Cleveland high school basketball star Jacobi Wood won the state's Mr. Basketball award last season, and he looks like a Mr. Basketball standout so far in college. Wood is having a dynamic freshman season at Belmont in Nashville. It didn't…
(ukathletics.com) LEXINGTON, Ky. – The weekly honors keep coming in for University of Kentucky women's basketball junior guard Rhyne Howard, who most recently has been named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week and Naismith Trophy National Player of the…
NEW YORK (AP) - DeVonta Smith of Alabama is the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy in 29 seasons. Smith broke the monopoly quarterbacks have had on college football’s most prestigious award by beating out three of them.…
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock says the national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State is still a go for Monday night. AL.com is reporting that Ohio State has been in contact with CFP officials about possible player…
(soconsports.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- Chattanooga junior forward Eboni Williams is the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week presented by GEICO, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. This is the second consecutive award for Williams this season. She is…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson has declared early for the NFL draft, saying he feels ready for the challenge as he tries to fulfill his lifelong dream. Thompson announced his decision Tuesday in a social media post.…
UTC athletic director Mark Wharton announced on Tuesday that the university will continue with their policy of not allowing fans at Mocs home athletic games in January. Chattanooga did not allow any fans during the month of December either. It's…
The McCallie School announced on Tuesday that they were canceling many of their athletic events over the next two weeks. The following scheduled events have been cancelled or postponed, and some will be made up at later dates: Jan. 5,…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons interviewed Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and and San Francisco defensive coordinator Robert Saleh for their vacant head coaching position on the first day of the offseason. Each interview was conducted remotely. Atlanta's…
The Tennessee Titans are division champs again for the first time in 12 years. Now they have to saddle up against a familiar foe in the playoffs, the Baltimore Ravens. It wasn't easy, but the Titans clinched the division title…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA has announced that this year’s 67 men’s basketball tournament games including the Final Four all will be played in Indiana. Games will be played on two courts inside Lucas Oil Stadium with only game at…
(gomocs.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C.---There is no debating the impactful career start for sophomore Malachi Smith. The transfer from Wright State took the 2020 portion of the schedule by storm earning the Southern Conference’s December Player of the Month honors. Smith averaged…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Alabama is rolling into another College Football Playoff championship game. DeVonta Smith caught three of fellow Heisman Trophy finalist Mac Jones’ four touchdown passes, Najee Harris ran for 125 yards with a high-hurdling highlight and top-ranked…
ATLANTA (AP) - Jack Podlesny kicked a 53-yard field goal with three seconds remaining, and No. 11 Georgia handed No. 6 Cincinnati its only loss of the season with a dramatic 24-21 victory in the Peach Bowl. Georgia trailed 21-10…
The Titans Derrick Henry has topped 200 yards rushing in each of his last two meetings against Houston. The Titans would love to see him reach that mark again Sunday against the Texans since Tennessee needs a win to clinch…
Vols junior offensive lineman Cade Mays announced Thursday that he will return for his senior year on Rocky Top rather than make himself eligible for the NFL Draft. The 6'6, 320-pound Mays started his college career at Georgia before transferring…
There was talk of maybe expanding the college football playoffs to eight teams this season because of COVID. Didn't happen. If it had, maybe Georgia and Cincinnati might have squeezed in. The two clubs settled instead for a New Year's…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Santiago Vescovi scored 15 points and Yves Pons and Jaden Springer added 13 apiece as No. 7 Tennessee routed No. 12 Missouri 73-53 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. The Volunteers shot 50% from…
Georgia running back James Cook will miss Friday's Peach Bowl against Cincinnati following the death of his father on Tuesday. Cook's father, James, died unexpectedly at the age of 46 from complications due to diabetes. Cook is the Dawgs second…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs suffered their first loss of the season in a 77-73 nail-biter to Furman opening Southern Conference play. There were six lead changes in the final nine minutes, but the last was atypical of the Mocs season…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Playing college basketball during a global pandemic is historic enough, then the Chattanooga Mocs took it to another historic level. They got off to a 9-0 start, which is the best in school history. UTC will try to keep…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee women's basketball program has paused all team activities following one positive COVID-19 test result and subsequent contact tracing among its Tier 1 personnel, which consists of coaches, student-athletes, team managers and support staff. All of…
