Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart believes Derek Dooley improved Tennessee football during his three-year tenure as the Volunteers’ coach. Dooley just didn’t improve the Vols enough to keep his job. The 44-year-old Dooley was fired Sunday after posting a 15-21 record that lacked wins over ranked opponents and Southeastern Conference foes. Dooley was 4-19 in SEC games and 0-15 against Top 25 teams. Tennessee (4-7, 0-7 SEC) is 1-14 in the SEC over the last two years. Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney will coach the Vols’ season finale. Dooley had four years left on his contract, which includes a $5...

E.J. Singler scored 22 points and Oregon dominated Vanderbilt in a 74-48 victory Friday night in college basketball. Kyle Fuller scored 17 points to pace the Commodores (1-1), who lost Coach Kevin Stallings to an ejection with 15:57 to play after he was whistled for a pair of technical fouls. Kedren Johnson added 14 points for Vanderbilt. Vandy will host Davidson Thanksgiving day at 1pm on Thunder Radio. The Vanderbilt Commodores ended years of frustration at the hands of their in-state rival Tennessee with one of their best football victories in decades. In-state rival Tennessee had won 34 of...

CCHS Basketball Schedule 2012-2013 Date Opponent Location 11/13/12 Tue Ezell Harding (Hall of Fame Game) Antioch 11/17/12 Sat Eagleville (Hall of Fame Game) Eagleville 11/19/12 Mon Cannon County Woodbury 11/20/12 Tue Grundy County Home 11/27/12 Tue Shelbyville Home 11/29/12 Thu Lincoln County Fayetteville 12/4/12 Tue Franklin County Winchester 12/7/12 Fri Smyrna (at 6:30) Smyrna 12/11/12 Tue Tullahoma Tullahoma 12/14/12 Fri Lincoln County Home 12/17/12 Mon Franklin County Home 12/18/12 Tue Shelbyville Shelbyville 12/20/12 Thu Smoky Mt Classic Tourn-Girls vs. TBD Gatlinburg 12/21/12 Fri Smoky Mt Classic Tourn-Girls vs. TBD Gatlinburg 12/22/12 Sat Smoky Mt Classic Tourn-Girls vs. TBD Gatlinburg 12/28/12...

Last night the Coffee County basketball teams got the season started playing at Ezell-Harding. The Lady Raiders dropped their game in a close one 43-40. Ginny Clayborne led Coffee County with 12 points. In boy’s play the Raiders played tough but fell to Ezell-Harding 71-60. Lance Crismond had a great night scoring 29. Both teams will play at the Eagleville TSSAA Hall of Fame games on...

The Westwood Rockets defeated the Moore County 42-28. Carlos Medina led the Rockets with 15pts followed by Jakota Alexander and Sigmund Duke with 8pts each. Coach Will Pannell said, “The boys fought hard and came out with a well earned victory”. I know the entire team needed a win after a string of losses that were due to some of the guys not being eligible for grades. We have some tough games in the next few weeks leading up to the DRVC...