Chattanooga-(WDEF) McCallie and Calhoun closed out the CABC King of the Court Tournament on Monday night at UTC's Maclellan Gym. The tournament was played in honor of Martin Luther King. The top-ranked Blue Tornado jumped on top of the Yellow…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jaime Nared hit a tiebreaking jumper with 10.3 seconds left as Tennessee erased a 15-point, second-half deficit to beat No. 6 Notre Dame 71-69 on Monday night. The victory enabled Tennessee (11-6) to avoid its first…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) McCallie quarterback Robert Riddle has verbally committed to play college football at Mercer. Riddle completed 70-percent of his passes last season for 3,008-yards with 25 touchdowns in leading McCallie to the playoffs. He was also named a finalist for…
Could we see former Vols football Phil Fulmer back on Rocky Top as the University's athletic director? According to ESPN, Fulmer has emerged as a prime candidate to be Tennessee's new AD. Fulmer spent more than 30 years in Knoxville…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn says All-Pro receiver Julio Jones will play in the NFC championship game despite a lingering foot injury that limited him during a divisional-round victory over Seattle. Jones has dealt with…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has hired Charlton Warren of North Carolina to replace Willie Martinez as defensive backs coach. Tennessee said in a statement Monday that coach Butch Jones felt "extremely fortunate" to add someone of Warren's caliber to…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama is hiring Greg Byrne to replace retiring athletic director Bill Battle. The university announced Monday that Byrne, currently Arizona's vice president for athletics, will take over March 1. The hire needs approval from Alabama trustees.…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - 8th ranked Brainerd proved too much for district rival Central on Friday night beating the Purple Pounders 80-44. The Panthers raced out to a 28-6 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Keyshun Bradley…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) When the first high school basketball rankings of the season came out this week, McCallie got the number one tag in Division two. And they played like the number one team on Friday night beating Pope John Paul II…
(press release) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Tennessee's Jason Croom and Malik Foreman will compete in the 2017 Tropical Bowl on Sunday, Jan. 15, at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium. The Tropical Bowl is a premier FBS Division I level College Football…
The Vols basketball team has lost three in-a-row going into their match-up Saturday night against Vanderbilt. Vols forward Admiral Schofield says the team needs to do a better a job of bringing the intensity from practice to the actual games.…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama left tackle Cam Robinson, cornerback Marlon Humphrey and wide receiver ArDarius Stewart are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft. The trio announced their decisions on Friday, four days after the Crimson Tide…
(gomocs.com) UTC football coach Tom Arth put the finishing touches on his first staff this week. Jonathan Cooley is the new defensive backs coach, Demarcus Covington takes over the outside linebackers and Ryan Aplin is the wide receivers coach. Scott…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF) It's hard for the Bradley Central-Cleveland wrestling rivalry to get much bigger, unless of course they meet as the top two teams in the state. The Bears are number one, while the Blue Raiders are number two, even…
The Vols football team has welcomed five mid-year enrollees, including freshman offensive lineman Trey Smith. The five-star recruit was a big get for Vols coach Butch Jones. 24-7 Sports ranks Smith as the 25th best recruit in the nation for…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Madinah Muhammad scored 21 points Thursday night as Mississippi defeated Tennessee 67-62 to beat the Lady Volunteers for the first time since 1996 and end a 28-game losing streak in this series. Ole Miss (13-4, 2-2…
HERMITAGE, Tenn. (AP) - Cookeville will remain the site of the Tennessee high school state football championships for at least the next four years. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association voted Thursday to keep the BlueCross Bowl state championship games…
Could former Mocs offensive coordinator Jeff Durden wind up on Rocky Top? According to media reports in Knoxville, Durden interviewed to be Tennessee's new quarterbacks coach. UT is looking for an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after Mike DeBord left…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The highest scoring team in the nation entered McKenzie Arena last night in the Citadel, but the Bulldogs sure didn't look the part. The Mocs defense clamped down on the Citadel to secure an 83-73 victory. The Citadel rolled…
(press release) ATLANTA – With the opening of SunTrust Park, the Atlanta Braves will unveil several tributes throughout the ballpark to team icon and baseball legend Hank Aaron. The displays will pay homage to the many facets of Aaron’s storied…
