Boys Region Tournament Semifinal Scores
Region 3-AA Central 66 Red Bank 52 Brainerd 63 Tyner 58 Region 3-A Marion Co 62 CSAS 59 Van Buren 60 Sale Creek 39 Region 3-AAA Bradley Central 78 White Co 66 Walker Valley 60 Cookeville 55 Region 2A Meigs…
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Vanderbilt Basketball Team Blows Out Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Wade Baldwin IV scored 17 points, and the Vanderbilt Commodores routed Tennessee 86-69 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win. The Commodores (19-11, 11-6) now have won six of seven and remain a loss behind No.…
Sprint Cup Driver Aric Almirola Wins BLT Contest at Food City in Hixson
Hixson, TN-(WDEF) It's not everyday you go to the grocery store and see a Sprint Cup Car parked out front. But at the Food City in Hixson on Tuesday, there was Aric Almirola's 43 car. Almirola was in town to…
Mocs Alicia Payne Named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year
SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Alicia Payne was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year by the league coaches, the SoCon announced Tuesday. She is joined on the all-conference list by three teammates. Payne…
Mocs Basketball Coach Matt McCall Wins SoCon Coach of the Year Honors
SPARTANBURG, S.C.---Justin Tuoyo, Tre’ McLean and Matt McCall are prominent in the Southern Conference postseason awards the league announced Tuesday. The Chattanooga Mocs grabbed two of the top mentions along with all-conference honors. Tuoyo repeats as the league’s Defensive Player…
Chattanooga Lookouts Plan to Extend Protective Netting at AT&T Field
The Chattanooga Lookouts plan to expand the protective netting at AT&T Field to the far end of each dugout. “Fan safety is a very important issue to us,” said Lookouts President Rich Mozingo. "By expanding the protective netting at AT&T…
Girls High School Region Basketball Scores
Region 3A Boyd Buchanan 54 Silverdale 40 Van Buren Co 73 Marion Co 38 Region 3AA Sequoyah 61 Tyner 33 McMinn Central 86 Loudon 60 Region 2A Midway 56 Meigs Co 54 Region 3AAA Bradley Central 48 Cookeville 30 Cumberland…
Mocs Clinch SoCon Title Outright With Victory Over VMI
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) - Tre' McLean had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Chattanooga clinched the Southern Conference title on Monday night with a 67-65 win over VMI in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Mocs (26-5, 15-3) outscored…
Brainerd Point Guard Kentrell Evans Ignites Panthers Offense
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Nobody fires up the offense for the Brainerd high school basketball team like point guard Kentrell Evans. With his speed and slick moves, the junior stand-out maneuvers around the big boys to get the Panthers rolling. Kentrell Evans is…
Russ Huesman Announces Changes to Football Staff
UTC football coach Russ Huesman announced recent changes and additions to the Mocs football coaching staff. Corners and Dimes coach Rod West has added the title of Recruiting Coordinator, while Adam Ross is the new offensive line coach and John…
High School Girls Region Tournament Basketball Scores
Baylor 51 Father Ryan 40 Boyd 54 Whitwell 36 Marion Co 62 Grace Baptist 60 Van Buren 68 CSAS 42 Silverdale 68 Hardy Memorial 66 OT Meigs Co 63 Wartburg 41 McMinn Central 109 East Ridge 56 Loudon 71 Red…
Kyle Busch Disqualified as Pole Winner in Atlanta After Car Fails Inspection
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Kyle Busch's car failed a post-race inspection and he has been disqualified as the pole winner for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race. The ruling leaves brother Kurt Busch as the pole winner. Kurt Busch ran strong…
Alabama Beats Lady Vols to Snap 42-Game Losing Streak to Tennessee
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Karyla Middlebrook scored 13 points and Alabama scored its last 14 points from the foul line to end a 42-game losing streak against Tennessee with a 54-46 victory on Thursday night, which also sent the Lady…
Mocs Basketball Team Set For Senior Day
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Mocs basketball team will say good bye to four seniors on Saturday as UTC plays their final home game of the season. Every senior wants to go out with a win, but for Chattanooga, a victory would also…
Georgia Helping Build New Home For Southern Football Player Injured Against the Dawgs in 2014
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Devon Gales, the Southern wide receiver who suffered a paralyzing neck injury during a September football game at Georgia, is returning to his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with the promise his family soon will have…
Vols AD Dave Hart Says He Trusts Butch Jones in Wake of Allegations Jones Called a Former Player a Traitor
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart held a news conference Thursday at the university, two weeks after a federal lawsuit was filed Feb. 9 in Nashville alleging that Tennessee mishandles assault complaints against athletes. Hart said he…
South Carolina Blows Out Tennessee 84-58
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Duane Notice had 17 points off four 3-pointers and South Carolina ran past Tennessee 84-58 on Wednesday night, matching the team's most victories in 10 years. The Gamecocks (23-5, 10-5 Southeastern Conference) built a 15-point lead…
Former Vol Drae Bowles Claims Butch Jones Called Him a Traitor For Helping Alleged Rape Victim
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Tennessee football player confirms he assisted a woman who said she had been raped by two other players and that he was later attacked by teammates and told by coach Butch Jones that he…
Boyd Buchanan Center Maddie Wright Works Hard to Achieve Lifelong Dream
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Boyd Buchanan center Maddie Wright helped carry her team to another district tournament title over the weekend. The Bucs imposing post player is driven by rebounds and a lifelong goal, which recently became a reality when Wright signed a…
Boyd Buchanan Coach Grant Reynolds Leaving For Job at Madison Academy
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Boyd Buchanan head football coach Grant Reynolds has announced that he's stepping down after spending twenty years at the school. Reynolds is leaving to take the head coaching job at Madison Academy in Huntsville. Reynolds spent ten years as…
