NASHVILLE — Every time the Tennessee band played “Rocky Top,” the overwhelming mass of Kentucky fans inside Bridgestone Arena drowned them out with choruses of “Go Big Blue.”
New coaches and new quarterbacks aside, spring football is about addressing needs, especially in the SEC. A player here or there to fill a hole. A newcomer to step forward to replace a familiar name.
NASHVILLE -- When Mississippi State listlessly lost on its home court to Tennessee last week to end the regular season, it seemed preposterous to think the reeling Bulldogs could successfully defend their SEC basketball tournament crown.
When the brackets for the NCAA women's basketball tournament are released Monday, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga could win up playing anywhere from Duke's legendary Cameron Indoor Stadium to Tempe, Ariz.
The Lady Mocs will find out where they're headed in the NCAA tournament during Monday's selection show on ESPN. Here are some of their thoughts on where they'd like to go and whom they'd like to play (or avoid) in the first round:
NASHVILLE -- Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari spent most of the winter telling the media that the regular season and SEC tournament weren't all that important to him.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury is looking for some bandwagon fans to support the Bulldogs in their second consecutive SEC tournament championship game.
NASHVILLE -- Perhaps a suspension can be a good thing. Because Cameron Tatum was banished from competition during Tennessee's mid-January overtime win over Ole Miss, the Rebels apparently didn't spend much time on the redshirt sophomore reserve in Friday morning's scouting report at the SEC basketball tournament.
NASHVILLE -- If Mississippi State-Florida was supposed to be the ultimate "bubble game" of this Southeastern Conference basketball tournament, the Gators may be in for a sleepless 46 hours after losing 75-69 to the Bulldogs on Friday night.
After a rough trip to Florida last weekend, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team hopes to get back on track today against Furman in the opening weekend of Southern Conference play.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Iman Shumpert scored 14 points and made the key defensive play that lifted Georgia Tech past No. 19 Maryland 69-64 on Friday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals.