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Students ask University of Tennessee, Knoxville to denounce political interference in higher education

Camellia Burris

May 5, 2025

A University of Tennessee student is asking her school to sign a national letter denouncing political interference in higher education.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Higher Education, University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University

UT basketball is on the rise: Men grab No. 1 in AP Top 25, and women reenter rankings after a rare absence.

John Marshall, APandDoug Feinberg, AP

December 9, 2024

The men’s team received 58 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel Monday to reach No. 1 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. And the women have returned to the Associated Press Top 25 at No. 19, ending the school’s longest drought in the 48-year history of the poll.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Associated Press, basketball, University of Tennessee, Women's Basketball

Tennessee football’s 10% talent fee opens discussion of how many schools and sports will follow

Gary B. Graves, AP

September 26, 2024

Tennessee’s announcement of a 10% talent fee on 2025 football season tickets to help pay players could have been considered inevitable in the still-evolving era of name, image and likeness compensation. Especially with revenue going directly to players likely in the fall of 2025.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: football, NCAA, University of Tennessee, Vols, Volunteers

NashVillager Podcast: Big money, big payouts in college sports

Nina Cardona

September 3, 2024

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What’s the bottom line for college sports in Tennessee? University athletics are bringing in the big bucks for one Tennessee institution while costing others more than they may have bargained for. Plus the local news for Sept. 2, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: college sports, football, NCAA, Sports, University of Tennessee

Tennessee turf experts are helping FIFA prepare the perfect pitch for 2026 World Cup

Larry Lage, AP

September 2, 2024

FIFA partnered with turf experts at the University of Tennessee and Michigan State University to research and develop the best surface for the tournament.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, FIFA, Soccer, University of Tennessee, World Cup

NashVillager Podcast: TSU’s downtown presence and the man who secured it

Nina Cardona

August 29, 2024

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What does Tennessee State do with its downtown campus? Plus the local news for August 29, 2024.

Filed Under: Education, History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee State University, TSU, University of Tennessee

Tennessee earns first national title in baseball

The Associated Press

June 25, 2024

The Volunteers become the first No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament to win the title since 1999.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: baseball, University of Tennessee

NashVillager Podcast: UT Vols baseball

Nina Cardona

June 12, 2024

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Will this be the year the Vols win the national title? It hasn’t traditionally been the marquee sport at the University of Tennessee, but baseball has been ascendant for the Vols in recent years. Plus the local news for June 12, 2024 and this week’s What Where WhensDay.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: baseball, college sports, College World Series, collegiate sports, University of Tennessee

Nation’s dominant program post-COVID, the Tennessee Vols seeking elusive title

Teresa M. Walker, AP

June 7, 2024

The Volunteers’ 204 victories and 540 home runs since the start of the 2021 season are the most of any Division I program. They’ve won two SEC regular-season titles and two conference tournament championships.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: baseball, University of Tennessee

Tennessee, Virginia AGs suing NCAA over NIL-related recruiting rules with Vols under investigation

Teresa M. Walker, APandRalph D. Russo, AP

January 31, 2024

The attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday that challenged its ban on the use of name, image and likeness compensation in the recruitment of college athletes, and in response to the association’s investigation of University of Tennessee. The lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee […]

Filed Under: Education, Sports Tagged With: Associated Press, Attorney General, Jonathan Skrmetti, lawsuit, NCAA, Tennessee Attorney General, University of Tennessee, Volunteers

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