Rhiannon Potkey, Knoxville News Sentinel

Rhiannon Potkey

Knoxville News Sentinel

Knoxville, TN, United States

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Past articles by Rhiannon:

Tennessee Lady Vols softball to hire Missouri assistant Chris Malveaux as hitting coach

The Tennessee Lady Vols are hiring Missouri associate head coach Chris Malveaux as their hitting coach. The sources requested anonymity. → Read More

Tennessee Lady Vols co-head coach Ralph Weekly retires

Ralph Weekly spent 34 seasons as a college softball coach, including the last 19 with his wife at Tennessee. → Read More

From Australia with glove: Josh Spence watches brother Liam repeat CWS experience

The NCAA does not keep a list of brothers who have played at the CWS or track how many Australians have been on rosters. But there is a good chance the Spence brothers made history. → Read More

Trainer Jeff Wood has been with Tennessee Vols baseball since 2001. Here's why.

Trainer Jeff Wood has been the connective tissue of the Tennessee baseball program for the last two decades. → Read More

Caylan Arnold made it to Women's College World Series with Florida State, not Tennessee

Pitcher Caylan Arnold transferred from Tennessee to Florida State after the 2019 season hoping to get the chance to extend her career as long as possible. → Read More

Will and Erika Heflin: Love and marriage, the Rocky Top version for Tennessee baseball

Will Heflin didn’t expect to still be playing baseball at Tennessee when he proposed to Erika. → Read More

Peyton Manning became an NFL star in Indianapolis and Knoxville followed along

Along the way to becoming an NFL superstar, Peyton Manning turned legions of Tennessee fans into Colts fans. → Read More

As Geno Auriemma passes Pat Summitt in wins, ex-Lady Vols relive sport's greatest rivalry

UConn's game at Tennessee takes place two days after Geno Auriemma passed Lady Vols' Pat Summitt on the all-time wins list in women’s basketball. → Read More

Tennessee Lady Vols vs Indiana women's basketball

The Tennessee women's basketball team plays Thursday for the first time since Dec. 10. → Read More

Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Texas basketball postponed due to contract tracing

In a school release, Tennessee said the decision was made in "accordance with Big 12 Conference women's basketball interruption guidelines." → Read More

For a few at-bats a week, former Vols softball pitcher's sweet 3-year-old son shines

Elite, 3, has Down syndrome, and his mom didn't expect him to be a full-blown member of a team. But his spirit is pulling the whole league together. → Read More

Now a doctor, former Lady Vol Sarah Edwards uses life lessons from Pat Summitt

The former Tennessee Lady Vols basketball player is working part-time at an emergency room in Charlotte, North Carolina. → Read More

Chattanooga Mocs coach says 'we got our butts whipped' by Tennessee Vols

Poor special teams play and turnovers plagued Chattanooga throughout a 45-0 loss to the Vols at Neyland Stadium on Saturday. → Read More

BYU's Zach Wilson on Micah Simon: Vols were 'dropping and bailing' on 64-yard catch

The reception set up a field goal with one second remaining in regulation, and BYU completed the comeback by beating Tennessee in double overtime. → Read More

Tennessee Lady Vols softball: Pitcher Caylan Arnold will transfer outside SEC

Tennessee pitcher Caylan Arnold has entered her name in the transfer portal. → Read More

NCAA Softball Tournament: Lady Vols use most of the roster to advance to regional final

The Lady Vols cycled through three pitchers and used every player on the roster but one to defeat Ohio State to advance to the Knoxville Regional final. → Read More

Lady Vols softball: Tennessee in position for postseason with three pitchers

The Tennessee pitching trio has provided each other with constant support through the ups and downs of the regular season. → Read More

Tennessee's Maddy Banic escapes darkest hours of mental health battle, wins NCAA title

Maddy Banic capped her career by helping the Tennessee women’s 200 medley relay team win a national title at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. → Read More

Live score, updates: UT Lady Vols vs Florida Gators

The Lady Vols hope to finish the month with some momentum heading into February. → Read More

Meet the woman fueling Tennessee football

As the director of sports nutrition at Tennessee, Stephanie Horvath helps maximize the football team's performance through food and education. → Read More