In this week's Fairways of the River Region series, we take a look at the Faulkner Eagles, who, thanks to some local- and international- talent, are soaring high.

Former Alabama safety Vinnie Sunseri performed Tuesday before NFL scouts aiming to show his knee is healthy.

Shabazz Napier scored 22 points and Connecticut won its second NCAA title in four years, beating all those Kentucky freshmen 60-54 in the championship game Monday night.

The New York Yankees say closer David Robertson will go on the disabled list because of a strained groin.

Joey Logano made a last-lap pass of Jeff Gordon during extra laps after a late caution Monday in a rain-delayed race at Texas.

Former Auburn All-American and NBA player Chuck Person is returning to the school as an assistant coach. Person was a two-time All-America from 1983-86.

The Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway has been postponed by rain.

Connecticut and Kentucky couldn't have met in last year's championship game and few people gave them a chance to be in this year's.

The Washington Nationals and their makeshift lineup avoided a sweep Sunday with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves.

Connecticut will not ride a one-man gang into the national championship game this time.

Scottie Wilbekin scored 14 of his 23 points in the first half, and Florida became the first team to advance to the Final Four with a 62-52 win Saturday night over the 11th-seeded Dayton Flyers in the South Region final.

Jordan Morgan scored 15 points and Nik Stauskas had 14 including a key free throw to help Michigan hold on for a 73-71 victory over Tennessee in Friday's first Midwest Regional semifinal.

Kyle Busch became the sixth driver to win a pole in the first six races this season in NASCAR's top series.

While the 11th-seeded Flyers already have exceeded expectations going into Saturday's South Regional final, the Gators are driven too.

Baseball players suspended during the season for a performance-enhancing drug violation will not be eligible for that year's postseason under changes to the sport's drug agreement announced Friday.

Dayton's surprising run in the NCAA men's basketball tournament will continue into the regional finals. Now all the Flyers have to do is beat the tourney's top overall seed to advance to the Final Four.

It's hard to mock Southeastern Conference basketball right now. Panned for early season losses and relatively weak non-conference schedules, the league has three teams still playing in the NCAA tournament.

Nearly four decades after posting two of the University of Alabama's best postseason performances, Douglas has led eighth-seeded Tuskegee into the Division II quarterfinals Wednesday against Metro State in Evansville, Ind.

Jarnell Stokes had 17 points and a career-high-tying 18 rebounds, and the Volunteers denied Mercer a second straight upset in the NCAA tournament by routing the Bears 83-63 on Sunday night.

Kyle Busch won at Fontana for the second straight year Sunday, holding off Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart and his older brother Kurt on a frantic two-lap sprint to the finish.

Andrew Harrison scored 20 points, twin brother Aaron had 19 and Kentucky ended Wichita State's pursuit of perfection in a 78-76 victory in the NCAA tournament.

Kyle Larson won his first Nationwide race Saturday, holding off Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch in a thrilling finish at Fontana.

Arkansas rallied with single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to claim a 2-1 win over Alabama in college baseball in Fayetteville.

Julio Teheran, who was 14-8 with a 3.20 ERA last year as a rookie, will get the opening day start for the Atlanta Braves.