ATLANTA (AP) - Hawks center Dwight Howard is sidelined with a left quad contusion and was not in uniform for Atlanta's game Wednesday night against Milwaukee. Howard banged knees with Heat center Hassan Whiteside on Tuesday night in a win…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Jayla Chills scored a career-high 21 points as the Troy women’s basketball team defeated Belmont, 91-74, on Wednesday at Trojan Arena. Chills scored seven of the team’s first nine points and finished 9-for-20 from the field.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – Twelve major contributors to prep athletics in Alabama have been selected from an outstanding field of 50 nominations for induction into the 27th class of the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame next March. The…
AMERICUS, Ga. (aumathletics.com) ------ Despite a double-double by sophomore Desmond DeRamus, the Auburn Montgomery men’s basketball team dropped its season opener at Georgia Southwestern 62-49 Tuesday. NOTES • AUM fell to 0-1 on the season. Georgia Southwestern picked up its first…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) –The No. 4 Auburn equestrian team closes out the first half of the 2015-16 season Friday, hosting No. 8 South Carolina at the Auburn University Horse Center in a 3 p.m. CT SEC meet. "We're a good team…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Bob Gain, an eight-time All-Pro defensive lineman with Cleveland who helped the Browns win three consecutive NFL titles, has died. He was 87. Gain's granddaughter, Michelle Talor, confirmed Wednesday that Gain died Monday in Willoughby, Ohio.…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (bamastatesports.com) – In a game where baskets were tough to come by, the Alabama State women’s basketball team fell at Savannah State 54-39 on Tuesday night at Tiger Arena. Daniele Ewert led the Lady Hornets (0-3) with 11…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn coach Gus Malzahn says defensive end Byron Cowart has had an emergency appendectomy. Malzahn says the sophomore had the procedure Wednesday morning. The coach says he's not sure how long Cowart will be out. Cowart…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves may not be finished with the dramatic overhaul of their rotation. General manager John Coppolella told The Associated Press on Wednesday he hopes to add another starting pitcher, even after agreeing to deals with…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced on Wednesday the 2016 All-SWAC volleyball teams and Alabama State came away as the resounding winners with four of the five large awards and six overall conference selections going toward the…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Never in the history of the Sun Belt Conference have two league teams met with unblemished records of 5-0 or better. That all changes Thursday night when No. 25 Troy plays host to Arkansas State in…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn’s women’s swimming and diving team and the men’s diving team head to Atlanta this weekend for the Georgia Tech Invitational. The meet will be contested in the McAuley Aquatic Center, site of last year’s NCAA Championships,…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Ryan Mikesell made his second 3-pointer of the game with 76 seconds left to help Dayton beat Alabama 77-72 on Tuesday. Alabama coach Avery Johnson called his last timeout to set up a tying 3-point play…
MONTEVALLO, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- Rachel Brownlee led four players in double figures and continued her consecutive double-digit scoring streak, but it wasn't enough to overcome a big deficit in the first half as Tuskegee fell to the University of Montevallo 75-65…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Georgia's black jerseys are making a comeback. Coach Kirby Smart confirmed Tuesday that Georgia will wear black jerseys for the first time since the 2008 season in Saturday's game against Louisiana-Lafayette. Georgia also is encouraging fans…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy University volleyball head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick has resigned his position effective immediately, Athletics Director Jeremy McClain announced Tuesday. “I would like to thank Sonny for his commitment to Troy University and our student-athletes,” McClain said.…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson says he's not concerned about his job security and is proud of his record during nine seasons with the Yellow Jackets. Johnson brought up the issue Tuesday when asked whether an upset…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The NFL has agreed to end a policy that prohibited the resale of tickets at below face value. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced a legal settlement between the league and several states…
CHICAGO (AP) - A Northwestern basketball player is suing the school and the NCAA, claiming the association's transfer regulations violate federal antitrust laws. John Vassar says in the federal lawsuit filed Monday that Northwestern harassed him and made other efforts…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - No. 18 Auburn's leading rusher Kamryn Pettway will miss his second straight game with a left leg injury. Tigers coach Gus Malzahn also said Tuesday that quarterback Sean White is "day to day, week to week."…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – The Troy women’s basketball team looks to rebound from a season opening loss as it plays host to Belmont at noon on Wednesday at Trojan Arena. The special tip time is in place to allow area…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (sec.org) – Fans attending the 2016 SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta on December 3 will be asked to enter with clear bags and should be prepared to arrive early and to see enhanced law enforcement presence in…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The Tuskegee University women's volleyball team earned the second seed from the SIAC West Division for the upcoming Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Tournament that will be held at the Birmingham Crossplex beginning Wednesday. Tuskegee (12-17, 12-8…
ELBA, Ala. (AP) - Defending Class 2A state football champion Elba won a playoff game that was played only after the Alabama Supreme Court cleared the way for kickoff. The Tigers defeated Samson 48-20 in a second-round game on Monday…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Danjel Purifoy and Jared Harper each scored 19 points, Horace Spencer added 12 points and Auburn topped Georgia State 83-65 on Monday night in the opening round of the Cancun Challenge. Auburn (2-0) pulled away in…
