Tamika Catchings (’00, ’02) learned more than basketball from her coach, Pat Summitt. And she put those lessons into action through her Catch the Stars Foundation.
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The career of sportscaster Lindsey Nelson (’41), one of the best-known voices in TV sports, began and ended at UT.
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The guest book sits on a table at the entrance of Gus Manning’s room at Little Creek Sanitarium. Adorned with an orange cover, its pages are filled with names and dates printed in blue ink. From famous athletes and coaches to everyday people like secretaries and ticket takers, the content reveals the depth of Manning’s impact at the University of Tennessee. Manning worked nearly 50 years in the Tennessee athletics department after graduating from the university in 1950.
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In September 1922, the Vol football team boarded a logging train and retreated to the Great Smoky Mountains and Elkmont’s Wonderland Hotel to train with long hikes in the woods and dips in the ice cold river.
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One of the ironies of American culture is that, repeatedly, the South becomes known for its devotion to things it first resisted. As strange as it may seem, the South…
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On one of the premier stages celebrating the powerful impact of sport around the world, a partnership of UT’s Center for Sport, Peace, and Society has been honored with a Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award at ESPN’s Sports Humanitarian Awards.
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Get to know Lady Vols basketball’s Rennia Davis, who excels on the court and in the classroom.
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It’s official, VFL Justin Gatlin and senior Christian Coleman beat Usain Bolt—the world’s fastest man—to take home gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s 100-meter final of the IAAF World…
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From YouTube and Instagram to podcasts and blogs, here’s a list of UT-related or Vol-curated digital media rabbit holes you can fall down.
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