ATLANTA (AP) - The body of a third-party contractor has been found inside a walk-in freezer at SunTrust Park. The body was found Tuesday by a worker from the same company. Cobb County police spokeswoman Sarah O'Hara tells The Atlanta…
Red Bank high school senior Calvin Jackson tweeted on Tuesday that he has verbally committed to play college football at Wofford. Jackson has been a big play-maker for the Lions. He used to play quarterback for Red Bank, but last year…
(lookouts.com) A walk-off single by Chris Paul has given the Chattanooga Lookouts a 5-4 victory on Tuesday afternoon at AT&T Field. After Todd Van Steensel gave up three runs in the ninth inning to tie the game, the Lookouts appeared to…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Last year the Chattanooga Lookouts won a share of the Southern League title on a walk-off home run. Walk off winners might be the greatest scene in baseball, and the Lookouts have already enjoyed a few more this season. Said…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts could not hold on to a late lead in a 4-2 loss to the Biloxi Shuckers. It was Chattanooga's fourth consecutive loss. Starting pitcher Kohl Stewart was outstanding for the Lookouts. His only blemish came in the…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Former Chattanooga athletic director David Blackburn is joining Middle Tennessee's staff as senior associate athletic director for external affairs. Middle Tennessee athletic director Chris Massaro announced the hiring of Blackburn on Monday. Blackburn takes over for…
(utsports.com) The University of Tennessee Athletics Department and The Vol Network are hosting a Tribute to "The Voice" event honoring John Ward on Wednesday, June 27, starting at 6 p.m. ET at Thompson-Boling Arena. The legendary broadcasting and marketing icon…
(gomocs.com) Chattanooga head coach Katie Burrows is putting the finishing touches on her new staff. The faces will remain the same, but the responsibilities will shift. Assistant coaches Brittany Johnson and Jon Goldberg will remain on the staff and Debbie Black moved from Director of Operations…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Lookouts opened the second half of the regular season on Thursday night at AT&T Field by blasting Biloxi 12-2. Chattanooga scored three runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back. The Lookouts got a…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Charlotte Hornets wound up with small forward Miles Bridges from Michigan State in the first round after a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. Charlotte selected point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from Kentucky with the 11th…
(utsports.com) GIVE HIM SIX! It’s Football Time … in Tennessee! The national champions are clad in Big Orange! For more than 30 years, iconic play-by-play man John Ward brought Tennessee football and basketball games to life as the “Voice of…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC scored four goals in the second half to beat the Atlanta Silverbacks 4-1 on Wednesday night at Finley Stadium. It was Chattanooga's first time back in the Scenic City after a five game road trip. Atlanta took…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Ward, the radio voice of Tennessee football and men's basketball for over three decades, has died. He was 88. Vol Network tweeted that Ward died Wednesday night in Knoxville. Tennessee athletics officials confirmed Ward's death.…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Hamilton Heights has a high school enrollment of roughly 70 kids. And yet one of their former students should be taken in the NBA draft Thursday night. Canadian Shai Gilgeous Alexander played two years for the Hawks here in Chattanooga.…
TORONTO (AP) - J.A. Happ pitched a season-high 8 1-3 innings to win his fifth straight decision, Kendrys Morales hit a two-run home run and the Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Wednesday for Toronto's seventh win in eight…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team will host Louisville in the season-opener on Friday, November 9 at the McKenzie Arena, first-year head coach Katie Burrows announced. "We are excited to be playing Louisville on our…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The local Tennessee All Star softball team swept Georgia on Tuesday night at Frost Stadium. They won game one 9-1 and game two 8-0. Gatorade state softball player of the year Ashley Rogers was in the circle for Tennessee…
TORONTO (AP) - Johan Camargo hit his first career grand slam and went 4 for 5 with five RBIs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Blue Jays 11-4 on Tuesday night to snap Toronto's home winning streak at seven games.…
South Pittsburg, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Sweetens Cove Golf Club in South Pittsburg is just a nine hole course, but that hasn't stop it from being ranked among the top courses in America. Sweetens Cove sits where the Sequatchie Valley Golf and Country…
