Former Vols

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Champ Bailey's thumbs got quite the workout in the offseason as he bombarded Peyton Manning with texts pleading with him to come to Denver.

LOS ANGELES — Lane Kiffin is one and done. Four days after USA Today revealed his confidential vote in the coaches’ poll because the newspaper said he volunteered false or misleading information about his vote in public, USC’s coach relinquished ...

Tyler Summitt is staying busy this summer. The son of Tennessee Lady Vols head coach emeritus Pat Summitt is engaged to Anne Dennis Ragsdale, his longtime girlfriend. No date for the wedding has been set.

CHICAGO — Peyton Manning’s first appearance with the Denver Broncos was brief and a bit uneven.

JOHNSON CITY – The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Thursday the hiring of George Watts as the Director of ETSU Track & Field/Cross Country.

STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State senior center Phillip Jurick has been suspended indefinitely after he pleaded not guilty to charges that he possessed marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Former University of Tennessee star Todd Helton's worst season of his career is over.

LONDON — Former Tennessee track star DeeDee Trotter didn't get the gold medal she was seeking, but she came away with a bronze medal in the women's 400 meters Sunday night at Olympic Stadium.

LONDON – Justin Gatlin won the bronze medal in the 100 meters Sunday night with a personal-best time of 9.79 seconds at Olympic Stadium.

LONDON — DeeDee Trotter's chances of an Olympic medal remain alive, but former Tennessee teammate Tianna Madison fell just short in her medal bid Saturday night.

LONDON — Justin Gatlin fought back tears in the Olympic Stadium tunnel moments before entering to the cheers of 75,000 pumped-up fans.

LONDON — Former Tennessee All-Americans Tianna Madison and DeeDee Trotter took advantage of Olympic Stadium's fast track on Friday, each qualifying for their respective events' semifinals.

LONDON -- The first day of Olympic track & field action got under way Friday, and two former Tennessee Lady Vols took care of business in first-round action in women’s sprint events at Olympic Stadium.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt says first-team cornerback Jabari Greer will have sports hernia surgery after pulling his groin during practice this week.

When Rocky Goode was a football player at Bearden High and the University of Tennessee, he tried hard to inspire cheers.