Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Summit softball complex in Ooltewah suffered significant damage from a tornado on Sunday night. Greta Hayes with the Chattanooga Parks and Recreation Department had a chance to survey the damage on Monday. Said Hayes:"On the way in through…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Grace Baptist Academy suffered significant damage from Sunday night's tornado. The roof on just about every building received some sort of damage. Athletic facilities were damaged as well according to long time head basketball coach Jon Mattheiss. It will…
After landing with the Jaguars as an undrafted defensive back, former East Hamilton star Tre Herndon has now emerged as one of the leaders in the Jags secondary. He's also emerging as a leader off the field with a strong…
We were supposed to get the first round of the Masters on Thursday, but it has been postponed by the coronavirus outbreak. So we caught up with former Mocs golfer Steven Fox, who played in the 2013 Masters. He got…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jimmie Johnson isn't sure what his future holds now that his farewell season as a full-time NASCAR driver has been stopped because of the coronavirus pandemic. The seven-time champion has a bucket list of competitions he'd…
College athletes are having to do their own at-home workouts since schools are closed for the coronavirus. But that hasn't been a problem for Mocs running back Ailym Ford. He has crafted home workouts for years. Reporter:"How did that all…
After coaching the Ringgold boys basketball team for 12 years, Greg Elkins is leaving to take the girls head coaching job at nearby Heritage. Elkins will replace Eddie Bryant at Heritage, who led the Lady Generals program for every season…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have unveiled their first new uniforms in 17 years. The Falcons are moving to black pants with black jerseys for their home uniforms in 2020 as part of a redesign the team says respects…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Mocs sports have been shut down for nearly a month with the COVID-19 outbreak. Imagine what that does to the athletic budget. Mocs AD Mark Wharton is trying to navigate uncharted financial waters. Said Wharton:"You know Zoom is funny…
Kentucky's Rhyne Howard won the SEC player of the year award this season and plenty of All American honors. And at the rate the former Bradley Central high school star is going, she might wind up as the most decorated…
Golf will only have three major championships at the most this year. The R&A announced it is canceling the British Open in July because of the spread of COVID-19. It is pushing the British Open back one year and staying…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt met with members of the media on Friday via the Zoom platform as the Volunteers continue to practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tennessee student-athletes just completed their second…
The Southeastern Conference is extending its ban on practices and organized gatherings through the end of May. The ban includes team and individual practices, meetings and other gatherings -- whether voluntary or required -- as well as camps and coaches…
(Red Wolves release) Chattanooga, TN – As schools are closed, events cancelled, and work hours curtailed, food programs across Chattanooga are seeing a rise in demand for food resources due to COVID-19. To help fill that demand locally, the Chattanooga…
Alabama coach Nick Saban doesn’t believe extending preseason camp for college football teams around the country is necessarily the best way to get them ready for the season. Saban says he'd prefer some “teaching sessions on the field” over the…
The Tennessee Titans were one game away from the Super Bowl last year. Getting back in position for another Super Bowl run next year won't be easy. The Voice of the Titans Mike Keith sizes up how the team is…
Mocs forward Rod Johnson announced on his twitter account Thursday that he's entering the transfer portal as a grad transfer. Johnson spent two years at UTC. He took a medical redshirt during his first season. Johnson played in 31 games…
(ghsa.net) Given the announcement yesterday by Governor Kemp, it is with a heavy heart that I inform you that all GHSA activities and sports are cancelled for the 2019-2020 school year. I especially want to commend the graduating seniors who…
NASCAR has delayed the debut of its next generation stock car that was scheduled to hit the track next season. The car will now be delayed until 2022 because the coronavirus pandemic has slowed development. The Next Gen project has…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Titans running back Derrick Henry has signed a franchise tender that puts him under contract for the 2020 season as Tennessee works toward reaching a long-term deal with the 2019 NFL rushing leader. Team officials announced…
Silverdale's Josh Brady knew he didn't have the speed or size to play college football, but he had a unique skill. He perfected the art of long snapping. That earned Brady a scholarship to Jacksonville State. And now he's trying…
The Lady Vols are losing two sophomore guards. Both Jazmine Massengill and Zaay Green have announced their plans to enter the transfer portal. Massengill is a Chatttanooga native who started 30 of 31 games last season averaging six points and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans don't want Derrick Henry going anywhere anytime soon, and the NFL rushing leader sounds as if he's eager to stick around, too. General manager Jon Robinson said Wednesday that Henry is an important…
This should be the time Georgia's new quarterback competition would be the focus of spring football practice. Instead, there is no spring practice for the Bulldogs or any football team. Georgia coach Kirby Smart says not having spring practice due…
One week from Tuesday, the UTC softball team was supposed to host the USA Olympic squad. For Mocs senior first baseman Emma Sturdivant, that was an extra perk of coming back for her fifth season. She was ready to enjoy…
NFL team owners have voted to expand the playoffs by one team in each conference for a total of 14 next season. During a conference call to discuss league business after the annual meetings were canceled because of the new…
The Southeastern Conference now has canceled its spring meetings because of the coronavirus. Commissioner Greg Sankey announced the move Tuesday and said the league will figure out a different way to meet to consider SEC operations and how to recognize…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Remember when John Chavis used to be an assistant on the Vols football coaching staff for nearly 20 years? Now it seems assistants barely stay for 20 minutes. These days it's almost unheard for an entire college coaching staff…
The NCAA will permit spring-sport Division I athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus outbreak to have an additional year of eligibility. The NCAA Division I Council voted to give college athletes who compete in spring sports such…
Sacred Heart forward E.J. Anosike has announced he's transferring to Rocky Top. He's on schedule to graduate this May, so he'll be eligible to play right away. Anosike is the younger brother of former Lady Vol Nicky Anosike. E.J. should…
NEW YORK (AP) - The final pitch of the 2020 baseball season could be thrown closer to Christmas than Halloween. Major League Baseball owners ratified a 17-page agreement with the union on that provides for $170 million in salary advances…
Vols guard Jordan Bowden had his senior year cut short by the coronavirus. Tennessee was set to tip against Alabama in the SEC Tournament when the event was cancelled along with the rest of the post-season college tournaments. Because of…
The NCAA will distribute $225 million to its Division I members in June. That is $375 million less than had been budgeted this year because the coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of the men's basketball tournament. March Madness is among…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) We still have over a month before baseball returns this year. Of course the sport may never return to Chattanooga's Engel Stadium. The Lookouts left the historic venue in 1999, but Engel got a mini-lease on life in 2014…
Ridgeland grad Vonn Bell will have a new NFL home next fall. The 25-year-old safety is leaving the New Orleans Saints to play for the Cincinnati Bengals. According to ESPN, he's getting a three year deal for $18-million. Bell started…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) We're supposed to be deep in March Madness at this point, but the coronavirus has stolen that joy. So why not relive some of the fun times with the '97 Mocs. They're still the only team in school history…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR has ordered staff pay cuts across its entire company until the stock car series returns to racing. The Associated Press obtained a memo NASCAR President Steve Phelps sent to employees informing them of the cuts.…
Dalton running back Jahmyr Gibbs made the start of the high school football season last year sound like a NASCAR race with the Gibbs 400. Gibbs rushed for 420-yards in the Catamounts opener against Ringgold, becoming just the 19th player…
Vols guard Jalen Johnson has entered the transfer portal. Johnson played about 15 minutes a game last year, averaging three points and two rebounds a a contest. Johnson arrived on Rocky Top the same year as Grant Williams, John Fulkerson,…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have reached agreements with wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, a former first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings, and guard Justin McCray. A person familiar with the deals told The Associated Press about the agreements on…