CANTON, Ohio (AP) - The inclusion of former NFL safety and convicted rapist Darren Sharper on this year's list of Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees has created a national outcry. Sharper, a five-time Pro Bowler, pleaded guilty in 2015…
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup opener at Chicagoland Speedway has been rained out. The lineup for Sunday's race will be based on playoff seeding, meaning Kyle Busch will be on the pole and…
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) - Brandon Duncan had a career-high 505 yards passing with four TD passes on Thursday night and Arkansas-Pine Bluff rallied from a 16-point, fourth-quarter deficit to upset two-time defending conference champion Alcorn State 45-43 in third overtime.…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The 13th-ranked Tuskegee University Golden Tigers step out of conference play this weekend, facing Florida A&M University for the first time in 20 years at the 5th Quarter Classic powered by the Mobile Sports Authority. The two…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) - Auburn freshman golfer Jovan Rebula will compete at the World Amateur Team Championships Wednesday through Saturday in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Rebula, a native of George, South Africa, is one of three golfers representing Team South Africa…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) - The Alabama State women's soccer team will continue their home stand with matches against cross-town neighbors Faulkner University (3-3-1) on Friday at 7 p.m. and follow with a Sunday 1 p.m. match against Gardner Webb (2-5-2)…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) is moving the Central Regional Basketball Tournament from Alabama State University to Montgomery’s historic Garrett Coliseum. The change was announced by AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese Thursday. Alabama State,…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – One week after catching the eyes of the nation, Troy will look to add another brick to its wall when it travels to Hattiesburg, Miss., and Roberts Stadium for a non-conference showdown Saturday under the lights…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn's women's golf team will look to build on a strong showing in its first event as the Tigers travel to Franklin, Tenn., for the Mason Rudolph Championship. The 54-hole event, hosted by Vanderbilt, will be played…
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (goldentigersports.com) -- Tuskegee quarterback Kevin Lacey has been named NC Mutual Life Insurance Company BOXTOROW National Player of the Week. Lacey, a redshirt-senior from Wetumpka (Ala.), completed 11-of-19 passes for 250 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – After a four-match road stretch, the Troy soccer team opens Sun Belt Conference play with a pair of games at the Troy Soccer Complex over the weekend. The Trojans host Appalachian State on Friday at 7…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) -- New Brockton High School has been fined, placed on probation for one year and ordered to forfeit one varsity football game victory for violating AHSAA eligibility rules. The school self-reported the violation. New Brockton played an ineligible…
ATLANTA (AP) - Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat Julio Teheran and the Atlanta Braves 7-5 in a testy game Wednesday night. The benches for both teams emptied in the seventh inning after…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (aumathletics.com) --- The Auburn Montgomery men’s soccer team fell to Clayton State University 3-1 Wednesday night in the home opener for the program. NOTES • AUM fell to 2-3, while Clayton State improved to 1-4. • The match was…
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - LaDainian Tomlinson, Hines Ward and Brian Dawkins are among the 94 players and coaches nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2017. Joining those first-time eligible nominees are Jason Taylor, Donovan McNabb, Chad…
ATLANTA (siac.com) The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) will host its annual Basketball Media Day on Thursday, October 6 in Birmingham (Ala.) at Bill Harris Arena located at the Crossplex. Head coaches from each team, both men and women, along with student-athletes from each team…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The Tuskegee University tennis teams will participate in the 16th annual HBCU National Tennis Championship tournament at the South Fulton Tennis Center in Atlanta this week. The tournament runs from September 15 through September 18. The tournament…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – The Alabama State University softball team will be hosting two tournaments this fall. On October 8, ASU will be hosting Brewton-Parker College, Jefferson Davis Community College, Alabama Southern Community College, and Southern Union State Community College.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Alabama State will hit the road for the third consecutive week this Saturday when they travel to Baton Rouge, La., to face Southern University. With two days left before the Hornets board the bus, Head Coach…
TORONTO (AP) - Alex Cobb pitched 6 2/3 innings to win for the first time in almost two years, Kevin Kiermaier and Corey Dickerson hit two-run homers and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Wednesday.…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves will play their first eight games on the road next season before making their debut of SunTrust Park on April 14. The commissioner's office released the 2017 schedule Wednesday. The Braves will take on…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn freshman women’s golfer Nastasia Kossacky is competing at the World Amateur Team Championship this week, which runs Wednesday-Saturday in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Kossacky, who came to Auburn from San Diego, Calif., is representing Team Poland at…
ATLANTA (goldentigersports.com) -- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) released the cross country student-athletes of the week, and for the fifth time this week in three sports, the Tuskegee University athletic department received an award. Senior Chante Warner was named the…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema says he'll institute a new double-checking policy after a freshman wore a jersey that said "Akransas" during last week's game against TCU. Bielema says the team always checks the players' last names…
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, and Equality NC, the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the Atlantic…