John Schuerholz and Andruw Jones Going Into Braves Hall of Fame
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Braves president John Schuerholz and former Gold Glove-winning center fielder Andruw Jones will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame this summer. The Braves said Wednesday the two will be inducted in a luncheon on…
Vols Coaches Show United Front in Wake of Lawsuit Allegations
All sixteen Vols head coaches gathered for a press conference on Tuesday morning. They wanted to show a united front in response to a recent lawsuit that claims the school has violated title nine regulations for women and created a…
University of Tennessee Wants Reference to Peyton Manning’s Name Removed From Lawsuit
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee has filed a motion to strike a reference to Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning from a lawsuit that alleges the school has violated Title IX policies in its handling of sexual assault…
Vols Coach Rick Barnes Says Unfair Picture Being Painted of UT in Lawsuit
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rick Barnes says Tennessee coaches feel an unfair picture of the athletic department is being portrayed, two weeks after a group of unidentified women sued the school over its handling of sexual assault complaints made against…
All Vols Athletic Head Coaches Holding Joint Press Conference on Tuesday
Head coaches representing each of Tennessee's varsity athletics programs will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. ET in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio. Coaches scheduled to take part are Beth Alford-Sullivan (track…
Vols Kevin Punter Has Stress Fracture in Right Foot
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Kevin Punter Jr. has a stress fracture in his right foot, which likely will force the Volunteers to continue playing without their top scorer. Volunteers coach Rick Barnes announced the severity of Punter's injury…
Lady Vols Fall Out of Rankings For First Time Since 1985
Tennessee's 31-year run in the Top 25 is over. The Lady Vols streak of 565 consecutive weeks in The Associated Press women's basketball poll ended Monday as Tennessee fell out of the Top 25. The streak started Feb. 17, 1985.…
UTC Softball Team Gets Two Tough Wins Friday to Improve to 7-0
The Chattanooga Mocs softball team clinched two eight-inning wins in the first day of home action at the Chattanooga Spring Classic presented by Ruby Falls. UTC improves to 7-0. "In the first game, we pitched really well and played really…
Vols Baseball Team Opens Season With 8-4 Win Over Memphis at Chattanooga’s AT&T Field
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- In the Friday night opener of their 2016 season at AT&T Field, the Tennessee Volunteers jumped out to an early, five-run lead over Memphis and held on to take an 8-4 victory in Game 1 of the…
Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Junior Claim Victories in Can-Am Duels
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Kyle Busch won the second qualifying race Thursday night for the Daytona 500, but several contenders wrecked their prized cars in a last-lap accident. Busch was trying to hold off Jamie McMurray on the final…
Mocs Shoot a Sizzling 71 Percent in the First Half in Blowing Out VMI
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs scored a season-high 52 points in the first half to run away with an 85-59 win over visiting VMI. The victory is a program-record 24th in the regular season and is also the highest total in the…
Kentucky Beats Tennessee 80-70 For Their Fourth Straight Victory
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Jamal Murray scored 28 points, Derek Willis made seven 3-pointers for a career-high 25 and No. 14 Kentucky beat Tennessee 80-70 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory. Sixteen days after blowing a 21-point lead…
Lady Vols Hold Off Ole Miss 57-51
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kortney Dunbar made two critical baskets in the last two minutes Thursday night as No. 24 Tennessee rallied to beat Mississippi 57-51 after blowing a nine-point, fourth-quarter lead. Dunbar hit a layup to put the Lady…
Vols Baseball Team Set to Open Their Season Friday in Chattanooga Against Memphis
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The University of Tennessee baseball team opens their regular season Friday afternoon in Chattanooga. The Vols will take on Memphis in a three-game series at the Lookouts AT&T Field. First pitch Friday is at five o'clock, while the two…
Howard Coach Mark Teague Leaving For Job in Louisiana
Howard head football coach Mark Teague is leaving after two years with the Hustlin' Tigers. He's taking the head job at Bolton High School in Alexandria, Louisiana. The move will allow Teague to be closer to his fiancee, who is…
UTC Women Drill Samford 53-30 Despite Zero Points From Star Center Jasmine Joyner
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior Queen Alford led the Mocs to a 53-30 win over Samford Wednesday night in Southern Conference women’s basketball action at the McKenzie Arena. Chattanooga improves to 19-7 overall and 10-2 in…
Ringgold Girls Basketball Team Feeding Off Passion of Coach Stockburger
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF) When Margaret Stockburger retired a few years ago as the head basketball coach at Northwest Whitfield, she thought she was done with coaching. Then she took a job at her alma mater Ringgold, coaching the girls middle school…
Vols Quarterback Josh Dobbs Not Playing Baseball This Spring
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs isn't planning to play baseball for the Volunteers this season after briefly working out with the team during its preseason. Vols baseball coach Dave Serrano said Wednesday that Dobbs had worked out…
Former Vols OL Mack Crowder Arrested on Charge of Enticing Teen For Sex
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a former University of Tennessee football player is accused of trying to entice a 14-year-old girl for sex in Florida. Pinellas County Sheriff's officials said in a release Wednesday that 23-year-old Mackenzie "Mack"…
Red Bank Wrestling Team Enjoying Resurgence This Season
Red Bank, TN-(WDEF) The Red Bank wrestling team is enjoying quite a resurgence this year under head coach Shane Turner. The Lions had not won a state title in twenty years, and now they might win two this year. Red…