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No. 7 Tennessee gets 2nd chance vs elite foe in Gonzaga

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee wants to capitalize on a second chance to beat an elite opponent as the Volunteers adapt to the higher expectations accompanying their Top 10 ranking. The seventh-ranked Vols (6-1) let a golden opportunity slip away two weeks ago when they squandered a second-half lead in …

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Johnson leads Chattanooga past Tennessee Tech, 71-60

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Jerry Johnson led a balanced squad with 14 points, Maurice Commander scored 13 and the pair combined for 7 of Chattanooga’s season-high 13 3-pointers and the Mocs defeated Tennessee Tech 71-60 on Saturday. Commander made 4 of 5 from distance, Johnson hit a trio of 3s, …

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Mayo’s career-best 40 leads E. Kentucky over Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Nick Mayo grabbed 12 rebounds and scored a career-high 40 points, including 13 straight in a game-changing second-half rally, and Eastern Kentucky beat Chattanooga 81-78 on Saturday night for coach A.W. Hamilton’s first Division I win. Mayo’s jumper with 6:44 to play capped his single-handed 13-0 …

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Houzah sparks Mercer to 13-9 victory over Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Stephen Houzah returned a punt 91 yards and one play later Tyray Devezin bulled in from the 1 for the winning touchdown as Mercer scored late to beat Chattanooga 13-9 on Saturday. Houzah set up Mercer’s first score when he returned a kickoff 73 yards to …

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UTC tops Charlotte 80-69, spoils Ron Sanchez’s debut

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jerry Johnson Jr. scored 18 points and Chattanooga spoiled Ron Sanchez’s head coaching debut with an 80-69 victory over Charlotte on Tuesday night. The 49ers closed within 62-55 after trailing by more than 10 for most of the second half and cut the deficit to seven …

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Baker Mayfield the New Face of Cleveland?

By: Bailey Biddle As we all know, Lebron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 offseason to join the Los Angeles Lakers.  During that same offseason, the Cleveland Browns had the number one overall draft pick in the 2018 NFL draft.  With the Browns needing a quarterback to set …

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Mocs Football Preview

By: Bailey Biddle The Chattanooga Mocs football team is coming off a major win for the program against a Samford team that was ranked number 17 in the FCS and is now 4 and 0.  The Mocs continue to feed off of Bryce Nunnelly monstrous games and still leads all …

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Browns Break the Curse by Tying?

By Bailey Biddle   The Browns had a lot of hype surrounding their 2018 season with drafting Baker Mayfield, Denzel Ward, and being featured on the show Hard Knocks, which allowed a behind the scenes look into the Browns offseason.  They also landed free agent Jarvis Landry that was probably …

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