On May 25, we wish a Big Orange Happy Birthday to Spring 2013 graduate Dwight Miller of the Vol basketball team, and sophomore pitcher Robbie Kidd of the Vol baseball team. 

There were 19 former Vols that played professional baseball this week, including Yan Gomes, who went 6-for-13 with three home runs, including a walk-off homer against the Mariners. See how he and the other 18 performed with today's Vols in the Pros Update.

MLB

J.P. Arencibia - Toronto Blue Jays

May 21: 0-for-4, 2 K

May 22: 1-for-4, 1 K

May 23: 2-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBIs

Season: .230, 44 G, 20 R, 38 H, 8 2B, 11 HR, 24 RBIs

VIDEO: Arencibia fires behind the runner at 2B to get Sean Rodriguez out. 

VIDEO: Arencibia hits a two-run shot. 

VIDEO: Arencibia get an RBI double. 

VIDEO: Arencibia knocks in a run in the eighth. 

Juilo Borbon - Chicago Cubs

May 21: 0-for-4, 1 BB, 1 K

May 22: 1-for-4, 1 K, 1 SB

Season: .219, 25 G, 4 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 5 BB, 4 K, 4/5 SB

VIDEO: Borbon makes a running grab to rob Andrew McCutchen of a hit. 

R.A. Dickey - Toronto Blue Jays

May 20: W, 8.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K

Season: 4-5, 4.50 ERA, 10 G, 62.0 IP, 53 H, 35 R, 31 ER, 28 BB, 53 K

VIDEO: Dickey gets his fourth win of the year. 

Yan Gomes - Cleveland Indians

May 20: 3-for-5, 2 HR, 4 RBIs, 2 K

May 22: 2-for-4, HR, 1 RBI, 1 K

May 23: 1-for-4, 2B, 1 R, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 1 K

Season: .311, 19 G, 12 R, 19 H, 3 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 12 RBIs, 2 BB, 10 K

VIDEO: Gomes shows of his cannon to throw out Brendan Ryan. 

VIDEO: Gomes talks about his walk-off homer against the Mariners. 

VIDEO: Gomes hits a walk-off homer in the bottom of 10. 

VIDEO: Gomes hits the second of back-to-back homers. 

VIDEO: Gomes hits a solo home run against the Tigers. 

Chase Headley - San Diego Padres

May 20: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 K

May 21: 0-for-2, 1 BB, 1 K

May 22: 1-for-4, 1 K

Season: .281, 32 G, 14 R, 32 H, 8 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBIs, 17 BB, 32 K, 3/4 SB

VIDEO: Headley brings a special fan with him to the ball park. 

VIDEO: Headley makes a great play to get Allen Craig out. 

VIDEO: Headley hits a nice RBI single to give the Padres the lead. 

Deunte Heath - Chicago White Sox

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Season: 0-0, 11.12 ERA, 4 G, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 8 BB, 2 K

Todd Helton - Colorado Rockies

May 20: 0-for-3, 2 K

May 21: 0-for-1

May 22: 0-for-3

Season: .220, 28 G, 7 R, 18 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBIs, 7 BB, 15 K

VIDEO: A great stretch by Helton at first to get the out. 

Luke Hochevar - Kansas City Royals

May 20: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Season: 0-0, 1.10 ERA, 1 SV, 11 G, 16.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 18 K

VIDEO: Hochevar retires the batters of the seventh inning in order. 

TRIPLE-A

Yan Gomes - Columbus Clippers (Indians)

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Season: .300, 6 G, 2 R, 6 H, 4 2B, 3 RBIs, 4 BB, 4 K

Deunte Heath - Charlotte Knights (White Sox)

May 20: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Season: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 G, 11.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 9 K

Andrew Simunic - Oklahoma City RedHawks (Astros)

May 21: 1-for-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

May 22: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB

May 23: 0-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K

Season: .290, 29 G, 17 R, 29 H, 3 2B, 10 RBIs, 12 BB, 19 K, 4/6 SB

DOUBLE-A

Kentrail Davis - Huntsville Stars (Brewers)

May 20: 3-for-4, 1 R, 1 SB

May 21: 2-for-3, 3B, HR, 3 R, 2 RBIs, 1 BB

May 23: 0-for-4, 2 K

Season: .268, 46 G, 29 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBIs, 28 BB, 43 K, 10/12 SB

Blake Forsythe - Binghampton Mets (Mets)

May 21: 1-for-4, 2B, 1 BB, 1 K

May 22: 0-for-4, 1 RBI

Season: .229, 28 G, 11 R, 22 H, 10 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBIs, 11 BB, 31 K

Stephen McCray - Birmingham Barons (White Sox)

May 23: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Season: 4-3, 3.12 ERA, 9 G, 49.0 IP, 46 H, 24 R, 17 ER, 16 BB, 21 K

A-ADVANCED

Matt Duffy - Lancaster JetHawks (Astros)

