ATLANTA (AP) - Shortstop Erick Aybar has been traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Detroit Tigers for minor league catcher Kade Scivicque. Aybar gives the Tigers experience at shortstop as Jose Iglesias recovers from a hamstring injury. Aybar is…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – Six prep football powers are set to kick off the 2016 high school football season this weekend at the 11th annual Champions Challenge Football Classic hosted by the Alabama High School Athletic Association and its coaches’…
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Clemson starting defensive end Austin Bryant is expected to miss at least three games after having surgery to repair a broken bone in his foot. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney says Bryant got hurt at practice Monday…
The ride-hailing service Uber plans to return to two Alabama cities this week as students return to college campuses. Local media report that city officials in Auburn and Tuscaloosa have approved ordinances in recent weeks that satisfy the company. Uber…
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue have been selected as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Jones and Tagliabue were chosen Tuesday by the hall's contributor committee. The…
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A lawyer for Andre Rison says a federal warrant accusing the former NFL player of violating probation by testing positive for marijuana and failing to keep up with minimum child support payments has been lifted. The…
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) - A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press the NFL has suspended Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus for the first four games of the season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The…
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…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits suffered their worst loss of the season on Monday night, falling in the series finale to the Mobile BayBears by a score of 13-3. Hunter Wood (4-2) was making his first Biscuits start since…
UNDATED (AP) --The NFL has said the four linebackers being investigated for an alleged link to performance-enhancing drugs will be suspended, if they don't agree to be interviewed by the league in the next 10 days. NFL senior vice president…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Drew Smyly allowed just a solo homer over seven innings of one-hit ball, Logan Forsythe and Kevin Kiermaier each homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Diego Padres 8-2 on Monday night. Alexei…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- After concentrating on ball-handling drills through the first two days of camp, the Tuskegee University volleyball team moved to team drills on Monday. The team, just days before classes start, worked on fine-tuning their ball-handling through the…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - South Alabama coach Joey Jones feels his team is underrated in the Sun Belt Conference, but he knows it's up to the Jaguars to prove it. Losing three projected defensive line starters to injuries won't help…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Stephanie Horner, who swam at Auburn from 2008-10, finished 23rd in Marathon Swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympics on Monday morning. Horner, representing Canada, competed in the Olympic Open Water 10K for the first time and was…
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…
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…
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Jacksonville State and coach John Grass want to script a happier ending to this season. The Gamecocks won their second straight Ohio Valley Conference title and breezed into the FCS championship game only to lose 37-10…
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska coach Mike Riley says he continues to look into the circumstances surrounding the weekend arrest of receivers coach Keith Williams on suspicion of drunken driving and that there will be consequences. Williams was arrested on…
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - ESPN college football analyst Rod Gilmore says he has been diagnosed with blood cancer, but the "prognosis is good." And he hinted that he will be working the opening week of the season. Gilmore released a…
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation says New Orleans Saints defensive tackle and first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins has been diagnosed with a broken fibula, an injury that occurred Monday during training camp practice in…
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs have fired a DJ who played a song with references to violence after reliever Aroldis Chapman left the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. The DJ was fired for playing "Smack My…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) -- Auburn opens the season ranked No. 12 and plays No. 14 Clemson to begin the 2016 campaign on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Auburn Soccer Complex. The Tigers were selected to finish third in the SEC,…
WACO, Texas (goldentigersports.com) -- After a quarterfinal appearance in the 2015 NCAA Division II playoffs, the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers begin the 2016 season ranked 17th in the AFCA preseason poll released Monday morning. Tuskegee, 10-3 a season ago, is…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (www.waka.com) - Former Auburn Head Football coach, Pat Dye, is in the river region. Dye will be speaking at a barbecue dinner at the Elmore County Auburn Club tonight at 6:00pm. The Eagles from Auburn's Southeastern Raptor Center will…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – For the first time in his career, Donald Thomas qualified for the high jump finals at the 2016 Rio Olympics after a jump of 2.29m/7-6. Thomas was a two-time All-American and 2007 NCAA Indoor high jump champion…
