Sing-a-long: We are the champions

Marvin Westwestwords

What a day, unforgettable celebration, net-cutting time, “We are the champions” as a sing-a-long.
Tennessee knocked out Texas A&M, 65-50, for the Southeastern Conference tournament championship. Happiness prevailed. The Volunteers hugged …

Vols playing for piece of history

Marvin Westwestwords

Big game in Tampa on Sunday. First prize is a piece of history.
This Tennessee basketball team is one more victory from guaranteed fame. The Vols face giant-killer Texas A&M for …

Rim looked big to JJJ, Vols romp

Marvin Westwestwords

Rick Barnes has learned a lot of tournament lessons the hard way.
The coach is believable when he warns his Volunteers that letdowns at the wrong time can turn into “You …

Tennessee snapper and what might have been

Marvin Westwestwords

Basketball has a couple of days off before the tournament. Baseball will soon be home from Houston. Football spring practice is later in the month. In their absence, you never …

Vols win with barrage of threes

Marvin Westwestwords

Arkansas was almost as good in the second half as was Tennessee in the first.
The Volunteers hit nine of 12 three-point shots, built a 24-point lead and looked like run-away …

Tennessee takes win at Georgia, 75-68

Marvin Westwestwords

Both teams must have missed the memos.
Tennessee, a half-game out of first place in Southeastern Conference standings, was favored by 17 over Georgia. Rick Barnes, after the victory over Auburn, …

Tennessee can add history to Georgia record

Marvin Westwestwords

Attention: Auburn is past tense. Tigers’ pregame floor dance atop “Tennessee” at Thompson-Boling Arena struck me as somewhere between dumb and disrespectful. It certainly didn’t intimidate the Volunteers.
That was Saturday. …