Last week, it was announced that Candace Parker was going to be on the cover of a commemorative issue of Sports Illustrated celebrating the Lady Vols 7th National Championship.

On Tuesday, the Tennessee Athletic Department held the first annual VOLSCARS at the Knoxville Convention Center. The awards, modeled after the ESPYs, were to honor the individual and team accomplishments of both the women’s and men’s athletic departments.

The Tennessee Volunteers basketball team will play in a Disney tournament during the 2008-2009 season.

Bruce Pearl is in Fayetteville Arkansas this weekend for a good reason - there is some serious talent in the third annual Real Deal on the Hill basketball tournament.

I guess we should have planned for a wacky weekend after Game 1 of a three game series with Kentucky was postponed on Friday night due to snow on the field. The bad weather left us with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon.

In the last couple of weeks I actually found myself hoping that Billy Donovan would go to Kentucky. I’m not sure why exactly.

Former Vol assistant Kerry Keating is leaving UCLA to be the had man at Santa Clara.

I don’t know if I ever remember talking so much about Tennessee basketball in the month of April. It’s amazing to me, it really is.

Carson Anderson is the sixth Tennessee commitment for the class of 2008. Carson is an offensive lineman listed at 6-3, 270 from Florence (Ala.) High School.

Tony Jones, Tennessee basketball associate head coach, will be interviewing for the open head coaching job at Marshall later today.