MONTGOMERY, Ala. (thesiac.com) – Junior running back George Myers, Jr. of Benedict was named the 2016 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Player of the Year (MVP) as voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Senior quarterback…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn senior Veronica Eder punched her ticket to the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terra Haute, Ind., with a second-place finish at the NCAA South Regional on Friday. “We had a great day in Tallahassee with…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Avery Johnson's recruiting class at Alabama is rated among the nation's best. The second-year coach announced a five-player group Friday that's highlighted by five-star guards Collin Sexton and John Petty. Johnson called it a huge day…
ATLANTA (AP) - A person familiar with the situation says the Atlanta Braves have added another 40-year-old to their starting rotation, agreeing to terms with Bartolo Colon. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because no…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn gymnastics will add five talented newcomers next season as head coach Jeff Graba announced the 2018 freshmen class Friday. “I’m extremely excited to have such a well-rounded and accomplished group of gymnasts join our program,” Graba…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (bamastatesports.com) – The Alabama State University women’s cross country team completed their notable season at the NCAA South Region Championship finishing 30th overall with a score of 853 points in the NCAA South Regional Championships on Nov. 11…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- Strength versus strength. That is the theme surrounding the final week of the regular season as Virginia State (8-2) travels to Cleve L. Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium to take on 14th-ranked Tuskegee (8-1) Saturday afternoon at…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – Thursday at 11:42 a.m., the Circuit Court of Geneva County entered an Order that the AHSAA enforce and abide by the decision of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Executive Director and the AHSAA District 1…
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) - Anthony Jennings passed for 210 yards and ran for 96 yards and a touchdown to help Louisiana-Lafayette beat Georgia Southern 33-26 on Thursday night. Jennings converted a pair of third downs - a 21-yard keeper and…
MIAMI (AP) - The girlfriend of Florida International University tight end Jonnu Smith is facing a felony aggravated battery charge after police say she poured boiling water on him during an argument. An arrest report says 20-year-old Mary Gaspar, who…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida freshman center Gorjok Gak has been ruled eligible and will be available for the season opener Friday night. The Gators open against Florida Gulf Coast in Jacksonville. The NCAA ruled the 6-foot-11 Gak ineligible in…
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Daniel Jones ran for two scores and threw for another to help Duke upset No. 15 North Carolina 28-27 on Thursday night. The redshirt freshman gave the defense fits all night with his mobility for the…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (bamastatesports.com) – The Alabama State women’s basketball team will open their 2016-17 season with a challenging four-game road swing when it starts at North Carolina on Friday at 4 p.m. at Carmichael Arena. This marks the first…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR driver Brian Scott plans to retire after next week's season finale to spend more time with his family. Scott is 28 and has been racing at NASCAR's national level since 2007. He has two young…
TROY, Ala. (AP) - Troy will start building a football facility behind the north end zone right after this season. Athletic director Jeremy McClain announced plans for the $24 million, 70,000-square-foot facility Thursday. Troy will also build a 35-by-90-foot video…
ATLANTA (AP) - Former NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a one-year contract, adding a 42-year-old knuckleballer to a thin rotation as the team moves into a new ballpark. Dickey's agreement, announced…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn cross country team will head to Tallahassee, Fla., for the NCAA South Regional on Friday at Apalachee Regional Park. The women’s 6k is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. CT, while the men’s 10k…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky coach Mark Stoops says that sophomore quarterback Drew Barker will undergo back surgery the week of Thanksgiving and miss the remainder of this season. Barker has been out since being injured on the Wildcats' first…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (bamastatesports.com) - Fresh off their sixth consecutive SWAC Championship, the Alabama State women's cross country team will continue their postseason quest in the NCAA South Regional Championships on Nov. 11 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, hosted by…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn baseball and head coach Butch Thompson announced on Wednesday a stellar group of 14 newcomers for the 2018 season featuring some of the top talent from Alabama, Georgia and around the country. “Overall, this is a…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Depth in the post is on the way for the Auburn women's basketball team. Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy announced the signing of three front court players - all 6-2 or taller - Thursday as part of…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – The Troy baseball program added nine players that signed with the Trojans in the early signing period, head coach Mark Smartt announced on Thursday. The signing class includes five high school seniors and four junior college…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Three talented and highly-rated newcomers will join the Auburn women’s golf team next season as head coach Melissa Luellen announced the Tigers’ 2017-18 signing class Thursday. Auburn will welcome Julie McCarthy (Swords, Ireland), Mychael O’Berry (Hoover, Ala.)…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (sec.org) – The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 13th annual men’s basketball coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams Thursday, tipping off another great season of SEC men’s basketball. Ten different schools are represented on the two teams with…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The 2016-17 regular season for the Tuskegee University men's basketball team gets underway Friday afternoon inside Chappie James Arena, hosting Palm Beach Atlantic University at 2:30 Friday afternoon. Tuskegee (14-13 a season ago) was picked to finish…
