Vols basketball coach Rick Barnes joined the Big Orange Caravan stop on Wednesday in Memphis. Tennessee hasn't played Memphis on the hardwood since 2013. Barnes says he hopes to revive the rivalry, especially since the Tigers have named Tubby Smith…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama coach Nick Saban has dismissed highly rated junior college transfer Charles Baldwin from the team. Saban announced the decision on Thursday in a one-sentence statement, citing a violation of unspecified team rules. Baldwin transferred from…
Bleacher Report claims Vols legend Peyton Manning wants to coach at Tennessee now that he has retired from the NFL. During a Big Orange Caravan stop Wednesday in Memphis, UT coach Butch Jones wouldn't say if Peyton has job coaching…
ATLANTA (AP) - Williams Perez allowed only two hits and one run in eight innings, Freddie Freeman homered and the Atlanta Braves finally claimed just their second home win by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Wednesday night. Perez (1-0),…
(GoMocs.com) The Chattanooga Mocs softball team beat Western Carolina 11-3 in the opening day of the Southern Conference Championship in Greensboro, N.C. Freshman Amanda Beltran led the squad with six RBI, a single-game SoCon Tournament record. "I'm so proud of…
The Mocs basketball team is getting some more size. 6'10 Makinde London has announced he plans to transfer from Xavier to Chattanooga. Earlier this spring, London said he wanted to transfer in order to be closer to home. He's originally…
Even Vols basketball coach Rick Barnes has high expectations for the Tennessee football team this fall. Barnes and football coach Butch Jones were in Nashville Tuesday for the Big Orange Caravan tour. When addressing the crowd, Barnes said he was…
ATLANTA (AP) - Adam Morgan allowed only one run in seven innings, Mikael Franco homered and the Philadelphia Phillies held off Atlanta 3-2 on Tuesday night to extend the Braves' home misery. Morgan (1-0) matched the longest start of his…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) What a scene at Notre Dame on Tuesday afternoon as the school had five athletes sign college scholarships. The party of five had a signing celebration. Davian Wheeler signed to play basketball at Bryan College. Tyler Byrd signed basketball…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The CFC open their 2016 season this Saturday as they travel to Birmingham. The Chattanooga Football Club advanced to the NPSL championship game last season before losing to the B-team of the New York Cosmos. While the CFC will…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with six of their 10 draft picks, including Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry. The Titans announced the deals Monday, the day their rookie class reported for work for the…
ATLANTA (AP) - Zack Greinke allowed two runs in six innings, Brandon Drury hit a homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Friday night. David Peralta had three hits and…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Martin Truex Jr. will start on the pole Saturday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Truex turned a lap of 190.921 mph in the final round of qualifying Friday night, earning…
ATLANTA (AP) - Channing Frye scored a career playoff-high 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers kept up their 3-point barrage Friday night, pulling away in the closing minutes for a 121-108 victory over the Atlanta Hawks and a commanding 3-0…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a multi-year extension for tight end Delanie Walker going into the final season of his current contract. The Titans announced the deal Friday. ESPN reports it's a two…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Central high school forward Ryan Montgomery will join the college basketball ranks next year. Montgomery signed a scholarship on Friday to play college hoops at Lee University. Purple Pounders head coach Rick Rogers says the 6'5 Montgomery is one…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - NASCAR announced a new format for the All-Star Race at Charlotte on Friday that will feature two 50-lap segments followed by a 13-lap shootout in which a portion of the field will be on fresh…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - One day after becoming the first team to agree to terms with its first-round draft pick, the Atlanta Falcons have become the first team to sign all their selections. The Falcons on Wednesday signed safety…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Vols basketball coach Rick Barnes was on the Big Orange Caravan Stop on Thursday in Chattanooga. Tennessee went 15-19 during his first season last year. The Vols were a bit undersized, playing some games where the tallest player in…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) During the Big Orange Caravan stop in Chattanooga on Thursday, Vols Athletic Director Dave Hart announced that season ticket sales for football are on a record pace. Now Coach Jones hopes to deliver on a record-setting year. We had…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - NASCAR has decided that Talladega Superspeedway won't be an elimination race in next year's championship Chase. The Alabama track swapped its date with Kansas Speedway in the most significant change to the 2017 schedule released…
