KNOXVILLE — Tennessee forced Alabama State to miss 11 straight shots over the final nine minutes, 39 seconds as it cruised to a 76-41 victory Wednesday inside Thompson-Boling Arena.

JEFFERSON CITY—Carson-Newman (2-3) coughed up 17 turnovers and only shot 57.7 percent from the free-throw stripe in an 80-78 loss to Southern Wesleyan (3-2) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.

NEWPORT—It wasn’t the night the Cocke County High Lady Red had hoped for to start the season, but it wasn’t a complete a total loss either.

KNOXVILLE—The Cosby High Eagles and Lady Eagles opened the 2019-20 campaign on the road on Tuesday evening.

NEWPORT—Learning on the fly will be imperative to the Cocke County High Fighting Cocks’ success in the 2019-20 season.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee played every scholarship player it had in each of its first two games, and at least seven players registered double-digit minutes.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee coach Kellie Harper had a question for her team ahead of Tuesday’s game against Stetson.

ST. LOUIS—For the first time in the history of the women's basketball program Carson-Newman can tout a national player of the Week. Kayla Marosites was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Women's Division II National Player of the Week Tuesday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Carson-Newman defensive end Trayzel Jureidini-Wyche completed the awards trifect Tuesday afternoon by being named the D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week. He adds that honor to SAC and TSWA Defensive Player of the Week awards.

ROCK HILL, S.C.—Carson-Newman running back Troy Dendy (Laurens, S.C.) was named the conference's offensive freshman of the year, and 10 more Eagles received all-conference from the league office, the SAC announced Tuesday morning.

LILBURN, Ga.—With a 4-0 start to the season, Carson-Newman debuted at No. 20 in the first in-season Women's Basketball Coaches' Association poll announced Tuesday by the organization. The Lady Eagles are one of five teams that were not ranked in the preseason to move into the top 25.

ROCK HILL, S.C.—Six Tusculum University student-athletes have been named to the 2019 All-South Atlantic Conference Football Team announced league officials on Tuesday. The team is selected by a vote of the league’s nine head football coaches.

With the season over, some of the area’s brightest stars earned recognition for their efforts on the grid iron this past fall.

WACO, Texas—After receiving votes in seven iterations of the AFCA poll in 2019, Carson-Newman football is at long last back in the top 25.

ROCK HILL, S.C.—After a monster week feasting on Tusculum quarterbacks and altering Carson-Newman's football record book, defensive end Trayzel Jureidini-Wyche (Douglasville, Ga.) has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

ROCK HILL, S.C.—After a monster week of action leading Carson-Newman to two wins over King, Kayla Marosites earned her third-career South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week honors announced by the league office Monday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Tusculum University women's basketball team climbed three spots to fifth in the latest D2SIDA Southeast Region Women's Basketball regional poll, released Monday.

BRISTOL—The Tusculum University men’s basketball team is ranked 10th in this week’s D2SIDA Southeast Region Poll.

INDIANAPOLIS—Carson-Newman football is back on familiar ground, headed to the NCAA playoffs for the 16th time and postseason play overall for the 26th time in the history of the program.

TORONTO (AP)—Tennessee coach Rick Barnes is a big believer in challenging his teams with tough non-conference schedules.

JEFFERSON CITY—A complete effort on both sides of the ball for Carson-Newman, including a tied for the most sacks in a single game in team history with 10, to honor its 25 senior on their senior day with a 49-13 throttling of South Atlantic Conference rival Tusculum on Saturday at Burke-Tarr…

BRISTOL—The Carson-Newman women's basketball team took down the King Tornado for the second time in four days with an 82-72 victory at the Student Center Complex.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The UNC Pembroke men’s basketball team rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half to edge Tusculum 81-79 Saturday night at Curry Arena in Charlotte.

DAHLONEGA, Ga.—North Georgia scored 19 consecutive points across the second and third quarters as the Nighthawks defeated Tusculum University 75-55 Saturday afternoon as part of the UNG Nighthawk Women's Basketball Classic at the Convocation Center.

NEWPORT—Thursday night was a complete success for the Newport Grammar Warriors and Lady Warriors.

NEWPORT—Leading the charge and putting on a showcase is nothing new for Edgemont’s Jerome Cofield.

KNOXVILLE — The younger players on Tennessee are still learning to not overlook anybody on the court.

COSBY—Most first-year head coaches inherit a program in need of an immediate turnaround. That’s far from the case for newly named Cosby head coach Kurt Brooks.

NEWPORT—The Cocke County High Fighting Cocks are focused on growing the culture and developing an appealing program for the future.

NEWPORT—A handful of underclassmen are looking to add a spark for the Cocke County High Lady Red basketball program during the 2019-20 campaign.

COSBY—Basketball is a postseason sport. Plain and simple.

NEWPORT—The Cocke County Lady Red take on the 2019-2020 season with fewer numbers and a challenging slate of games.

COSBY—The Cosby High Lady Eagles have bettered themselves year-over-year since head coach Cody Lowe inherited the program in 2017. To continue that trend, there’s only one step left to be taken, but it’s a big one.

COSBY—A year ago the Cosby High Eagles reached the pinnacle of Tennessee high school basketball. This year, they’ll aim to do it again.

JEFFERSON CITY—Carson-Newman senior running back Antonio Wimbush (Kingsland, Ga.) has been lauded for his efforts on the field and in the class room by the College Sports Information Director's Of America.

DAHLONEGA, Ga.—Tusculum University used a 21-2 second-quarter run and led wire-to-wire in a 76-52 victory over Georgia College in the UNG Nighthawk Women's Basketball Classic at the University of North Georgia on Friday afternoon.

KNOXVILLE — Big wins can be dangerous to a team’s intensity level in the immediate aftermath.