ATLANTA (AP) - A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Hornets have reached an agreement to acquire center Dwight Howard from the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks are sending Howard and the No. 31 overall pick in Thursday's NBA…
ATLANTA (AP) - Austin Slater hit a three-run homer after the Braves botched a potential double-play grounder, sparking the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 victory over Atlanta that snapped a seven-game losing streak Tuesday night. Matt Moore (3-7) pitched…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The CFC allowed free admission on Tuesday night at Finley Stadium, and soccer fans saw the home team blast Birmingham 5-0 in the completion of their suspended game from May 20th. In front of 5,700 fans, the two teams…
ATLANTA (AP) - Bartolo Colon's return to the Atlanta Braves' rotation has been put on hold. Colon was scheduled to start Wednesday against San Francisco after coming off the 10-day disabled list with what was described as a strained oblique…
(utsports.com) University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro announced Tuesday the hiring of Phillip Fulmer as special advisor to the president for community, athletics and university relations. In this role, Fulmer will serve as an ambassador for the University system at…
ATLANTA (AP) - R.A. Dickey threw seven scoreless innings, Matt Adams hit another homer and the Atlanta Braves sent the San Francisco Giants to their seventh straight loss, a 9-0 rout Monday night. The 42-year-old Dickey (5-5) escaped a jam…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The CFC is turning into the 'CF-Free' Tuesday night. The Chattanooga Football club is offering free admission to their soccer match against Birmingham. CFC officials felt this would be a great way to thank their fans for all of…
(twbulldogs.com) Tennessee Wesleyan Univerity has hired Billy Berry as the next Head Coach for Bulldog Baseball. Berry returns to TWU after serving as Head Coach for The Baylor School in Chattanooga for the past two seasons. Under Berry's previous coaching…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Dontari Poe has passed his weigh-in before his first minicamp with the Atlanta Falcons, earning the defensive tackle a $125,000 bonus. Poe, listed at 6-foot-3 and 346 pounds, needed to weigh no more than 340…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ryan Zimmerman hit his 18th and 19th home runs of the season in his return from back soreness, and the Washington Nationals scored five sixth-inning runs against R.A. Dickey to defeat the Atlanta Braves 10-5 on Tuesday…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Scenic City has been pulling in major outdoor sporting events in recent years. In 2017 Chattanooga will become the first city in the world to host four Ironman's in one year. Philip Grymes with Outdoor Chattanooga, and Tim…
(university release) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga today announced that Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics David Blackburn has stepped down from his position effective immediately. Blackburn recently finished his fourth year with the Mocs, and is leaving to pursue…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tyler Flowers hit a go-ahead three-run home run off Matt Albers in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves came from three runs down to beat the Washington Nationals 11-10 on Monday night and snap a three-game…
(gatorade.com/poy) CHICAGO (June 12, 2017) — In its 32nd year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, today announced Drew Viscomi of McCallie School as its 2016-17 Gatorade Tennessee Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Viscomi…
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves tonight selected right-handed pitcher Kyle Wright of Vanderbilt University with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 First-Year Player Draft. Wright, 21, was named first team All-SEC by the league’s coaches and a Second Team…
(gomocs.com) Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball standout Jasmine Joyner was named Tennessee's 2016-17 Women's College Basketball Player of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association today. Joyner earned Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors…
(CFC press release)Chattanooga, Tennessee (June 12, 2017)-- Chattanooga Football Club has a lot to offer fans both old and new over the next two weeks. Starting this Thursday, June 15, CFC will play FIVE home matches at FORT Finley Stadium…
(utsports.com) EUGENE, Oregon - Tennessee junior Christian Coleman became the second person in NCAA history to win four sprint national championships in one year as he won the 100m and 200m dashes on day three of the NCAA Outdoor Track…
Nashville, TN (WDEF) - Even though the Predators looked horrible Thursday night against Pittsburgh in game five of the Stanley Cup Final, head coach Peter Laviolette doesn't believe that performance will shake his team's confidence ahead of game six on…
