Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) It should be a 'September to Remember' for the Mocs football team given their schedule. They'll play two perennial playoff contenders in Jax State and James Madison with a trip to Rocky Top scheduled in between. When Rusty Wright…
ATLANTA (AP) - Mike Soroka won his eighth straight decision, Ozzie Albies homered and drove in four runs, and the surging Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 12-3 on Monday night. Nick Markakis hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Stats have always been a huge part of baseball, but now coaches and general managers are turning into accountants with the way they study the numbers. It has gone way beyond homers and ERA's to launch angles and spin…
Collegedale, TN-(WDEF-TV) New Lady Vols head basketball coach Kellie Harper was in Collegedale on Friday evening. She was the featured speaker for a fund-raiser for the CSLA school. Harper was hired to raise some more banners in Knoxville. The Lady Vols…
ATLANTA (AP) - Brian McCann capped Atlanta's three-run ninth inning with a two-run single off Héctor Neris, and the Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 on Friday night for their eighth straight win. Atlanta improved to 23-9 since May 10…
(gomocs.com) UTC head football coach Rusty Wright announced the addition of graduate transfer Tyrin Summers today. Summers spent the last three seasons at Cincinnati and has two years of eligibility remaining at UTC where he is pursuing a Master's Degree…
Rossville, GA-(WDEF-TV) The local Tennessee-Georgia All Star baseball game went down on Thursday night at Ridgeland high school, and Tennessee won the annual affair 4-2. Georgia trailed 2-0 going into the bottom of the sixth when they scored a pair…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts hung around as long as they could in the 4-2 loss to Montgomery Thursday. The Biscuits win secured the first half division title and an automatic spot in the playoffs in September. Montgomery wasted little time…
ATLANTA (AP) - Josh Donaldson drove in the tie-breaking run in Atlanta's five-run fifth inning to win his rematch with Joe Musgrove, and the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. The Braves have…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga FC posted a 3-0 league win over Atlanta SC on Wednesday at Fort Finley Stadium. It marks the CFC's second consecutive shut out as they beat Nashville 4-0 on Saturday. Felipe Oliveira got the first goal of…
(press release) ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today signed C Shea Langeliers, the club’s first selection in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. Langeliers will be at SunTrust Park for tonight’s game. The Braves have now signed each of their first…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk says nobody with the Titans will ever wear Eddie George's No. 27 nor the No. 9 of the late Steve McNair again, players who helped the franchise through its difficult relocation…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee freshman offensive lineman Melvin McBride says he's giving up football due to health problems. McBride tweeted Wednesday that football had changed his life and blessed him "in ways I could never imagine." McBride added that…
Dalton, GA-WDEF-TV) Last week Dalton high school soccer star Omar Hernandez won his second straight Gatorade state player of the year award. On Tuesday he took it to another level. Hernandez was named the Gatorade national soccer player of the year.…
ATLANTA (AP) - Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson has appealed a one-game suspension for shoving Pirates catcher Elias Díaz in the first inning of Monday's game. Donaldson can continue to play until his appeal is heard and was in his…
(utsports.com) Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Tuesday that Oregon transfer Victor Bailey Jr. has signed an institutional aid agreement with UT and plans to enroll for the second session of summer school. Bailey will sit out the 2019-20 season due…
ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a grand slam, Ozzie Albies added two homers and the Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh 13-7 on Monday night after Pirates starter Joe Musgrove was ejected in a first-inning fracas. The Braves hit five…
Rome, GA-(WDEF-TV) Newly acquired Braves pitcher Dallas Keuchel hasn't pitched in a game all season, but he sure didn't look rusty Monday in his organizational debut with the Class-A Rome Braves. News 12's Angela Moryan follows up on the Cy Young…
(gomocs.com) UTC head coach Rusty Wright announced the addition of Jay Person to the Mocs roster today. Person was a three-star prep product at Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tenn., and spent last season at Appalachian State. “The first…
