ATLANTA (AP) - Kevin Gausman allowed only two hits in seven innings, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Tyler Flowers homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 on Friday night. The Braves escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth…
The Chattanooga Red Wolves usher in pro soccer with their inaugural home debut Saturday at 7pm at Chattanooga Christian.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Hall of Fame driver Darrell Waltrip has launched the second victory lap of his NASCAR career. The Fox Sports analyst kicked off his retirement tour Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. He will call it quits from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt has hired Memphis Grizzlies assistant and former NBA star Jerry Stackhouse as its basketball coach. Stackhouse succeeds Bryce Drew, who was fired March 22 after he went 40-59 in three seasons. Vanderbilt was 9-23 this…
Lady Vols guard Evina Westbrook has entered the transfer portal, meaning she'll likely leave the program. Westbrook was one of Tennessee's top players, averaging a team high 15 points a game last season. The Lady Vols are also looking for a…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia State has hired Tennessee assistant Rob Lanier to replace Ron Hunter as coach. Lanier was associate head coach for the Vols the last four seasons following four years with the same title on coach Rick Barnes'…
Before Auburn's magical run through March, the Tigers delivered their biggest assist of the season. They reached out to victims of the deadly tornado in March that killed 23 people near the Auburn community. Head coach Bruce Pearl and his team…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Lookouts lost their season opener to Montgomery 6-3 on Thursday night at AT&T Field. With the Lookouts down 1-0 in the fourth, Courtney Hawkins singled over short to drive in Gavin LaValley to tie the game. Later…
ATLANTA (AP) - Max Fried took a perfect game into the sixth inning, Nick Markakis drive in five runs with five hits and the Atlanta Braves beat Yu Darvish and the Chicago Cubs 9-4 on Thursday night to complete a…
ATLANTA (AP) - Johan Camargo hit a go-ahead, three-run double as the Atlanta Braves took advantage of five walks by Cubs relievers in the eighth inning to beat Chicago 6-4 on Wednesday night. Willson Contreras gave Chicago the lead with…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The honors keep coming for University of Kentucky freshman guard Rhyne Howard as she has been named the 2019 Women's Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year presented by Adidas, it was announced Wednesday. The…
(leeuflames.com) INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Lee University will be the host institution for the 2020 NCAA Division II Softball World Series on May 21-25 the NCAA announced on Tuesday. Lee will partner with the Chattanooga Sports Committee to host the event…
ATLANTA (AP) - Hall of Famer Bobby Cox, the Atlanta Braves former longtime manager, has been admitted into an Atlanta-area hospital. Braves manager Brian Snitker told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he reached out to Cox's family and was…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Jordan Bone says he's entering the NBA draft, but he isn't ruling out the possibility of returning to school. Bone's decision allows him to work out with NBA teams while determining whether to start…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) It's time to play ball for the Chattanooga Lookouts. They open the regular season on Thursday by hosting Montgomery. It's a totally different team this season since Chattanooga switched minor league affiliates from the Minnesota Twins to the Cincinnati…
(utsports.com) After being tabbed a first-team All-American by the Associated Press (AP) on Tuesday, Tennessee's Grant Williams earned unanimous consensus first-team All-American status from the NCAA. "It's honestly incredible," Williams said. "I never dreamed of earning this. I am thankful…
(Braves press release) ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today agreed to terms with OF Ronald Acuña Jr. on an eight-year contract extension through 2026 worth $100 million, with club options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The deal begins this…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Georgia is adding Atlantic Coast Conference schools Clemson and Florida State to its future football schedules. Both home-and-home series were announced Tuesday. The Bulldogs will play Florida State in Tallahassee in 2027 with the schools meeting…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Tennessee wants to talk to Missouri State coach Kellie Harper about its coaching vacancy. The Lady Vols are looking for a coach to replace Holly Warlick, who was fired last week after going 172-67 in seven…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Jason Reuter was an assistant coach for the Bradley Central boys basketball team for eleven seasons before taking over as the girls head coach in 2010. During his tenure, the Bearettes have been to the state tournament five times,…