May 20: 0-for-4

May 21: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

May 23: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB

Season: .274, 40 G, 30 R, 40 H, 6 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 36 RBIs, 15 BB, 31 K

Cody Hawn - Brevard County Manatees (Brewers)

May 20: 2-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K

May 21: 0-for-3, 1 K

May 22: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs

May 23: 1-for-3, 1 BB, 2 K

Season: .264, 38 G, 13 R, 38 H, 5 2B, 7 HR, 17 RBIs, 1/1 SB

Nick Hernandez - Clearwater Threshers (Phillies)

May 23: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 5 K

Season: 3-1, 4.37 ERA, 9 G, 47.1 IP, 45 H, 27 R, 23 ER, 18 BB, 55 K

Khayyan Norfork - Potomac Nationals (Nationals)

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Season: .200, 11 G, 5 R, 7 H, 0 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 3 BB, 8 K, 2/3 SB

Zach Osborne - Modesto Nuts (Rockies)

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Season: .154, 3 G, 1 R, 2 H, 0 RBIs, 0 BB, 3 K

Charley Thurber - St. Lucie Mets (Mets)

May 20: 0-for-3, 1B, 1 K

May 21: 0-for-4, 2 K

May 22: 2-for-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 1 K

May 23: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K

Season: .185, 33 G, 21 R, 23 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 19 RBIs

SINGLE-A

Steven Gruver - Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins)

May 20: SV, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Season: 2-1, 2.25 ERA, 10 G, 3 SV, 32.0 IP, 29 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 10 BB, 39 K

Will Locante - South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks)

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Season: 0-1, 7.71 ERA, 11 G, 11.2 IP, 17 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 8 BB, 9 K

Khayyan Norfork - Hagerstown Suns (Nationals)

May 20: 0-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K

May 21: 2-for-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs, 1 K

May 23: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 SB

Season: .263, 15 G, 9 R, 15 H, 5 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBIs, 4 BB, 13 K, 2/2 SB

Matt Ramsey - Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays)

May 20: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Season: 0-0, 2 SV, 0.77 ERA, 9 G, 11.2 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 15 K

Drew Steckenrider - Greensboro Grasshoppers (Marlins)

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Season: 1-1, 4.58 ERA, 5 G, 19.2 IP, 15 H, 14 R, 10 ER, 10 BB, 28 K

The Knoxville Super Regional start today! Check out all of the latest stories on the Lady Vols! The News Sentinel's John Adams and Mike Strange discuss how simiar UT and Alabama are, the strength of the Lady Vols' pitching and Tennessee's senior leadership. Steve Megargee of the Associated Press talks about UT's 1-2 punch in the circle with Ivy Renfroe and Ellen Renfroe. And also read Raven Chavanne's latest ESPNW blog update!

AP/The Tennessean: UT pitching sisters keep rivalry off the mound
Knoxville News Sentinel: Lady Vols face their 'mirror image' in Super Regional
Knoxville News Sentinel: Strong pitching the fast track to Women's College World Series
Knoxville News Sentinel: Lady Vols seniors were tournament tough as freshmen
ESPNW: We're working toward the ultimate goal

On May 24, we send Happy Birthday wishes to junior golfer Brandon Rodgers.

Coincidentally, it's brick that gives each venue its distinct surface. A 36-inch strip of bricks marks the finish line at the speedway, while the red clay at Roland Garros is made from crushed brick.

This got us thinking about other great fields in sports. Here's our list of the nine most unique. And remember, we're ranking playing surfaces, not the stadiums that contain them."

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Eight graduates of the University of Tennessee currently are on league rosters, as the 17th WNBA season begins on Friday with the 2012 WNBA champions starting their title defense.

Tamika Catchings and the defending champion Indiana Fever open their 2013 campaign Friday night in San Antonio, while Kara Lawson and the Connecticut Sun host Kamiko Williams and the New York Liberty, and Glory Johnson and the Tulsa Shock travel to face the Atlanta Dream on Saturday. Candace Parker and the Los Angeles Sparks host the Shekinna Stricklen and the Seattle Storm on Sunday, and a big ESPN2 doubleheader is on tap for Monday, May 27 as Michelle Snow and the Washington Mystics meet the Shock (5pm ET) prior to the Chicago Sky taking on Alexis Hornbuckle and the Mercury in Phoenix (7pm ET).

Here are some advances from WNBA.com and other media outlets that feature former Lady Vols.

Mirror Images

25 Things You Need to Know About the WNBA

2013 WNBA.com GM Survey

Catchings, Fever Aiming For Second Straight WNBA Championship

Candace Parker Resumes Chase For First WNBA Title

Laimbeer, new-look Liberty ready for a fresh start

Breaking down the Seattle Storm

What WNBA Cares Week Means to Me

Breaking down the Tulsa Shock

WNBA: General WNBA Are new pieces enough to make the Mystics a playoff team?