SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - The Tennessee Lady Vols will host UConn on Jan. 21 in the second game of the Revival Series between the college basketball rivals. Naismith officials announced the date of the second game Tuesday. UConn won the…
The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October. Federal authorities say no charges are planned. Wallace is the only Black driver at NASCAR’s top level. He successfully pushed…
The GHSA plans to vote Tuesday on whether to add a 30 second shot clock to Georgia high school basketball games. How do schools feel about going on the clock? We caught up with a trio of area coaches for…
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - Ryan Blaney held onto the lead after a restart with two laps to go, earning his second straight win at Talladega Superspeedway on a day that began with NASCAR drivers throwing their support behind Bubba Wallace.…
The FBI is investigating the discovery of a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage stall of Bubba Wallace. He is NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver. Wallace two weeks ago successfully pushed NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag at its…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The coronavirus pandemic wiped out Mocs spring football practice. The team can finally workout again on campus Monday as players start voluntary summer workouts. It's a welcome sight for head coach Rusty Wright, although there are a few more…
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Clemson said 23 football players have tested positive for the coronavirus since the athletes returned to campus this month. The school in all there have been 28 positive tests for COVID-19, including two football staffers and…
Former Tennessee basketball coach Donnie Tyndall has been named the new head coach at Chipola Junior College in Florida. Tyndall was fired after one season at Tennessee in 2015, and he was hit with a 10-year show cause penalty. That…
Athens, TN-(WDEF-TV) It's often been said that the only people who recognize offensive linemen are their quarterbacks, and their mothers. But now social media is giving o-linemen some much deserved recognition, especially McMinn County's Bryce Goodner. He posted a twitter…
The Southeastern Conference is considering barring league championship events in Mississippi until the state changes its Confederate-based flag. Commissioner Greg Sankey released a statement Thursday, saying: “It is past time for change to be made to the flag of the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The University of Florida is ending its “gator bait” cheer at football games and other sports events because of its racial connotations. President Kent Fuchs also announced in a Thursday letter there would be several…
During a zoom call with reporters on Thursday, Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt announced his team hopes to break out the black jerseys against Kentucky this season. Pruitt said the plan is to later auction the jerseys off with the proceeds…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama and Ohio State have scheduled a home-and-home football series for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The powerhouse programs announced the matchups on Thursday. The first game will take place in Columbus, Ohio on Sept. 18,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt says running back Tim Jordan is no longer on the team after he was arrested May 30 in Florida on gun and marijuana charges. Jordan would have been a senior for the…
NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark reached a framework that could lead to an agreement that would start the pandemic-delayed season on July 19 or July 20. Manfred flew to Clark and worked…
Chickamauga's Buddy Gross has been a pro angler for years. He joined the prestigious Bassmaster Elite series this year, and in just his second tournament, he claimed a victory. Gross won at Lake Eufaula in Alabama over the weekend, taking…
Bradley Central's Javin Burke has verbally committed to play college football at Virginia. The dual-threat quarterback had nearly 3,000 yards of total offense last year, while helping lead the Bears to a 7-4 record. 24-7 Sports lists Burke as the…
We're used to seeing those big video boards at college and pro sports arenas. But now they're popping up at high school football stadiums. Bradley Central and Calhoun have installed the jumbo screens on their scoreboards, and both head coaches…
(utsports.com) IRVING, Texas – Tennessee football legends Willie Gault (1979-82), Bobby Majors (1969-71) and Al Wilson (1995-98) were announced to the 2021 National Football Foundation (NFF) College Football Hall of Fame ballot, the organization announced Tuesday. The 2021 list includes 78…
Longtime fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join his late father in NASCAR's Hall of Fame next year, the feature attraction in the class of 2021. Junior won 26 races during his Cup career, including two Daytona 500s and the…
You hear football coaches talk all the time about the need for depth. Gotta have depth for competition and endurance. But smaller high schools don't have that luxury. We caught up with coaches from Grace, Lookout Valley, and Sale Creek…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR is set to allow up to 30,000 fans at the track in Bristol next month when it moves the All-Star race out of Charlotte Motor Speedway for just the second time in the history of…
NEW YORK (AP) - Several baseball players have tested positive for COVID-19 and Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league season after a breakdown in talks between teams and the union on how to split up money…
If you want to talk about wild football finishes, the 2016 Georgia-Tennessee game certainly fits the bill. You had two touchdowns in the final 20 seconds with one touchdown turning Vols receiver Jauan Jennings into a UT legend. The Voice…
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball and its players are moving closer to a deal or to Commissioner Rob Manfred ordering a shortened season without an agreement. According to details of the proposal obtained by The Associated Press, MLB…
MIAMI (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a plan for Saturday, one unlike any other he’s had in more than two decades of getting behind the wheel at NASCAR events. He’s going to fly to Homestead-Miami Speedway and arrive in…
The NCAA is encouraging its 1,100 member schools to give athletes the day off from their sports on election day in November. In response to nationwide protests of police brutality, Georgia Tech announced earlier this week it was giving nine…
The NCAA football oversight committee has finalized a plan for an extended preseason that would include an additional two weeks for teams to hold walk-throughs. The proposal goes to the Division I Council, which meets Tuesday, and is expected to…
The UTC women's basketball team tipped the 2012 season with one of their greatest wins in school history. They finally beat the Lady Vols for the first time in twenty tries, which spoiled the debut of Tennessee coach Holly Warlick.…
Georgia pitcher and former Heritage high school star Cole Wilcox was drafted by the San Diego Padres Thursday in the third round of the MLB Draft. He was the 80th overall pick. As a draft eligible sophomore, Wilcox could decide…
(gomocs.com) UTC announced a date change for its season opening football game at Western Kentucky today. The Mocs kick off the 2020 slate in Bowling Green, Ky., on Thursday, Sept. 3. UTC was originally scheduled to face the Hilltoppers on…
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - Martin Truex Jr. cruised down the stretch and won his first NASCAR Cup race of the season on Wednesday night in the first race under the lights at Martinsville Speedway. Truex won the Martinsville grandfather clock…
(utsports.com) PASADENA, Calif. -- Making his college football debut on the famous and historic Rose Bowl Stadium turf, Peyton Manning was formally introduced to the football world when he trotted onto the field in Pasadena as a true freshman at Tennessee…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) A big, fast receiver is a luxury in football, and it's one Bradley Central has enjoyed over the last few years in Tray Curry. The 6'5 wide-out has verbally committed to Tennessee, after racking up over 1,200 all-purpose…
(press release) ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves tonight selected left-handed pitcher Jared Shuster of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. with the 25th overall pick in the 2020 First-Year Player Draft. Shuster, 21, made four starts for Wake Forest during…
NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from all events and properties. NASCAR says the Confederate flag “runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry.” Former chairman Brian France…
(soconsports.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The 2020 Southern Conference Hall of Fame class includes members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame, a 10-year Major League Baseball veteran, an NCAA pioneer and an NCAA…
Former Heritage high school pitcher and Georgia sophomore Cole Wilcox is expected to go in the first round of the MLB Draft Wednesday night. Vanderbilt sophomore pitching sensation Kumar Rocker should go in the first round next year. We got…
(press release) Talladega, Ala. – NASCAR announced today a plan to introduce the return of fans to its race events, which includes the GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, June 21. NASCAR’s modified event procedures,…
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) Georgia high school football teams were finally allowed to workout Monday for the first time in three months due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Perhaps no team was more anxious to get back to work than Ringgold after…