He had one of the biggest hits of all times "Sixteen Tons," written by the guitar genius Merle Travis ... They have reruns of this show on PBS and they are wonderful. Tennessee Ernie Ford is a ...

POTTSVILLE — Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had time to volunteer as firefighters. Yet they did ...

Kitsock borrowed a line from Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons” to illustrate the plight of Irish miners: “St. Peter don’t you call me ‘cause I can’t go, I owe my soul to the ...

Third-seeded Kentucky, which beat UT twice during the regular season, will have to get past Illinois in a second-round game Sunday to create a Tennessee-Kentucky matchup in the Sweet 16.

The Wildcats have drawn a very interesting matchup in the Sweet 16 as they will take on their biggest SEC rival, Tennessee. Mark Pope's team has already beaten the Volunteers twice this season ...

The Tennessee Volunteers are set to make their third straight Sweet 16 appearance after a great showing by Chaz Lanier Tennessee and UCLA matched up in the round of 32 on Saturday with the Vols ...

No. 2 seed Tennessee (30-7) defeated No. 3 seed Kentucky (24-12), 78-65, Friday in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Vols led, 43-28 ...

A Sweet 16, that is. Tournament action continues with the Sweet 16 on Friday, featuring a matchup between Tennessee and Kentucky in the Midwest Region. Tennessee ranks as the fifth-best team in ...

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns and No. 20 Tennessee Volunteers meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Tennessee Volunteers (24-9, 9-9 SEC) vs. Texas Longhorns (33-3, 17-2 SEC) Birmingham, Alabama ...

After falling to Kentucky twice in the regular season, Tennessee responded when it mattered most, defeating the Wildcats 78-65 in the Sweet 16 to advance to the Elite Eight. The No. 2-seeded ...

Here’s a look at the postseason history between the Tennessee and Kentucky men’s basketball programs: The Sweet 16 game between the Vols and Wildcats marks the first time the programs have ...