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Florida DC Geoff Collins gets $300K raise

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…

Earnhardt's return to NASCAR could take more time

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…

NFL's new game-day concussion protocol

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…

Troubled Florida QB Treon Harris decides to transfer

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…

Fmr Hornet Jamel Waters signs pro hoops contract

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…

Auburn, Kansas State to meet in SEC/Big 12 Challenge

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.…

Kyle Busch moves to top of pack in Brickyard 400 practice

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…

Tiger TV time as Auburn takes over SEC Network Sunday

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…

Tuskegee's Oshane Trail named ITA Scholar-Athlete

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…

18 Trojan student-athletes earn degrees today

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com)  – Troy University held its 2016 Summer Commencement ceremonies in Trojan Arena on Friday and 18 current and former Troy student-athletes were among the some 500 students who received their degrees. The Troy graduating class had representation…

Former NFL coach Dennis Green dies at 67

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Dennis Green, a trailblazing coach who led a Minnesota Vikings renaissance in the 1990s and also coached the Arizona Cardinals, has died. He was 67. Green's family posted a message on the Cardinals website on Friday…

Gonzalez, Bettis help Rockies to 7-3 win over Braves

DENVER (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, Chad Bettis threw efficiently into the seventh and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Thursday night. Gonzalez lined a…

Oklahoma State forward Tyrek Coger dies after team workout

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma State forward Tyrek Coger has died after collapsing during a team workout. The school said Thursday that the 21-year-old junior college transfer was pronounced dead at Stillwater Medical Center. Coger, from Raleigh, North Carolina, played…

Barons' walk-off stuns Biscuits, 3-2

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (biscuitsbaseball.com)- After dominating the Birmingham Barons through the first eight innings, the Biscuits lost game two in heartbreaking fashion, 3-2, on Thursday night at Regions Field. Chih-Wei Hu was on the mound for Montgomery, and the right-hander delivered…

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