GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year Deshaun Watson leads 10 Clemson players on the preseason all-league team. The ACC announced the team Wednesday following a vote of 191 media members at last week's league…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR has suspended the crew chief for Kevin Harvick for an improperly installed lug nut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rodney Childers will not appeal the suspension or his $20,000 fine. He will miss Sunday's race at…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - There could be some last-minute additions to the Atlanta Falcons' roster, possibly before Thursday's opening of training camp. General manager Thomas Dimitroff and coach Dan Quinn already believe they are opening camp with a stronger…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (sec.org) - The Southeastern Conference, American Athletic Conference and ASUN Conference have formed a men's basketball officiating consortium, it was announced Wednesday. The consortium was established to allow the three conferences to collaborate on all officiating matters related…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits brought their bats to the ballpark on Tuesday night, topping the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in game one of their five-game series, 10-5, at Riverwalk Stadium. Taylor Guerrieri (11-4) was on the hill for the…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Lucas Harrell pitched six innings, Adonis Garcia homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the worst teams in the majors. This untimely meeting came nearly 25 years…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy rising sophomore Calum Masters became the second Trojan golfer to qualify for the 2016 U.S. Amateur Championship after shooting a 7-under 137 over two rounds Monday and Tuesday at a qualifier at the Amelia National…
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) - NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin is heading to southern West Virginia to help out after deadly floods ravaged the region. A news release from The Greenbrier resort says that on Thursday evening, Hamlin will hand…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have released star return specialist Devin Hester before the opening of training camp. Hester is a three-time All-Pro who set an NFL record with 20 career returns for touchdowns. A turf toe…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twitter will live stream for free one Major League Baseball game and one NHL game per week under a new deal. The agreement announced Monday will allow viewers to watch games nationally that would normally be…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida defensive coordinator Geoff Collins has a chance to join elite company in college football this season. Collins was given a $300,000 raise this year and has a chance to make $1 million annually. Only nine…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. warned Monday his return to NASCAR could take longer than planned. NASCAR's most popular driver is scheduled to miss his third consecutive race this Sunday with concussion-like symptoms. On his weekly podcast, he…
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL and the players association have announced a new policy regarding game-day concussion protocol and discipline for clubs that violate the procedure. Under the new policy jointly announced Monday, the NFL and NFLPA "will follow…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida quarterback Treon Harris has decided to transfer, looking for a fresh start after two tumultuous seasons in Gainesville. The Gators confirmed Monday that Harris has been granted his release from scholarship. He is the seventh…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Former Alabama State University point guard Jamel Waters has signed with Phoenix Galati from Romania. Waters, a 2016 ASU graduate and First Team All SWAC Honoree signed his deal becoming the latest Hornet to take his…
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A University of Iowa football player says he was playing "Pokemon Go" in a public park when he was mistaken for a suspected bank robber, surrounded by police and searched at gunpoint. Faith Ekakitie writes…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson says he can't rule out Big 12 expansion plans affecting his own conference. Still, Benson calls the Sun Belt's planned membership "perfect" in terms of geography and positioning members for…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Tampa Bay Rays have announced that INF Patrick Leonard (back) and C Mike Marjama (quad) have been placed on the 7-day Disabled List, with Leonard retroactive to July 19 and Marjama retroactive to July 21.…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn women’s basketball team will travel to Manhattan, Kan., on Dec. 2 to face Kansas State as part of the 2016 SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The SEC and Big 12 announced the match-ups for the event Monday.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (huntingdonhawks.com) – Three Huntingdon women’s tennis players were recently recognized by the ITA with the release of the Scholar Athletes awards. Senior Octavia Pendleton, sophomore Emily Waters and freshman Josie Waddell were each named ITA Scholar Athletes. This…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) - Seven individuals were honored as recipients of the AHSAA's "Making A Difference" Award Friday night at the Championship Coaches Awards Banquet held at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center. The banquet, which honors head coaches that…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Defending Brickyard 400 winner Kyle Busch had the fastest lap Friday at 184.619 mph, on Indianapolis' 2.5-mile oval. NASCAR points leader Kevin Harvick was second at 184.268. Kyle Laron finished third at 183.767. Busch had to overcome…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn Athletics Department is taking over the airwaves of the SEC Network for 24 hours beginning Saturday, July 23 at 11 p.m. CT until Sunday, July 24 at 10:59 p.m. CT. During that time, Auburn…
UNDATED (AP) --The NCAA is sending a questionnaire about potential discrimination laws to organizers in cities that will be or are hoping to host sanctioned college sporting events. The NCAA board of governors' decision comes a day after the NBA…
TEMPE, AZ (goldentigersports.com) -- Tuskegee University senior tennis player Oshane Trail was named a Scholar-Athlete by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, as the organizations announced the 2016 Academic Awards Thursday. Trail, a native of Ocho Rios (Jamaica), is majoring in Electrical…
