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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 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 National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Ernie Johnson, the host who has anchored Inside the NBA since 1990, said Wednesday that the 2026-27 season will be his last at the desk. Johnson, 70, shared the decision in a video on social media and stressed that it was his…
From the HERE City National DeskPHOENIX, Ariz. — Phoenix’s first turn hosting the NCAA Women’s Final Four pumped $71.5 million into the Arizona economy, researchers at Arizona State’s Seidman Research Institute concluded. The results were released Wednesday. Researchers surveyed out-of-state fans in person at the April 3 and April 5…
From the HERE City National DeskBOSTON, Mass. — Roughly three of every four retired NFL players who died from 2008 through 2023 had the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a population-wide estimate released Wednesday by a Boston University-led research team. The researchers put the figure at 74.5%. CTE,…
Events
SALE CREEK, Tenn. — The Hamilton County Fair marks its 75th year when it opens Friday, Nov. 6, at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek, and this time the opening day doubles as the dedication of a brand-new Tennessee state park next door. The fair runs three days and wraps up…
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…
Politics
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Voters in Chattanooga and the rest of Hamilton County turned out early in big numbers this fall. When early voting closed Thursday, Oct. 29, the county had logged 69,587 early and absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, the Hamilton County Election Commission reported, or about…
Health
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Erlanger Health has now given away more than 4,000 free gun locks this year, roughly twice the target it set for 2026. Staff at Children's Hospital at Erlanger in Chattanooga marked the milestone Friday, Oct. 30. The hospital system had aimed to hand out 2,026 locks to…
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