Vols stun Duke; Sweet 16 is next

Marvin Westwestwords

How about that! The old man knows something.
Rick Barnes, 68, had the feeling that famous-name Duke, one of the hottest teams in the country, might not be tough enough to …

Tennessee prevails: Pretty part was final score

Marvin Westwestwords

Summation: The game was not pretty. Highlight was determination. Officials couldn’t find their whistles and allowed the early minutes to be a war. Tennessee maintained composure, built an 18-point lead …

Tennessee, NCAA and Drew Pember

Marvin Westwestwords

I and others who are no longer midnight owls have been fretting about tonight’s tipoff time for Tennessee basketball against Louisiana – 9:40 or sometime thereafter, in Orlando, on CBS-TV …

Football outlook: Maybe more of the same

Marvin Westwestwords

Some things I need to say before spring football practice at Tennessee …
Last season sure was fun – for the most part. Great victory over the Crimson Tide. Never have …

Vols face Ragin’ Cajuns in NCAA

Marvin Westwestwords

Tennessee’s struggling basketball Vols will play the University of Louisiana, better known as the Ragin’ Cajuns, in Orlando on Thursday in the NCAA tournament.
The Lafayette team, 26-6, is the representative of …

Missouri sends Tennessee home

Marvin Westwestwords

What we have next is nap time.
A tournament fan said: “Great game. Our guys now get some extra rest before the NCAAs.”
Rick Barnes applied a similar spin: “We’ll get rested. …

Vols knock out Ole Miss, face Missouri

Marvin Westwestwords

Tennessee can play better but it played well enough to advance in the SEC tournament. It knocked out Ole Miss, 70-55, at beautiful Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville. Orange fans …

Jeremy Banks case revisited – by him

Marvin Westwestwords

I didn’t start this, Jeremy. You did.
Former Tennessee linebacker Jeremy Banks says he should have been on the field for the ill-fated South Carolina football game last November.
Yes, THAT game, …