The former Auburn and NBA Star, the late Lee DeFore, will be one of eight to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 13. Born June 3, 1943 in Atlanta, DeFore played collegiately at Auburn…
Jose Mujica (1-1) had a stellar outing for the Biscuits (13-10) going seven innings an surrendering just one run on five hits to help secure a 5-1 win over the Birmingham Barons (9-15) Sunday afternoon at Riverwalk Stadium. Mujica's performance…
MARLON HUMPHREY The Baltimore Ravens have made it clear this offseason that their No. 1 priority is fortifying the back end of the defense. Shunning a trade offer for the No.…
The Biscuits (11-8) won their third-straight series of the year, 5-2, against the Mississippi Braves (9-11) thanks to Braxton Lees' second home run of the year and a three run-shot by Riley Unroe Wednesday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Yonny Chirinos(1-0)…
Maria Sharapova returned to professional tennis on Wednesday after a 15-month doping ban, completing a one-hour training session on an empty center court less than 10 hours before her first competitive match since January 2016. Handed a much-debated wild card,…
The Montgomery Biscuits (10-8) suffered their eighth loss of the season, 3-2, against the Mississippi Braves (9-10) Tuesday morning at Riverwalk Stadium. Jose Mujica was phenomenal in his Riverwalk debut going seven innings and allowing just one run on one hit;…
JAYSON TATUM Jayson Tatum is leaving Duke after his freshman season to enter the NBA draft. The school announced Tatum's expected decision Wednesday in a Twitter post. Team spokesman Cory Walton says Tatum plans to hire an agent, which means…
Hendrick Motorsports says Dale Earnhardt Jr. will retire at the end of this season. Earnhardt is a 14-time winner of NASCAR's most popular driver award. He has 26 career Cup victories, and that includes a pair of wins in the…
Free-agent running back Adrian Peterson has reportedly agreed to a two-year contract with the New Orleans Saints. The Saints have not announced a deal, but Peterson tells ESPN in a statement that he's agreed to play in New Orleans. Peterson…
Police have closed off traffic outside a funeral home that will be the site of a funeral service for former NFL player Aaron Hernandez. The private service for family and friends is being held Monday afternoon in Bristol, Connecticut, where…
The Montgomery Biscuits (9-7) got their ninth win of the season, 2-1, against the Mississippi Braves (8-9) Sunday afternoon at Riverwalk Stadium. Mike Franco went seven scoreless innings and surrendered only two hits while striking out seven in a no-decision. …
Three Auburn softball players have been suspended indefinitely after they were arrested on marijuana-related charges. AL.com reports  that Haley Fagan, 22, Makayla Martin, 19, and Brittany Maresette, 19, were arrested Thursday morning at a home. Each was charged with second-degree…
Down 4-1, the Biscuits (8-6) exploded for eight runs in the eighth inning to stun the team that eliminated them from last year's postseason, defeating the Jackson Generals (9-5) 9-5 on Thursday night in West Tennessee. Montgomery sent Yonny Chirinos…
Aaron Hernandez's death in prison has been officially ruled a suicide. That determination comes from the district attorney's office in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Authorities say investigators found three handwritten notes next to a Bible inside the maximum-security prison cell where…
Massachusetts state police say they have launched an investigation into former NFL star Aaron Hernandez's death by hanging in prison. Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr., says detectives assigned to his office and the Department of Correction are investigating Hernandez's…
Alabama forward Braxton Key is declaring for the NBA draft after leading the team in scoring as a freshman. The school said Monday Key won't hire an agent, giving him until May 24 to decide whether to return next season.…
Kenya's Geoffrey Kirui (JOFF'-ree key-ROO'-ee) has won the Boston Marathon - his first marathon victory ever. Kirui outran Galen Rupp of the U.S. to take Monday's 121st running of the race in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 9 minutes,…
The Biscuits (5-5) blew an eighth-inning lead for the second-straight night and lost in heartbreaking fashion, 5-4, on Sunday night in the series finale to the Birmingham Barons. Brad Schreiber made a spot start for the Biscuits, who lost Brent…
Alabama safety Deionte Thompson has been arrested in connection with a spring break assault in Texas. Thompson was booked into the Tuscaloosa County jail Friday, according to the Sheriff's Department Web site. The listed charge was fugitive from justice. Galveston…
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has wept quietly in court after a jury announcement acquitting him of a Boston double slaying. The jury announced its verdict Friday in the 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro…
Hunter Wood (1-1) became the second Biscuits pitcher to dominate the Birmingham Barons in as many nights as Montgomery defeated their interstate rivals 4-1 on Thursday night at Regions Field. Wood, like Wednesday night's starter Brent Honeywell, went seven innings…
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn has hired former Tigers offensive coordinator Al Borges as an analyst. A spokesman confirmed the hire Wednesday night after it was first reported by ESPN. Borges spent four seasons as the Tigers' offensive coordinator, making his…
Ender Inciarte hit two home runs and Tyler Flowers had a go-ahead single in the ninth inning Wednesday night to help the Atlanta Braves break a five-game losing streak by rallying past the Miami Marlins 5-4. Miami's Giancarlo Stanton hit…
USA Baseball released its 40-player midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list on Wednesday, moving closer to naming the top amateur baseball player in the country. Presented in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation, the 40th Golden Spikes Award will be…
Finally, a banner moment at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs have raised their 2016 World Series championship flag, delighting a raucous crowd that waited through a rain delay for a moment more than a century in the making. Hall of…
