Fifteen-year-old Coco Gauff saved two match points in the second set and went on to beat Polona Hercog of Slovenia in the third round at Wimbledon. Gauff, who is playing at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, won 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 on Centre Court. Gauff saved one match point while trailing 5-2 in the second set. She…
After a long drive back to Montgomery from Kodak, Tennessee on Monday night, the Biscuits (47-29) dropped their series opener against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (33-43), 5-3, on Tuesday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Ivan Pelaez was sharp in what was just the lefty’s second time opening, hurling two scoreless innings before handing things over to Josh Fleming (5-4). David Rodriguez…
The Orlando Magic have selected Auburn forward Chuma Okeke with the 16th pick of the NBA draft, adding a player they hope will bolster the team’s frontcourt depth. The Magic are coming off a 42-40 finish, the team’s first playoff berth in seven years and drafted outside that lottery for the first time since 2012. They selected sixth or higher…
President Donald Trump says he’ll consider inviting the NBA champion Toronto Raptors to the White House “if they’d like to do it.” Asked whether he’d invite the Canadian team, Trump said Thursday that he hadn’t thought about it. Trump said the Raptors played “phenomenal basketball” to win the team’s first NBA title by defeating the Golden State Warriors. Trump says…
Two Louisville relievers survived anxious moments to hold Auburn to two runs over five innings and the Cardinals eliminated the Tigers from the College World Series with a 5-3 win Wednesday, completing a game suspended by rain one day earlier. The No. 7 national seed Cardinals (50-17) improved to 32-1 all-time when scoring five or more runs in an NCAA…
The Biscuits (44-26) closed out the 2019 First Half with a 3-2 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts (36-33) on Sunday night at Riverwalk Stadium. The victory was the Biscuits’ fifth in their six-game series against the Lookouts, and their 44-26 record is now the best at the All-Star break in team history. Chattanooga would strike first against Montgomery starter Josh…
BIG3 announced today that State Farm has signed a major sponsorship deal to become the exclusive official insurer of the professional 3-on-3 basketball league founded by producer, actor and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz. The sponsorship includes State Farm branding throughout BIG3 arenas in all 18 cities the league visits this summer, including on basket stanchion pads, center court jumbotrons, and courtside…
For the first time in their 16-year history, the Montgomery Biscuits have won a First Half Championship. Their 4-2 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Thursday night at Riverwalk Stadium means that the Biscuits will now play postseason baseball for a team-record fifth-straight season as the First Half winners of the North Division. The Biscuits struck first on Thursday night,…
TROY, Alabama – Brent Jones was introduced as Troy University’s new Director of Athletics following a two-year stint as Troy’s Deputy Director of Athletics for External Operations, Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., announced at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “Since the inception of Trojan athletics in 1909, nine athletic directors have served the university, and I have been privileged to…
In its 34th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Kaylyn Dismukes of Holtville High School as its 2018-19 Gatorade Alabama Softball Player of the Year. Dismukes is the first Gatorade Alabama Softball Player of the Year to be chosen from Holtville High School. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence,…
