ATLANTA (AP) - Oregon and Georgia will meet for only the second time when the schools play in the 2022 season opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The teams were announced on Tuesday to play in the annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff game on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have agreed to a contract extension with wide receiver Rishard Matthews through 2019. The Titans announced the deal Tuesday. Matthews signed with Tennessee in March 2016 after spending the first four seasons of…
Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) Dalton and Ringgold had some unfinished business on Monday night. Their Friday game was called at the half due to weather with the Catamounts up 21-10. Then the GHSA stepped in and said you guys must return to play…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Most fans usually have a good time when they go to a sporting event, and UTC is working hard to enhance that game day experience. People expect more than a Coke and popcorn at a ballgame these days, and…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Bryse Wilson worked five solid innings, becoming the third 20-year-old pitcher to start in his big league debut for Atlanta this season in the Braves' 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Wilson allowed three…
The Mocs started fall camp with linebackers and associate head coach Shelton Felton, but now he's gone. It has been announced that he is going to Knoxville to take an off the field role with the Tennessee Vols. It's certainly…
The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through August 20,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans' secondary has taken another hit with cornerback Kalen Reed becoming their third defensive back to get placed on injured reserve this preseason. Reed joins safety Jonathan Cyprien and cornerback Tye Smith. Cyprien, who…
Alabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare feat. The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll for three straight seasons.…
Touchdown Friday Night Part Two for August 17th
Touchdown Friday Night Part One For August 17th
ATLANTA (AP) - After a dismal showing in the first preseason game, Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons found their offensive rhythm Friday. Ryan guided the Falcons right down the field for a touchdown on their first possession, hooking up…
ATLANTA (AP) - Ian Desmond tripled and drove in five runs, Kyle Freeland pitched six strong innings and the Colorado Rockies coasted to an 11-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. The Rockies have won six of seven,…
Voice of the Tennessee Titans, Mike Keith, offers these keys to the game for the Titans preseason match-up versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - NASCAR has moved the start of Saturday night's race at Bristol Motor Speedway up one hour because of threats of rain. The start is now scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET, which is 60 minutes earlier than…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama is planning extensive renovations to Bryant-Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum, reducing capacity at both venues but adding premium seating. The university announced the plans Thursday, including a 10-year, $600 million fundraising campaign. Athletic director Greg…
ATLANTA (AP) - Colorado snapped Ronald Acuna Jr.'s home run streak and Atlanta's five-game winning streak, rallying for three unearned runs in the ninth inning to beat the Braves 5-3 on Thursday night. David Dahl homered in the third and…
Rome, GA-(WDEF-TV) Calhoun and Ridgeland got the Georgia high school football season underway on Thursday night in Rome in the Corky Kell Classic, and the Yellow Jackets pulled away in the second half for a 45-21 victory. Ridgeland got on…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Central opened the high school football season on Thursday night with a 40-28 victory over Walker Valley at Finley Stadium. The Mustangs defense struggled to slow down the Purple Pounders new Notre Dame box offense. With Central down 3-0…
ATLANTA (AP) - Braves rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. is day to day after being plunked on the left arm by Miami's Jose Urena. The team announced Thursday that a CT scan on Acuna's elbow was normal. X-rays also were…
ATLANTA (AP) - Slugging rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. was hit by a pitch before he could take the Marlins deep again, but Dansby Swanson filled the power void for Atlanta, hitting a two-run homer that led the Braves to a…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) You could probably find more film of Bill Belichick smiling than film of Chattanooga's Chris James playing college football. He red-shirted at Valdosta State in 2015, and then an injury derailed his two year stint in junior college. Now…
The Top Ten teams in the Georgia Sports Writers Association High School Preseason Football Poll of the 2018 season with first-place votes in parentheses and total points: Class AAAAAAA Pts 1. Grayson (10) 157 2. Colquitt County (1) 154 3.…
ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuna Jr.'s streak of leadoff homers in three straight games ended when the Marlins' Jose Urena hit him with his first pitch, triggering a melee that led to benches and bullpens for Atlanta and Miami emptying…
The Titans and Tampa held a joint practice session in Nashville on Wednesday. The Bucs will hang around for the rest of the week since they're playing Tennessee in an exhibition game on Saturday night in the Music City. You…
ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuna Jr. became the youngest player in major league history to homer in five straight games, hitting a leadoff shot on the first pitch and adding a three-run long ball in the seventh inning to help…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) In a battle of top soccer teams on Tuesday, the Baylor girls edged CCS 1-0. The lone goal came early in the second half on a kick from the Lady Raiders Maddie Reap. Chattanooga Christian had a chance to…
What a difference a year makes for Atlanta. At this time last season, they were 18 games out of first. On Tuesday the Bravos sit in first place in the National League East. Atlanta has surprised a lot of people…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Connecticut and Tennessee plan to face each other in women's basketball during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, renewing a storied rivalry that hadn't been staged since 2007. UConn will host Tennessee during the 2019-20 season, with…
ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuna Jr. pulled off one of the rarest feats in baseball history, hitting leadoff homers in both games of a doubleheader to lead the first-place Atlanta Braves to a sweep of the Miami Marlins on Monday.…
The TSSAA lifted the post-season ban for the Brainerd basketball team on Monday during their Board of Control meeting. Brainerd and Austin East were given a two-year playoff ban for a fight between the two teams on February 10, 2018. The…
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo has been hospitalized to undergo a medical evaluation after experiencing numbness in his feet. Bobo said in a statement Monday that he's "very encouraged by the test results to…
Rossville, GA-(WDEF-TV) Ridgeland posted an 11-1 record last season. But this year, they're breaking in a new head coach in Cortney Braswell, and the Panthers will start their fall campaign against a tough, non-region schedule. Cortney Braswell grew up in the…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Former University of Tennessee star linebacker A.J. Johnson is getting a shot in the NFL with the Denver Broncos less than a month after he was acquitted along with a college teammate of aggravated rape charges.…
ATLANTA (AP) - Touki Toussaint threw six strong innings in his big league debut, Ronald Acuna hit another leadoff homer and the Atlanta Braves climbed a half-game ahead of Philadelphia in the NL East, beating the Miami Marlins 9-1 in…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Several high school football teams gathered for a jamboree on Friday night at Finley Stadium. Each so called game consisted of one twenty minute period with a running clock. Here are a few highlights from McCallie-Walker Valley, Notre Dame-Walker…
ATLANTA (AP) - Kevin Gausman pitched eight strong innings to win his SunTrust Park debut, Ender Inciarte drove in four runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-1 on Friday night. Nick Markakis added three RBIs and Johan…
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Sam Darnold sparkled in his NFL debut, Teddy Bridgewater looked sharp and healthy, and the New York Jets earned the franchise's first preseason home shutout by beating the sluggish Atlanta Falcons 17-0 on Friday night.…
California transfer Demetris Robertson is eligible to play this season for Georgia after being granted a waiver by the NCAA. Georgia athletic spokesman Claude Felton confirmed Friday that the NCAA OK'd the schools request for a waiver. NCAA rules usually…
hattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Remember the name Tyrell Price when the Mocs kick off their season. The new UTC running back led the Juco nation last year with 24 rushing touchdowns, and it seems he has been living up to the hype since he…