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…
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…