Rick Nyman

Sports Director

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Rick Nyman grew up in Anniston, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama. His television career started at WJSU-TV in Anniston where he had the opportunity to cover SEC football with Alabama and Auburn. Anniston is just 20 minutes from the Talladega Speedway, so NASCAR was a big part of his sports coverage. Due to this he was able to interview Davey Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, and several other top-name NASCAR drivers.

Rick’s next television job was in Savannah, Georgia, where he covered basketball player Kwame Brown (now with the Washington Wizards), who later became the first ever high school player selected as the top pick in the NBA draft. He covered the PGA Tour’s annual swing thru Hilton Head and also had the opportunity of covering the Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl appearance in 1999 in Miami.

Rick especially enjoys all the atmosphere, tradition and drama of college football. He also likes profiling sports personalities and learning what drives them both on and off the field. If he’s not covering sports, he’s either watching Seinfield or David Letterman, playing golf, reading, or working out. What he enjoys about Chattanooga is the passion people have for sports. The mountainous region of Chattanooga reminds him of his hometown of Anniston, which also has big, beautiful trees and plenty of hills.

You can contact Rick at rnyman@wdef.com.

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Tuesday District Tournament and State Tournament Scores

District Tournament Finals Scores Girls Signal Mt   47 Red Bank  37 Meigs Co 43 McMinn Central  38 Boys Cleveland   56 East Hamilton 54 OT State Tournament Scores Boys Baylor 46 Father Ryan  39 Girls Clarksville 68 Silverdale  56 Father Ryan …

Vols Hope to Get Bounce Back Win Over Vandy on Tuesday

Vanderbilt (9-16, 0-12) vs. No. 5 Tennessee (23-2, 11-1) Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Tennessee looks to give Vanderbilt its fifth straight loss against ranked opponents. Vanderbilt's last win vs a ranked opponent…

Kentucky and Tennessee Gear Up For Rare Top 5 SEC Showdown

When top-ranked Tennessee faces fifth ranked Kentucky Saturday night, it will mark the first meeting between two, top-five SEC teams since 2003 when second ranked Kentucky beat third ranked Florida 69-67 in Gainesville. For Saturday's top five match-up, both head…

UTC Women Fall to Furman 61-54

(gomocs.com) GREENVILLE, S.C. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team fell 61-54 at Furman Thursday evening in Southern Conference action. Furman outscored the Mocs 39-29 in the second half used a 10-0 run in the fourth to…

UTC Forward Ramon Vila is Mocs Mr. Nice Guy

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Mocs forward Ramon Vila of Spain looks like the 'Barcelona Bruiser' at 6'8, 240-pounds. But in reality, the big fella puts the 'Chatt' in Chattanooga because he's always ready to chat up anyone, even when he goes to Wal…

Missouri Football Coach Barry Odom Upset With Tennessee

Now that the Missouri football program has been hit by NCAA sanctions for academic fraud, the vultures are circling, and Mizzou coach Barry Odom isn't happy. Other schools are trying to pilfer some of the Tigers talent, including Tennessee. Since the…

Kimia Carter Turns Into a Scoring Machine For Brainerd

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) It seems Brainerd high school guard Kimia Carter is doing a James Harden impression this season. The Panthers senior is averaging a Harden like 31-points a game heading into district tournament play this week. Kimia Carter has achieved a…

CCS and Notre Dame Win Region Tournament Quarterfinal Games

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Notre Dame and Chattanooga Christian boys basketball teams both posted easy wins in their region tournament quarterfinals on Monday night. The Irish knocked off CAK 57-41, while the Chargers notched their 20th straight win after beating First Baptist…

McCallie Gets Defensive in Beating Baylor 48-22

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) McCallie's suffocating defense was too much for rival Baylor on Friday night at the McCallie school. The Blue Tornado beat the Red Raiders 48-22. Baylor scored only nine points in the first half, as they trailed 22-9 at the…

Vols Forward Yves Pons Sidelined by Facial Fracture

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee reserve guard/forward Yves Pons will miss the top-ranked Volunteers' game with Florida after suffering a facial injury while colliding with a teammate in practice. School officials said Friday on the Tennessee basketball program's Twitter account…

Vols Offensive Lineman Chance Hall Giving Up Football

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt says that offensive lineman Chance Hall is giving up football after dealing with injuries for much of his career. Pruitt made the comment Thursday night at a Nashville event to celebrate Tennessee's…

Mocs End Four Game Losing Skid With 71-70 Win Over VMI

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) - Thomas Smallwood scored 16 points, including four of Chattanooga's 12 3-pointers and the Mocs defeated VMI 71-70 on Thursday night to stop a four game losing streak. Smallwood, a 7-foot backup center who averages 6.1 points…

Veteran Calhoun Football Coach Hal Lamb Retires

Long time Calhoun head football coach Hal Lamb announced his retirement during a press conference at the school on Thursday. Assistant Clay Stephenson will take over the reigns of the highly successful program. Lamb coached Calhoun for 21 seasons, posting a…

Vols Tight End Eli Wolf Transfers to Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Tight end Eli Wolf, a part-time starter at Tennessee as a fourth-year junior in 2018, says he will play his final year of eligibility as a graduate transfer at Georgia. After graduating from Tennessee in May,…