You can't miss hearing LSU head coach Ed Orgeron at SEC media days. That deep, booming, bayou accent. His players love imitating it. Said receiver D.J. Chark:"If we are in a football setting, he'll be like, Hey! Hey DJ! What's…
Hoover, AL-(WDEF) This is the time of year where hope springs eternal in college football land. Monday marked the start of SEC Media Days, and after failing to reach last year's lofty expectations, the Vols came to Hoover, Alabama, with…
The CFC took care of business to close out the regular season. They won their final two games to make the playoffs, and earn a home playoff game. The CFC opens post-season action Tuesday night as they entertain Nashville, a…
LSU coach Ed Orgeron knows beating Alabama is a priority for him, and every other coach that has been at the helm in Baton Rouge. The Tigers have lost the last six meetings in an SEC West rivalry that produced…
Even SEC football coaches occasionally make an embarrassing pocket dial on their cellphone. Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said shortly after the birth of his daughter on Saturday, he was walking out of restaurant after getting some food for his wife…
(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Andy Wilkins hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, and Randy LeBlanc allowed just three hits over six innings as the Chattanooga Lookouts beat the Tennessee Smokies 6-1 on Friday. The home run by…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Daniel Murphy's one-out RBI single in the 10th inning capped the Washington Nationals' 5-4 comeback victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Adrian Sanchez led off the 10th against Ian Krol (1-2) with his first major…
SPARTA, Ky. (AP) - Kyle Busch set a track record to earn his first Kentucky Speedway pole before thunderstorms shortened NASCAR Cup Series qualifying on Friday. Busch, a two-time winner of Saturday night's 400-mile race, clocked 190.282 mph in the…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Bartolo Colon has agreed to terms on a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins. The 44-year-old with 235 career victories was designated for assignment last Thursday by the Atlanta Braves, a day after a loss to…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) With the SEC Media Days set to start on Monday, we thought we'd get a jump start on previewing the Vols. WGOW Sport Talk hosts 'Quake' Scott McMahn and 'Cowboy Joe' Varner, along with veteran Times Free Press columnist…
SPARTA, Ky. (AP) - Matt Kenseth wants to race next year but says he has no job lined up and likely has no future at Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth is the 2003 champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner. He is…
(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Yasiel Balaguert doubled and singled, and Preston Morrison allowed just three hits over six innings as the Tennessee Smokies defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 2-1 on Thursday, snapping the Lookouts 8-game winning streak. Dillon Maples struck…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Baylor swimmer Trey Freeman is back home after winning two 18-under national championships last week in Indianapolis. With his sizzling times in the 200 and 400 meter freestyle, Freeman has qualified to compete against the top young swimmers in…
(gomocs.com) UTC Interim Director of Athletics Scott Altizer announced Chuck Merzbacher as the new men's tennis head coach today. Merzbacher brings 28 years of NCAA Division I men's and women's head coaching experience to the UTC program. Merzbacher served most…
(CFC release) Chattanooga, Tennessee (July 6th, 2017)– Chattanooga Football Club, in a joint announcement with Asheville City Soccer Club, are pleased to announce the first annual derby between the two cities, to be played Wednesday, July 19th, 7:30 pm at…
ATLANTA (AP) - George Springer drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Josh Reddick and Marwin Gonzalez each had three RBIs and the streaking Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4 on Wednesday night. Houston has won four…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts extended their wining streak to eight games after defeating the Tennessee Smokies by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday night. Chattanooga (54-29), came out swinging, as they got on the board in the bottom of the…
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State University is suing former assistant football coach Bob Shoop for breach of contract, alleging he owes the university nearly $900,000. According to the lawsuit filed in June, Shoop was required by contract to…
(gomocs.com) UTC head softball coach Frank Reed is in Oklahoma City this week, serving as an assistant coach with the Mexican National Women's Team. They are competing at the USA World Championships (July 5-9). Following this week's competition, the team…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee basketball program released the non-conference portion of its 2017-18 schedule Wednesday. Major-conference opponents for the Volunteers include 2017 national champions North Carolina as well as Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Iowa State. In their…
