Lindsey Young is a sports writer at the Chattanooga Times Free Press who started work at the Chattanooga News-Free Press 24 years ago. He covers the Northwest Georgia prep beat and NASCAR. Lindsey's hometown is Ringgold, Ga., and he graduated from Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School. He received an associate's degree from Dalton Junior College (now Dalton State) and a bachelor's degree in communications from UTC. He has won several writing awards, including two Tennessee Sports Writers Association Prep Writer of the Year awards. Lindsey is married to Christine and has two children, Nicholas and Cody, and one step-daughter, Lacey. In addition to being an all-around sports fan, he is an avid bowler with five career 300 games and a high series of 801. Contact Lindsey at 423-757-6296 or lyoung@timesfreepress.com.
Talk basketball with Lamont Paris, and it's clear the things that excite him about the sport are the most simple.
by Lindsey Young 2 hours agoScoring won't be the key in this game. So what will?
by Lindsey Young 2 hours agoIt's early in the Southern Conference schedule, but this could be a major stepping-stone for the Mocs if they actually have turned the corner.
by Lindsey Young 2 hours agoKatie Burrows has been saying all season that her University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team could help itself immensely with better shooting.
by Lindsey YoungLamont Paris doesn't typically put more emphasis on one game over another, but the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball coach couldn't help but admit Wednesday's 72-59 home win over Wofford carries some serious weight.
by Lindsey YoungComing off Saturday's 28-point win against Mercer, the Wofford Terriers are on the rise in the Southern Conference, but they're also 0-5 on the road this season.
by Lindsey YoungUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga running back Ailym Ford added to a growing list of accomplishments Wednesday when he was named to the 2019 Phil Steele Freshman All-American first team.
by Lindsey YoungWofford vs. UTC on Wednesday night at 7 at McKenzie Arena.
by Lindsey YoungThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football released the 2020 football schedule today, featuring an opening-week game at FBS-level Western Kentucky and five home games.
by Lindsey YoungFind a good leader and a basketball team becomes a more complete unit. Lack one and it can fall apart.
by Lindsey YoungThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball team rebounded from a disappointing loss to Furman in a big way Saturday at McKenzie Arena. The Mocs improved to 11-6 overall and 2-2 in the Southern Conference with a scoreboard-busting 105-67 win over Samford.
by Lindsey YoungThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team saw a halftime lead evaporate in the third quarter, leading to a 49-41 Southern Conference loss at UNC Greensboro on Saturday.
by Lindsey YoungBoth teams are coming off tough losses.
by Lindsey YoungThe Mocs and Spartans have had distinctly different starts, though each began Southern Conference play with a win Thursday.
by Lindsey YoungThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team broke an 11-game losing streak as Lakelyn Bouldin scored a game-high 22 points in a 59-52 win in its Southern Conference opener at Western Carolina Thursday night.
by Lindsey YoungWhat goes up must come down.
by Lindsey YoungIf there is a silver lining in what has been a forgettable start to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball season, it's that none of it really matters.
by Lindsey YoungThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announced this week that the athletic program set an all-time academic high this past semester with an overall grade point average of 3.197, bettering the 3.178 mark from last spring.
by Lindsey YoungA strong fourth quarter offensively and a couple of defensive tweaks helped lead Baylor past rival McCallie.
by Lindsey YoungDefensive details pushed the Mocs to a road win that left coach Lamont Paris pleased.
by Lindsey Young