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Tennessee Vols morning report: Candace Parker, MLB Draft, Christian Coleman

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 5, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans flies the United States flag and the Volunteer flag prior to the game against the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans flies the United States flag and the Volunteer flag prior to the game against the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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Candace Parker honoring Pat Summitt, Tennessee Vols in the MLB Draft, and Christian Coleman lead the Volunteers news for Thursday, June 15, 2017.

We’ve reached the halfway point for the month of June. SEC Media Days is now less than a month away, and we are less than three months from the start of the Tennessee Vols football season.

As we get set to bring you today’s news on Rocky Top, though, we’re going to focus on a few other sports relative to the summer.

Let’s start with a very nice gesture that a Tennessee Lady Vols legend is doing to honor her late college coach for the rest of this month.

Candace Parker to honor Pat Summitt – Mike Guardabascio, Los Angeles Daily News

Former Tennessee Vols women’s basketball star Candace Parker is wearing orange shoes for the month of June to honor Pat Summitt. The Los Angeles Sparks star won her first WNBA ring last year and said it was for Summitt, and she continues to honor her on the court.

"“I’ll be wearing orange kicks all June; it was my coach’s birthday and the month she passed away,” said Parker."

MLB Draft finishes with five Tennessee Vols taken – UTSports

Yesterday, we reported on Jordan Rodgers and Kyle Serrano going in the MLB Draft. Well, the overall event is now finished, and the number of Vols taken increased to five. Here’s a look at who all was taken…and where they went.

"On Tuesday, Tennessee third baseman Jordan Rodgers was selected in the sixth round (170th overall) by the Atlanta Braves, becoming the first Volunteer draftee in 2017. He was later joined by Kyle Serrano (10th round — Houston), Zach Warren (14th round — Philadelphia), Hunter Martin (20th round — Houston) and Jeff Moberg (30th round — Colorado) as Tennessee’s five draft selections this year."

Christian Coleman USTFCCCA National Runner of the Year – Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA Online

On Wednesday, Tennessee Vols track star Christian Coleman was named the National Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Coleman won the award less than a week after an amazing performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championship.

"Coleman, a junior from Atlanta, Georgia, put together an outdoor season for the record books. He won national titles in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships and is the third man in a row to accomplish that feat (Andre De Grasse and Jarrion Lawson were the others). During the semifinals, Coleman shattered a six-year-old collegiate record with his wind-legal time of 9.82."

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