Today On Rocky Top: Vandy Guard Calls Out Vols
By Zach Ragan
From The Tennessean
"Never mind that both Tennessee and Vanderbilt are in the bottom half of the SEC standings and, with only a handful of games left to go, are NCAA Tournament long shots.Commodore point guard Wade Baldwin added intrigue to an otherwise lacking late-season rivalry game with his Wednesday comments calling out his counterpart, Tennessee star Josh Richardson. Vanderbilt (15-12, 5-9 SEC) visits Tennessee (14-12, 6-8) on Thursday (6 p.m. Central, ESPN2).Following the Vols’ overtime win at Vanderbilt earlier this month, Richardson said Tennessee had the edge because it was “a little bit tougher.” It was an innocuous comment that would often get glossed over. But Baldwin took offense.Read more at The Tennessean"
From The Tennessean
"The first Nashville meeting between Tennessee and Belmont in baseball was a hastily scheduled affair, thrown together less than a week in advance to compensate for a weekend of cancellations because of wintry weather across the state.Mother Nature granted no respite Wednesday, a frigid day that kept all but a spattering of shivering fans away from Rose Park. The Vols played, and won, in their home state for the first time this season, using a bevy of pitchers to beat Belmont, 4-1.“It’s finally good to be on the field again,” said Tennessee’s Andrew Lee, who slammed the door shut by striking out the side in the ninth.Read more at The Tennessean"
From The Daily Times
"Butch Jones is going on three weeks removed from completing his third Tennessee signing class. He’s two months from his third Orange & White Game that caps another spring camp.But down time? What’s that? Don’t be deceived by the dead of winter. There’s no down time for UT’s head football coach.Read more at The Daily Times"