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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports WriterTennessee has hired UCF athletic director Danny White as the Volunteers’ new athletic director just three days after the firing of football coach Jeremy Pruitt and athletic director Phillip Fulmer’s retirement.Chancellor Donde Plowman announced the hiring Thursday, noting Tennessee handled this search with urgency. …

By Joseph Chambers CHATTANOOGA, TENN (mocsnews.com) Lebron James just won his 4th NBA Championship in his 17th season in the league so what is next for “King James” and his pursuit for greatness. James is 35 years old and still showing no sign of weakness as he dominates the league …

By Joseph Chambers CHATTANOOG, TENN (mocsnews.com) The New Orleans Saints intercepted Tom Brady twice in his Tampa Bay debut, Alvin Kamara scored touchdowns  for the Saints, and the Saints beat the Buccaneers 34-23 on Sunday, September 13. Brady’s interceptions had an immediate impact on the field as they both ended …

From gomocs.com The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team will play at Western Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 24, head coach Rusty Wright announced today.  It is the lone game on the Mocs’ 2020 fall schedule following the Southern Conference’s decision to explore playing league games in the spring of 2021.“We will …

From gomocs.com The Southern Conference Council of Presidents announced Thursday that the league will not have fall league competition due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for non-conference contests at each institutions’ discretion. It is the intention of the SoCon to move the fall sports’ regular-season …

By MARTHA BELLISLE, RACHEL LA CORTE and ADAM GELLER Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Undertaking the most sweeping efforts yet to contain the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, authorities banned large gatherings in the hard-hit Seattle area and San Francisco and closed Seattle’s schools Wednesday, while the NCAA announced it will hold …

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Utah’s scheduled game at Oklahoma City was postponed Wednesday night and the NBA suspended its season a few minutes later after a Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. The player is star center Rudy Gobert, according to a person …

By Bailey Biddle The Lady Mocs women’s basketball team ended the season on a high note that fans and players will remember for a while.             The women’s team ended the season on a five-game win streak to tie for first place in the Socon. The Lady Mocs finished (10-4) in …

By Bailey Biddle             The six-foot five middle school pitcher had a passion for baseball throughout his childhood, but something else was calling his name. The same middle schooler sprung up like a rocket to six-foot ten inches going into his freshman year of high school. Then he was introduced to …

By Laura Dolejs CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.— As the Chattanooga Lookouts gear up for the 2020 baseball season, approval of Major League Baseball’s proposal to cut 42 Minor League teams, means this could be the Lookouts final season in Chattanooga. Chattanooga player Alfredo Rodriguez signs a fan’s jersey during the Lookouts’ home …