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee has left to join Randy Edsall's staff at Connecticut. Lashlee agreed to a three-year contract with a base salary of $350,000 to be offensive coordinator, UConn said Wednesday. Lashlee spent the…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---Johnathan Burroughs-Cook’s season-high 20 points led four in double figures in an 83-73 Southern Conference win over The Citadel. Thirteen of the 20 came in the second half. Burroughs-Cook was joined in double digits by Casey Jones, who tallied…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Grant Williams scored 15 points and Robert Hubbs III and Lamonte Turner added 12 each as Tennessee fell to South Carolina, 70-60, on Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee (8-8, 1-3 SEC) shot just 32.7 percent in…
ATLANTA (AP) - Virginia and Georgia will open the 2020 season in Atlanta's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The matchup in the annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game will be played on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Georgia leads the all-time series with Virginia 9-7-3,…
We get a rematch in the NFL playoffs on Saturday as the Falcons host the Seahawks. Seattle edged Atlanta by two points back in October winning 26-24. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll may not be too excited about the rematch, since…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Tennessee guard Detrick Mostella has a court date later this month after being cited on a misdemeanor charge of possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia. Tennessee announced Tuesday that Mostella was dismissed from the team. The…
SEATTLE (AP) - The Mariners have made yet another trade, acquiring right-hander Shae Simmons and outfielder Mallex Smith from the Atlanta Braves for left-handed pitching prospects Luiz Gohara and Thomas Burrows. Seattle completed the deal with the Braves on Wednesday.…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) In a battle of unbeaten district teams, Cleveland beat East Hamilton 79-71 on Tuesday night at East Hamilton high school. The contest was tied at 36 at halftime. Blue Raiders finally managed to stretch the lead a little bit…
(utsports.com) Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Tuesday that junior guard Detrick Mostella has been dismissed from the program. “I’ve always been very clear about the standards that members of this program will be held to,” Barnes said. “Those standards…
AUGUSTA, Ga.(press release) – Today the USGA, Masters Tournament and the PGA of America officially launched the 2018 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship by announcing the local qualifying schedule for the program’s fifth year. The schedule includes dates and locations…
The Mocs returned a veteran basketball team this season, but it could have been very different. Three of UTC's seniors could have left the program. Justin Tuoyo, Tre McLean, and Casey Jones had all earned their degrees. They could have…
Last year's national title game between Bama and Clemson was a dandy, and the rematch proved just as thrilling Monday night, as the Tigers edged the Tide in the final *second* to win the national championship. When Alabama quarterback Jalen…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that NASCAR driver Carl Edwards is retiring. Joe Gibbs Racing has scheduled a pair of news conferences Wednesday in which Edwards is expected to announce…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE -- The University of Tennessee announced today that Rock Gullickson has been named director of strength and conditioning. A veteran of 39 years of coaching experience in strength and conditioning, including 17 in the NFL, Gullickson spent the…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama tailback Bo Scarbrough fractured a bone in his lower right leg in the national championship game. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Tuesday that Scarbrough's injury won't require surgery and that he's expected to fully…
(WDEF) - Alabama coach Nick Saban will be shooting for his fifth national championship in eight years when the Tide faces Clemson on Monday night in the national championship game in Tampa. Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari marvels at Saban's…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Wofford lived up to their three-point shooting reputation Thursday night against Chattanooga hitting 10 of 19 behind the arc. But many of those three's came after the Terriers fell behind by double digits thanks to a…
Vols receiver Josh Smith is expected to miss all of spring practice after undergoing surgery to repair two groin tears. Smith has struggled with groin injuries during his UT career. He tweeted out: Need prayers.. in a lot of pain…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alabama and Clemson are back at the College Football Playoff championship game, and ready for a rematch. The Crimson Tide landed about noon on Friday at Tampa International Airport. The Tigers weren't far behind , touching…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mercedes Russell had 15 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks Thursday as Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt 70-57 for its sixth consecutive victory. Tennessee (10-4, 2-0 SEC) led 23-7 in the opening seconds of the second quarter and…