(school release) Baylor School has named Belmont University’s Mark Price as the boys varsity basketball coach, following veteran basketball coach Austin Clark’s announcement in April that he would be retiring after 36 years of coaching the Red Raiders. “I am…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt officially announced the additions of graduate transfers Brandon Kennedy and Madre London on Tuesday. Both players will be eligible to play this fall. Kennedy, who has two years of eligibility remaining, comes…
Former Mocs tight end Fasayl Shafaat has been picked to be on the next installment of the CBS hit reality show 'Big Brother'. Shafaat will be one of 20 house guests when the show starts up again on June 27th, which…
Ringgold high school baseball stand-out Andre Tarver has been picked to play in the Under Armor All-American game, which will take place on July 20th at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game features forty of the top high school players in…
Calhoun, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Braves Charlie Culberson has nine career homeruns, but four have been walk-off winners. In his first season with Atlanta this year, he had two walk-off winners in one week. Culberson of course played high school baseball at Calhoun,…
ATLANTA (AP) - Anibal Sanchez allowed only four hits in seven scoreless innings, Ender Inciarte homered and scored two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Thursday night. Ozzie Albies added a run-scoring double for…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Mocs basketball team won only ten games last season, and head coach Lamont Paris thought he was going to return a tremendous nucleus for his second season. Then close to half the players decided to leave the team. That…
(press release) The High School Football season kicks off once again at Finley Stadium with this years Jamboree, the largest of its kind in Tennessee with 20 high school football teams. Our 2018 event includes teams from Chattanooga, Cleveland, Hixson,…
College athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school. The NCAA Division I Council approved the change Wednesday. It takes effect Oct. 15. The long-awaited transfer reform ended…
ATLANTA (AP) - Mike Soroka did not allow a hit until the seventh inning, Freddie Freeman homered and drove in both runs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 2-0 on Wednesday. Soroka, the youngest pitcher in the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattahooligans love to chant the city's 4-2-3 area code at CFC games. Ironically, Chattanooga's record looks like an area code. 3-0-3. The CFC have three ties. Kind of strange in the soccer regular season that you settle for so…
ATLANTA (AP) - Ozzie Albies hit a grand slam and Freddie Freeman homered during a six-run sixth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the reeling New York Mets 8-2 on Tuesday night. Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz pitched five scoreless innings,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee left tackle Taylor Lewan is skipping the Titans' mandatory minicamp while his agents negotiate a new contract for the two-time Pro Bowl lineman. Titans general manager Jon Robinson said in a statement Tuesday just before…
Jason Day has learned that life in a motor home can be rewarding on the PGA Tour. He also has learned it can be messy when Bubba Watson is around. Day is staying in what he calls "the bus" in…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons are being forced to open their mandatory minicamp without Julio Jones, one of their most important playmakers. Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff says the team was informed Monday that Jones will not be present…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Minor league baseball used to be no frills entertainment. It was played in old ballparks with limited concessions and no luxury suites. But how times have changed. The minors are no longer considered second class entertainment. Lookouts manager Tommy Watkins…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts fell to the Mobile BayBears by a score of 11-5 at AT&T Field. The team still holds a one game lead over the Jackson Generals. Mobile's bats started off hot and did not cool down all…
Ooltewah softball coach John Massey has announced he is stepping down after five seasons of coaching the Lady Owls. During his run at Ooltewah, Massey posted 180 victories, and he led the Lady Owls to the state tournament in Murfreesboro…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Former Gordon Lee pitcher Robert Broom was drafted Tuesday in the tenth round of the MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians. Broom is coming off his junior season at Mercer University. Broom is a right-handed side-arm pitcher.…
Heritage pitcher Cole Wilcox has elected to attend the University of Georgia instead of continuing his baseball career in the minors. Wilcox signed with Georgia last November. The big right-hander was hoping to go in the first round of the major…
(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Today, the Southern League announced the 2018 North Division All-Star Team. The initial roster features seven Chattanooga Lookouts players including LaMonte Wade, Zander Wiel, Omar Bencomo, Ryne Harper, Randy LeBlanc, Williams Ramirez and Todd Van Steensel.…