GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida has named journeyman Luke Del Rio its starting quarterback for the Sept. 3 season opener against UMass. Coach Jim McElwain made the announcement Thursday, a day before the team's second scrimmage. He gave Del Rio…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama basketball coach Avery Johnson has donated a truckload of supplies to help flood victims in Louisiana. The New Orleans native and Southern University graduate filled a rented 18-wheeler with items such as soap, towels, clothes…
HOUSTON (AP) - Major League Baseball owners approved the sale of a controlling stake in the Seattle Mariners from Nintendo of America to a group of minority owners led by Western Wireless Corp. founder John Stanton and retired Microsoft executive…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – The Troy soccer team opens the 2016 regular season in Boiling Springs, N.C., against Gardner-Webb on Friday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT). The Trojans enter the season looking to build on a 14-4-2 campaign…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on plans to redevelop Atlanta's Turner Field for use by Georgia State University (all times local): Atlanta's mayor says the multi-million-dollar deal to redevelop Turner Field into a football stadium for Georgia State University represents…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi running back Jordan Wilkins has been ruled ineligible for the upcoming regular season because he has not met NCAA standards for progress toward a degree. The school released a statement on Thursday, saying it appealed…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Alabama State fans will have a chance to meet and greet the ASU Hornets from volleyball, soccer, cross country and football at the annual Fan Day set for Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The Tuskegee University Golden Tigers football players begin classes tomorrow morning, signaling an end to fall camp as they will be on a regular schedule from this point through the remainder of the season. The team’s practice…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits lost game one of a five-game series against the Chattanooga Lookouts on Wednesday night, dropping the opener by a score of 6-3 at AT&T Field. Taylor Guerrieri (12-6) was on the mound for Montgomery…
ATLANTA (AP) - Kyle Gibson pitched his first nine-inning complete game and the Minnesota Twins overcame two hits from hyped prospect Dansby Swanson in his big league debut to beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Wednesday night. Juan Centeno drove…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Junior Ben Schlottman advanced to the round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., defeating Mario Galiano of Spain 1-up on Wednesday in the round of 64. Schlottman began his day 2-down to Galiano after…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Six games against NCAA Tournament teams and trips to Savannah, Ga., and New Orleans highlight Auburn’s 2016-17 non-conference women’s basketball schedule, which was released today by head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. The Tigers will play five home games…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knoxville police officer who called Tennessee football coach Butch Jones during a rape investigation involving his players will no longer serve as the police department's liaison to the football team. Knoxville police chief David Rausch…
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list after missing 30 games with a broken left hand. To make room for Flowers on the 25-man roster, Atlanta placed catcher A.J. Pierzynski on…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Nick Franklin was hit in the head on deck by a teammate's bat, but drew a walk and scored in the first inning before leaving the game with a head…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Three Miami Dolphins and nearly two dozen other VIPs simultaneously smashed guitars in the end zone Wednesday to christen Hard Rock Stadium as the new name for the team's home. Receiver Jarvis Landry, defensive tackle…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Southeastern Conference unveiled its soccer coaches’ preseason list on Wednesday with five Auburn players selected as players to watch for the upcoming season. Kiana Clarke, Kristen Dodson, Sarah Le Beau, Brooke Ramsier and Casie Ramsier…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (aumathletics.com) ---- Auburn Montgomery’s head men’s basketball coach Michael Cheaney announced the addition of Robert Penny as an assistant coach for the program on Tuesday. Penny joined the Warhawks following two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team was chosen to finish seventh in the Southeastern Conference in this season’s preseason coaches’ poll, the league announced Wednesday. The Tigers return all six starters plus libero from the 2015 team that…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (aumathletics.com) ---- Auburn University at Montgomery Chancellor Carl A. Stockton has accepted Director of Athletics Jim Herlihy’s resignation and has named Jessie Rosa, AUM's Associate Director of Athletics since 2012, Interim Director of Athletics. Herlihy, who came to the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Football season is less than three weeks away and that means the annual showdown between Alabama State and Alabama A&M at the Magic City Classic is not that far away either. Tickets for the 75th edition…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Junior Ben Schlottman made the 64-player cut to advance to U.S. Amateur match play on Tuesday while senior Matt Gilchrest will participate in a 23-player playoff for eight spots at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Former Auburn track and field athlete Donald Thomas finished in a tie for seventh place in the Olympic high jump final with a clearance at 7-feet, 6-inches (2.29m) on Tuesday at Olympic Stadium, in Rio de…
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians has been hospitalized after complaining of stomach pain. Cardinals spokesman Mark Dalton said that, after arriving for the team's joint practice with the Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Tuesday night,…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Brad Miller hit two of the Tampa Bay Rays' five home runs in a 15-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. Evan Longoria had three hits and his 27th homer while tying…
