Senior Lexi Stewart from the Class AAA state champion Soddy-Daisy High School girls' golf team has signed scholarship papers to continue her career at Tennessee Wesleyan College.

The four players in street clothes urged the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga crowd on its feet in the final minutes.

When the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team takes the field Saturday against Alabama, the Mocs will be seen in television markets from Miami to Sacramento.

Looking like they were ready for St. Patrick's Day, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wide receivers Blue Cooper, Clint Woods and Chris Pitchford stood together on the sideline in green no-contact jerseys during Tuesday's practice.

Before the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team pursues an 11th consecutive Southern Conference regular-season championship, the Lady Mocs have some point guard questions that must be answered.

Sophomore Ricky Taylor grabbed lunch in the cafeteria at the University Center on Monday.

The game plan going into last Saturday's home finale wasn't for Jare Gault to be a primary target for quarterback B.J. Coleman.

Lee University senior forward Christiane Christensen, a first-team NAIA All-American last year, was voted Southern States Athletic Conference women's soccer player of the year for 2009, and her twin, Linn Christensen, was defensive player of the year. They were among seven first-team All-SSAC players for the second-ranked and defending NAIA national champion Lady Flames, who won the league tournament championship Saturday by tying Auburn-Montgomery 0-0 and advancing with a 3-1 edge in penalty kicks. Another set of Lee sisters, Jamie and Jenna Achten, also made first-team All-SSAC along with Marina Lima, Kim Conrad and freshman goalkeeper Leah Wilson from Chattanooga Christian. Claire Lanter and Kristine Tuck were second-team choices, and the Christensens, the Actens, Tuck, Kristen Carbine and Kelli Lawson were SSAC all-academic picks. Teammate Molly Hoeweler was the Champion of Character honoree. Wilson made nine saves in Saturday's game for the Lady Flames (16-2-1), and then she blocked three PKs while the Christensens and Conrad made theirs. Wilson was named tournament MVP.

Christian Page scored 16 points and freshmen Mariah Lawrence and Takeya Day added 13 and 12 as Cleveland State won 72-70 in TCCAA women's basketball Saturday at Southwest Tennessee.

There's a lot of parity in the Southern Conference this season, but it's not at the top of the standings. Elon and Appalachian State have been the class of the league from the beginning, and both teams head into Saturday's game at Elon's Rhodes Stadium undefeated in conference play.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program last had a winning season in 2005. It hasn't finished .500 or better in the Southern Conference since 1998.

Sophomore Ricky Taylor is a shooting guard with near-perfect form that made him the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's leading scorer during its basketball trip to Canada and in its exhibition game Saturday against Tennessee Wesleyan.

Coming close or holding its own in defeat isn't good enough for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program, even after a one-win season in 2008.

Memphis dismissed former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Clemson football coach Tommy West on Monday morning, and Western Kentucky fired David Elson.

One thing Appalachian State's football team has done as well as anyone during its remarkable run this decade is capitalize on its opponent's mistakes.