women's basketball coach, kim caldwell. after she returned to the court just days after giving birth to her first son. cnn's coy wire. joining me now with another amazing sports tale. what a week this coach had. >> what an inspiration this coach is. kim caldwell was such a good coach as the head woman there at marshall that after just one season there, tennessee swoops her up and now here she is, her first season leading the 18th ranked team in the nation. one week ago, she delivered her first son, 6 pound, ten ounce connor scott, while she had the flu. four days later, she was at practice and last night there she was walking out onto the court for a huge showdown against the defending national champs. number two south carolina. more than 12,000 fans there in knoxville, giving her a big ole ovation, while tennessee ended up falling short on the scoreboard there. caldwell told reporters afterwards she was surprised with the response she received from vols nation. listen. >> i definitely wasn't expecting it. i tried to sneak

tennessee women's head basketball coach kim caldwell commanding the court overnight days after she andter: coach caldwell quickly rebounding to practice friday to prep for the vols matchup against defending national champions the south carolina gamecocks monday. >> glad to be back. i can believe how cute and little he is. >> reporter: the 36-year-old saying after the game she was surprised to receive a standing ovation. >> i tried to sneak in the back. always try to go unnoticed. it made it worth it. it made coming back worth it. >> reporter: while some new moms like caldwell choose to dive right into their routine, doctors say such a quick turn around might not be for everyone. >> there's so many factors that go into one's recovery that i think you just have to listen to your body and, in many ways, listen to your mind, and then decide based on that. >> reporter: south carolina coach dawn staley in awe of her competition. >> women have the strength of ten men. >> reporter: coach caldwell said she's focused on balancing her monster career and her new role, mom. >> adrenaline was going.

first year head coach. >> kim caldwell. >> what a week. >> for her. not only is she leading the 18th ranked lady vols to a spot in march madness, she delivered her first son, 6 pound, ten ounce connor scott, while she had the flu. and last night there she was walking out onto the court just in time. >> for a huge. >> conference showdown against. >> the defending. >> national champs, number two. >> south carolina. the more than 12,000 fans in knoxville giving her a huge ovation. while tennessee ended up falling short in the game. >> caldwell told reporters. >> she was blown away with the response she received from vols nation. listen. >> i definitely wasn't expecting it. i tried to sneak in. that's why i sneak in the back. i always try to go unnoticed, but it made it worth it. it made coming back worth it. >> women have the strength of ten. >> men. >> no doubt about it. >> i think she's very passionate about her team and. >> coaching here. >> amazing. also amazing in men's hoops is not just that unranked arizona knocked off number three iowa state. it'

in our sports lead, the remarkable human feat deserving of this roaring crowd cheer, that's kim caldwell of the lady volunteers at university of tennessee. she was back on the sidelines as her team faced south carolina last night, just one week after caldwell gave birth to a baby boy and she had the flu. after the game, south carolina coach dawn staley said, quote, women have the strength of ten men. no doubt about it. the news continues on cnn with boris sanchez in for wolf blitzer right next door in a place i like to call the situation room. i'll see you

tonight, coach kim caldwell was back on the sideline tonight to coach her team against the defending champions. number two south carolina. and the crowd. well they showed up to giving her a booming standing ovation as she walked in. >> what did that mean to you? with the way the fans received you after coming back? >> yeah, i definitely wasn't expecting it. i tried to sneak in. that's why i sneak in the back. um, i always try to go unnoticed, but it made it worth it. it made coming back worth it. >> she did not go unnoticed at all, and while tennessee ended up falling short to south carolina, caldwell spoke to reporters afterwards about why it was so important for her to return so soon. >> coach dawn staley said women had the strength of ten men and yeah. >> i love this team. i asked a lot from them, so i'm going to give them everything i have. >> wow. well, we wish coach caldwell and her baby boy all the very best. thank you all for watching. anderson cooper 360 is next. >> tonight on 360. >> breaking news a purge at the justice department officials who prosecuted president trump ar

in our sports lead, the remarkable human feat deserving of this roaring crowd cheer, that's kim caldwell, head coach of the lady volunteers at university of tennessee. she was back on the sidelines as her team faced south carolina last night, just one week after caldwell gave birth to a baby boy and she had the flu. after the game, south carolina coach dawn staley said, quote, women have the strength of ten men. no doubt about it. the news continues on cnn with boris sanchez in for wolf blitzer right next door in a place i like to call the situation room. i'll see you tomorrow. >> happening now. breaking news. a federal judge has just temporarily blocked part of president trump's plan to freeze all federal grants and loans. the controversial new rule now on hold through at least monday, just one day. >> before. >> robert kennedy jr.. faces a senate confirmation hearing. his cousin caroline kennedy is urging lawmakers to reject his bid to lead the nation's top health agency. why she is calling him a, quote, predator. and in oklahoma, the state school board just voted to enact an immigrati