CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The NFL awarded Super Bowls to Atlanta, Miami and Los Angeles, three cities that made significant financial investments in new stadiums or recently upgraded an existing one. Atlanta will host the game in 2019, followed by…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey says offensive lineman Byron Bell will miss the season after dislocating his left ankle on the Titans' first day of organized team activities. Mularkey said he did not know the full extent…
(utsports.com) The Southeastern Conference and ESPN announced the date and matchups for the 2017 SEC/Big 12 Challenge, presented by Sonic, Tuesday. Tennessee hosts Kansas State at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Tip times and specific TV network designations…
(GoMocs.com) The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team added to the 2016 signing class. Coach Matt McCall announced Monday the addition of Iowa transfer Andrew Fleming. Fleming has to sit out the 2016-17 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules and is…
NEW YORK (AP) - Draymond Green has been fined $25,000 but not suspended by the NBA for kicking Oklahoma City's Steven Adams in the groin. The league also upgraded the foul to a flagrant 2, which would have resulted in…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have invested deeper into their already important June draft by acquiring left-hander Brian Matusz and the 76th pick in the draft from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league pitchers Brandon Barker and…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Baylor softball team is getting ready to make what seems to be their annual trip to Murfreesboro to battle for a state championship. And it seems the Red Raiders seldom leave the 'Boro empty handed. They've won four…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Vic Beasley Jr. is learning a new position for his second season with the Atlanta Falcons. Beasley, the Falcons' 2015 first-round pick from Clemson, spent most of his rookie season as a defensive end. With…
(Press release) The 13th Annual Tennessee-Georgia All-Star Football Classic, presented by Great Clips, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday June 4 at Chattanooga Christian School in Chattanooga. Tennessee defeated Georgia 38-14 last June at McCallie School in Chattanooga. It was…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a deal with offensive tackle Jack Conklin, the eighth overall pick in the draft. The Titans announced the deal Monday. The 6-foot-5, 308-pound Conklin started 38 of the…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Freddie Freeman homered twice and drove in four runs and Nick Markakis also hit a home run to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. It was a rare…
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Rain washed out all track activity Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which will now try to cram it's All-Star weekend into one day. The steady showers forced NASCAR to call off the scheduled Sprint Showdown, a…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart announced Friday that Tennessee football's season opener against Appalachian State has been moved ahead two days to Thursday, Sept. 1. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Gregory Polanco homered and tripled, John Jaso collected three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled by the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Thursday night. Polanco hit a two-run shot to left-center in the second off Mike Foltynewicz (1-2)…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Stewart-Haas Racing has signed Kevin Harvick to a long-term contract extension, ending speculation that the 2014 Sprint Cup champion wanted to leave. The team announced the signing on Thursday, two days after Harvick sniped on social…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Atlanta Braves removed infielder Erick Aybar from the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after getting a chicken bone stuck in his throat. Manager Brian Snitker said Aybar arrived at PNC Park Thursday…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The CFC hung on to beat Reading United 4-1 on penalty kicks on Wednesday night in a U.S. Open Cup match at 'Fort Finley'. Chattanooga had plenty of shots on goal during regulation, but they couldn't convert. Neither team…
Steve Spurrier may not be throwing his visor anymore since he has retired, but he can still throw some zingers. At the Regions Pro-Am golf tournament in Birmingham on Wednesday, Spurrier was asked if he would like to be the…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Julio Teheran allowed five hits in 7 2/3 crisp innings and the Atlanta Braves gave Brian Snitker his first victory as interim manager with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Teheran (1-4) struck…
