Rick Barnes' first remark to the Tennessee basketball team was positive Tuesday. The coach told his players that its 30-point loss at Florida would ultimately be good for the No. 1 Vols.

Shorthanded and up against a wonderful opponent, Tennessee basketball answered critics and concern with one of its most ...

NASHVILLE — Rick Barnes hadn't talked to Chaz Lanier after Tennessee basketball's loss to Vanderbilt. But the Vols coach knew how he felt for Lanier after the senior guard missed a game-tying ...

Tennessee basketball lost 53-51 at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday, but Vols coach Rick Barnes was unusually positive about the performance.

Bruce Pearl has one of the nation's best programs at Auburn, and that'd sting Tennessee a lot more if the Vols didn't have one of the best, too.

"He's done an amazing job with that Tennessee team. They play as good a defense as anybody in the country, with their field ...

"He's done an amazing job with that Tennessee team. They play as good a defense as anybody in the country, with their field goal percentage defense and their 3-point defense." Ahead of the top-10 ...