L.S.U. Erases Early Deficit And Tops No. 1 Tennessee
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When No. 7 Louisiana State fell behind early by 19 points Thursday night, Coach Van Chancellor was afraid to look at his cellphone.
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Ashley Earley scored a career-high 26 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to lead No. 15 Vanderbilt to a 91-37 victory over winless New Orleans on Thursday night.
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J.P. Prince scored a career-high 23 points Saturday, and Tyler Smith led a late surge that rallied No. 12 Tennessee to an 82-75 victory over Xavier, which couldn't handle the Volunteers' pressure defense when it mattered.
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No. 15 Vanderbilt got out to the best start in school history, beating Iona, 97-73, yesterday in Nashville behind A.J. Ogilvy's 20 points and nine rebounds.
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Cedric Houston ran for three touchdowns and No. 15 Tennessee clinched the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division title Saturday with its 22nd straight victory over Vanderbilt, 38-33.
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A late schedule change certainly did not appear to faze the Titans in Week 1. Due to the threat of Hurricane Ivan in south Florida, Tennesseeâs game against
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Shyra Ely had 17 points and 10 rebounds and top-ranked Tennessee beat Chattanooga 68-34 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.
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Tennessee is no longer chasing Connecticut. The Lady Vols are back on top. Pat Summitt's team took the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press' preseason women's basketball poll Monday, the 11th time it has started the season atop the rankings &#151; and first since 1998.
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Candace Parker will start for top-ranked Tennessee when it faces fifth-ranked Rutgers on Monday night. The 6-foot-4 All-American bruised her left knee Thursday in an 87-64 win over Mississippi State.
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Tennessee has Rutgers to thank for its return to No. 1. Right now, however, Rutgers is Tennessee's No. 1 concern. The Lady Vols regained the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll after Connecticut lost to Rutgers last week. Tennessee, which was the top-ranked team for the first seven weeks before losing to Stanford in late December, received 45 of the 50 first-place votes. The Huskies received the other five.
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A.J. Ogilvy scored 21 points and No. 15 Vanderbilt tied for the best start in school history with a 92-85 victory over Tennessee-Martin on Saturday.
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JaJuan Smith's steal and layup with 11 seconds left gives No. 7 Tennessee a 47-45 victory over LSU on Saturday, in the Tigers' first game since firing coach John Brady.
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Bruce Pearl looked beyond all the turnovers and found plenty to like in No. 7 Tennessee's latest win.
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Tennessee builds a big lead in the first half and  stuns No. 11 Mississippi State, 64-63, and end the nation's longest road winning streak.
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After a slow start, No. 2 L.S.U. showed again why it is the class of the SEC by exploding for 21 consecutive points and dominating No. 12 South Carolina with its defense.
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No. 1 Duke has some new company at the top of the AP women's basketball poll. Tennessee moved into the No. 2 spot to replace North Carolina, which was upset by North Carolina State last week. The Tar Heels, who had been second all season, slipped to fourth, while Connecticut climbed two spots to third.
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Tennessee showed it doesn't have to rely on star Candace Parker in the SEC tournament opener. With impressive balance, the No. 2 Lady Vols began their pursuit of a sixth sweep of the Southeastern Conference's regular-season and tournament titles by beating South Carolina 81-63 on Friday.