TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy has been selected to finish fifth in the annual Sun Belt Conference Preseason Football Poll, the league office announced Thursday. The predicted order of finish was selected by the league’s 11 head coaches. Appalachian State…
NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA is moving the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte because of its objections to a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people. The league says it hopes to announce…
ATLANTA (AP) - Alabama athletic director Bill Battle says he has completed treatment for cancer. Battle said Thursday in a statement released through the university that he expects to return to work soon on a limited basis. He underwent a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) - The Alabama High School Athletic Association will recognize 76 member schools Friday at the eighth annual Star Sportsmanship Luncheon held in conjunction with the AHSAA’s 20th annual Summer Conference and All-Star Week. The noon luncheon at…
GREENSBORO, N.C. (aumathletics.com) -- After leading the team to its fourth Avista-NAIA World Series in the history of the program, Auburn Montgomery head baseball coach Marty Lovrich was selected one of 10 NAIA ABCA/Diamond Regional Coaches of the Year recently…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford says the league has extended its media deal with ESPN through the 2035-36 season, which includes the eventual launch of an ACC TV channel. Speaking at his annual forum during…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits showed very little rust after their off-day on Tuesday, thrashing the Birmingham Barons, 13-2, in game one of a five-game set on Wednesday night at Regions Field. Taylor Guerrieri (10-4) was on the hill…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – Spain Park High School rising senior Austin Wiley scored 30 points and cleared 15 rebounds to lift the North to an 84-73 victory in the 63rd AHSAA North-South All-Star basketball game Wednesday night at Alabama State…
High School coaches aren't usually sitting on the bench, but coaches from across the River Region took one for the team to learn more about the game from some of…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) - South All-Star Unique Thompson of Faith Academy scored 17 points and cleared 15 rebounds to lead her team to a 57-53 win over the North Wednesday night at Dunn-Oliver Arena on the campus of Alabama State…
DENVER (AP) - Chris Archer struck out 11 over six innings for his first win since June 6, Tim Beckham had a career-high five hits and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Wednesday. Evan Longoria kept…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The NCAA has donated $50,000 to the Pat Summitt Foundation in memory of the late Tennessee coach. The foundation announced the donation Wednesday. The money will go toward the Summitt Foundation's goal of raising $2.5 million…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Rising Troy senior men’s golfer Jared Bettcher has been named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar for his work on the golf course and in the classroom last season. To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn cross country team will open up the 2016 season when it travels to Oxford, Ala. to compete in the JSU Stut’s Opener on September 2. The Tigers’ start the season with meets in three…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Senior Casie Ramsier was named to the 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, it was announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on Wednesday. The honor, which will be awarded at the conclusion…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss two more races as he recovers from concussion-like symptoms and retired NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will replace him at Indianapolis and Pocono. The announcement came Wednesday from Hendrick Motorsports, which said Earnhardt…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An attorney for former Southern Mississippi basketball coach Donnie Tyndall says the NCAA's Committee on Infractions missed its deadline to respond to the coach's appeal in the case. Attorney Don Jackson said in a motion that…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) released the predicted order of finish at their annual Media Day at the Doubletree by Hilton Wednesday morning. Tuskegee, 10-3 a season ago, is picked to finish second in the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) released its preseason awards at their annual Media Day at the Doubletree by Hilton Wednesday morning. Senior defensive end Julian Morgan was on the receiving end of those awards, chosen the…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn Basketball will face one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the nation in 2016-17 against NCAA Final Four Oklahoma, at UConn, Texas Tech, North Florida, at UAB and a possible game against No. 12 Purdue in…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) released the all-conference selections, and the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University led the way with 10 total selections to the two teams – as voted on by the league’s head…
CINCINNATI (AP) - Tucker Barnhart and Joey Votto hit two-run homers, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Wednesday and win the season series between the NL's worst teams. Barnhart's homer completed a four-run rally…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – The North girls beat the South 3-2 and the North boys won 4-2 Tuesday night to sweep the AHSAA North-South All-Star Soccer matches at Emory Folmar Soccer Complex. The Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ahsaa.com) – The North, coached by Hayden’s John Simmons and Pleasant Valley’s David Bryant, pounded 19 hits in two games Tuesday night to sweep the 20th AHSAA North-South All-Star Softball competition hosted since 1997 annually by the AHSADCA…
CINCINNATI (AP) - Atlanta's bullpen blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning, but Ender Inciarte hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th that sent the Braves to a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night and evened…
