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Spain seems to suit Mac McClung just fine. The Gate City native and three-time NBA Slam Dunk Champion McClung was named FIBA Europe Cup MVP for the month of October. …
With the NCAA adopting a new 5-in-5 eligibility model over the summer, East Tennessee senior goalkeeper Sam McGee has a fifth year of eligibility available. Instead, McGee plans to hang …
Basquet Girona played in its first-ever FIBA Europe Cup today, and Gate City’s Mac McClung had a pivotal role in Girona winning the encounter, defeating Dinamo Bucharest 87-75. McClung poured …
Mac McClung is about to embark on his first season playing pro ball internationally, with Basquet Girona set to begin its 2026-27 campaign on Sunday against Ucam Murcia. The game …
Stay ready so you can be ready. It’s a common mantra in sports at just about any level. Looking back, Kassie Estep knows she wasn’t ready for the rigors of …
Former East Tennessee State running back Jacob Saylors has made the official 53-man roster for the Detroit Lions. With the Lions dealing David Montgomery to Houston, that opens the door …
Teddy Gaines ran his way out of Kingsport, to the pinnacle of college football at Tennessee, all the way to the NFL. Now the defensive coordinator at Tusculum, which faces …
By MIKE ROBERTS Cut day in the NFL has come and gone and the Tennessee Titans, like every team, trimmed down their roster to 53 players. Considering that the Titans …
By MIKE ROBERTS On Tuesday night, Gate City’s own Mac McClung competed as the top seed in the DUNKMAN World Championship in Atlanta with $500,000 on the line. Wow, that’s …
Record-setting running back Thomas Jones is the subject of a new documentary series. Ceremony, which specializes in investigative documentary work in the world of sports, spotlights Jones at the beginning …
