The Big Ten Conference won’t play non-conference games in football or other sports this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic.The league made the announcement on Thursday citing medical advice, but also added the caveat that that’s only “if the Conference…
The Ivy League says will not play sports this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league left open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if outbreak is better controlled by then. The move could have ripple…
NASCAR in August will move its road course race from Watkins Glen in upstate New York because of state health restrictions, and the event will shift instead to the road course at Daytona International Speedway. The move means the Cup…
(usga.org) LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (July 8, 2020) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced changes to future U.S. Senior Amateur Championship host sites. The Country Club of Detroit, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., will be the site of…
(dsroadrunners.com) DALTON, Ga. – Ben Rebne added another award to the trophy case on Wednesday as the NAIA's 2020 Jack Nicklaus Award recipient. Rebne becomes the third Roadrunner to win the prestigious award following Sean Elliott in 2015 and S.M.…
(tssaa.org) The TSSAA Board of Control held a special called meeting on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 to discuss plans for the upcoming football and girls’ soccer seasons due to the extended COVID-19 State of Emergency that is set to expire…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has twice tested negative for the coronavirus and has been cleared to race Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Johnson missed the first race of his Cup career when he tested positive last…
Can you imagine taking a new job, and you ask the boss, when do I start? He says week zero. Come again. Week zero. What is that? Exactly.What is that? Well week zero used to be apart of the Tennessee…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian has undergone a procedure to correct a congenital cardiovascular anomaly. The university said in a statement Tuesday that the anomaly was uncovered in an annual executive physical last week. Sarkisian had…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Coach Penny Hardaway and Memphis will play Alabama three times over the next three seasons with two of those games in Memphis. The deal announced Tuesday starts with an exhibition fundraiser either Oct. 31 or Nov.…
Calhoun's Diane Smith is one of the winningest high school softball coaches in Georgia. And this fall, she'll look to add to her impressive victory total as she begins her 35th season as the Yellow Jackets head coach. Diane Smith…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is taking a sideswipe at NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag. He is also wrongly accusing Black driver Bubba Wallace of perpetrating “a hoax” involving a rope shaped like a noose in his garage.…
The Kansas City Chiefs made sure they’ll have Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes around as long as possible. Mahomes agreed to a 10-year extension worth $503 million, according to his agency, Steinberg Sports. The deal is worth $477 million in…
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Braves veteran outfielder Nick Markakis has become the latest player to opt out of the 2020 season due to increased concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Markakis is the second Atlanta veteran in two days to announce…
Normally we'd see minor league baseball on this fourth of July weekend, but there's nothing normal about this year. Since the Chattanooga Lookouts season was canceled this week, we came up with a top ten list of entertaining moments over…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus. The seven-time champion will miss what was supposed to be his final Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend. He will be sidelined and miss testing…
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Braves left-hander Cole Hamels is feeling good as a long layoff has helped him recover from a sore left shoulder. Hamels hopes he'll be ready for the start of the 60-game season i less than three…
The high school football dead period ends this week, but it will kind of feel like an extended dead period when teams return for workouts on Monday. Tennessee schools won't be able to engage in contact for another two months,…
Vols assistant coach football coach Jay Graham has received a six month show cause penalty, stemming from his time as the running backs coach at Texas A&M. The NCAA infractions committee says Graham violated recruiting rules, so he can't do…
(tssaa.org) The TSSAA Board of Control held a special called meeting on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 to discuss the effect that the extended COVID-19 State of Emergency will have on contact sports in the fall. Football, girls' soccer and competitive…
(utsports.com) After successfully introducing a mobile ticketing option for single-game football tickets in 2019, Tennessee Athletics is transitioning to mobile ticketing for all ticket options across all ticketed sports in 2020-21. Mobile tickets, which exist digitally on smart phones and…
The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play so teams have more time to train following a virtual offseason made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the decision…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) At the height of Tiger Woods power game at the Masters, David Letterman joked that Augusta was going to make Tiger tee off in Michigan to make it fair. Now we've got the bulked up Bryson DeChambeau mashing 400-yard…
The San Diego Padres signed third round draft pick Cole Wilcox on Tuesday. According to MLB Pipeline, the former Heritage and University of Georgia pitcher signed for $3.3 million, which is a major league record signing bonus for a third…
The Chattanooga Lookouts season is officially over. Minor league baseball canceled everybody's season on Tuesday. The decision was made after a meeting of the minor leagues board of trustees. Of course the cancellation stems from the coronavirus pandemic. Lookouts general manager…
(tssaa.org) Executive Director Bernard Childress sent the following memo to member schools on Tuesday regarding the status of high school athletics amidst the Governor's latest State of Emergency order. Yesterday, the Governor’s office extended Tennessee's COVID-19 State of Emergency until…
South Pittsburg, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Sweetens Cove golf course in South Pittsburg was built in 2014. The courses' reputation quickly gained traction on social media and in national publications. The next thing you know, developer Rob Collins saw his nine hole…
When Tennessee Governor Bill Lee extended his state of emergency for the coronavirus on Monday through August 29th, it included the continuation of limits for contact sports like football. Well the high school football season is supposed to kick August…
(gatorade.com) CHICAGO (June 29, 2020) — In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Brevin Sims of Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences as its 2019-20 Gatorade Tennessee Boys Track…
Baylor graduate Harris English became the fifth PGA Tour player to test positive for the coronavirus on Monday. The positive test for English was part of the pre-tournament screening process at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. English did not…
South Pittsburg, TN-(WDEF-TV) It's not often you see a ship docked on a football field, unless you go to South Pittsburg. The Pirates built their own Pirate ship in 2014, complete with fire, smoke, and a cannon that's fired every…
(flwfishing.com) DAYTON, Tenn. (June 26, 2020) – Major League Fishing (MLF) pro, Jacob Wheeler of Harrison, TN, caught a final-day five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 6 ounces to win $125,000 in the $1.3 million Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Super Tournament…
Tennessee’s athletic budget for 2020-21 is based on the Volunteers having fans in the stands for the upcoming football season but still includes a $10.1 million cut in revenues. University President Randy Boyd said Friday reducing the number of fans…
The NFL has canceled their annual Hall of Fame exhibition game on August 6th due to COVID 19. Not exactly a positive step for playing football this year. The high school season is just two months away, and there remain…
UNDATED (AP) - The NFL has canceled the Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Aug. 6 exhibition game in Canton, Ohio,…
McCallie running back B.J. Harris has verbally committed to Missouri. He picked the Tigers over multiple D-One schools like Mississippi State, Memphis, Virginia Tech, and Georgia Tech. Last year Harris ran for over 1,400 yards with 25 touchdowns in helping…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) After playing at Engel Stadium for nearly 70 years, the Chattanooga Lookouts moved to AT&T Field in 2000. So this year marks the 20th year of the team's downtown stadium, and believe it or not, it's now historic by…
Three weeks into its return to competitive golf, the PGA Tour is on notice. Brooks Koepka and Webb Simpson were among five players who have withdrawn from the Travelers Championship, even though only one of them has tested positive for…
Tunnel Hill, GA-(WDEF-TV) Northwest Whitfield quarterback Owen Brooker did something quite remarkable last season. He earned the Bruins starting quarterback job as a freshman to start the season no less. If Brooker can build off what he accomplished in his…
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has issued a 60-game schedule that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony. This will be MLB's…