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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 …
Mac McClung is headed to Spain. The Gate City native best known for being back-to-back-to-back winner of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest agreed to terms with Basquet Girona on Thursday. …
It’s been a busy offseason for Corbin Laisure. The former standout high school athlete at Sullivan East and Science Hill got married in May. He’s been taking classes and working …
All signs indicated that Gage Peterson would get chosen within the first 10 rounds of the MLB Amateur Draft. Peterson didn’t have to wait that long; the Washington Nationals chose …
Ja’Kobi Gillespie is headed to the NBA Summer League. After getting selected in the second round of the NBA Draft last week, Gillespie will suit up for the San Antonio …
Ja’Kobi Gillespie learned his NBA destination on Wednesday. The Greeneville, TN, native was chosen by the San Antonio Spurs with the 42nd overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. As …
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College Baseball The transfer portal is officially open for baseball, but it doesn’t look as if Brogan Jones will be entering. The rising senior made an Instagram post with the simple …
By JOHN MOOREHOUSE Mac McClung is returning to the NBA. The Gate City native signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, who had an open spot on …
By JOHN MOOREHOUSE The tenure of Mac McClung with the Indiana Pacers proved to be brief. Nine days after McClung signed with last season’s NBA runners-up, the Pacers organization waived …
