Cleveland, TN-(WDEF) In a showdown of wrestling powerhouses on Thursday night, top ranked Cleveland beat third ranked Bradley Central 44-9 at Bradley Central high school. The Blue Raiders got off to a fast start. In the first match of the…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Danni Williams scored seven points in overtime and No. 17 Texas A&M toppled No. 6 Tennessee 79-76 on Thursday night, handing the Lady Vols their first defeat of the season. The Aggies (14-4, 3-1 Southeastern…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Mocs coach Lamont Paris had just one thought looking at his thin bench on Wednesday night. Said Paris: "It has been a weird year, as far as injuries have gone." It got even weirder when 6'11 center Makinde London…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The injury-depleted Chattanooga Mocs got some good news during the holiday break. Forward Ramon Vila chose to transfer to Gig City from Arizona State. Vila brings three years of eligibility playing just the 2016-17 campaign in Tempe. He is…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - National champion Alabama is losing four more underclassmen to the NFL draft, including All-America safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick, safety Ronnie Harrison and tailback Bo Scarbrough announced Thursday they're skipping their senior seasons. Crimson Tide coach Nick…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---Nat Dixon scored a career-high 21 points as the Chattanooga Mocs dropped a hard-fought 73-55 loss to Southern Conference leader Furman Wednesday night. The 21 points marked back-to-back 20-point nights for Dixon. Rodney Chatman and Joshua Phillips supported Dixon’s…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt wasted no time after capturing his fourth national championship in the last seven years on Monday night. After wrapping up his obligations as Alabama’s defensive coordinator in the Crimson Tide’s 26-23…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey says running back DeMarco Murray will not play against the New England Patriots in the AFC divisional round. Mularkey said Wednesday that Murray is not close enough to play Saturday night in…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama junior wide receiver Calvin Ridley is entering the NFL draft. Ridley announced his decision in a Twitter post Wednesday, two days after the Crimson Tide won the second national championship of his three-year career. Widely…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grant Williams scored a career-best 37 points as No. 24 Tennessee rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat Vanderbilt 92-84 on Tuesday night. The sophomore forward avoided foul trouble, and Vanderbilt couldn't…
After winning the national championship trophy, you have to pose with the national championship trophy. Tide coach Nick Saban along with offensive game MVP quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, and defensive MVP Da'Ron Payne, posed with the trophy Tuesday morning during a…
Dalton, GA-(WDEF) 6'8 Dalton State forward Carnilious Simmons enjoyed a monster night on Tuesday as the Road Runners racked up a 75-63 victory over Blue Mountain College. Simmons scored 25 points and grabbed 25 rebounds as the 18th ranked Road…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan left team headquarters because of an undisclosed personal matter and did not practice with the team. Team spokesman Brian Cearns said Tuesday the Falcons did not plan to give a reason…
Apparenlty stopping Tua Tagovailoa is harder than pronouncing his name. The Tide freshman quarterback entered college football lore last night by coming off the bench to rally Bama over Georgia for the national title. Tagovailoa hit Devonta Smith on a…
ATLANTA (AP) - The national championship showdown between Alabama and Georgia drew 28.443 million viewers, making it the second-most watched title game in the four-year-old format of the College Football Playoff. Alabama beat Georgia in overtime , rallying from 13…
BOYS PREP POLL Class AAA Record Pts Prv 1. Bearden (1) 19-1 121 - 2. Memphis East (10) 12-3 120 - 3. Blackman (1) 16-0 92 - 4. Cleveland 11-2 77 - 5. Southwind 16-1 69 - 6. Gallatin (1)…
Let the national title hype begin. Both Alabama and Georgia have arrived in Atlanta for Monday Night's championship showdown. Athens is so close to Atlanta, the Bulldogs were able to bus to the ATL on Friday afternoon. And after the…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF) Cleveland pulled away in the second half to beat rival Bradley Central 86-63 on Friday night at Bradley Central high school. The Bears led most of the first half before the Blue Raiders got a fast break basket…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Dallas Cowboys wide receivers coach Derek Dooley joined Missouri coach Barry Odom's staff Friday as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Dooley replaces Josh Heupel, who left last month to become Central Florida's head coach. Dooley, the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Amius tossed in a career-high 27 points, added eight rebounds and snatched a career-best four steals to lead Western Carolina to a 75-63 victory over Chattanooga on Thursday night. Amius knocked down 12 of 16…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jaime Nared scored 19 points, Evina Westbrook made a tiebreaking basket with 1:43 left and No. 7 Tennessee outlasted Auburn 70-59 Thursday to remain unbeaten and snap the Tigers' seven-game winning streak. Tennessee (14-0, 2-0 Southeastern…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga seniors Aryanna Gilbert and Keiana Gilbert combined for 24 points to lead the Mocs to a 49-42 Southern Conference opening win over UNCG Thursday night at the McKenzie Arena. Keiana Gilbert…
