TROY, Ala. – Junior Levi Thomas was selected by the San Diego Padres with the 109th pick in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft, Thursday evening. Thomas becomes the sixth Trojan in program history to be selected in the top…
2020 Walter Camp PRESEASON All-America Teams First Team Offense Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU * 6-1 200 Jr. Harvey, LA WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama 6-1 175 Sr. Amite, LA TE Kyle Pitts, Florida 6-6 …
Auburn's Tanner Burns was selected 36th overall in the Competitive Balance Round A by the Cleveland Indians. Burns was previously drafted by the New York Yankees in the 37th round of the 2017 MLB Draft. Last year he struck out…
Bowling Green State University Graduate transfer, Grant Loy has picked the Auburn Tigers. Loy Started seven games last season for the Falcons for 1,137 passing yards, 6 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Loy also rushed for 427 yards and 4 touchdowns.…
NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from all events and properties. NASCAR says the Confederate flag "runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry." Former chairman Brian France…
Groups that advocate for civil rights and women's rights have joined notable athletes in asking the NCAA to move the first and second rounds of the 2021 men's basketball tournament out of Idaho after the state passed a law banning…
The Southeastern Conference has announced it will hold its first-ever virtual football media days this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. SEC Media Days had been scheduled to be held in Atlanta July 13-16. "Conducting football media days in…
NASCAR has announced a plan to allow a limited number of fans to attend select NASCAR Cup Series races, including at Talladega later this month. NASCAR says the plan will start with the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on June 14,…
CBS Sports reports that three Auburn football players have tested positive for coronavirus and have now been quarantined. The University says it has talked to the players to determine who they have been in…
Major League Baseball made another try to start the coronavirus-delayed season in early July, proposing a 76-game regular season, expanding the playoffs from 10 teams to as many as 16 and allowing players to earn about 75% of their prorated…
COURTESY: Prattville Alive Prattville Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Martin Jackson announced today the promotion of Lady Lion Legend Erica DuBois to head coach of Lady Lions Basketball. Erica (Edwards) DuBois graduated from Prattville…
Pat Dye is gone at the age of 80 after he was recently hospitalized with a kidney issue and tested positive for the Coronavirus. Lee County Coroner, Bill Harris says…
Troy finalized its 2024 non-conference schedule with the addition of a game at Iowa on Sept. 14, both schools announced Friday. It will be the first meeting between the two schools. Troy’s visit to Kinnick Stadium will be its first…
The NCAA has released a long and detailed plan to help schools bring athletes back to campus during the pandemic. The move comes as schools across the country prepare for the return of athletes as early as June 8. The…
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. Organizers said Thursday that they instead will have a "virtual event" in which participants who verify that they ran 26.2 miles on their…
Many people around the area are saddened by the drowning death of Lee basketball and football star Jamari Smith. Smith drowned Wednesday afternoon at Chewacla State Park in Auburn. There have been…
According to the Auburn Department, a teenage male from Montgomery drowned in the 100 block of Shell Toomer Parkway Wednesday afternoon. The Lee County Coroner identified the victim as 18-year-old Jamari Smith. Officials say first responders who arrived on scene…
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn baseball standouts Tanner Burns, Ryan Bliss and Rankin Woley have been tabbed Collegiate Baseball All-Americans following the shortened 2020 season, the publication announced Tuesday. Burns earned second-team honors while…
