SEC Media Days: Auburn Players Show Support for Head Coach
Day 1 of SEC Media Days in Hoover kicked off with the Auburn Tigers taking center state. After a disappointing season last year, the Tigers hope to rebound in 2016.…
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Fans Excited about SEC Media Days
With day one of SEC Media Days in the books, fans in Montgomery are excited that college football season is getting closer. Alabama fan Roy Clark has high hopes for…
SEC Media Days: Day 1 Features Auburn's Gus Malzahn
Auburn head football coach Gus Malzahn was one of the featured coaches for day one of SEC Media Days in Hoover. He is trying to bounce back after a disappointing 2015 season, in…
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Talks about Shootings at SEC Media Days
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey scrapped much of his planned speech at the league's annual media days to decry the wave of shootings across the country. The second-year commissioner said Monday this is "one of those times in our nation…
Braves overcome triple play, beat White Sox 11-8
CHICAGO (AP) - Freddie Freeman, Tyler Flowers and Nick Markakis all homered off Chris Sale to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 11-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Chicago turned its third triple play this season…
Red Sox fight through injuries to hold off Rays 6-5
BOSTON (AP) - David Ortiz hit his 21st home run of the season, Bryce Brentz had two hits and broke a tie with an RBI single in the sixth and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5…
White Sox turn triple play against Braves
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox became the first team in the majors to turn three triple plays in a season since the 1979, turning one in the third inning of their game against the Atlanta Braves on Friday…
Auburn women’s golf releases 2016-17 schedule
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Nine regular-season tournaments – including five new events – highlight the 2016-17 Auburn women’s golf schedule, which was released Friday by head coach Melissa Luellen. “Coach (Andrew) Pratt and I are excited about our 2016-17 golf schedule…
Auburn Gymnastics reveals 2017 schedule
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn gymnastics team is set to face a tough 2017 slate that features five meets against 2016 NCAA Championship competitors, head coach Jeff Graba announced Friday. “Our schedule is set to be the toughest in…
Paterson to host MMLB's 11th annual Home Run Derby & All-Star Game
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AlabamaNews.Net) -- Montgomery's Paterson Field is set to host the Montgomery Metro Baseball League's 11th annual Home Run Derby & All-Star game next weekend, with a lineup that will include some familiar faces to local prep and collegiate baseball…
Markakis homers twice, Braves beat slumping Cubs in 11
CHICAGO (AP) - Nick Markakis homered twice, including a tying solo shot in the ninth inning, and Tyler Flowers' two-out single in the 11th early Friday morning gave the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory over the slumping the Chicago Cubs.…
Hornets' AD Hines set to address Emerging Athletic Director Academy
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Alabama State University Director of Athletics Melvin Hines is slated to be one of the guest instructors at the Fourth Annual Emerging Athletic Director Academy. The Academy will be hosted on the campus of Clayton State…
Alabama Power to host Junior Clinic Tuesday at Barbasol Championship
OPELIKA, Ala. (barbasolchampionship.com) - More than 100 children from the area will join four PGA TOUR golfers on Tuesday, July 12, for a Junior Clinic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National, sponsored by Alabama Power and…
Troy’s Antonio Garcia named to Outland Trophy Watch List
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy senior offensive tackle Antonio Garcia has been named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced Friday morning. Garcia is one of two players from the Sun Belt Conference on…
Hawks' Harville named WGCA All-American Scholar
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (huntingdonhawks.com) – Huntingdon’s Courtney Harville was named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association this week. This is the third consecutive year Harville has earned the honor. A total of 828 women’s collegiate golfers were…
Harvick gets Kentucky pole after rain cancels qualifying
SPARTA, Ky. (AP) - Storms washed out qualifying at Kentucky Speedway on Friday, putting Kevin Harvick on the pole for Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race based on owner points. Severe weather moved over the track near midday and shortened…
Biscuits fall from 1st with 3-2 loss to Mississippi Braves
PEARL, Miss. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits lost their first series of the second half falling to the Mississippi Braves on Thursday night at Trustmark Park by a score of 3-2. Chris Kirsch got the start for the Biscuits and produced…
Byron rolls to fourth Trucks win at Kentucky Speedway
SPARTA, Ky. (AP) - Rookie William Byron took the lead on lap 82 and withstood several challengers to win Thursday night at Kentucky Speedway and make Kyle Busch Motorsports the winningest Camping World Truck Series team in NASCAR history. Daniel…
Fan injured after falling from Wrigley bleachers
CHICAGO (AP) - A man was carted off Wrigley Field after he apparently fell from the bleachers onto the warning track during a rain delay before a game between the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. The man,…
Alabama to help West Virginia High School affected by flooding
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (rolltide.com) – Alabama head football coach and West Virginia native Nick Saban is asking that football coaches from across Alabama come together to help the football teams in the West Virginia communities devastated by recent flooding. Saban,…
Braves activate Gordon Beckham off DL, cut Emilio Bonifacio
CHICAGO (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have activated infielder Gordon Beckham from the disabled list and designated utility player Emilio Bonifacio for assignment. Beckham was in the starting lineup at shortstop and batting second for Thursday night's game against the…
Arkansas' Lawson, Florida's Sloan named SEC athletes of year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Arkansas track and field athlete Jarrion Lawson and Florida gymnast Bridget Sloan are the Southeastern Conference male and female athletes of the year. The league announced them Thursday as winners of the award named after former…
Angels take 3rd straight for longest win streak in 2 months
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron drove in runs to back starter Hector Santiago and lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 victory over the struggling Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Pujols snapped a scoreless…
NCAA puts Georgia Southern on 2 years of probation
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia Southern athletics department has been put on two years of probation and the football program will lose two scholarships next season after the NCAA ruled that three football players received improper academic assistance. The…
Hooshyar named Auburn Women's Tennis Associate Head Coach
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – After becoming the ITA National Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year, Chris Hooshyar has been named Associate Head Coach for Auburn women’s tennis, head coach Lauren Spencer announced Thursday. “Words really can't describe how much Chris…
