aah.html Lady Vols Andraya Carter ...

• Where might the Vols be seeded in the SEC tournament? Updated 3/4/2014 at 2:07 a.m.

    The last week of the SEC basketball season is upon us. What a long strange trip it’s been. And it ain’t over yet. While Billy Donovan and his perfect Gators (16-0) are the cool guys walking away from the ...

• “Three Wins in a Season“ Updated 3/3/2014 at 6:07 p.m.

  When Tennessee defeated Kentucky 75-69 to win the SEC Tournament this night in 1979, Vol fans back home in Knoxville were so suffused with victory that they met their heroes at the airport right there on the tarmac, something that ...

• Tennessee spring football 2014: The running backs Updated 3/3/2014 at 3:03 p.m.

  With spring practice starting this week, we’re revisiting some of our projections from the post-season. Today: the running backs. KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — It’s been nearly a decade since Tennessee had more rushing yards than the Vols did in 2013. While ...

• Tennessee spring football 2014: The offensive line Updated 3/3/2014 at 2:06 p.m.

  With spring practice starting this week, we’re revisiting some of our projections from the post-season. Today: the offensive line. KNOXVILLE, Tennessee –Perhaps no other position will have a bigger impact on the Vols’ success or failure in 2014 than the ...