WJHL TV in Johnson City reports that the September 10th football game between Tennessee and Virginia Tech at the Bristol Motorspeedway is sold-out. 150-thousand tickets have been sold. Once the game kicks off, it will set the new college football…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Gregory Polanco doubled three times and the Pittsburgh Pirates ruined Brian Snitker's debut as interim manager of the Atlanta Braves with a 12-9 victory Tuesday night. John Jaso, Andrew McCutchen and Francisco Cervelli had three hits each…
Ooltewah, TN-(WDEF) The Honors Course in Ooltewah has hosted four USGA amateur events since opening in 1983. And this July, they'll make it five with the U.S. Junior Amateur. The nation's top young golfers will certainly be tested by the…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have fired manager Fredi Gonzalez, who couldn't survive the worst record in the majors. Braves general manager John Coppolella confirmed the firing of Gonzalez, in his sixth season. The numbers for the Braves are…
MONROE, La. (AP) - Alabama offensive lineman Cam Robinson and reserve defensive back Laurence Jones have been arrested on drug and weapons charges. Ouachita Parish Sheriff's records show Robinson and Jones were cited Tuesday for the misdemeanor charge of carrying…
(GoMocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team added kicker Victor Ulmo to the 2016 recruiting class, head coach Russ Huesman announced today. Like the Mocs starting kicker Henrique Ribeiro, Ulmo is a native of Sao Palo, Brazil, who…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee is ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Athlon Sports 2016 Preseason College Football Top 25, as announced on Monday by Athlon Sports. Athlon has also picked UT to win the SEC East. Six…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Matt Joyce homered among his three hits and drove in three runs, Gregory Polanco had three hits and three runs scored, and Jon Niese pitched six effective innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 victory…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have waived quarterback Zach Mettenberger, making space to sign four players who earned jobs after trying out during rookie minicamp. Mettenberger, a sixth-round draft pick out of LSU in 2014, is 0-10 in…
ATLANTA (AP) - As he awaits word on Atlanta's bid for to host a Super Bowl, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank says construction of the team's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium is on schedule to open in June, 2017. NFL owners will…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Edinson Volquez pitched seven effective innings, Alcides Escobar had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 to open a six-game homestand Friday…
(Go.Mocs.com) The Chattanooga Mocs softball team's season ended after battling through its two games on the third day of the Southern Conference Championship, beating ETSU 6-3 before dropping a 9-6 contest to Furman. UTC finishes the year 30-29 and 7-11…
The Titans opened their rookie mini-camp on Friday, and joining the new guys was former Mocs quarterback Jacob Huesman. It's basically another audition for Huesman. He got a try-out with Pittsburgh last weekend, but the Steelers did not offer him…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Georgia defensive lineman Chauncey Rivers has been dismissed from school following his third arrest on marijuana charges. The dismissal, announced by Georgia on Friday, was automatic based on the school's student-athlete drug policy. DeKalb County jail…
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Kevin Harvick has won the pole at Dover International Speedway after rain wiped out qualifying Friday. Harvick will start first in Sunday's Sprint Cup race because he posted the fastest lap of 165.145 mph in the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Central softball coach LeeAnne Shurette has taken the Lady Pounders to the state tournament three times since becoming the head coach in 20-10, and her family has literally been by her side the whole way. Shurette's father Jerry is…
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Tony Stewart suffered his first serious hit since his return from a back injury during a three-car wreck at practice Friday at Dover International Speedway. Danica Patrick's No. 10 dumped oil on the track, spun and…
ATLANTA (AP) - Cameron Rupp hit a three-run double with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 after blowing a four-run lead on Thursday night. Rupp had been 3 for 22 on…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina State baseball coach Elliott Avent didn't travel for a series at Louisville after being bit by a venomous snake. Athletics spokesman Fred Demarest told The Associated Press a copperhead bit Avent on the right…
(GoMocs.com) The Chattanooga Mocs softball team fell to Mercer 7-4 on the second day of the Southern Conference Championship in Greensboro, N.C. UTC's matchup with ETSU has been delayed to Friday due to rain and inclement weather. Sophomore Cori Jennings…
(GoMocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team won a school-record 29 games, claimed an 11th Southern Conference Championship and advanced the NCAA Tournament for an 11th time in the DI era. Coach Matt McCall announced the 2016 signing class Thursday…