(gomocs.com) FLORENCE, Ala. --- Eboni Williams recorded her second straight double-double, leading the Chattanooga women’s basketball team to a 77-64 win over North Alabama Tuesday afternoon at Flowers Hall. Chattanooga improves to 5-4 on the year and the Lions fall…
DeVonta Smith of Alabama is The Associated Press college football player of the year. He is the first wide receiver to win the award since it was established in 1998. Smith received 26 first-place votes and 114 points to finish…
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres have finalized their acquisition of ace left-hander Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays, sending four prospects in exchange for the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner. The Rays will receive right-handers…
In the SEC title game against Florida, Bama defensive coordinator Pete Golding had one of those experiences with Nick Saban that assistants hope to avoid. He was yelled at. Golding says the experience really wasn't that bad. Said Golding:"I think…
Hopefully COVID won't affect Georgia Friday in the Peach Bowl against Cincinnati. Dawgs coach Kirby Smart jokes that football in a pandemic is a thrill a minute. Said Smart:"It's a thrill a minute you know. We've had good information. Bad…
(utsports.com) COLUMBIA, Mo. - The seventh-ranked Tennessee basketball team opens up conference play and leaves Knoxville for the first time this season when it travels to No. 12 Missouri for a Wednesday night bout. Tipoff from Mizzou Arena is slated for…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers have signed utility player Charlie Culberson to a minor league deal and invited the veteran to big league spring training. The 31-year-old Culberson played for Atlanta the past three seasons. He batted .143…
Auburn has hired Boise State’s Bryan Harsin as its head football coach, luring him away from his alma mater and into the powerful Southeastern Conference. The 44-year-old Harsin is 69-19 with three Mountain West titles in seven seasons at Boise…
J.T. Shrout is out at Tennessee. The third year quarterback will enter the transfer portal. He becomes the second UT quarterback to leave Rocky Top. Senior Jarrett Guarantano announced he was going into the portal following the Vols regular season…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Malachi Smith had a career-high 29 points plus 13 rebounds as Chattanooga won its ninth straight game, edging past Tennessee State 66-63. Smith made two free throws with 8.8 seconds left and Mark Freeman missed a…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The UTC Women's basketball team will experience a new SoCon schedule this year. The Mocs will play the same conference opponent twice in three days in the same arena. It's a SoCon twist to hopefully combat COVID. Sometimes you…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Southeastern Conference coaches have chosen Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith as offensive player of the year over two fellow Heisman Trophy candidates. The top-ranked Crimson Tide dominated the awards and All-SEC teams released on Tuesday. Cornerback…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second consecutive year, Tennessee senior offensive guard Trey Smith was tabbed to the SEC Coaches All-SEC First Team, the league office announced on Tuesday. Smith was one of five SEC offensive linemen selected to…
Georgia is headed for the Peach Bowl on New Year's day, where they'll try to hand Cincinnati their first loss of the year. Cincinnati may not be a name team, but their record compares to the best teams in the…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Six double-figure scorers for the second straight game and a dominant performance on the glass pushed the eighth-ranked Tennessee basketball team past Saint Joseph's, 102-66, on Monday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee (5-0) scored 100-plus points for…
(gomocs.) It took an extra five minutes on the clock for the Chattanooga women to get a 73-70 win over Georgia State in the final game of the 2020 GSU Holiday Classic. UTC improves to 4-4 overall and the Panthers…
(tssaa.org) The Governor has issued Executive Order No. 70, effective immediately and remaining in effect through January 19, 2021. Because of the significant increase in the incidence of COVID-19 infections in Tennessee, additional restrictions on who may attend interscholastic athletic…
(utsports.com) "After receiving Sunday's COVID-19 test results, the University of Tennessee football program has paused all team activities and will be unable to compete in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The test results revealed an increase in positive cases among student-athletes…