KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The No. 14 Tennessee men’s tennis team defeated Illinois, 4-2, Saturday afternoon in the opening round of ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Vols dropped the doubles point, but the singles part of the match was filled with some intense competition.

The Memphis basketball team seems to be ... with a potential second-round game against either 4-seed Illinois or 13-seed Middle Tennessee. CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm updated his bracket ...

Eastern Illinois aims to end its four-game skid when the Panthers take on Tennessee State. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.

CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm updated his bracket on Monday. Palm dropped the Tigers from a 3-seed in his previous projection to a 6-seed in the Midwest. Palm has Memphis facing a First Four winner in Denver on the opening weekend. Palm projects 3-seed Kansas and an 14-seed Utah Valley as potential second-round opponents.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris was in Nashville trying to talk lawmakers out of a state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

A state move to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools is picking up steam after the district’s board dismissed its director eight months into the job. State Rep. Mark White, chairman of the House Education Committee,

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

Disney/Scott KirklandMiranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary on Sunday.The "Bluebird" singer took to social media to share a celebratory message,

The Texas A&M men’s basketball team fell remained No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25, but fell two spots to No. 15 in the USA Today coaches poll.

Earlier this month, a dozen freshmen made their way to West Virginia as early enrollees to participate in winter workouts and spring football. Now, those new pl

On the court, Golden and the Gators are a national championship contender. They opened the season with 13 straight wins, then pummeled a then-undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee by 30 points in early January. They were ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, but Golden supplemented five key returnees with Florida Atlantic transfer Alijah Martin.