Uros Plavsic Becomes Third Olympic Medalist in Tennessee Basketball Program History
Uros Plavsic is now the third Olympic medalist in Tennessee men’s basketball program history. Plavsic received his bronze medal after Serbia defeated Germany by a score of 93-83 in the third-place game on Saturday morning. While Plavsic did not play in Saturday’s game, the former Vol did record a quick run during Serbia’s opening game […]
Former Vol Uros Plavsic One Step Closer To Olympic Medal
Former Tennessee basketball player Uros Plavsic is one step closer to achieving a medal at the Olympics. Plavsic and the Serbian national team defeated Australia in overtime, 95-90, in the Olympic quarterfinal round. Plavsic did not appear in the quarterfinal round but did get a quick run during Serbia’s opening game against Puerto Rico. If […]
Tennessee Softball Legend Throws One-Hitter in Olympic Game
Monica Abbott has been one of the most dominant players in the sport of softball at every level including Tennessee, and it continued recently in the Olympic Games. Abbott struck out nine batters in a one-hitter against Team Canada on Wednesday. Abbott, a former Tennessee softball star and Tennessee sports legend, helped Team USA retain […]
Tennessee Legend Set to Lead USA at the Tokyo Olympics Tuesday
Former Tennessee softball player Monica Abbott and the Team USA softball team will begin their quest for gold on Tuesday as they begin their run in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This will be Abbott’s second Olympic Games. Abbott, along with Team USA, last competed in the Olympics in 2008. In fact, that was the last […]
This Week in UT Sports History – July 27th-Aug. 2nd
Each week, we take a look back at both the good and bad that happened in Tennessee athletics in our weekly column, This Week in UT Sports History.
