Rick Nyman

Sports Director

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Rick Nyman grew up in Anniston, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama. His television career started at WJSU-TV in Anniston where he had the opportunity to cover SEC football with Alabama and Auburn. Anniston is just 20 minutes from the Talladega Speedway, so NASCAR was a big part of his sports coverage. Due to this he was able to interview Davey Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, and several other top-name NASCAR drivers.

Rick’s next television job was in Savannah, Georgia, where he covered basketball player Kwame Brown (now with the Washington Wizards), who later became the first ever high school player selected as the top pick in the NBA draft. He covered the PGA Tour’s annual swing thru Hilton Head and also had the opportunity of covering the Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl appearance in 1999 in Miami.

Rick especially enjoys all the atmosphere, tradition and drama of college football. He also likes profiling sports personalities and learning what drives them both on and off the field. If he’s not covering sports, he’s either watching Seinfield or David Letterman, playing golf, reading, or working out. What he enjoys about Chattanooga is the passion people have for sports. The mountainous region of Chattanooga reminds him of his hometown of Anniston, which also has big, beautiful trees and plenty of hills.

You can contact Rick at rnyman@wdef.com.

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Spring Fling Baseball Scores

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Baseball South Pitt   6 South Fulton 5   South Pitt   5 North Greene 1 Ripley   12 Signal Mt  7 Clarksville  11 McMinn Co  2 Baylor  4 McCallie 1   Briarcrest  11 McCallie    1

Tennessee Smokies Down the Lookouts 11-3

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Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Tennessee Smokies scored four runs in the fourth and five more in the 8th inning to defeat the Chattanooga Lookouts 11-3 on Wednesday night at AT&T Field. Brian Rey led the Lookouts with 2 RBI's…

Controversial Call Costs Vols SEC Tournament Win Over Alabama

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(utsports.com) HOOVER, Ala. – No. 4 Tennessee dropped its SEC Tournament opener to Alabama, 3-2, in extra innings on Wednesday afternoon at the Hoover Met. Jake Rucker, Luc Lipcius and Connor Pavolony finished with two hits apiece as the Vols out-hit the Tide, 10-6…

Alabama-Florida Will Kickoff SEC on CBS Schedule This Fall

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Defending national champion Alabama's game at Florida on Sept. 15 is scheduled to kickoff the Southeastern Conference's game of the week slate on CBS. The network announced on Wednesday several kickoff times and dates for the upcoming college football season.…

LSU QB T.J. Finley Transfers to Auburn

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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Former LSU quarterback TJ Finley is transferring to Southeastern Conference Western Division rival Auburn. Finley announced his decision Monday with a video posted on social media. Finley started five games last season as a freshman. The…

Braves Score 20 Runs to Pound the Pirates

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ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a grand slam in the second inning off Tyler Anderson, pinch-hitter Ehire Adrianza added another slam in the eighth against position player Wilmer Difo and the Atlanta Braves homered seven times in a…

Baylor Softball Punches Ticket to Spring Fling

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Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Baylor softball team is headed back to Spring Fling in Murfreesboro yet again. The Lady Raiders dominated Briarcrest Christian on Friday in the state quarterfinals. Baylor won the first game 12-0 and game two 18-1.

Pirates Knock Off the Braves 6-4 in 10 Innings

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ATLANTA (AP) - Kevin Newman hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, Adam Frazier had four hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4. With the score 4-all and Ben Gamel starting the 10th on second base…

Ooltewah Soccer Clinches Region Title Over Cleveland

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Ooltewah, TN-(WDEF-TV) Ooltewah captured their region championship on Thursday be beating Cleveland 3-0. The match was scoreless at halftime. Conner Moser scored the first goal of the match on a penalty kick. Braeden Haynes got the Owls…

GPS Softball Headed to Spring Fling

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Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The GPS softball team punched their ticket to Spring Fling on Thursday afternoon after sweeping Pope John Paul II. The Bruisers won game one 14-0, and they won game two 9-0.

SEC Giving Member Schools a $23 Million Supplement

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference has given its 14 member schools $23 million each to help offset the financial impact of COVID-19 on their athletic programs.The league announced the supplemental revenue distribution on Wednesday. The SEC said it…

Bama and Georgia Get Kickoff Times For Their Season Openers

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ESPN’s opening weekend of college football features defending national champion Alabama facing Miami in Atlanta and Clemson vs. Georgia in Charlotte, North Carolina. In anticipation of a return to normal this season, ESPN announced its featured matchups for Labor Day…

Mocs Athletes Made the Grade For Spring Semester

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(gomocs.com) Student-athletes at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga continue to impress with another strong semester in the classroom.  Final grades have been tallied for the 2021 spring semester, and UTC finished the term with a 3.304 overall student-athlete grade-point-average. …