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Legal maneuvers surround Elba playoff game

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – Thursday at 11:42 a.m., the Circuit Court of Geneva County entered an Order that the AHSAA enforce and abide by the decision of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Executive Director and the AHSAA District 1…

Police: Girlfriend attacks FIU player with boiling water

MIAMI (AP) - The girlfriend of Florida International University tight end Jonnu Smith is facing a felony aggravated battery charge after police say she poured boiling water on him during an argument. An arrest report says 20-year-old Mary Gaspar, who…

Troy announces plans for $24 million football building

TROY, Ala. (AP) - Troy will start building a football facility behind the north end zone right after this season. Athletic director Jeremy McClain announced plans for the $24 million, 70,000-square-foot facility Thursday. Troy will also build a 35-by-90-foot video…

Auburn heads to Tallahassee for NCAA Regional

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn cross country team will head to Tallahassee, Fla., for the NCAA South Regional on Friday at Apalachee Regional Park. The women’s 6k is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. CT, while the men’s 10k…

Kentucky QB Barker to have season-ending back surgery

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky coach Mark Stoops says that sophomore quarterback Drew Barker will undergo back surgery the week of Thanksgiving and miss the remainder of this season. Barker has been out since being injured on the Wildcats' first…

ASU XC hits road for NCAA Regionals

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (bamastatesports.com) - Fresh off their sixth consecutive SWAC Championship, the Alabama State women's cross country team will continue their postseason quest in the NCAA South Regional Championships on Nov. 11 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, hosted by…

Auburn baseball secures elite 2017 recruiting class

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn baseball and head coach Butch Thompson announced on Wednesday a stellar group of 14 newcomers for the 2018 season featuring some of the top talent from Alabama, Georgia and around the country. “Overall, this is a…

Troy horsehide signs 9

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – The Troy baseball program added nine players that signed with the Trojans in the early signing period, head coach Mark Smartt announced on Thursday. The signing class includes five high school seniors and four junior college…

Top-ranked players sign with Auburn women’s golf for 2017

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Three talented and highly-rated newcomers will join the Auburn women’s golf team next season as head coach Melissa Luellen announced the Tigers’ 2017-18 signing class Thursday. Auburn will welcome Julie McCarthy (Swords, Ireland), Mychael O’Berry (Hoover, Ala.)…

2017 SEC men’s basketball preseason teams announced

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (sec.org) – The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 13th annual men’s basketball coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams Thursday, tipping off another great season of SEC men’s basketball. Ten different schools are represented on the two teams with…

Golden Tigers tip 2016 season off Friday

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) --  The 2016-17 regular season for the Tuskegee University men's basketball team gets underway Friday afternoon inside Chappie James Arena, hosting Palm Beach Atlantic University at 2:30 Friday afternoon. Tuskegee (14-13 a season ago) was picked to finish…

Lady Hornet booters ready for Big Dance

COLUMBIA, S.C. (bamastatesports.com) – The journey continues for the Alabama State women’s soccer team and their storybook season as it now prepares for their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in a First Round match on Friday at 7 p.m. ET…

Troy women's hoops opens season Friday at Auburn

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com)  – The Troy women’s basketball team opens the 2016-17 regular season on the road against Auburn on Friday; tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. The game be broadcast on WTBF 970 AM, live stats can be found…

Auburn's tough road test at Georgia

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The No. 2 Auburn equestrian team returns to competition Friday, Nov. 11, and travels to No. 4 Georgia for a tough Southeastern Conference matchup. The Tigers and the Bulldogs are set to square off at 12 p.m.…

NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers Visit the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - You learn a lot about people when they're down, President Barack Obama said Thursday, and he wasn't talking about an election. Obama was honoring the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers for rallying from behind to defeat the Golden State…

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