JUST IN: South Side Wins State Championship
This video is no longer available. MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- South Side Boys Basketball team wins the Class AA State Championship against East Nashville in double overtime.
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South Side Returns to the State Championship
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Revenge is a dish best served cold. "It feels great. Those kids have been working hard all season," said South Side head coach Damonn Fuller. For the second straight year, South Side's boys basketball team advances to…
South Side Boys Basketball Heads to State
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- South Side Boys Basketball are playing in the Class AA State Championship in Murfreesboro, Saturday. They take to the court at 6:00 p.m. and will be playing against East Nashville. Last night the boys beat Christ Presbyterian…
JCS Soccer Standout Signs with FHU
NORTH JACKSON -- Freed-Hardeman University is getting a new goalie from Jackson, next year. Andrew Macdonald, a senior and team captain of Jackson Christian School soccer team inked an athletic scholarship with FHU on Friday. Macdonald was joined by Coach…
Jackson Christian School Selects New Head Coach
NORTH JACKSON -- Jackson Christian School selected a new head football coach, Friday. Todd Roland will be the new head football coach of the Eagles. Roland comes to Jackson Christian after decades of success at Boyd-Buchanan School in Chattanooga. Roland…
No. 21 UConn sweeps No. 19 Memphis with 72-53 win
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Niels Giffey scored a career-high 24 points, hitting six 3-pointers, as No. 21 UConn finished off a season sweep of 19th-ranked Memphis by routing the Tigers 72-53 Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic…
Kilpatrick's 21 lead No. 13 Cincinnati, 61-58
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Sean Kilpatrick scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Justin Jackson added 14 points as No. 13 Cincinnati escaped with a 61-58 victory over Central Florida in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament on…
Titans sign former Chargers QB Charlie Whitehurst
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has signed quarterback Charlie Whitehurst to a multi-year contract in a deal that reunites him with Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt. The 31-year-old Whitehurst spent the last two years in San Diego, where Whisenhunt worked as…
Middle Tennessee tops ODU 62-48, advances in C-USA
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Neiko Hunter scored 16 points to lead No. 3 seed Middle Tennessee past sixth-seeded Old Dominion 62-48 in a quarterfinal game of the Conference USA tournament on Thursday. Middle Tennessee (24-8) will face Tulsa (19-12)…
NCAA approves SEC request for replay in postseason
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference will use experimental instant replay rules during its conference baseball tournament in May. The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee approved the SEC's request to use replay Wednesday. Two other conferences - the West Coast…
No. 5 Louisville routs Rutgers 92-31 at American
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Chris Jones scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half, and fifth-ranked Louisville routed Rutgers 92-31 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The Cardinals (27-5) have won three straight…
Henry County Trustee out of Rehab
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Henry County trustee who allegedly threatened a sheriff has finished his time in rehab. David Stone allegedly threatened Sheriff Monte Belew through 11 text messages and threatened his political opponent Randi French through Facebook. Stone…
SEC gauntlet begins across league this weekend
Most of the powerful baseball programs in the Southeastern Conference have cruised through the early portion of their schedule nearly unscathed. That's probably going to change this weekend. The league's 30-game conference schedule begins on Friday with several marquee series,…
Stiggers has 19 to lead Houston past No. 25 SMU
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Jherrod Stiggers scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and Houston upset No. 25 SMU 68-64 in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament Thursday. The Cougars (17-15), who will face either No. 5 Louiville or…
No. 22 Middle Tennessee women top UAB 69-59
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Ebony Rowe scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 22 Middle Tennessee, the top seed in the Conference USA tournament, to a 69-59 win over eighth-seeded Alabama-Birmingham on Thursday. Rowe had five…
Moore leads Rutgers past South Florida 72-68
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - J.J. Moore scored 13 points, including the final two free throws after grabbing a key offensive rebound, as Rutgers defeated South Florida 72-68 in the opening game of the inaugural American Athletic Conference Tournament on Wednesday…
Al Woods leaves Steelers, signs with Titans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a multiyear deal with former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Al Woods. Woods had been with the Steelers since getting claimed off waivers in November 2011. He had eight…
