CHATTANOOGA — Glory Johnson scored 19 points, Vicki Baugh made a tiebreaking free throw with 53.7 seconds remaining and No. 5 Tennessee beat Chattanooga 66-63 on Friday night to avoid a major upset.

Vanderbilt defensive back D.J. Moore, left, brings down Florida quarterback Tim Tebow during a game earlier this season.

Florida backup quarterback Cameron Newton was arrested Friday and charged with stealing another student's laptop computer.

Larry Slade of Tennessee said he hasn't thought much about being one of three finalists for the FootballScoop Defensive Back Coach of the Year Award.

For years, Tennessee has entered the last two games of its regular season trying to avoid an upset. This year - and at least this week - the Vols are living on the other side.
When Saturday's game at Vanderbilt kicks off, the Vols will be underdogs to their in-state rival for the first time since the 1980s.

SEC matchups.

New York Jets rookie quarterback Erik Ainge has been suspended four games by the NFL for violating the league’s policy on steroids and related substances.

Vanderbilt is favored to beat Tennessee. That tells you almost everything you need to know about UT’s 3-7 season.
This tells you more: Even if the Vols win, they won’t prevent Vanderbilt from going to a bowl; even if they win, they won’t finish above the Commodores in the SEC East standings.

Tennessee announced the signing of four players that will be eligible to play during the 2010 season.

1. Embrace the Role: Tennessee is one loss away from its worst record in program history. Whether or not that happens, the Vols need to embrace their role as underdogs beginning today at Vanderbilt.

Chattanooga Baylor golfer Ryan Thornton, son of John "Thunder" Thornton, has signed to play golf at Vanderbilt.

Coach Phillip Fulmer plans to take some time to reflect after this season of football — his last with Tennessee after 17 years.

LSU football coach Les Miles trudged off the field at halftime last Saturday and stared at the Tiger Stadium north end-zone scoreboard, which read: Troy 24, LSU 3.

Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, left, is having a career year despite being a main focus of opposing teams.

NEW YORK - After years of relentless expansion, college football's nearly monthlong holiday party - the bowl season - finally seems to have maxed out.

In the late 1960s, you didn’t want to send Tennessee to the free-throw line, especially not guards Bill Justus, Jimmy England or Bill Hann.

This is why Alabama paid Nick Saban $4 million a year to coach the Crimson Tide: An 11-0 record this season translates into a huge demand for Crimson Tide home game tickets. With more than 10,000 people on the waiting list for Tide season tickets, Alabama is planning a Bryant-Denny Stadium expansion that will take the capacity to more than 101,000. The cost is $80.6 million.

Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl remembers standing in Lafayette, La., two years ago and thinking to himself "What are we doing here?''

Despite what the cliche says, defense doesn't always win championships. In fact, it doesn't always win games. The deeper Tennessee goes into one of the worst seasons in school history, the better the defense looks statistically.

Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said junior Montario Hardesty will start at running back against Vanderbilt on Saturday but senior Arian Foster will also see playing time.