Tennessee basketball lost its first SEC game of the season to Arkansas, 86-75. Coach Rick Barnes cited a failure to execute details and follow the scouting report as reasons for the loss. The Vols committed 14 turnovers and made only 12 of 23 free throws in the game.

Tennessee has offered its vacant coaching job to former Texas coach Rick Barnes, and the two sides are closing in on a deal, two sources told ESPN. "It looks as though it's going to happen," one source told ESPN. "It's close, but it's not done yet.

Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes will be released after yet another quick exit from the postseason, people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Saturday. The decision came after Texas athletic director Steve Patterson and Barnes ...

Tennessee is coming off a 24-point loss to unranked Florida, and after the game Rick Barnes took aim at AP poll voters.