The Masters gets underway with Nicklaus, Player and Watson hitting ceremonial first shots
The Masters got underway Thursday after a 2 1/2-hour weather delay with wind still whipping under a cloudy sky at Augusta National Golf Club.
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The Masters got underway Thursday after a 2 1/2-hour weather delay with wind still whipping under a cloudy sky at Augusta National Golf Club.
The Montgomery Biscuits were back in action for the first time in 2024 on Tuesday evening at Riverwalk Stadium.
At the ASHAA Central Board of Control Meeting several changes were approved in many sports.
AHSAA Executive Director Alvin Briggs announced at the Central Board of Control Meeting his plans to retire effective September 2nd.
Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky.
The South Alabama Jaguars took down the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday Night 5-4.
The Alabama State Hornets took down the Auburn Tigers at Plainsmen Park during a mid-week battle.
Scottie Scheffler is the overwhelming favorite to win a second green jacket when he tees off this week at the Masters.
UConn had a greater margin of victory over Purdue than it did over Alabama in the Final Four.
After 18 years of partnering with Under Armor, Auburn begins a new partnership with Nike.
During 44 seasons with the Wildcats, Trinity Head Baseball Coach Ken Whittle captures his 800th career win.
Longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari was in negotiations to potentially leave and take the men’s basketball coaching job at Arkansas, multiple outlets reported late Sunday.
“We just came up a little short tonight,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “But we came up short against a great team.”
Alabama made the most of its first Final Four, hitting a flurry of 3-pointers to go toe to toe with a team that trailed for 28 total seconds during its first four NCAA Tournament games.
The Auburn Tigers have a new offensive coordinator, new wide receivers and renewed competition at quarterback. Hugh Freeze & Co. are hoping that formula will be good enough to make big strides in the passing game next season.
Saturday in Cleveland, Auburn's Honest Scott-Grayson will represent the Tigers at the Women's College All-Star Game.
In the 15 minutes before Alabama makes its first Final Four appearance in school history, there probably won’t be many warm and fuzzy moments in the locker room. Instead, there will be insults. Lots of them.
Alabama coach Nate Oats had become comfortable coaching at Romulus High School outside of Detroit. His desire to take any Division I college coaching job waned through the years before he got an opportunity on Bobby Hurley's staff at Buffalo. Now, Oats has the Crimson Tide in the Final Four with two other coaches who have high school coaching roots.
The Tampa Bay Rays have announced the 2024 opening day roster for their AA Affiliate, the Montgomery Biscuits.
Caitlin Clark put up another sensational performance to carry Iowa to its second straight Final Four.
The Crimson Tide will face defending national champion UConn in Glendale, Arizona, in the Final Four next Saturday.
Grant Nelson made himself a part of Alabama basketball history with his dominant performance against North Carolina. The senior forward though is hoping to be part of another important chapter — getting the Crimson Tide into the Final Four for the first time.
Aaron Civale allowed one run over six innings and Brandon Lowe hit his fourth career grand slam to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 8-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Matt Olson doubled three times, including a bases-loaded drive in a seven-run eighth inning that rallied the NL East champion Atlanta Braves past the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 in their season opener.
Alabama now heads to the Elite Eight to face Clemson, hoping to advance to the Final Four for the first time ever.



