FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have released star return specialist Devin Hester before the opening of training camp. Hester is a three-time All-Pro who set an NFL record with 20 career returns for touchdowns. A turf toe…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twitter will live stream for free one Major League Baseball game and one NHL game per week under a new deal. The agreement announced Monday will allow viewers to watch games nationally that would normally be…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida defensive coordinator Geoff Collins has a chance to join elite company in college football this season. Collins was given a $300,000 raise this year and has a chance to make $1 million annually. Only nine…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. warned Monday his return to NASCAR could take longer than planned. NASCAR's most popular driver is scheduled to miss his third consecutive race this Sunday with concussion-like symptoms. On his weekly podcast, he…
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL and the players association have announced a new policy regarding game-day concussion protocol and discipline for clubs that violate the procedure. Under the new policy jointly announced Monday, the NFL and NFLPA "will follow…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida quarterback Treon Harris has decided to transfer, looking for a fresh start after two tumultuous seasons in Gainesville. The Gators confirmed Monday that Harris has been granted his release from scholarship. He is the seventh…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com)  – Former Alabama State University point guard Jamel Waters has signed with Phoenix Galati from Romania. Waters, a 2016 ASU graduate and First Team All SWAC Honoree signed his deal becoming the latest Hornet to take his…
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A University of Iowa football player says he was playing "Pokemon Go" in a public park when he was mistaken for a suspected bank robber, surrounded by police and searched at gunpoint. Faith Ekakitie writes…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson says he can't rule out Big 12 expansion plans affecting his own conference. Still, Benson calls the Sun Belt's planned membership "perfect" in terms of geography and positioning members for…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Tampa Bay Rays have announced that INF Patrick Leonard (back) and C Mike Marjama (quad) have been placed on the 7-day Disabled List, with Leonard retroactive to July 19 and Marjama retroactive to July 21.…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn women’s basketball team will travel to Manhattan, Kan., on Dec. 2 to face Kansas State as part of the 2016 SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The SEC and Big 12 announced the match-ups for the event Monday.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (huntingdonhawks.com) – Three Huntingdon women’s tennis players were recently recognized by the ITA with the release of the Scholar Athletes awards. Senior Octavia Pendleton, sophomore Emily Waters and freshman Josie Waddell were each named ITA Scholar Athletes. This…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) - Seven individuals were honored as recipients of the AHSAA's "Making A Difference" Award Friday night at the Championship Coaches Awards Banquet held at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center. The banquet, which honors head coaches that…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Defending Brickyard 400 winner Kyle Busch had the fastest lap Friday at 184.619 mph, on Indianapolis' 2.5-mile oval. NASCAR points leader Kevin Harvick was second at 184.268. Kyle Laron finished third at 183.767. Busch had to overcome…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn Athletics Department is taking over the airwaves of the SEC Network for 24 hours beginning Saturday, July 23 at 11 p.m. CT until Sunday, July 24 at 10:59 p.m. CT. During that time, Auburn…
UNDATED (AP) --The NCAA is sending a questionnaire about potential discrimination laws to organizers in cities that will be or are hoping to host sanctioned college sporting events. The NCAA board of governors' decision comes a day after the NBA…
TEMPE, AZ Â (goldentigersports.com) -- Â Tuskegee University senior tennis player Oshane Trail was named a Scholar-Athlete by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, as the organizations announced the 2016 Academic Awards Thursday. Trail, a native of Ocho Rios (Jamaica), is majoring in Electrical…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy senior offensive lineman Antonio Garcia and senior defensive end Rashad Dillard were named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Football Team, the league office announced Friday in advance of this weekend’s Sun Belt Football Media…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com)  – Troy University held its 2016 Summer Commencement ceremonies in Trojan Arena on Friday and 18 current and former Troy student-athletes were among the some 500 students who received their degrees. The Troy graduating class had representation…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tim Beckham homered and then sparked a four-run inning with his eighth straight hit over three games to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night. He followed…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas and NFL running back Cedric Cobbs has been sentenced to three years of probation on a drug-related charge, avoiding prison time after telling a federal judge that he's undergoing treatment for a brain…
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Dennis Green, a trailblazing coach who led a Minnesota Vikings renaissance in the 1990s and also coached the Arizona Cardinals, has died. He was 67. Green's family posted a message on the Cardinals website on Friday…
College football is just under two months away and colleges across the country are taking extra measures to make sure fans who attend game are safe. Auburn has decided to call on…
DENVER (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, Chad Bettis threw efficiently into the seventh and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Thursday night. Gonzalez lined a…
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma State forward Tyrek Coger has died after collapsing during a team workout. The school said Thursday that the 21-year-old junior college transfer was pronounced dead at Stillwater Medical Center. Coger, from Raleigh, North Carolina, played…
