AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele has agreed to a three-year contract through the 2022 season.Auburn coach Gus Malzahn announced the deal on Wednesday. The school did not release terms of the contract.Steele was set to make…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt announced the addition of veteran wide receiver and kick returner Velus Jones to the Volunteers’ football program on Monday. Jones collected All-Conference Second Team honors from the Pac-12 as a return specialist…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Third-ranked Kansas and Kansas State ended their bitter showdown with a wild melee behind the basket that included punches, shoving and at least one player picking up a stool. The brawl started moments after the Jayhawks…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Fulkerson scored a career-high 18 points and matched a career high with 10 rebounds as Tennessee trounced Mississippi 73-48 to hand the Rebels their sixth consecutive loss. Tennessee (12-6, 4-2 SEC) won for the fourth…
ATLANTA (AP) - Free agent outfielder Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves have reached an $18 million, one-year deal. The deal puts Ozuna on the team he helped beat in the playoffs last October. Ozuna hit .429 with two home…
(lookouts.com) WASHINGTON – Mayors of Chattanooga, Tenn., Dayton, Ohio, and Columbia, S.C. tomorrow will announce the official formation of the Mayors’ Task Force to Save Minor League Baseball. The Task Force will be co-chaired by Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke, Dayton…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans are proud of their amazing road run to the franchise's first AFC championship game in 17 years, especially after their 2-4 start to the season. But winning three straight road games before losing…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rennia Davis sank a long go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left and No. 23 Tennessee beat Alabama 65-63 to snap a five-game losing streak in the series. Jordan Horston scored 16 of her 19 points in…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs jumped out early and never looked back in a 72-59 win over Wofford Wednesday night in McKenzie Arena. David Jean-Baptiste led the way with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. Matt Ryan and Ramon Vila…
(utsports.com) ATHENS, Ga. – Two first-half runs and a hot-shooting touch from 3-point range in the opening half from Georgia were the difference on Wednesday night, as the Tennessee men's basketball team fell, 80-63, in Athens. Tennessee dropped to 10-6…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs jumped out early and never looked back in a 72-59 win over Wofford Wednesday night in McKenzie Arena. David Jean-Baptiste led the way with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. Matt Ryan and Ramon Vila…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech has scheduled games against a perennial college football powerhouse and a school less than 2 miles away. The Yellow Jackets will face 11-time AP national champion Alabama in a home-and-home series in 2030 and ‘31.…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Former major league pitcher Tim Hudson is Auburn's new pitching coach. Hudson will be a volunteer assistant and pitching coach for the program where he once starred as a two-way player. Hudson played 17 years in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee defensive lineman Jurrell Casey has survived nine long seasons and four different head coaches in the NFL to get to this moment. The four-time Pro Bowl lineman finally will play in his first AFC championship…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee football team and head coach Jeremy Pruitt welcomed four true freshmen early enrollees to campus this month as the first members of the 2020 recruiting class to arrive on Rocky Top. All four scholarship…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Cleveland and Bradley Central boys basketball teams each got home wins on Tuesday evening. The top ranked Blue Raiders beat Cookeville 82-49, while the Bears beat district rival Ooltewah 74-62.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins and 2015 AL MVP Josh Donaldson have agreed to a four-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The contract includes an $8 million club option for 2024. The…
(utsports.com) The NCAA's Committee for Legislative Relief notified the University of Tennessee Athletics Compliance staff Tuesday that men's basketball student-athlete Uros Plavsic has been ruled eligible to compete, effective immediately. "We appreciate the committee's work as this process ran its course,"…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR has changed the rules on its aerodynamic package for short tracks and road courses because the racing didn't improve at those venues under rules introduced last season. NASCAR had been fairly adamant the rules package…
ATLANTA (AP) - Truist Park is the new name of the Atlanta Braves' stadium. It's been know as SunTrust Park the past three seasons. The change follows SunTrust bank's merger with BB&T to form Truist Financial Corp. The new stadium…
Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) Dalton coach Matt Land spent the Christmas holidays with his family at Disney World. Little did he know he would be back in Orlando this month. Land is headed to the Pro Bowl after being named one of…
(gomocs.com) UTC football coach Rusty Wright announced the Mocs' 2020 schedule today. The 11-game slate features five home contests at Finley Stadium. UTC opens the season with two very tough road games, beginning with a trip to Western Kentucky on…
An NFL record five Heisman Trophy winners are expected to suit up in Saturday's playoff game between Tennessee and Baltimore. But the Heisman headliners are the Titans Derrick Henry and the Ravens Lamar Jackson. Both players have turned into dynamic…
In high school basketball on Friday evening, Chattanooga Christian entertained Hamilton Heights. The Hawks are ranked 7th nationally by Max Preps. Chargers kept it close in the first quarter, trailing just 19-16 after one period. But Hamilton Heights turned it…
ATLANTA (AP) - Shortstop Dansby Swanson and right-hander Mike Foltynewicz were among six Atlanta Braves who agreed to one-year contracts and avoided salary arbitration. Swanson agreed at $3.15 million and Foltynewicz at $6,425,000. Also reaching deals were outfielder Adam Duvall…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Rhyne Howard scored a program-tying 43 points and No. 14 Kentucky beat Alabama 81-71. Howard, whose previous scoring high of 37 came Sunday in a win over Tennessee, bested that with 14-of-21 shooting, tying her career…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) In one of the premiere high school wrestling rivalries, top ranked Cleveland beat third ranked Bradley Central 42-27 on Thursday night at Bradley Central high school. The Blue Raiders opened the match with four consecutive pins, including Nate…
(gomocs.com) CULLOWHEE, N.C. --- The Chattanooga Mocs held off a late surge from Western Carolina to come away with a 59-52 Southern Conference women’s basketball victory Thursday night at the Ramsey Center. "We did a lot good things to hold…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Rennia Davis had 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and No. 23 Tennessee beat Mississippi 84-28, limiting the Rebels to their fewest points in program history. It was Tennessee's largest margin of victory against a Southeastern Conference…
Mike Leach is leaving Washington State to take over the head football coaching job at Mississippi State. Leach will replace Joe Moorhead, who was fired last week after two seasons. The Bulldogs landed one of the most successful head coaches…
Offensive lineman Cade Mays is leaving Georgia and returning to his hometown to continue his college football career at Tennessee. Mays' attorney says the offensive lineman will have a strong case to be granted immediate eligibility in 2020. Tom Mars…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee offensive guard Trey Smith says he will return to school for his senior year after making a successful comeback from a career-threatening medical issue to earn first-team, all-Southeastern Conference honors this year. Smith played all…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Bothwell had a career-high 27 points as Furman won its seventh consecutive game, topping Chattanooga 73-66. Furman held Chattanooga scoreless for nearly nine minutes in the second half as it turned a 50-47 deficit into…
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - For the first time in the Super Bowl era, five Heisman Trophy winners are expected to suit up in the same game when Baltimore faces Tennessee on Saturday night. Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram and Robert…
A familiar face is back with the Chattanooga football team. UTC's sports information has confirmed that former Mocs quarterback Cole Copeland has rejoined the team after missing the last two seasons. Copeland was suspended for the entire 2018 season reportedly…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm is heading to the NFL. Fromm announced his decision on Twitter, saying he's ready to “pursue his lifelong dream” despite some struggles this past season that led to speculation he might return for…
Will Tua Tagovailoa be in the NFL next season? We'll find out Monday. The Alabama quarterback will have a press conference at noon on Monday in Tuscaloosa, where he will announce whether or not he plans to turn pro. Head…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Rhyne Howard drained seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 37 points and No. 13 Kentucky held off No. 22 Tennessee 80-76. Howard, who played at Bradley Central high school, made several key baskets and then sank…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor senior Grant Johnson is not only one of the top students in the classroom. He's also a dedicated student of the game of basketball. Johnson's patience and perseverance make him an exemplary player on the talented Red Raider…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft. Both announced their decisions on Twitter and are projected as likely first-round picks. Jeudy, the…