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SportsCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Quinn Johnson scored both of the goals that mattered Thursday afternoon as the Chattanooga Mocs came from behind to beat ETSU 3-1 at Max Finley Stadium in Chattanooga and grab sole possession of third place in the Southern Conference. The Buccaneers took…
SportsCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tennessee baseball fans in Chattanooga will have to wait another week to see the Vols at Erlanger Park. The university said Thursday that Sunday's fall exhibition against Kennesaw State is off because of the bad weather in the forecast, and the game…
From HERE KnoxvilleKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee expects to have its top runner in Knoxville when the Vols come off their open date. Head coach Josh Heupel said Wednesday that running back DeSean Bishop should be in good shape to face No. 9 Kentucky at Neyland Stadium. Bishop…
From HERE SpartanburgSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Rain in the Sunday forecast has pushed the South Carolina and Duke fall baseball exhibition in Spartanburg up by one day. The Gamecocks and Blue Devils will now meet at Fifth Third Park on Saturday, Oct. 31, with first pitch at 1…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gamecocks junior Joyce Edwards is one of 20 players on the preseason watch list for the 2027 Cheryl Miller Award, which goes to the best small forward in Division I women’s basketball. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Dream host Golden State in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday, with a 12:30 p.m. ET start at State Farm Arena, a workday tipoff the team’s owners have publicly blamed on the league. In a letter to fans…
From the HERE City National DeskATHENS, Ga. — Georgia men’s basketball tips off its season Monday night at Stegeman Coliseum against North Carolina Central, the first step in a push for a third NCAA Tournament bid in a row. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Coach Mike White enters…
From the HERE City National DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State will put up the money, facilities and NIL backing its next football coach needs, according to a letter to fans released Wednesday under the names of Boo Corrigan, the athletics director, and Chancellor Kevin Howell, days after the school fired…
From the HERE City National DeskGREEN BAY, Wis. — Two teams coming off losses meet Thursday night at Lambeau Field, where the Carolina Panthers try to stay above .500 against a Green Bay Packers club that has its own list of injuries to manage. Carolina arrives on a short week…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday hit UCF with a $100,000 fine after a group of Knights fans aimed chants at BYU and its sponsoring Latter-day Saints church before last Saturday’s football game in Orlando, which UCF won in overtime. The league…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has given up his ownership stake in Polymarket, saying NFL rules no longer let players hold a piece of prediction-market companies. Barkley said the league briefs players ahead of every season on which endorsements and investments…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — With the World Series decided, Major League Baseball moved into its offseason Thursday, and the calendar between now and December is packed because a labor shutdown could stop the hot stove cold. Players with at least six years of service became…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee would count roughly 120,000 more students as economically disadvantaged, and send more money to the districts that teach them, under a change recommended this week by the committee that reviews the state school funding formula. Members of the TISA Review Committee signed off Wednesday on the…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's private school voucher program has grown to about 35,000 students this school year, and new records show the awards are bunched in a small number of mostly affluent communities while large parts of the state see few or none. The General Assembly approved 35,000 Education Freedom…
Business
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The first big private housing project in the Foundries District will break ground next month on a lot just north of Erlanger Park, the new home of the Chattanooga Lookouts. The plan is a six-story building with approximately 287 apartments. A 550-space garage will go up nearby…
Business
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Tennessee Aquarium is putting $5 million into an on-site animal hospital at its downtown Chattanooga campus, a project leaders announced Tuesday along with a new program to train veterinarians and vet techs. Construction will fill the whole mezzanine level of the River Journey building, and the…
From the HERE City State Desk
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority is in discussions with the Trump administration over how a $120 billion South Korean pledge for American nuclear power will be spent, and Tennessee is on the short list of states that could land one of the new reactors. TVA chief executive Mike…
Politics
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga City Council voted Tuesday to buy new software meant to keep closer watch on the city's vehicle fleet, about two months after an internal audit turned up more than $1 million in auto parts purchases that were never properly approved. The resolution signs the city…
Politics
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A zoning change sought for the land under two popular Southside bars is off the table after the Chattanooga City Council voted without dissent Tuesday night to withdraw it. The request covered properties that hold Southside Social and Whiskey Cowgirl, both under the same owner. The owner…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With Election Day set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, the 4 percent state sales tax on food has become one of the clearest dividing lines among the people asking Tennessee voters to make them governor. Every major candidate now says some version of yes to ending the tax,…
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