The Vols Big Orange Caravan kicked off Wednesday in Atlanta at the College Football Hall of Fame. No doubt Coach Jones hopes to be back in Atlanta the first of December for the SEC Championship game. One of the hot…
NEW YORK (AP) - Steven Matz allowed two hits over 7 2/3 innings in his latest stellar start, Lucas Duda hit two of the Mets' four home runs, and New York won six straight series for the first time in…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with safety Keanu Neal, the team's first-round pick from Florida. Neal, the No. 17 overall pick in last week's NFL draft, is the only…
NEW YORK (AP) - Braves right fielder Nick Markakis has left the team because of a family emergency. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said before Wednesday's game against the Mets that Markakis had headed home to Maryland. The veteran is expected to…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed one the dozens of claims in the Title IX lawsuit filed against Tennessee while denying the rest of the school's motion to dismiss. The school filed a motion in March to…
The Mocs football team has taken an off-season hit. All SoCon defensive back Dee Virgin has been kicked off the team. Virgin was dismissed after being arrested for stealing a MacBook tablet from a fellow student. Police viewed surveillance tape…
NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Wisler wiped out the New York Mets with eight innings of one-hit ball and Mallex Smith hit a rare Atlanta homer off a scuffling Matt Harvey, sending the Braves to a 3-0 victory Tuesday night.…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Mocs athletics held one of their biggest and likely most entertaining fund-raisers Tuesday with the Porky's Open golf tournament at Council Fire. Most of UTC's head coaches participate in the event, and even former Mocs quarterback Jacob Huesman chipped…
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Alabama quarterback Jake Coker is among 16 undrafted rookie free agents to agree to terms with the Arizona Cardinals. Coker was 14-0 as a starter for the Crimson Tide team that won the College Football Playoff…
NEW YORK (AP) - David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Lucas Duda hit home runs in the first inning as the Mets teed off, sending Bartolo Colon and New York over the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Monday night for their ninth…
NEW YORK (AP) - The last-place Atlanta Braves have reshuffled their roster, making seven moves while trying to boost a punchless lineup. The Braves announced the changes before visiting the New York Mets on Monday night. Right-hander Mike Foltynewicz was…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Following the NFL Draft on Saturday, former Mocs quarterback Jacob Huesman was invited to try-out for the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend. Huesman will get three days to try and impress the team enough that they'll want to bring him…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Four Auburn football players have been arrested on misdemeanor drug charges. Auburn police Capt. Lorenza Dorsey said Monday that Byron Cowart, Carlton Davis, Ryan Davis and Jeremiah Dinson were arrested Saturday on charges of second-degree possession…
Chattanooga, Tennessee -- Bellhops, a Chattanooga-based tech-enabled moving company, has added former Atlanta Brave great, Ryan Klesko, to the inaugural Homers for Heroes roster. Though he won’t be competing in the home run derby, Klesko will be taking batting practice…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have declined to pick up the fifth-year option for guard Chance Warmack, giving the 10th overall draft pick in 2013 the chance to convince them he should stick around after this season. The…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have taken LSU linebacker Deion Jones in the second round of the NFL draft to shore up a pass rush that's been among the NFL's worst over the last three years. Jones…
The New Orleans Saints took former Ridgeland high school star Vonn Bell late in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday. The Saints made Bell the 61st overall pick in the draft. The Ohio State safety gave up…
The Tennessee Titans used their third pick in the second round of the NFL Draft to take Alabama running back and Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry. Now Henry will team up with DeMarco Murray in the Titans backfield. The Titans…
The Titans have their quarterback of the future in Marcus Mariota. Now they may have their offensive lineman of the future to protect Mariota. The Titans introduced Michigan State's Jack Conklin Friday at team headquarters. He was the team's first…