The Titans are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Despite the post-season drought, history will be on Tennessee's side in Kansas City. The Chiefs have not won a home playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium in 24…
Ridgeland high school must begin the search for a new head football coach. Wesley Tankersley announced on Thursday that he's resigning in order to take the head coaching job at Stephens County in northeast Georgia. Tankersley coached the Panthers for…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee running back DeMarco Murray will miss his second straight game with the Titans ruling him out against the Kansas City Chiefs in their AFC wild-card game Saturday. Coach Mike Mularkey had refused to rule the…
It's a national championship game with local flavor as Bama faces Georgia. So we got three local high school coaches to size up the contest. Said Dalton head coach Matt Land:"To me those are the two things that really give…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn cornerback Carlton Davis and tailback Kamryn Pettway are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft. Both announced their decisions Wednesday on social media. Tailback Kerryon Johnson has also declared his plans to turn…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee defensive back Rashaan Gaulden has tweeted that he's forgoing his final season of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. Gaulden tweeted that "it has been an honor to wear the Orange and White and represent…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama starting linebacker Anfernee Jennings says he will miss the national championship game against Georgia with a left knee injury sustained in the semifinals. Jennings said on Twitter Wednesday he had successful surgery and will have…
We've got an all SEC match-up for the college football national title as Georgia battles Bama. Some argue that's not good for the game to have two teams from the same league playing for the title. Of course Bama coach…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF) The Lee University women knocked off Valdosta State 66-45 on Tuesday night at Paul Walker Arena, while the Lee men lost in overtime to the Blazers by a final of 93-82. In the women's contest, the Lady Flames…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bryce Brown and Jared Harper each scored 18 points Tuesday night as Auburn erased an early 14-point deficit to beat No. 23 Tennessee 94-84 for its 11th straight victory. By rallying in its Southeastern Conference opener,…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn tailback Kerryon Johnson has decided to skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. The Southeastern Conference offensive player of the year announced his decision Tuesday in a Twitter post. Johnson ran for 1,391…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have placed left guard Andy Levitre on season-ending injured reserve four days before they visit the Los Angeles Rams for an NFC wild-card game. Levitre's streak of 140 straight starts ended three…
(gomocs.com) UTC wrestler Bryce Carr advanced to the semifinals of the 2018 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear today. Six Mocs made it to Day 2 of the prestigious tournament, with UTC sitting in 11th place in the team race…
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Sony Michel burst through the line for a 27-yard touchdown run to give No. 3 Georgia a 54-48 victory Monday night against No. 2 Oklahoma, winning the first overtime Rose Bowl and sending the Bulldogs to…
ATLANTA (AP) - McKenzie Milton threw two touchdown passes and ran for 116 yards with another touchdown, leading No. 10 Central Florida to a 34-27 Peach Bowl win over No. 7 Auburn on Monday that capped the Knights' perfect season.…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has missed a media availability for the Rose Bowl for the second time this week. School spokesman Michael Houck said Mayfield was not feeling well Friday, but other than that there was…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Rivals Baylor and McCallie will meet one more time on the hardwood in 2017. The Red Raiders secured one more meeting with their cross-town rival this year after beating Brainerd 61-38 in the semifinals of the…
The NFL schedule says the playoffs start next week, but they actually start this weekend for the Titans. They have to beat the Jaguars to make the postseason. The Titans know the message and the mission Sunday. If only the…