URBANA, Il. - LSU's lone men's singles tennis player, #42 Chris Simpson, fell Wednesday afternoon to the University of Texas' #37 Soren Hess-Olesen in three sets(4-6, 7-5, 3-6).
It was the sophomore Tiger's first trip to the NCAA Championships. Simpson had taken down nine ranked opponents throughout the year... more »
KNOXVILLE, Tn. - Tennessee officials are citing unsatisfactory job performance as their reason for firing Lady Vols associate strength coach Heather Mason, who sued the university last fall. Mason's personnel file, obtained through a public records request, includes letters from Tennessee women's basketball coach Holly Warlick and women's soccer coach... more »
KNOXVILLE, Tn - Pat Summitt will continue in her role as the Tennessee head coach emeritus on Lady Vols coach Holly Warlick's staff next season. In a university release Wednesday announcing the move, Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said "her continued example of leadership and courage sends an everlasting message... more »
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Kamiko Williams scored a career-high 18 points in the final home game of her career and No. 8 Tennessee beat No. 13 Texas A&M 82-72 on Tuesday night to clinch its 17th Southeastern Conference regular-season title. Tennessee (23-5, 14-1), which had already wrapped up a share of... more »
BATON ROUGE - The LSU Lady Tigers fell to #12 Tennessee 64-62 in the Maravich Center Thursday night.
Theresa Plaisance led the way for LSU with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.Biance Lutley also pitched in 13 points and 5 assists.
The Lady Tigers fall to 13-10... more »
(AP Photo/The Daily Texan, Tamir Kalifa)
A man wearing dark clothes and a ski mask opened fire with an assault rifle Tuesday morning inside a University of Texas library, then fatally shot himself in the head.
Police said they believe the gunman was a student who acted alone,... more »
BATON ROUGE - The country music superstars have arrived in Baton Rouge for Bayou Country Superfest 2013, taking over Tiger Stadium. Scheduled to perform Saturday... more »
OKLAHOMA CITY - Seven tornadoes have swept through Moore, Okla., since they were born, but new high school graduates are vowing they won't say goodbye... more »
SEATTLE - Washington state officials say it's going to take time to find both short and long-term fixes for the bridge that collapsed on Interstate... more »