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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Travis Harper II and Aaron Nkrumah had 17 points apiece in Tennessee State’s 70-64 victory against Chattanooga on Sunday. Harper had six rebounds for the Tigers (5-3). Dante Harris finished 6 of 11 from the field to finish with 15 points. The Mocs (4-4) were led …

Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had he been allowed to. …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Frison had 17 points in Chattanooga’s 109-59 win over Tennessee Wesleyan on Friday. Frison went 7 of 8 from the field (3 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Mocs (4-3). Billy Smith scored 15 points while going 6 of 10 (3 for 7 from …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Billy Smith had 18 points in Chattanooga’s 71-57 victory over North Alabama on Saturday. Smith also added five rebounds for the Mocs (3-3). Sebastian Hartmann scored 11 points while shooting 4 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc and added six rebounds. Tate …

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 …