ATLANTA (AP) - Jose Altuve homered and drove in four runs, Josh Reddick hit a grand slam and the Houston Astros pounded the Atlanta Braves 16-4 on Tuesday night. Showing why they're the major leagues' best team at 57-27, the…
(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Jonathan Rodriguez hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 14th inning, as the Chattanooga Lookouts defeated the Tennessee Smokies 6-5 on Tuesday. Nick Gordon scored the game-winning run after he hit a single…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The CFC stayed alive for the playoffs with a dominating 7-0 win over Georgia Revolution in their regular season home finale on Tuesday at Finley Stadium. The game was delayed nearly thirty minutes for weather, but that didn't slow…
Hixson, TN-(WDEF) 2017 Soddy Daisy grad Eli Christman has become one of the top young skeet shooters in America. He just returned home after a tremendous showing at the National Junior Olympic Championships. Tuesday afternoon Christman gave us a skeet-shooting…
Braves fans don't have to wait any longer for Freddie Freeman's return. He's back in the lineup tonight against Houston, and he'll be playing third base. Freeman has been sidelined since May 17th after breaking his wrist when he was…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) In Saturday's loss to Nashville, the CFC's Danny Whitehall had an amazing goal. Luke Winter popped the ball in the air, and instead of a header, Whitehall simply lifted his right leg backwards, and thumped the ball in the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF)The CFC have just two games left in the regular season. They're home finale is Tuesday night at 7:30 against the Georgia Revolution. Chattanooga has four wins, two losses, and four ties on the season, so they can't afford anymore…
Chattanooga professional boxer Ryan Martin remained undefeated in his career on Friday night. He beat Marcos Jimenez by unanimous decision in a ten round bout from Indio, California. With the victory, Martin improves his record to 19-0 with 11 knockouts.
(press release) INDIANAPOLIS, IN- After Trey Freeman claimed the 18 & Under National Title in the 200 meter freestyle on Wednesday evening, he followed that up that up with another 18 & Under National Championship in the 400 meter freestyle…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won his first pole in nearly four years and will lead the field to the green flag in what could be his Cup finale at Daytona International Speedway. Earnhardt turned a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga has established a 12-member search committee to help identify candidates for its athletic director position. The committee is chaired by Debbie Ingram, Chattanooga's faculty athletics representative and head of the physical therapy department. Other committee…
Chattanooga native Ryan Martin gets the boxing national spotlight Friday night on ESPN2. He'll face Marcos Jimenez in a lightweight bout at ten o'clock. The two fighters had their weigh-in on Thursday afternoon at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in…
ATLANTA (AP) - Right-hander Bartolo Colon has been designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves, one day after the 44-year-old right-hander dropped to 2-8. Pitching for the first time since going on the disabled list with a strained left oblique…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Five-time Brickyard 400 winner Jeff Gordon will lead the field into the race one more time next month - as the pace-car driver. Gordon competed in each of the first 23 races on the historic 2.5-mile oval…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason has indefinitely suspended the three Commodores football players who were involved in an incident that resulted in two of them getting shot. Mason announced Wednesday that the three players have been suspended…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The CFC suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday at Fort Finley as they lost 2-1 to Memphis City. Chattanooga took a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute when Jon Finlay hit Felipe Antonio right in front…
(press release) INDIANAPOLIS, IN- On Wed., June 28th Baylor Swim Club / Baylor School athlete Trey Freeman claimed the 18 & Under National Championship in the 200 meter freestyle at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships / World Championship Trials.…
HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) - Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry is set to test his golf game against the pros. The Web.com Tour said Wednesday that Curry, coming off his second NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors, will play in…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NASCAR has suspended yet another crew chief for Kyle Busch. Engineer and interim crew chief Ben Beshore will miss Saturday night's race at Daytona because the No. 18 team had two unsecured lug nuts at…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---From the moment Tre McLean ’16 walked on campus in 2013, he brought a through-the-roof work ethic. That work leads to his next step heading to Las Vegas joining the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Summer League. McLean transferred…