ATLANTA (AP) - Brian McCann made the most of his Atlanta homecoming by hitting a two-run single in a four-run first inning, and the Braves took advantage of six Chicago errors to beat the Cubs 8-0 on Monday night. After…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Chatt State pitcher Brooke Parrott tossed a no-hitter on Friday as the Lady Tigers beat Jackson State 3-0 in game one of a double header. The Chattanooga Central high school grad struck out nine batters to record her second…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jimmie Johnson will start on the pole at Texas, where he is a seven-time winner. With Johnson leading the way after a final-stage fast lap of 188.890 mph, Hendrick Motorsports took the top three qualifying…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The euphoria of reaching the Elite Eight for the first time in 33 years had already worn off and Auburn coach Bruce Pearl was left to arrange his bravest smile on his face. His trigger-happy…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney said he is enjoying being back on Rocky Top as the Tennessee football program hit the halfway point of spring practice following Friday’s helmet and shorts session at Haslam Field. The Vols will…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The UTC football team holds their spring showcase Saturday at 1pm at Finley stadium. While the Mocs won't showcase too much on offense, they need to make some strides after finishing last in the SoCon in scoring offense a…
Chattanooga’s non conference schedule continues to grow as the team announced today that AFC Mobile will visit Finley Stadium Saturday, April 27th.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Carsen Edwards scored 29 points as Purdue advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000, needing overtime to beat Tennessee 99-94 Thursday night after blowing an 18-point lead. The…
Hamilton Heights center Jason Jitoboh committed to the Florida Gators on Thursday. The 6'11, 300-pound Jitoboh averaged averaged 11 points, 8 rebounds, and three blocks a game for the Hawks. He picked the Gators over Tennessee and UCF. Said Jitoboh:"I broke…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bryce Harper struck out twice in green Phanatic cleats in his $330 million debut and bowed to thousands of fans in No. 3 jerseys who gave him rousing standing ovations in the Philadelphia Phillies' 10-4 win over…
The Vols are back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014. Tennessee faces Purdue on Thursday night at 7:30 in Louisville. When your roster is loaded with upper classmen, you have confidence and plenty of swag. Said…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has hired Nate Oats, who led Buffalo to three NCAA Tournaments in four seasons, as its new men's basketball coach. Crimson Tide athletic director Greg Byrne announced the hiring Wednesday, three days after parting ways…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has fired women's basketball coach Holly Warlick after a season in which the Lady Vols barely kept their NCAA Tournament streak alive and then promptly lost in the opening round. Athletic director Phillip Fulmer announced…
Duke's Zion Williamson may be the star of the Big Dance, but Purdue guard Carsen Edwards is no slouch. He has scored 68 points in the Boilermakers two NCAA Tournament games, and the Vols hope he doesn't go off against…
PHOENIX (AP) - Pass interference, whether flagged or not, can be challenged by coaches and reviewed by officials next season. NFL team owners voted Tuesday on a one-year trial basis to include those often-controversial penalties in the officiating replay review…
The Chattanooga Football Club is giving up their amateur status to join a professional league, where they will have to satisfy a bunch of new owners.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has suspended defensive back Kenneth George Jr. indefinitely after police said he punched an officer on the side of the head last week. Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt said that "we don't tolerate behavior like that…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR made the first significant changes to its schedule in years by shuffling the 2020 season into a freshened new sequence that tries to meet the wants of fans to the best of its current ability.…
ATLANTA (AP) - Sean Newcome pitched four innings in his final tuneup for the season and Pedro Florimon hit a ninth-inning grand slam off Jimmy Herget to lift the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 Tuesday in the last…
The Vols Rick Barnes was named the Henry IBA national coach of the year Monday. The honor is voted on by the U.S basketball writer's association. But the biggest honor for Barnes was surviving that huge comeback from Iowa Sunday…