Ken Lay

1 day ago | volswire.usatoday.com | Ken Lay

No. 3 national seed Arkansas (47-13) defeated No. 14 national seed Tennessee (47-17), 4-3, in game No. 1 of the Fayetteville Super Regional in the 2025 NCAA Tournament at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks lead the best-of-three series, 1-0. Game No. 2 is slated for Sunday at 1 p.m. EDT and ESPN will televise the contest. Arkansas led, 1-0, after Cam Kozeal scored on a wild pitch.

1 day ago | volswire.usatoday.com | Ken Lay

Two former Lady Vol basketball players competed in the WNBA Friday. One former Lady Vol missed her team's game due to injury. Rickea Jackson started and played 26 minutes for the Sparks. She recorded 10 points, two rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block. Jackson converted 4-of-8 field goal attempts and 2-of-2 free throw attempts. She is in her second professional season after being selected in the first round of the 2024 WNBA draft (No. 4 overall) by the Sparks.

1 day ago | volswire.usatoday.com | Ken Lay

Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh is leading Major League Baseball in home runs during the 2025 season, following Friday's games. Raleigh has hit 24 home runs and recorded 49 RBIs for the Mariners in 2025. Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers is second in home runs (23), while New York's Aaron Judge is third (21) in MLB. He played at Florida State and was an All-America standout. Raleigh was selected in the third round of the 2018 MLB draft (No. 90 overall) by the Mariners and debuted on July 11, 2021.

2 days ago | volswire.usatoday.com | Ken Lay

Rhudy, a rising junior right-handed pitcher, transferred to play for the Vols after two seasons at Kennesaw State. "All glory to God," he announced. "Couldn't be more excited for the next chapter."Last season, Rhudy (2-0) appeared in 21 games, including two starts, and recorded five saves. He had a 3.16 ERA, totaled 37 innings pitched and allowed 13 runs, 24 hits and five walks, while recording 44 strikeouts. As a freshman in 2024 at Kennesaw State, he posted a 4-1 record, six saves and a 2.78 ERA.

4 days ago | volswire.usatoday.com | Ken Lay

Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel and two former Vols are on the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Heupel, Larry Seivers and Deon Grant are on the ballot, which was released Monday. Heupel is appearing on the ballot for a sixth consecutive year. As a quarterback at Oklahoma, he was a first-team consensus All-American and won the 2000 BCS national championship. Seivers was a two-time first-team consensus All-American from 1975-76.