Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Last summer we saw former Moc Terrell Owens conduct his Pro Football Hall of Fame speech right here in Chattanooga. Monday night, the Alabama native highlighted 20 new inductees that went into the Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame. Said…
(gomocs.com) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football head coach Rusty Wright announced a change in the 2019 Mocs football home schedule today. UTC's season-opener against Eastern Illinois has moved from Saturday, Aug. 31, to Thursday, Aug. 29, at Finley Stadium. "Any…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have placed a franchise tag on Grady Jarrett while saying they still hope to negotiate a long-term contract with the defensive tackle. The $15.2 million tag comes after Jarrett was a bright…
Kentucky knocked Tennessee out of their number one ranking last month, beating the Vols 86-69 in Lexington. Now we get round two between the top ten teams Saturday in Knoxville. Vols coach Rick Barnes admits his team was manhandled two…
Signal Mountain, TN-(WDEF-TV) Brainerd beat rival Howard in their region tournament finals on Thursday night 60-49 at Signal Mountain High School. The Panthers built a 26-18 halftime lead and went on to capture the victory. Brainerd's Kevin Halfacre led all…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Fletcher Magee scored 18 points and No. 24 Wofford made a successful debut as an AP Top 25 team by trouncing Chattanooga 80-54 on Thursday for its 16th consecutive victory. Wofford, a private liberal arts college…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mariella Fasoula had 19 points and nine rebounds and Vanderbilt won in Knoxville for the first time in program history, beating Tennessee 76-69 on Thursday night. Vanderbilt's 10th victory in 82 series meetings ended its 33-game…
(gomocs.com) GREENSBORO, N.C. --- The Chattanooga women’s basketball team fell 53-49 to UNCG Thursday night in Southern Conference action at Fleming Gym. UTC is now 12-16 overall and 7-6 in conference play while the Spartans move to 11-17 on the…
Nashville-(WDEF-TV) Brentwood Academy won a defensive struggle against Baylor on Thursday at Lipscomb University, beating the Red Raiders 39-37 to advance to the Division II-AA state title game. The game was tied at 17 at halftime. Baylor built an 8-point…
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Heritage girls basketball team played in the Elite Eight of the state tournament for the first time in school history on Wednesday night. Too bad they had to face the state's elite team in Class AAAA. The…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor battles powerhouse Brentwood Academy in the state Final Four Thursday at 2:30pm est at Lipscomb University in Nashville. This is a rematch of last year's state title game that the Eagles won 50-44. Brentwood is the kingpin of state…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Grant Williams scored 21 points, including the go-ahead basket with four seconds left, to lift No. 7 Tennessee over Mississippi 73-71 on Wednesday night. Tennessee (25-3, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from a tough loss to…
No. 24 Wofford (24-4, 16-0) vs. Chattanooga (12-17, 7-9) McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Wofford presents a tough challenge for Chattanooga. Chattanooga has played a ranked team only once this season and lost.…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) East Hamilton held on to beat Stone Memorial 68-65 on Tuesday night in their region tournament semifinals at Cleveland high school. The Hurricanes were up 39-29 at halftime, and they carried a nine point lead into the fourth…
No. 7 Tennessee (24-3, 12-2) vs. Mississippi (19-8, 9-5) The Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Tennessee presents a tough challenge for Mississippi. Mississippi has won two of its four games against…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Lee University's Olympic Field is now a legit baseball stadium. The school took out the aluminum bleachers over the summer and did some major renovations, turning the place into a full-blown ballpark stadium. Said head coach Mark Brew:"I…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The East Hamilton girls saw their season come to a close on Monday night after falling 60-39 to Stone Memorial in the semifinals of their region tournament. The Hurricanes led it 13-11 after the first quarter, but Miss…
We've seen old photos come back to haunt politicians. Now will it do the same to an SEC basketball ref? After some controversial calls against Tennessee in their overtime loss to LSU, a four year-old photo of referee Anthony Jordan…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) East Hamilton Miss Basketball finalist Madison Hayes played like one of the state's top players on Friday night as the Hurricanes beat Rhea County 56-49 in the quarterfinals of their region tournament. Hayes finished the night with 29 points…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Alabama and West Virginia have agreed to a home-and-home football series with games in 2026 and 2027. West Virginia made the announcement Friday. Alabama will play in Morgantown on Sept. 5, 2026. The Mountaineers will play…
