Rick Nyman

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Gunner Stockton passed for three touchdowns, Nate Frazier ran for three scores and No. 3 Georgia overwhelmed Tennessee State 63-3 on Saturday. The temperature was 101 degrees at kickoff and the heat likely was a factor in some fans leaving Sanford Stadium at the end of the first quarter when the Bulldogs already led 28-0. Georgia coach Kirby...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler struck out nine in six sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 41st home run and the Philadelphia Phillies pulled within four games of the first-place Braves in the NL East with a 4-2 victory over Atlanta on Saturday night. Luis Arraez had two hits and an RBI for the two-time defending division champion Phillies,...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Keelon Russell accounted for 335 yards and a touchdown, and No. 13 Alabama opened the season with a 48-10 victory over East Carolina on Saturday. Russell, a sophomore making his first career start after beating out Austin Mack during training camp, ran for 86 yards and a score. He also threw for 249 yards, including 130...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jesús Luzardo never pitched into the ninth inning over his first 149 career starts and had to block out the exhilaration he felt on the mound when he finally got that chance. The Phillies’ All-Star left-hander walked to the mound to a roaring ovation and with his warmup music — usually played in the first inning —...

(utsports) – After a convincing 56-9 victory over Furman to open the 2026 campaign, No. 20/18 Tennessee will hit the road for the first time this season Saturday night for a primetime matchup against Georgia Tech at historic Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Volunteers’ defense had a strong showing in its first game under new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and will look to...

Leaders of the Southeastern Conference will meet Thursday to discuss whether to take the extraordinary step of kicking LSU out of the league in the wake of an ugly feud over first-year coach Lane Kiffin’s effort to field several players who signed contracts with NFL teams as undrafted rookies last spring. On Tuesday, the SEC amended the federal lawsuit it filed...

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The College Football Playoff announced Tuesday that it will open discussions with broadcast partner ESPN about potentially doubling the tournament to 24 teams. “The CFP has decided to move forward in its evaluation of potential playoff expansion to 24 teams by beginning a media rights discussion with ESPN,” the CFP said. “This does not represent a decision or...

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Mocs had a chance to beat a ranked team on Saturday, but their offense couldn’t find the end zone in a 24-9 loss to 12th ranked Tennessee Tech. Mocs coach Rusty Wright remains optimistic saying “we have an opportunity to have a good football team.” Categories: Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – UTC Mocs

ATLANTA (AP) — Junior Caminero hit his 39th home run, one of four homers by Tampa Bay, and the Rays beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Tuesday night. Freddy Peralta (8-11) allowed just one run in six innings to win his third straight start. He is 3-2 since being traded from the Mets at the trade deadline and has given...

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The hotdogs were flying out of the concession stands at the Lookouts Erlanger Park on Tuesday since it was 25-cent hot dog night. Too bad the ball was flying off the bats of the Trash Pandas. Rocket City belted four homers in defeating Chattanooga 11-6. Austin Hendrick and Ruben Ibarra homered for Chattanooga. It was Ibarra’s 21st dinger of...