Vols win, one more to Final Four

Marvin Westwestwords

This was a really big win, Tennessee 82, Creighton 75, with great defense and a historical 18-0 run. Only once have Volunteers been so deep in March Madness.
It was a …

Rodney Woods, coaching legend, fired in Kentucky

Marvin Westwestwords

University of Kentucky couldn’t afford to fire basketball coach John Calipari so Wayne County High School fired legendary coach Rodney Woods to distract the bluegrass segment of America.
It is distracted.
Hundreds …

Dalton Knecht was ready for the moment

Marvin Westwestwords

It was no accident that Dalton Knecht hit four free throws with the prime-time CBS audience watching and the weight of the college basketball world on his shoulders.
He’d been in …

Barnes is beneficiary as Vols defeat Longhorns

Marvin Westwestwords

There wasn’t anything tough Texas could do about Tennessee at the free-throw line.
The Longhorns just stood there as Volunteers hit six consecutive clutch shots in the closing seconds for a …

Vols knock out Peacocks, look to Texas game

Marvin Westwestwords

Hip, hip, high-ho and away they go.
Tennessee overwhelmed Saint Peter’s Peacocks, 83-49. The Volunteers, 22-point favorites, stopped the two-game losing streak and righted their sailing ship. They can now look …