MIAMI (AP) - Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a score-settling homer off Jose Ureña and celebrated by tossing his bat over his shoulder, and the Atlanta Braves rode starter Mike Soroka to a 7-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC have battled the weather, and they've battled one of the best soccer teams on earth. Now they have to battle a schedule that's coming fast and furious. Chattanooga will play eight league games between Saturday and July 6th.…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois tight end Luke Ford, a transfer from Georgia, will not be eligible to play this season after the NCAA upheld the denial of his request for a waiver. The NCAA initially denied Ford's request in…
(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Today, the Southern League announced the 2019 North Division All-Star Team. The initial roster features five Chattanooga Lookouts players, Ibandel Isabel, Alfredo Rodriguez, Taylor Trammell, Tejay Antone and Joel Kuhnel. The 2019 All-Star Game will take…
The Atlanta Braves might have missed out on landing coveted closer Craig Kimbrel, but on Thursday, they may have added an ace for their staff. Atlanta has agreed to a contract with free agent pitcher Dallas Keuchel. The left-hander has…
(press release) CHICAGO (June 6, 2019) — In its 34th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Omar Hernandez of Dalton High School as its 2018-19 Gatorade Georgia Boys Soccer Player of the…
SPARTA, Tenn. (AP) - A basketball court at the old elementary school of Tennessee's new women's basketball coach, Kellie Harper, is being named in her honor. White County director of schools Kurt Dronebarger says the court at Findlay Elementary will…
We rarely see Nick Saban relaxed and laughing, but that was the case Thursday as he hosted his annual charity golf tournament for Nick's Kids. The 67-year-old Alabama coach is still recovering from hip replacement surgery, and many wonder if…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mike Foltynewicz allowed consecutive home runs to Colin Moran and Gregory Polanco in the second inning of a 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, a subpar outing that may give the Atlanta Braves added reason…
Isaiah Mack hopes he's embarking on a long pro football career as he goes through OTA's with the Tennessee Titans this week. The Northwest Whitfield grad and former Chattanooga Moc signed as a rookie free agent. As a result, Mack understands…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The 3-point line is moving back in college basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel announced Wednesday that the arc will be moved to 22 feet, 1 ¾ inches for the 2019-20 season, matching the international distance.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee will face Connecticut, Notre Dame and Stanford all on the road in the Lady Volunteers' first season under new coach Kellie Harper. The Lady Vols released the nonconference portion of their schedule Wednesday. Tennessee's Jan.…
Just a few days after graduating high school, and Ringgold's Andre Tarver has been picked in the major league baseball draft. He was taken in the 15th round of the MLB draft Wednesday by the San Diego Padres. The Ringgold…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Austin Riley and Josh Donaldson hit three-run home runs in consecutive innings, and the Atlanta Braves rallied for 12-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Freddie Freeman added a two-run homer, his 15th, in a…
(lookouts.com) Chattanooga escaped the Baybears grasp, collecting their win in a row, securing the series over the Mobile Baybears 5-4. The Baybears were held scoreless all the way into the eighth inning, when they rallied for four runs, between innings…
Nashville-(WDEF-TV) The Titans may play in the Music City, but their team looks like the Scenic City. Five players with Chattanooga ties are currently on the roster. News 12's Angela Moryan caught up with three of the 'Chatt-Town' guys at…
(gomocs.com) UTC football head coach Rusty Wright announced the Mocs defensive coordinator today. Lorenzo Ward is making his second stop in the Scenic City after spending the 2018 season as the Interim Head Coach at Louisville. A 22-year coaching veteran…
(lookouts.com) The Lookouts (31-24) have taken their second game in a row from the Mobile BayBears (21-35) 3-1. Righty Tejay Antone is slowly making a name for himself, as he single handedly couldn't be touched. He tossed eight scoreless innings,…
Meigs County quarterback Aaron Swafford announced on Monday that he has verbally committed to play college football at the Naval Academy. Swafford threw for over 1,000 yards, while rushing for close to 700 yards last year. He also scored 34…
(press release) ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves tonight selected catcher Shea Langeliers of Baylor University in Waco, Texas with the ninth overall pick in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. Langeliers, 21, batted .308/.374/.530 over 44 games during his junior season…
ATLANTA (AP) - Niko Goodrum homered twice and had a career-high five hits, Nicholas Castellanos and Grayson Greiner also went deep, and the Detroit Tigers romped to an 8-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Spencer Turnbull pitched…