The Chattanooga Mocs are 10th after 36 holes at the Shoal Creek Invitational. The squad shot 1-over 289 over the first 18 today before posting 297 in the afternoon.   The trio of Lake Johnson, Etienne Brault and Will Porter led the early effort carding even-par 72s. Luke Long added a 73 to the team total with Phillip Hickam’s 75 serving as the drop score.   Long ... (click for more)

The Hixson girls soccer team beat Sequatchie County Monday night 2-1.   It was 1-1 at the half.   Morgan Dupree and Mollie Bishop scored for Hixson.  Hixson keeper Sydney Rigler had 10 saves.  Hixson hosts Ooltewah on Thursday for senior night.  Hixson is now 6-3 overall and 3-0 in the district.  GPS beat Harpeth Hall 2-0 to remain undefeated ... (click for more)

Prosecutors said Monday that there were six photos on the phone of Derek Morse of guns tied to the murder of three people at a Lookout Valley trailer park. However, defense attorney Dan Ripper said the phone should have been checked out years ago - not on the eve of the trial. He said he got the photos last Monday - the day before jury selection began. Prosecutor Lance ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Department of Education announced the new Opportunity Zone team that officials said "will ensure every student is post-secondary ready." The schools in this zone are: Brainerd High, The Howard School, East Lake Middle Academy, Dalewood Middle, Orchard Knob Middle, Barger Academy of Fine Arts, Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy, Clifton Hills ... (click for more)

This Sunday, as has been widely reported, the Tennessee Titans and the Seattle Seahawks both chose to remain in their respective locker rooms during the playing of the National Anthem at Nissan Stadium.  Besides the fact that the NFL game operations manual has a rule regarding player behavior during the playing of the National Anthem which requires them to stand at attention ... (click for more)

In mid-November of 2015, the Missouri football team very unwisely went on strike. A black student had refused to eat until a list of racially-based demands were met. Some on the football team were sympathetic and it quickly morphed into the biggest catastrophe in the annals of higher education. The university would lose hundreds of millions, athletic donations dropped 72 percent, ... (click for more)