(press release) A familiar name in Chattanooga football circles will take over as head coach at East Hamilton High School as Grant Reynolds takes over the Hurricane program. Coach Reynolds led Boyd-Buchanan School to nine region championships and 10 playoff…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Several Chattanooga area high school football players signed college scholarships Wednesday on Nationals Signing Day. Red Bank play-maker Calvin Jackson signed with Wofford. Jackson scored 85 touchdowns during his career with the Lions. McCallie's signing party grew so big,…
Alabama and LSU routinely compete for recruits, especially on the Tigers' turf in Louisiana. The Crimson Tide scored a big win on signing day when four-star defensive tackle Ishmael Sopsher from Amite High School decided to leave the state for…
Georgia has added another five-star player to its recruiting class with wide receiver George Pickens, who was committed to Auburn before choosing the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-4 Pickens went to Hoover (Alabama) High School. He becomes Georgia's 23rd signee and the…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons are releasing kicker Matt Bryant, ending the 10-year run of the team's all-time leading scorer. The decision Wednesday to not renew the team's option on the 43-year-old Bryant comes despite another strong season in…
Tennessee has added a pair of top-50 recruits with offensive tackle Darnell Wright and linebacker Henry To'oto'o both choosing the Volunteers. Wright entered the day as the nation's top remaining unsigned prospect. He's rated 10th overall according to composite rankings…
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball and its players are discussing bold changes to spark the sport that include a three-batter minimum before a pitching change except at the start of an inning, a single trade deadline set before…
(gomocs.com) UTC head football coach Rusty Wright welcomed his first recruiting class to the Scenic City today. The Mocs signed 15 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Add in two signees from the December period and a mid-year transfer and…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Admiral Schofield and Grant Williams scored 13 points each as No. 1 Tennessee defeated Missouri 72-60 on Tuesday night to extend its school-record winning streak to 17 games. Tennessee (21-1, 9-0 SEC) has the longest active…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor beat Brentwood Academy earlier this season on a buzzer beater, but the rematch would not be near as close as the top ranked Eagles beat the Red Raiders 75-50 on Tuesday night at Duke Arena. Brentwood Academy was…
RICHMOND, Texas (AP) - Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young is free on bond after he was arrested on a drunken driving charge. In a statement, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office says the former Texas Longhorns star was arrested…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) In less than two months the Chattanooga Red Wolves will be playing their first season of professional soccer in the USL League One. They held the club's first ever practice session over the weekend, and on Tuesday, they introduced…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team will hold its annual Orange and White Game presented by Chevrolet on April 13 at 6 p.m. inside Neyland Stadium. The intrasquad scrimmage will be televised live on the SEC Network. Admission is…
(Cleveland high school release) After twenty years of coaching football, Marty Wheeler is ready to wear royal blue and call himself a Cleveland Blue Raider. Wheeler, a native of Piedmont, AL, has been hired as the head football coach at…
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR will strip victories in 2019 for illegal race cars in an effort to squash cheating and efforts to exploit the rule book. Inspections will now be done at tracks immediately following each race. If the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) McCallie took on the nation's third ranked team in IMG Academy on Friday night in the Dr. Pepper Classic at the McCallie School. IMG went up 38-22 at halftime on their way to a 66-49 victory. 6'9 Jeremiah Robinson…
ATLANTA, GA-(WDEF-TV) The University of Georgia has been a running back factory since the 1980's when Herschel Walker won the Heisman. This season, former Georgia running backs combined for close to 4-thousand yards, that's just between three running backs. Kind…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Each of the Southeastern Conference's 14 members received an average of slightly over $43.1 million in revenue distribution from the league office during the 2017-18 fiscal year. That figure announced Friday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Sophomore Marcus Thomas poured in a career-high 32 points and Onno Steger added a career-best 30 points as Western Carolina snapped a three-game skid with a 105-96 victory over Chattanooga on Thursday night. Thomas came off…
