Vanderbilt visits the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats after Jason Edwards scored 24 points in the Commodores' 81-76 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers.

They are not Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars. Or Rick Barnes’ Tennessee Volunteers. Or Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm. But Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats are starting to

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Tennessee had a string of close losses earlier this season when a bad stretch here or there was all that kept the Lady Volunteers from victory.

No. 15 Kentucky crushed No. 11 Tennessee 82-58 in the venerable venue on Thursday, in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. It was the largest margin of victory ever for Kentucky over Tennessee, besting the 21-point win (86-65) the Cats had over the Lady Vols in the 2020 SEC Tournament.

Are the Tennessee Volunteers falling behind in the recruitment of five-star forward Nate Ament? Tennessee has been targeting one of the nation’s best prospects.

The No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (20-5, 7-5 SEC) will try to avenge a loss from last month when they host the Vanderbilt Commodores (17-7, 5-6) on Saturday afternoon. Tennessee had its three-game winning streak snapped in a 75-64 loss to No. 15 Kentucky on ...