TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy junior goalkeeper Mikki Lewis was named to the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Team on Tuesday as selected by the leagues coaches. The Trojans were picked to finish second. Lewis was a 2015 All-Sun Belt First Team selection after leading the league with nine shutouts. The St. Johns, Fla., native has posted 20 career clean…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy junior Brandon Silvers was one of just 30 quarterbacks named to the Manning Award Watch List, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Monday. The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates’…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Former Troy women’s basketball player Sophie Kleeman captained the Newcastle Hunters to the 2016 Molton Waratah League title with a 55-50 win over the Illawarra Hawks on Sunday. The win avenged a loss to the Hawks in the next to last game of the regular season; it was the only loss the Hunters suffered as the…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Former Troy women’s basketball standout Ashley Beverly Kelley has signed to play professionally for Hapoel Rishon LeZion in Ligat Ha Al (Israeli Premier League), the top division in Israeli basketball. Beverly Kelley is the all-time steals leader at Troy and ranks second with 1,973 career points. She recently completed her storied career by leading the Trojans to…
Law enforcement and transportation officials are asking drivers to be very cautious now that school is back in session. Officials say their biggest concern is loading and unloading school buses. They say it’s very important for people to leave a few minutes early during their morning commute due to school traffic. Every year officials witness people running school bus stop signs. If you…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Pressure situations for the special teams and a heavy dose of team periods were on tap for the Troy football team Thursday morning in the first of two practices on the day. The Trojans worked out for over two hours on the turf inside Veterans Memorial Stadium with the majority of the practice taking place during…
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Mets called up infielder T.J. Rivera from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday to fill the roster spot opened up when outfielder Brandon Nimmo was optioned. The 27-year old Rivera leads Triple-A baseball with a .349 batting average and is a .323 hitter over his six-year minor league career. He also was tied for…
NEW YORK (troytrojans.com) – The New York Mets called up former Troy Trojan TJ Rivera on Wednesday; he will make his MLB roster debut when the Mets host the Arizona Diamondbacks at 6:10 p.m. (CDT) at Citi Field. Rivera, the reigning Pacific Coast Player of the Week, had 15 hits last week, including eight for extra bases. Prior to his…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Coming off the first two-a-day of fall camp, the Troy football team practiced for just over two hours on Competition Tuesday on the grass practice fields behind Trojan Arena. Every period featured a competition between the offense and defense and ironically it came down to an overtime situation at the end of practice to decide the…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Following a rest day on Sunday, the Troy football team returned to the practice fields behind Trojan Arena Monday morning for the first of two practices on the day. The Trojans worked out in shells for just over 90 minutes as they finalized basic installation of the offense and defense. The practice, which also included some…
