Our 1st week of basketball action was Jan. 21 and we had some exciting games of basketball action. Our 1st game was a 5-8 boys’ game and had Tori Atkins’ team winning over Dusty Sircy’s team 30-0. Scoring for Tori: Grayson Dunavin — 12; Hayden Gross — 8; Haygen Gross — 6 and Bryar Atkins — 4.

Purdue is this season’s first unanimous No. 1 team in the AP men’s college basketball poll. The Boilermakers have won eight straight games since a one-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 2. They were followed in the AP Top 25 by Tennessee, Houston, Alabama and Arizona in the top five. No. 11 Baylo…

Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Alabama is right behind the Boilermakers.

DENVER — Contrary to all those high-scoring games, players still are playing defense in the NBA.

The Red Boiling Springs Lady Bulldogs celebrated this week as Claire Fleming has been chosed to play in the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee All-Star game. It will be played on March 25 at Lebanon High School.

MEMPHIS — Tyus Jones, filling in for Ja Morant, had 24 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 16 and the Memphis Grizzlies withstood a second-half San Antonio rally to beat the Spurs 121-113 on Monday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario — A hot goalie is difficult to overcome, which the Ottawa Senators found out Monday night.

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans enter the offseason at their earliest point since the 2018 season with more questions than wins, and they must hire a general manager before they can start figuring out their future.

HONOLULU — Zeke Rankin kicked four field goals, including a 37-yarder for the go-ahead score with 2:05 left, and Middle Tennessee State beat San Diego State 25-23 in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night.

KNOXVILLE — Olivier Nkamhoua scored 20 points to lead No. 8 Tennessee to an 86-44 victory over Austin Peay on Dec. 21.

Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. decided they had unfinished business at Alabama, even if it isn’t another shot at a national championship.

STANFORD, Calif. — Tara VanDerveer told her Stanford team a lot would be learned by playing Tennessee in December that might help the rest of the way.

The 26th Lady Invitational of the South, presented by South Central Bank, Halton, Dollar General, CPC Commodities, and Studle Financial Services, will tip off Tuesday at Allen County-Scottsville High School in Scottsville, Kentucky. Start of play will mark the resumption of a prestigious Ken…

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans are facing their biggest challenge of Mike Vrabel’s five seasons as head coach.

ST. LOUIS — Brayden Schenn had an eventful overtime period.

NEW YORK — Zakai Zeigler scored 12 points, including a key 3 late in the second half as No. 7 Tennessee held off No. 13 Maryland 56-53 Sunday in a Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational matchup.

MEMPHIS — Tyus Jones had 22 points and 11 assists, Dillon Brooks added 18 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Atlanta Hawks 128-103 on Monday night in a game in which both teams were without key starters.

NASHVILLE — Tennessee State University’s director of football operations and on-campus recruiting has been charged with aggravated assault and vandalism in an encounter involving a football player, according to court documents.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Orange Bowl will be the most aptly named bowl of all this year.

MEMPHIS — Tyus Jones had a career-high 28 points and 10 assists to lead the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies to a 101-93 victory over Miami Heat on Monday night.

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans have to improve across the board if they want to do more than simply win a bad division for a third straight year.

By the Associated Press

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans must work through some offensive issues to relieve the pressure on both two-time NFL rushing champ Derrick Henry and one of the league’s stingiest defenses.

The college football season goes so fast.

By the Associated Press

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee in the fourth quarter of the ninth-ranked Volunteers loss to South Carolina.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — South Carolina and Vanderbilt were fined by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday, a day after schools’ fans rushed the field to celebrate football victories.

NASHVILLE — KJ Simpson had 23 points and 10 rebounds, both career highs for the sophomore, to lead Colorado to an 78-66 upset victory over No. 11 Tennessee on Sunday.

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans face their first Thursday night game this season at the worst moment possible.

NASHVILLE — Penny Hardaway wants to prepare his Memphis Tigers for March by starting off the season with a tough road game.