Tennessee basketball lost 53-51 at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday, but Vols coach Rick Barnes was unusually positive about the performance.

AUBURN, Ala. — Rick Barnes has a tell. The Tennessee basketball coach fidgets during his postgame news conferences when he is frustrated. He plays with a water bottle. He taps his hands on the ...

Rick Barnes described No. 8 Tennessee’s defensive effort as “really disappointing” in the 78-73 loss to No. 12 Kentucky ...

No. 1 Auburn basketball and No. 6 Tennessee will go toe-to-toe at 7:30 p.m. CST Saturday at Neville Arena. Helming the Tigers is Bruce Pearl, and in command of the Volunteers is Rick Barnes.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. There's plenty of familiarity between Barnes and Pearl, both of whom have coached Tennessee and will be facing off for the 17th time as head coaches in ...

Rick Barnes hasn’t made Tennessee basketball fans forget about Bruce Pearl, because no one would’ve been able to do that. But what Barnes has done — as few other coaches could’ve — is ...