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…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy senior offensive lineman Antonio Garcia and senior defensive end Rashad Dillard were named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Football Team, the league office announced Friday in advance of this weekend’s Sun Belt Football Media…
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…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tim Beckham homered and then sparked a four-run inning with his eighth straight hit over three games to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night. He followed…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas and NFL running back Cedric Cobbs has been sentenced to three years of probation on a drug-related charge, avoiding prison time after telling a federal judge that he's undergoing treatment for a brain…
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…
College football is just under two months away and colleges across the country are taking extra measures to make sure fans who attend game are safe. Auburn has decided to call on…
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…
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…
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…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding that the University of Houston be included in any expansion of the Big 12 Conference. In a message posted on social media, Abbott said: "Big 12 expansion is a non-starter…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – The South All-Stars swept past the North 25-17, 25-16, 25-18 to win the AHSAA North-South Volleyball All-Star match at Auburn-Montgomery University Gymnasium Thursday afternoon. The all-star competition is hosted by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors &…
INDIANAPOLIS (auburntigers.com)– Auburn softball standout Kasey Cooper was voted as the winner of the NCAA Elite 90 Fan Favorite contest, announced by the association on Thursday evening. The all-american infielder dominated the top portion throughout the competition and collected 38…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – The North All-Stars posted two first-quarter touchdowns Thursday night to build a 14-0 lead in the 57th AHSAA North-South All-Star football game at Cramton Bowl. Lightning and heavy rains forced the game to be called at…
