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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Camden Orth threw three of his four touchdowns in the final seven minutes of the game, including a 4-yarder to Jamarii Robinson with 11 seconds remaining, and Chattanooga rallied for a 42-38 win in a wild finish on Saturday. ETSU (3-5, 1-3 Southern) had scored 21 …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans fired Brian Callahan on Monday after a 1-5 start to his second season, making him the first NFL head coach ousted this season. Chad Brinker, the Titans’ president of football operations, said team officials had extended conversations with controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk and general …

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Peyton Kramer celebrated his birthday with three touchdowns and 190 receiving yards in Tarleton State’s 52-24 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday. Kramer averaged 27.1 yards on seven receptions. The Texans (5-0) scored on several long plays in taking a 31-14 halftime lead. Victor Gabalis and Peyton …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Camden Orth accounted for five touchdowns, A.J. Little and Markell Quick added TD returns and Chattanooga beat Stetson 63-0 on Saturday night. Orth rushed for 118 yards on 11 carries with three touchdowns and threw for two more scores. Little returned a punt 59 yards for …

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When No. 6 Georgia clawed its way back from three deficits against No. 15 Tennessee on Saturday, coach Kirby Smart got the answer he was looking for. “We feel our team has a certain identity,” Smart said after the Bulldogs’ 44-41 …

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault and finally smiled.It was over.The climb is complete. The rebuild is done. The Oklahoma City Thunder are champions. The best …

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cam Ward talks so much that Tennessee coach Brian Callahan asked the rookie if he needed to wait until the Titans quarterback stopped before calling a play during practice.The answer?Nope. Ward listens even while talking. The rookie then …

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers aren’t celebrating. The Oklahoma City Thunder aren’t panicking. The NBA Finals scoreboard is what it is — Pacers 2, Thunder 1 — going into Game 4 of the best-of-seven title series on Friday night. Everybody can count to …

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Tennessee is moving forward without quarterback Nico Iamaleava, and coach Josh Heupel said Saturday he had a simple message to the remaining Volunteers. No one is bigger than the Power T, including the coach himself. Even now in the different landscape that is …

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton’s own D stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer. …