Today On Rocky Top: Lady Vols To Host Regional

Nov 10, 2012; Knoxville, TN, USA; A general view of the Tennessee Volunteers logo on the field prior to the game against the Missouri Tigers at Neyland Stadium. Missouri defeated Tennessee 51-48 in quadruple overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports

From WBIR

"The Tennessee softball team has earned its 12th berth into the NCAA Tournament and will host an NCAA Regional for the 10th time in program history, as announced by the NCAA Division I Softball Committee on Sunday night. The Lady Vols are the No. 10 national seed and will host the Knoxville Regional from May 16-18.The Knoxville Regional will be a double-elimination tournament featuring Tennessee (42-10), Charleston Southern (27-31-1), Lipscomb (39-13) and Virginia Tech (35-21). Tennessee will play Charleston Southern on Friday, May 16, at 6 p.m. ET. Lipscomb and Virginia Tech will play on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET.On Saturday, the winners from both of Friday’s games will play in Game 3 at 2 p.m. ET. The losers from Friday’s games will play in Game 4 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The loser from Game 3 will face the loser from Game 4 at 7 p.m. ET.Sunday’s 2 p.m. ET Game 6 will feature the winner from Game 3 against the winner from Game 5. The two teams will play again in Game 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET, if necessary. The games will be streamed live on UTSports.com."

From USA Today

"Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin was shot in the arm during an early Sunday morning incident in his hometown, but school officials say he wasn’t seriously injured.Clarksville police say they were responding to reports of shots being fired at a party on Sunday at 2:45 a.m. when Reeves-Maybin said he was standing in the street and “someone started shooting and he then felt a sharp pain in his arm.” Reeves-Maybin told police he didn’t see who fired the shots. Reeves-Maybin, who is 19 years old, was treated and released from Gateway Medical Center.Tennessee athletic department spokesman Jimmy Stanton said Reeves-Maybin didn’t require stitches and was attending class in Knoxville on Monday. Stanton said Reeves-Maybin “was grazed by a stray bullet.”“He’s a great individual, great character young man, so we’re just very fortunate, very blessed that he’s doing fine right now,” Tennessee coach Butch Jones said Monday night during a Big Orange Caravan stop in Memphis."

From The Tennessean

"Only three Tennessee players were among the 256 selected in the three-day NFL Draft that ended Saturday night.Most surprisingly, Vols offensive tackle Antonio “Tiny” Richardson, who left school with a year of eligibility remaining with hopes of being a first-round pick, went unselected and will have to pursue a roster spot as a free agent.“Never saw this coming,” Richardson tweeted as the draft was winding down and it became clear he wouldn’t be selected. “With that being said, this doesn’t shake me.”Two more Vols were picked on Saturday, joining offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James, who was selected 19th overall by the Miami Dolphins on Thursday."