Athletics

(Vanderbilt University) Join fellow Vanderbilt alumni and fans in cheering on the Commodores as they take on the University of Alabama Thursday, Jan. 19. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. The viewing party will take place at Jed’s Sports Bar & Grille, 114 28th Ave. N. (behind Electronic… Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) As SEC basketball heats up at Memorial Gym, the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office has an important reminder for fans. Please take advantage of the opportunity to use those green bins awaiting your discarded plastic cups and containers. Read More

It wasn’t the storybook ending Vanderbilt fans were hoping for, but then again, did you expect the Commodores to be playing football just hours before New Year’s after back-to-back 2-10 seasons? Not likely. The Commodores’ season didn’t end with a victory, but all the strides that were made in 12… Read More

(Photo by John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Tickets to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl are still available. Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students can conveniently purchase tickets to the Liberty Bowl football game three different ways: Online – at Vanderbilt’s Bowl Central page. In person – at the McGugin… Read More

The Vanderbilt football team has officially accepted an invitation to play in the 53rd AutoZone Liberty Bowl against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. The game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 31, at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. (CT), with ABC providing coverage. Vanderbilt… Read More

(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Watch video of the Vanderbilt football team’s 41-7 win over Wake Forest to become bowl-eligible and of fans greeting the Commodores as they returned to campus. Also, keep up with the latest team news at Vanderbilt Bowl Central. Read More

(John Russell/Vanderbilt) Zac Stacy ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns and Vanderbilt became bowl-eligible by beating sluggish Wake Forest 41-7 on Nov. 26. Read More

(Correction: An earlier version of this story included a reference to expansion of the Southeastern Conference, which was inaccurate and has been deleted.) Reform measures for college athletics can be expected quickly, with ideas like freshman ineligibility rules and higher admissions standards being considered, the athletics committee of the Vanderbilt… Read More

Commodore fans are invited to the McGugin Center at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, to help give a rousing send-off to the football team as it departs for Saturday night’s game against the University of Tennessee. Read More

Greg Barz (Vanderbilt) Greg Barz, associate professor of ethnomusicology, has co-edited a volume of essays, The Culture of AIDS in Africa: Hope and Healing Through Music and the Arts, published by Oxford University Press. Anne Davis, instructor in law, has been named managing attorney of the Southern Environmental Law… Read More

A Vanderbilt alumnus and longtime football season ticket holder suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at Oct. 22’s game at Vanderbilt Stadium. Thanks to the quick response of Vanderbilt’s LifeFlight Event Medicine team and the presence of an automatic external defibrillator (AED), Jim Askew, 77, will be back in the stands… Read More

Vanderbilt beats Army to gain win number four. Go Dores!   [vucastblurb]… Read More

Tiffany Clarke giving a media interview. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) The Southeastern Conference announced its 2011-12 women’s basketball television schedule Sept. 22, and the Commodores will play on TV 10 times during the regular season. Read More

Watch Vanderbilt’s 2011 institutional message. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Watch the pre-game activities as our Vanderbilt baseball team reaches the College World Series for the first time. For all the latest College World Series information, visit CWS Central. Read More

Taylor Hill struck out a career-best 13 in eight innings, allowing only one run, and Jason Esposito went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI in Vanderbilt’s 6-1 victory over Belmont in the championship game of the Nashville Regional Sunday night at Hawkins Field. For… Read More

TAYLOR, Mich. – Vanderbilt’s inspired run at the NCAA Bowling Championship fell just short Saturday as the Commodores fell to Maryland-Eastern Shore in the title match, 4 games to 2. Read More

Try asking any Monday morning quarterback about blown fourth-down play calls in the NFL and you are guaranteed passionate opinions. In most fourth-down plays, an NFL team will punt or try for a field goal. But, occasionally, teams decide to do something that is viewed as risky – attempt a… Read More

Ambassador Atallah Shabazz, daughter of civil rights leader Malcolm X, will give a talk, “Melting Pot: Cultural Diplomacy/Multi-National Patriotism,” at Vanderbilt University Thursday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. in Room 103 of Wilson Hall. Her lecture is among several free, public events scheduled at Vanderbilt University during February – Black History Month. Read More

By all accounts, Frank Lorge, a 2010 Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, is the best swimmer ever to compete for Vanderbilt. He was undefeated by opponents in dual meets during his career from 1968-1972, a two-time SEC champion in the 200-yard backstroke, and the first SEC swimmer to break… Read More