Victory is in the Cards
Sun, 18 May 2008 02:17:35 GMT
Lady Vols knock off Louisville to advance to regional title

Lady Vols advance to regional title game
Sun, 18 May 2008 01:18:09 GMT
Lady Vols eliminated Louisville Saturday evening, 8-1.  They advance to the regional title game on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Parker, Hornbuckle have record WNBA debuts
Sun, 18 May 2008 00:07:03 GMT
PHOENIX - Candace Parker had some jitters in her WNBA debut. It didn’t show.

Lady Vols rowing goes global
Sat, 17 May 2008 22:51:48 GMT
OAK RIDGE - No nook or cranny of the globe is off limits to University of Tennessee women’s rowing coach Lisa Glenn.

Hokies shutout Lady Vols in Knoxville Regional
Sat, 17 May 2008 22:47:59 GMT
 A three-hit shutout from Virginia Tech senior All-American pitcher Angela Tincher and a fourth-inning grand slam off the bat of left fielder Carolina Stolle led the No. 16 Hokies (46-15) past No. 13 Tennessee (48-15), 4-0, and into Sunday’s Knoxville Regional title game. UT will return to action on Saturday afternoon at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET against the winner of today’s game four …

13th pitch one too many against Stolle, Hokies
Sat, 17 May 2008 21:06:51 GMT
Virginia Tech’s Caroline Stolle hit a Hokie-pokey and she turned the game around Saturday afternoon at Lee Softball Stadium.

On the ropes: Lady Vols lose to Virginia Tech, fall to losers’ bracket
Sat, 17 May 2008 20:32:24 GMT
Virginia Tech pitcher strikes out 14 Lady Vols

Grand opening: Doepking’s homer powers Lady Vols
Sat, 17 May 2008 19:13:25 GMT
KNOXVILLE — Faced with the same situation, Winthrop coach Mark Cooke was nearly 100 percent sure he’d do the same thing. Tennessee catcher Shannon Doepking wouldn’t mind.

LITTLE LEAGUE ROUNDUP
Sat, 17 May 2008 10:10:10 GMT
Note: Area youth baseball and softball leagues are invited to submit weekly results to sports@theleafchronicle.com. The deadline each week is Wednesday at 7 p.m. Youth league roundups will run in The Leaf-Chronicle each Friday. Teams photos can be submitted online at www.theleafchronicle.com and will run in The Leaf-Chronicle’s Community section.

A WNBA star already, Parker begins career
Sat, 17 May 2008 07:23:35 GMT
Since she was the top pick in the WNBA Draft, Candace Parker has become one of the league’s top stars without having played a single game. The former Lady Vol is popular with the fans, as jersey and ticket sales can attest to. Today, Parker gets to prove she will be as much of a force on the court.