Four new board members join TVA

Overcome by fatigue, Phoebe Wright crossed the finish line and got sick.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee wide receiver Ahmad Paige sustained an undisclosed neck injury and was taken by an ambulance to the hospital after hitting a brick wall in the southeast corner of Neyland Stadium during practice Friday night.

A familiar chant filled Neyland Stadium on a chilly Friday night.

Overcast skies unleashed a steady downpour, the temperature hovered in the low 40s and blustery winds swirled relentlessly.

With orange and white streamers raining from the rafters of Thompson-Boling Arena, Alex Fuller joined her teammates in an impromptu post-game celebration, waving her thanks to the crowd of 14,157 and high-fiving fans in the student section.

KNOXVILLE — As the lone senior on the Tennessee women’s basketball team, Alex Fuller assumed a leadership role by necessity.

In a recent team meeting, Tennessee women’s basketball freshman Shekinna Stricklen stepped up and apologized to her teammates for her lack of “heart and passion” during a four-game stretch in which the defending national champions dropped three games.

A gritty defensive effort and a dominant second-half spurt lifted seventh-ranked Duke to a 62-54 women’s basketball win over Tennessee before a pink-clad crowd of 16,690 at Thomson-Boling Arena on Monday night.

As teammate Shekinna Stricklen writhed under the basket and cried out in pain during the first half of Tennessee's 80-61win over Alabama on Thursday, Lady Vols senior forward Alex Fuller hoped for the best.

With one dribble drive, a hush fell over the crowd at Thompson-Boling Arena on Thursday.

The Tennessee women’s basketball coach now has 1,000 wins, an achievement unparalleled by anyone in four-year-college history. Summitt reached four figures Thursday night in Thompson-Boling Arena with a 73-43 Southeastern Conference trouncing of Georgia.

Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt left it up to her players to prepare for this milestone game.

On the night before Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt's first crack at 1,000 career wins, the buzz of her cell phone interrupted dinner with coaches and staff.

KNOXVILLE — She's one away.

Angie Bjorklund was just thinking about making the next shot.

Pat Summitt isn’t looking ahead.

KNOXVILLE — Auburn women’s basketball coach Nell Fortner knows there are other games to play this season.

Alex Fuller's new uniform is a little snug, but she doesn't mind.

KNOXVILLE — As a player, Dawn Staley got the better of Pat Summitt’s Lady Volunteers.

KNOXVILLE — Good communication has been a point of emphasis for the seventh-ranked Tennessee women’s basketball team in preparation for No. 24 Vanderbilt today at 3 p.m. EST in Nashville.

Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt would have preferred less dramatics down the stretch Thursday, but she wasn’t complaining about the end result.

The Tennessee women's basketball team enters Southeastern Conference play tonight at home against Kentucky. The game tips off at 7 at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Former Lady Volunteer All-American Candace Parker and husband Shelden Williams of the Sacramento Kings are expecting their first child this spring, according to the Los Angeles Sparks team Web site.

Tennessee sophomore forward Vicki Baugh suffered a lateral knee sprain in practice on Jan. 1, said Jenny Moshak, UT associate athletics director for sports medicine, in a press release Sunday.

Tennessee Lady Vol Shekinna Stricklen stood at center court, pumped her chest and beckoned the orange-clad fans at Thompson-Boling Arena to amplify their already deafening roar on Sunday.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee coach Pat Summitt knows the value of experience on a women’s basketball team.

KNOXVILLE — Raucous road environments don’t seem to penetrate Alex Fuller’s self-described “mellow” exterior.

Tennessee’s Lady Vols may be young, but they’re not lacking in confidence.

Just as exam week concludes for the Tennessee women's basketball team, more tests loom.

In his introductory news conference Monday, new Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin vowed to recruit aggressively at a national level.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee emphatically extended its winning streak against Kentucky to 24 games with a 28-10 victory at Neyland Stadium despite mediocre offensive production in the first half.

Pat Summitt has a message for her young team. The competition doesn’t get any easier.

Tennessee’s quarterback position remains unsettled heading into Saturday’s season finale against Kentucky at Neyland Stadium.

NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s Eric Berry remained tight-lipped about a sore left shoulder after last year’s SEC championship game against LSU, even when the pain was getting to him.

Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer revealed Tuesday that a shoulder injury has kept versatile safety Eric Berry from playing quarterback.

KNOXVILLE — Pat Summitt entered her team’s locker room at halftime Saturday and immediately knew something was wrong.

It began with the shrill sound of a whistle.

Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer expressed confidence in former McCallie star quarterback B.J. Coleman, who will start against Hargrave Academy in tonight’s annual junior varsity game at Neyland Stadium.

The Tennessee men’s basketball team toppled its two exhibition opponents last week in preparation for Saturday’s season opener at home against UT-Chattanooga, but coach Bruce Pearl is wondering whether the tuneups served their purpose.

B.J. Coleman says he’s not going anywhere.ill Woodbery

Amber Gray made it look easy.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee coaches said after Saturday’s 13-7 loss to Wyoming that they were expecting tailback Arian Foster to be available despite the senior’s thigh bruise.

Glory Johnson loathes the bench

Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer expressed disappointment Tuesday with the team’s sputtering offense, singling out the quarterback play as particularly lacking.

Reactions have been mixed from recruits following Monday’s announcement that Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer will step down after this season.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer presented an offer to his injury-plagued defensive unit.

Daniel Lincoln doesn’t like to dwell on past games — good or bad.

Sophomore cornerback Brent Vinson has been suspended from Saturday’s game at South Carolina for violating team rules, Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer said Thursday evening

Her Tennessee basketball teammates teasingly call her “Mother.”