Dan Fleser

• Dan Fleser: Lady Vols looking to have better balance with recruiting Published 10/22/2011 at 4:49 p.m.

  Tennessee Lady Vols might have to suffer in the short term to get roster numbers where they want them long term

• Dan Fleser: Former players' bond with Pat Summitt remains Published 09/16/2011 at 9:36 p.m.

  Former basketball star Tamika Catchings and Semeka Randall enter Lady Vols Hall of Fame.

• Dan Fleser: Only one thing rattles reporter: snakes Published 06/18/2011 at 10:41 p.m.

  A head-on encounter with a bear normally would be reason enough to channel my inner Sam Venable in recounting a day of hiking.

• Fleser: Sound of silence worries Lady Vols Published 10/16/2010 at 9:06 p.m.

  My eyes see a better Tennessee women's basketball team this fall: deeper, bigger, more athletic and with more backcourt options.

• Fleser: Guarded optimism at point guard Published 10/09/2010 at 8:28 p.m.

  Shekinna Stricklen again is Tennessee's starting point guard and the Lady Vols are convening another women's basketball committee to help with this important position.

• Fleser: DeMoss into great detail Published 10/02/2010 at 5:48 p.m.

  Holly Warlick always thought that time would do a reserve pivot and someday Mickie DeMoss would return to Tennessee.

• Fleser: Lady Vols needs to find its new leaders Published 10/31/2009 at 9:43 p.m.

  Angie Bjorklund's teammates will know what she's thinking this season. Tennessee's junior guard intends to have her say on women's basketball matters. In the process, will her teammates also know what she's been eating?

• Fleser: Unusual off season for Lady Vols Published 09/04/2009 at 10:58 p.m.

  A memory lingers from Tennessee's 2008-09 women's basketball season. The sight of the Lady Vols scattered about a locker room like shards of broken glass doesn't fade easily.

• Fleser: A crash course in history Published 11/01/2008 at 10 p.m.

  Understanding Tennessee women's basketball history can be as easy as counting to eight.

• Fleser: It will take practice for freshmen to grasp practice Updated 10/11/2008 at 10:25 p.m.

  During preseason workouts, Tennessee's six women's basketball freshmen have been dangling their toes in the practice waters, getting accustomed to the feeling.

• Lady Vols bounce back from upset to beat Auburn, 82-61 Updated 02/05/2012 at 9:28 p.m.

  When Auburn's Hasina Muhammad rose to swish a jump shot, Tennessee's lead shrank to eight points Sunday afternoon and nervous applause rippled through the crowd of 16,361 at Thompson-Boling Arena.

• Glory Johnson wants teammates to 'jump on the train' Published 02/04/2012 at 7:52 p.m.

  Senior says 'coaches can't do it' for players

• Lady Vols commitment Kaela Davis reopens her recruitment Published 02/03/2012 at 12:16 a.m.

  Forward Kaela Davis, who committed to Tennessee in 2010, is reopening her recruitment.

• 28 and done: South Carolina ends Lady Vols' SEC home win streak, 64-60 Updated 02/02/2012 at 11:20 p.m.

  Leading by seven points with under five minutes to play against South Carolina, Glory Johnson thought she had it all figured out.

• Faithful Taber Spani finally on the mend Published 02/01/2012 at 10:24 p.m.

  As injury reports go, a day-to-day prognosis doesn't sound so bad. Unless you are Tennessee's Taber Spani, who's recovery became days on end. The junior guard sat out nine games with a bone bruise on her left knee.

• Shekinna Stricklen leads Lady Vols past Georgia Updated 01/29/2012 at 10 p.m.

  Stricklen, Massengale prompt rally

• Lady Vols can rank their concerns in top-10 fashion Published 01/28/2012 at 6:04 p.m.

  In this week of discontent, Tennessee could use a reminder that playing the best competition can bring out the best in the Lady Vols.

• Comfort zone for Lady Vols, 86-56 Updated 01/27/2012 at 12:23 a.m.

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tennessee found its lost scoring touch Thursday night.

• Pat Summitt wants Lady Vols to stay 'in the moment' Published 01/25/2012 at 9:52 p.m.

  Holly Warlick's wish list doesn't amount to great expectations. Tennessee's associate head coach essentially wants the Lady Vols to start from scratch tonight against SEC-rival Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (TV: SportSouth, 9 o'clock).

• Holly Warlick: Loss at Notre Dame 'an embarrassment' Published 01/24/2012 at 7:20 p.m.

  By the time Tennessee's charter flight reached Knoxville on Monday night, Holly Warlick had compiled 1½ pages worth of notes regarding Tennessee's 72-44 loss to Notre Dame.

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