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Dale Jr. will race at NASCAR's track dubbed "Too Tough To Tame." Earnhardt Jr. announced Friday he'll compete at Darlington Raceway's Xfinity Series race on Aug. 31 during the track's Southern 500 weekend. Earnhardt Jr. retired…
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Heritage girls basketball team got their first ever state tournament victory last week. On Thursday they added their first ever Sweet 16 victory beating Oconee Co 53-42 at Heritage High School. The Generals were up 24-16 at…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Kayla Wells scored a career-high 29 points, Chennedy Carter had 28 and No. 21 Texas A&M defeated Tennessee 79-62 Thursday night. Wells was 10-of-15 shooting, including 5 of 8 from the arc. Carter, the Southeastern…
(gomocs.com) CHARLESTON---The Chattanooga Mocs earned a 68-65 win at The Citadel in a pivotal Southern Conference matchup Thursday night. David Jean-Baptiste led four Mocs in double figures with 16 points with none bigger coming prior to the 0:37 mark. The…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women’s basketball team opened the second half on a 14-0 run to take its first lead since the opening period and went on to beat the Samford Bulldogs 61-56 in Southern Conference action Thursday…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor lost in the finals of the state championship game last season. While the Red Raiders lost some talent and even their long time head coach from last year, they're now just one win away Saturday to returning to Nashville…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Notre Dame nearly pulled off the upset in the first round of the state tournament. The Irish took powerhouse Goodpasture down to the wire before falling 42-36 on Wednesday night at the Notre Dame school. The Cougars entered the…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Quinndary Weatherspoon sank one of three free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining, giving him a career-high 31 points and lifting Mississippi State to a 68-67 win over Georgia on Wednesday night. With the game tied at…
The Georgia-Auburn football rivalry will get a new date. University of Georgia president Jere Morehead announced Wednesday the game will move to either September or October in the year 2020. The Deep South's oldest rivalry has been played in November…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA --- With inclement weather impacting the area over the next few days and into the weekend, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball program has cancelled this weekend's Frost Classic (Feb. 22-24) tournament held at Warner Park. Tournament…
(school release) Dewayne Tabor went to Mary V. Wheeler Elementary School in Pikeville, Tennessee before his family moved to Georgia in 1984. Now 35 years later, Tabor is coming back to Pikeville to take over the Warrior football program. Tabor…
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 …
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grant Williams had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 5 Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 58-46 on Tuesday night in the Volunteers' first game since losing their No. 1 ranking. Tennessee (24-2, 12-1 Southeastern Conference) bounced back…
(ukathletics.com) LEXINGTON, Ky. – Records were made to be broken and University of Kentucky freshman guard Rhyne Howard is here to break them. The native of Cleveland, Tenn., and Bradley Central high school grad, has been named the Southeastern Conference…
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…
Soddy Daisy, TN-(WDEF-TV) Bradley Central captured their 9th straight district title on Monday night as they beat East Hamilton 52-45 in the championship game of the District 5-AAA tournament at Soddy Daisy High School. First half was tight until Hurricanes…
NEW YORK (AP) - Duke has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll. The Blue Devils earned 58 of 64 first-place votes in Monday's poll to earn a third stint at the top this…
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Heritage girls basketball team beat Chestatee 53-51 on Friday night in the opening round of the state tournament at Heritage High School. With the game tied at 51 with roughly ten seconds to play, the Generals rebounded…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team continued its hot start to the 2019 season with a pair of five-inning wins over Tennessee Tech and Indiana State on a rainy first day of the Chattanooga Challenge inside Jim Frost…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Steve Sarkisian is returning to Alabama as offensive coordinator, a position he held for the 2016 team in the national championship game loss to Clemson. Alabama coach Nick Saban announced the hiring of Sarkisian and six…