Which format should the (fingers-crossed) reported golf match with Phil, Tommy, Tiger and Peyton have: Best ball, scramble, alternate shot or some of each?

Michael Houge, a versatile 6-foot-7 senior for Chattanooga Christian this past basketball season, has committed to Mars Hill University, an NCAA Division II program in the hoops-crazed state of North Carolina.

Kevin Spain had booked his flight weeks ago. The former assistant sports editor of the Times Free Press would fly to Nashville from his home in the Washington, D.C., area, then drive to Chattanooga this past Sunday for one of his favorite events of the year: The annual selection party for the McDonald Farm System fantasy baseball league.

All things were not created equal even before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in abrupt unemployment for some and not for others.

On the surface, allowing NCAA Division I spring sports participants another year of eligibility seems like a win-win situation for college programs and the student-athletes whose seasons - and careers in some cases - ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The NFL is gearing up for a normal season and playoffs - with two additional wild-card teams in the chase for the Super Bowl.

The NHL has extended its guideline for players and staff to self-quarantine until April 15, and it is possible the coronavirus pandemic could push that date back even further.

There are actually a couple of sports-related TV options today, and a bit of promise for sports viewing in the immediate future.

Long before ever meeting Jimmy Wigfall, I felt like I knew him. Like so many people who grew up in the Sequatchie Valley, I certainly knew of him.

When the Braves earned Atlanta its first professional championship in a major sport with the 1995 World Series crown, they did so following a shortened regular season of 144 games.

Trion High School principal Bryan Edge and athletic director Jason Lanham announced the hiring of one of Georgia's top prep assistant coaches to fill the program's head coaching position.

The countdown clocks have been reset and are ticking again for the Tokyo Olympics.

The NCAA will permit Division I spring sports athletes - such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players - who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic to have an additional year of eligibility.

The annual Sunbelt Bakery Ironman 70.3 in Chattanooga has been postponed, according to the event's official website.

Almost all of us can agree that the cancellations around the sports world have been life-changing.

But what if this novel coronavirus stubbornly refuses to recede enough for the Mocs and other college football teams to play come September or October?

Former UTC men's basketball coach Will Wade will be featured prominently Tuesday night on HBO, and it's not expected to be a flattering role.

Kentucky, Auburn, Duke, Florida State and East Tennessee State were among the men's college basketball programs that were just days away from learning their starting destinations in the 2020 NCAA tournament.

Greg Hopkins II had planned to spend the past four weeks eating lean meat and vegetables in preparation for his fourth mixed martial arts bout as a professional.

Dalton State College was a No. 1 seed for this year's NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament after setting a program record with 27 regular-season victories and winning the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament.

Drew Williams was supposed to be entering this AAU season - perhaps the most important of his young career - with the goal of having the type of spring and summer that would put him on the radar of major colleges across the country.

University of Kentucky standout John Rhodes prepares the same way for each baseball game.

Dozens of rows of boxes, stacked high and ready for delivery, stretch throughout much of the warehouse inside Sports Spectrum on Highway 58.