FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Pass-rush help for the Atlanta Falcons is on the way. Veteran linebacker Dwight Freeney was the talk of the Falcons' training camp on Wednesday, a day after agreeing to a one-year deal with the team.…
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- Hall of Fame broadcaster Tom Jackson is calling it quits after a 29-year career. ESPN announced Wednesday that the 65-year-old NFL analyst is retiring from broadcasting. Jackson's final assignment will be this weekend at the Pro Football…
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - Dallas quarterback Kellen Moore broke his right ankle in a training camp practice Tuesday, likely forcing the Cowboys to look outside the organization for an experienced backup. The injury happened during one of the last plays…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Salvador Perez hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning that carried the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Perez's 16th homer came off Xavier…
ATLANTA (AP) - Jung Ho Kang doubled in the tiebreaking run in a four-run sixth inning to lead Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday night. Matt Kemp went 0 for 4 and ended…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - Andrew Moore (7-1) threw a five-hitter on Tuesday night as the Jackson Generals beat the Biscuits 1-0 at Riverwalk Stadium in what was the fastest home game of the season at two hours and 11 minutes.…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn soccer program finished the 2015 season exactly where it will start 2016. The Tigers will open the upcoming campaign ranked at No. 12, according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s (NSCAA) annual…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A woman who says she was raped by college football players nearly 20 years ago is asking the NCAA to ban sexually violent athletes. Brenda Tracy and her son will present a petition to the NCAA's Board…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Braves have placed ace Julio Teheran on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a strained right lat muscle. He was originally injured during a four-inning start July 22 at Colorado. The 25-year-old waited eight days…
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss at least two more races while he recovers from a concussion. Earnhardt, who skipped the last three races, will sit out at Watkins Glen International on Sunday and at Bristol Motor…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Brad Miller called it a punch to the gut that newly acquired Matt Duffy has been anointed to replace him as the Tampa Bay Rays starting shortstop. "Obviously pretty disappointing," Miller said before Tuesday's night…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have attempted to address their persistent pass-rush problem by agreeing to terms on a deal with free-agent linebacker Dwight Freeney. The 36-year-old Freeney hasn't had a double-digit sack total since 2010. Even…
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Running back Trent Richardson has been cut by the Baltimore Ravens, who lost patience while waiting for the former first-round pick to recover from injuries. Signed by the Ravens in April, Richardson began training camp…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – The Troy football team opened fall camp Tuesday morning with a two-hour workout on the practice fields behind Trojan Arena. The Trojans spent their first session together in helmets and shorts with the main focus of…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – A key component to the revitalization of the Auburn softball program, Corey Myers has been elevated to Associate Head Coach, announced head coach Clint Myers. Last year under the tutelage of Myers, the Tigers posted their…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Auburn athletics workers' lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully fired after raising questions about football ticket sales. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that Matthew Davis' suit was dismissed…
UNDATED (AP) -- The Associated Press has been ranking the best teams in college football for the last 80 seasons. For the first time since that first poll in 1936, the AP has compiled an all-time Top 100 based on a…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - The NCAA says it has accepted Missouri's self-imposed sanctions over infractions involving its men's basketball program but has tacked on a year of probation though August of next year. The NCAA infractions committee panel announced its…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - A late two-out rally in the bottom of the ninth came up just short as the Biscuits fell to the Jackson Generals for a second-straight game by a score of 4-3 on Monday night at Riverwalk…
ATLANTA (thesiac.com) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Varsity Software jointly announced the release of SIAC Sports, the conference’s new mobile app on Tuesday. SIAC Sports is free to download and is available for Apple iOS and…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Southeastern Conference announced its SEC Network schedule for the 2016 soccer and volleyball seasons on Tuesday. The Auburn soccer team will make four appearances on SEC Network beginning with its first league match of the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Danny Duffy pitched eight innings of one-hit ball and had a franchise-record 16 strikeouts to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Duffy flirted with…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AlabamaNews.Net) -- Fresh off last season's 10-2 mark as well as a perfect 7-0 run through the USA South last season, The defending conference champs Huntingdon are the coaches' pre-season pick to win the conference again this season.…
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Orioles have reacquired infielder-outfielder Steve Pearce from Tampa Bay, sending the Rays minor league catcher Jonah Heim. The 33-year-old Peace played for the Orioles from 2012-15 and hit .258 with 43 homers and 116 RBIs. He…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A person with knowledge of the trade says the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants have acquired left-handed starter Matt Moore from the Tampa Bay Rays for third baseman Matt Duffy. The person spoke to The Associated…