Atlanta, GA-(WDEF-TV) Sony Michel is 69 yards away from having a 1000 yard rookie season with the new england patriots. Get this, last time Michel was playing football in Atlanta, he was playing in the national championship with the Georgia…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Chattanooga women’s basketball head coach Katie Burrows was able to clear the bench Thursday night in a 72-58 win over Western Carolina in Southern Conference action at the McKenzie Arena. The Mocs improve to 10-11 overall and…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rennia Davis had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Tennessee never trailed in a 67-50 victory over Florida on Thursday night. Cheridene Green also had a double-double for Tennessee with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Tennessee…
Despite a knee injury limiting rams running back Todd Gurley's performance at the end of the season, the pro-bowler and former Georgia star leads the NFL in rushing touchdowns. He's a fantasy owner's dream. Gurley's dream of playing in the…
(tssaa.org) HERMITAGE- - - The 2019 TSSAA Hall of Fame inductees have been selected. Nine new members will be inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame at the annual luncheon at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Murfreesboro…
Atlanta, GA-(WDEF-TV) John Kelly combined for close to 2,000 yards from scrimmage during his three years at the University of Tennessee. Now he backs up former Georgia running back Todd Gurley for the Los Angeles Rams. At the age of…
The Chattanooga Mocs return home for a big double-header against Western Carolina on Thursday, Jan. 31 and fans are being asked to wear white.
The Super Bowl may not be a reunion of SEC players, but there will be plenty of SEC guys on the playing field Sunday in Atlanta.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Admiral Schofield had 20 of his 24 points in the second half to lead No. 1 Tennessee to its school record-tying 15th straight victory, 92-70 over South Carolina on Tuesday night. Grant Williams added 23 points…
Atlanta, GA-(WDEF-TV) On Sunday, Chattanooga's own Keionta Davis will suit up with the New England Patriots and play in a game most football players only dream about. For Davis, just getting to the next level of his career seemed a…
The NCAA football rules committee later this month will consider changing the overtime format. The goal is to make it less likely for games to go beyond two extra possessions for each team. Among the more radical ideas set to…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NASCAR has banned all drivers and team members from betting on its races as part of new gambling guidelines established in this season's rulebook. NASCAR employees are prohibited from disclosing confidential information and from requesting…
Chattanooga FC and Detroit City FC, today announced a non-conference matchup in Chattanooga’s Finley Stadium on April 6th, 2019.
Atlanta, GA-(WDEF-TV) Super Bowl Media day went down on Monday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Plenty of bizarre questions for the coaches and players for the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots. News 12 Now's Rick Nyman…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Howard was unable to complete the season sweep of long-time rival Brainerd on Friday night at the Howard school. The Panthers rallied late to beat the Hustlin' Tigers 78-77. Howard led it 21-13 after the first quarter, and 39-30…
(gomocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department and the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs announced the Class of 2019 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees today. Five new members were chosen for induction, along with the four special…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Top-ranked Tennessee and West Virginia are set to meet on the hardwood Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena in front of a sold-out crowd as part of ESPN's SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The game will tip at 4 p.m. ET…
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) Heritage guard Emily Wiley set a school record last Friday scoring 40-points against Northwest Whitfield. The Generals senior guard is having a banner season averaging 20-points and 10 boards a game. Ask Heritage Eddie Bryant about Emily Wiley, and…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Even though it's freezing outside, the college softball season is just around the corner. The Mocs have already started practice. Good thing they have a sweet indoor workout arena. Looks like HGTV has hit the Mocs practice facility. They've…
(dsroadrunners.com) DALTON, Ga. - Dalton State came into their game with #10 Stillman (Ala.) with a good gameplan, but 22 turnovers would doom the Roadrunners in the end as the Tigers held on for a 72-68 win in Southern States…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---Jerry Johnson, Jr, led the Chattanooga Mocs with 13 points in a 73-58 loss at Furman Thursday night. The loss ended the Mocs three-game win streak. Jordan Lyons led a quartet of Paladins in double figures. Matt Rafferty added…