ATLANTA (AP) - Dansby Swanson turned a normal grounder up the middle into a hustle double, then dashed home on a single by pinch-hitter Rio Ruiz in the ninth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets…
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Kyle Busch turned a lap of 179.151 mph to win the pole at Pocono Raceway. Busch had the fastest lap Friday to win a NASCAR Cup pole for the second straight week. Busch won the…
ATLANTA (AP) - With construction of the Atlanta Falcons' new Mercedes-Benz Stadium moving closer to completion, the implosion of the Georgia Dome has been set for Nov. 20. Steve Cannon, chief executive officer of Falcons owner Arthur Blank's AMB Group,…
The Cleveland and Ooltewah football teams may feel the need to step up their game this fall. Both teams are moving up to the big 6A classification. They'll join a new district that will include McMinn County, Bradley Central, and…
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson says he feels good and is ready to race after having skin cancer removed this week from his right shoulder. Johnson tweeted on Monday that he was on a table having…
(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Miller Diaz got Edgar Corcino to hit into a double play in the ninth inning, leading the Jackson Generals to a 3-2 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Thursday. The double play came with runners…
ATLANTA (AP) - R.A. Dickey allowed only three hits in seven innings to earn his first win in five weeks and lead the Atlanta Braves over Ben Lively and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Thursday night. The 42-year-old Dickey (4-4)…
Six different players scored and Sidney Crosby had three assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins chased Pekka Rinne and blew out the Nashville Predators 6-0 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Central coach Cortney Braswell has the distinction of being the first person to play in the local Tennessee-Georgia All Star football game, and now serve as a head coach in the All-Star contest. But the game will have a…
Titans running back DeMarco Murray will miss the rest of OTA's after undergoing surgery on his right hand. Murray said it was a lingering issue that he wanted to get taken care of. He said he suffered the injury during…
ATLANTA (AP) - Mike Foltynewicz allowed only four hits in seven scoreless innings, Nick Markakis drove in five runs and the Atlanta Braves crushed Philadelphia 14-1 on Wednesday night to end the Phillies' four-game winning streak. Markakis had two-run doubles…
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Bob Stoops has decided to retire as Oklahoma's football coach after 18 seasons that included the 2000 national championship and 10 Big 12 Conference titles. Stoops says the time is right to conclude his run in…
Chicago- In its 32nd year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, today announced Ashley Rogers of Meigs County High School as its 2016-17 Gatorade Tennessee Softball Player of the Year. Rogers is the first Gatorade…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts defeated the Jackson Generals in game three of their series by a score of 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The Lookouts got on the board first, when they scored three runs in the bottom of the third…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has hired Arkansas assistant Tony Vitello as its next baseball coach. Vitello (pronounced VIE-tell-oh) has agreed to a five-year contract with an average base salary of $493,000. He will be introduced at a Friday news…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR has issued four-race suspensions for the crew chief, tire changer and tire carrier for Kyle Busch because a tire rolled off Busch's car during last weekend's race at Dover International Speedway. Crew chief Adam Stevens,…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Many of the top high school senior basketball players in the Chattanooga area gathered for the annual Tennessee-Georgia All-Star basketball games. The girls tipped first at the Notre Dame school, and Tennessee won that contest 70-53. The Tennessee raced…
ATLANTA (AP) - Aaron Nola allowed a run over eight innings, Odubel Herrera doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth and the Philadelphia Phillies survived a ninth-inning scare to beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night. Nola (3-3)…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Vols head football coach Butch Jones was in Chattanooga Tuesday, taking part in the ground-breaking ceremonies for Erlanger's new Children's Hospital Outpatient Center. As far as the UT football team goes, Jones says summer workouts are now underway. Said…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have placed right-hander Bartolo Colon on the 10-day disabled list with a strain in his left side. The move Tuesday comes one day after Colon allowed eight runs in 3 2/3 innings in an…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wide receiver Josh Smith has agreed to a deal that will allow the domestic assault charge against him to be dismissed once he performs community service and pays court costs. Smith was arrested last month…