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Nine VFLs on NBA2K26 Summer League Rosters
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Nine VFLs on NBA2K26 Summer League Rosters

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball program will once again be well represented in the 2025 NBA Summer League. Nine players who finished their careers at Tennessee will compete in the NBA2K26 Summer League. Action is slated for July 10-20 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus…MORE

Vols Set for Dec. 6 Matchup with Illinois at Bridgestone Arena
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Vols Set for Dec. 6 Matchup with Illinois at Bridgestone Arena

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team will face Illinois in Nashville, Tenn., during its 2025-26 non-conference slate, as released Wednesday afternoon by bdG Sports. The Volunteers and Fighting Illini will square off Dec. 6 at Bridgestone Arena. The game time and TV network—it will be on an ESPN channel—will be announced later.…MORE

Josh Heupel Named To 2025 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List
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Josh Heupel Named To 2025 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List

ATLANTA – Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, who enters his fifth year at the helm of the Volunteers, has been named to the 2025 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc., announced Monday. Heupel is one of 26 head coaches nationally and eight SEC head coaches tabbed…MORE

Tennessee To Honor United States Armed Forces With “Volunteer Spirit” Smokey Grey Series Uniform
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Tennessee To Honor United States Armed Forces With “Volunteer Spirit” Smokey Grey Series Uniform

For centuries, Volunteers have always answered the call through service, sacrifice and selfless leadership. This is the Volunteer Spirit. Tennessee’s defining pillar of service and selfless leadership for more than 200 years, the “Volunteer Spirit” provides the inspiration behind the newest Nike Smokey Grey series football uniform that will honor the United States Armed Forces…MORE

Schedule Set for Players Era Men’s Championship
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Schedule Set for Players Era Men’s Championship

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Players Era, an EverWonder Studio company, revealed Tuesday the schedule for the 2025 Players Era Men’s Championship. The 18-team event, held in Las Vegas, will run from Nov. 24-27. All matchups for the first two days of action are officially set. Tennessee will play in the opening game of the tournament with a…MORE

Mashack Chosen No. 59 in 2025 NBA Draft by Houston Rockets
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Mashack Chosen No. 59 in 2025 NBA Draft by Houston Rockets

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Jahmai Mashack of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team went No. 59 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, picked in the second round Thursday night by the Houston Rockets, with his rights set to be dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies in a proposed trade. The final pick of the draft, on the second…MORE

Lanier Picked No. 37 in 2025 NBA Draft by Detroit Pistons
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Lanier Picked No. 37 in 2025 NBA Draft by Detroit Pistons

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Chaz Lanier of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team went No. 37 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, selected in the second round Thursday night by the Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.The seventh pick of the second round, on the second day of the draft, Lanier was the seventh player…MORE

Tennessee Athletics Secures Third Straight Top 10 Directors’ Cup Finish
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Tennessee Athletics Secures Third Straight Top 10 Directors’ Cup Finish

For the first time in school history, Tennessee Athletics achieved its third consecutive top-10 finish in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup, as announced by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) on Thursday. Tennessee ranked sixth in the nation, marking its second-best finish since the Directors’ Cup was established in 1993. The top three…MORE

Lady Vols In The WNBA Update
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Lady Vols In The WNBA Update

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 2025 WNBA season is a quarter of the way through, and currently there are four Lady Vols on active rosters and another sitting out the year due to injury. Forward Rickea Jackson (at UT 2022-24) leads the professional group of LVFLs, bouncing back from an early-season setback to play a significant role with the Los…MORE

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Fanboy Expo July 11th-13th- Knoxville Convention Center

Fanboy Expo July 11th-13th- Knoxville Convention Center

Don’t miss Tennessee’s Largest Pop Culture Event, Fanboy Expo on July 11th-13th, 2025 at the Knoxville Convention Center. Come see why over 30,000 fans have attended our Summer events featuring Celebrity Guests, Comic Industry Pros, Cosplay, Vendors, Live Entertainment and much more!

Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

Update: Congratulations to Childhelp Tennessee (Knoxville Services)! They have won a fresh coat of paint up $10,000 from Sherman Williams and McLain’s Painting! Thanks to all those who nominated their favorite Non-profits as yet again it was an extremely tough decision with many great candidates! Painting of the Childhelp Knoxville location will take place on July 19th by McLain’s Painting.