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New UTC softball coach hopes to keep more talent in Chattanooga
New UTC softball head coach Donald Pickett has "a lot of pride" about his alma mater, and he's eager for Chattanooga to keep its homegrown talent from local prep programs.

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Tide offense, Vols defense vastly improved compared to last season
Tennessee senior safety TJ Metcalf is from Birmingham and has a cigar strategy in place should the Volunteers defeat Alabama for a third straight time inside Neyland Stadium.

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Georgia’s first game as new No. 1 is Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry
Georgia showed the depth of its ground game during a close win at Alabama last week. Still, the Bulldogs should benefit from the return of their lead back as Auburn visits Saturday.

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Texas-Florida rematch not quite the showdown it might have been
Three weeks ago, the Texas-Florida matchup looked like a college football blockbuster.

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Game 4 of AL Championship Series postponed after rainy night in Cleveland
Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians was postponed because of rain Friday night.

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Defense could dominate WNBA Finals between Dream, Valkyries
Kayla Thornton knows every basket in the WNBA Finals will be tough to come by, given how much her Golden State Valkyries and the opposing Atlanta Dream take pride in making stops.

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Shea Ralph has taken Vanderbilt from surprise team to true contender
Going into her sixth season as Vanderbilt women's basketball coach, Shea Ralph has the Commodores right where she is most comfortable: chasing championships.

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Hawks aim to keep pace in Southeast Division that should be tougher
The NBA has six divisions, and five sent at least one team to the second round of last season's playoffs. Not the Southeast, though.

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Young Grizzlies face uphill climb in star-studded Southwest Division
Victor Wembanyama's ejection in the NBA playoffs might have shifted public opinion a bit for the San Antonio Spurs superstar.

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Watch: Alabama at Tennessee, Knox Catholic at McCallie | Chattanooga area football games | TFP 6-Pack
This week's Chattanooga area football games.