Rick Nyman

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Big 12 coaches unanimously agreed Thursday on their preference for a 24-team College Football Playoff, a scenario in which the conference would have had five playoff teams last season instead of only league champion Texas Tech like it did in the current 12-team playoff format. When the 16 coaches were informally polled about doubling the size of the...

BOSTON (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his fourth career grand slam and Chris Sale struck out eight in five innings against his former team as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Thursday. Acuña cleared the Green Monster after pinch-hitter Mike Yastrzemski — grandson of Red Sox great Carl Yastrzemski — drew a bases-loaded walk to...

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Boyd Buchanan’s Lesley Burton just won the state shotput title for the third year in-a-row.

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Lookouts edged Knoxville by a 3-2 final. The Smokies scored twice in the top of the first, but then Chattanooga tied it up in the bottom of the first on a two RBI double by Cam Collier. Lookouts later got the go-ahead run on a walk.

(utsports.com) – Despite battling back on multiple occasions, No. 20/23 Tennessee was unable to deliver the final blow it needed to defeat East Carolina, falling 7-3 in a 14-inning marathon in the opening game of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional on Friday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium.

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) We’ve heard how much Lookouts fans and officials like the new Erlanger Park.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tony Pollard has played his way into some very exclusive company in the NFL alongside Derrick Henry as the league’s only running backs to run for at least 1,000 yards each of the last four seasons. Going into his eighth NFL season, the Tennessee Titans running back thinks he has room for improvement. “The work ethic, everything that I’m doing...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Michael Harris II went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Friday night. Ronald Acuña Jr., who hit a grand slam in Thursday’s win in Boston for his first home run since April 24, put the Braves ahead on Friday with his 38th career leadoff homer. Reds right fielder Blake...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game two-hitter and defending-champion Texas advanced to the championship series of the Women’s College World Series, defeating Tennessee 4-0 on Monday in their second matchup of the day.

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Chattanooga weightlifter Olivia Reeves set multiple records on her way to winning Olympic gold in 2024. Now Reeves is ramping up her training again.