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Mocs Advance to Southern Conference Title Game

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Malachi Smith had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Chattanooga rolled past Wofford 79-56 in the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament on Sunday. Darius Banks had 17 points for Chattanooga (26-7). David Jean-Baptiste added 14 points. Silvio De Sousa had 12 points. Click here to …

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Ledford leads Chattanooga past E. Tennessee St. 83-77

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Grant Ledford had a career-high 25 points as Chattanooga topped East Tennessee State 83-77 on Wednesday night. That secures UTC winning the Southern Conference regular season title.Ledford made 7 of 10 3-pointers. Malachi Smith added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Mocs (23-7, 13-4 …

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Banks leads Chattanooga over Furman 64-58

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Darius Banks scored a season-high 24 points as Chattanooga defeated Furman 64-58 on Saturday. Malachi Smith added 20 points for the Mocs. Smith also had nine rebounds and seven assists.David Jean-Baptiste, who was second on the Mocs in scoring coming into the contest with 15 points …

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Zeigler leads No. 19 Tennessee over Vanderbilt 73-64

By AL LESAR Associated PressKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler came off the bench to score 16 points and No. 19 Tennessee weathered a furious second-half rally, beating Vanderbilt 73-64 on Saturday night.The Volunteers (18-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) ,led by as many as 16 points early in the second half. …

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Covid-19’s Effect on Winter Olympics

By John Coleman BEJING (mocnews.com) Beijing’s Winter Olympics have felt the effect of COVID-19. Competitions leading up to the Olympics were cancelled, training sites shut down and curlers forced into isolation. One thing the curlers have missed out on is their social culture                                                                                                                                                  Celebrations such as this from the 2018 …

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Smith scores 18 to lead Chattanooga past Wofford 71-60

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Malachi Smith had 18 points and seven rebounds as Chattanooga topped Wofford 71-60 on Wednesday night. David Jean-Baptiste had 13 points for Chattanooga (17-4, 7-1 Southern Conference), which earned its fourth straight victory. Darius Banks added 12 points. A.J. Caldwell had six rebounds.Wofford totaled 23 first-half …

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Chattanooga Mecum Car Auction

By Jake Sullivan Chattanooga (mocsnews.com)- The Mecum auction came to Chattanooga this weekend to show off for the Motorcar Festival. The festival is held at the Chattanooga Convention Center after the featured race of multiple cars through the downtown street of Chattanooga.             Jordan Chafi, a guest at the auction …

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