OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - A judge has denied immunity to a man who tried using Alabama's "stand your ground" law to avoid prosecution in the death of an Auburn University football player. Lee County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Hughes issued…
UNDATED, (AP) -- Buddy Ryan, who coached two defenses that won Super Bowl titles and whose twin sons Rex and Rob have been successful NFL coaches, has died. He was 82. His agent, James Solano, said Ryan died Tuesday in Kentucky.…
“Pat Summitt is the reason our game is where it is today. She was the coach that everyone in our game aspires to be. But more importantly, she was the person that we all should aspire to be. Pat was…
ATLANTA (goldentigersports.com) -- One week after it was announced Tuskegee University would appear on television in their season opener, the Golden Tigers will appear on television one other time as announced the conference office Tuesday afternoon. The 81st annual Tuskegee-Morehouse…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn had just three swims during Tuesday’s action at the USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb. Jessica Merritt, an incoming freshman from Huntersville, N.C., swam the prelims of the women’s 200-meter freestyle. She clocked a…
On what the biggest thing was he learned from Pat Summitt... "Pat Summitt saw things in people that they did not see in themselves. Pat Summitt never apologized to any one of her players for expecting the most out of…
OPELIKA, Ala. (auburntigers.com) - The home field advantage in the Barbasol Championship may go to Auburn's Michael Johnson and Matt Gilchrest. Johnson and Gilchrest have joined the field of the PGA TOUR's Barbasol Championship with sponsor exemptions. The Barbasol Championship will…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) -- “Pat Summitt is without a doubt the most iconic and important figure in the history of women’s basketball. Pat set the benchmark for all coaches to attain because of her passion and desire to win on and…
Coach Mervyl Melendez has resigned as head baseball coach at Alabama State University, athletic director Melvin Hines said. Melendez posted a five-year record of 158-117 at Alabama State, leading the program to unprecedented accomplishments. Among the first-time achievements, the Hornets…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who helped boost the women's game to the big time in a 38-year career at Tennessee, has died at 64. With an icy glare on…
BILOXI, Miss. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits won their fourth game in five days to spring into first place in the North Division after a 9-2 defeat of the Biloxi Shuckers on Monday night at MGM Park. Yonny Chirinos (1-0) was…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Nick Franklin homered and drove in a career-high five runs to help Tampa Bay end an 11-game losing streak with a 13-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. Franklin had his first…
ATLANTA (AP) - Lonnie Chisenhall hit a three-run homer, Trevor Bauer gave up two runs in six innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Monday night for their 10th straight win. Jason Kipnis added a homer…
ATLANTA (AP) - Home plate umpire Jerry Layne has left the game between the Indians and Braves after being hit by a foul tip. Layne was staggered by the foul tip hit by Atlanta's Nick Markakis in the bottom of…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Zane Grothe, Micah Lawrence and Annie Lazor each advanced to the semifinals of their respective events on Tuesday at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha. Grothe would finish 16th in the 200-meter freestyle while Lazor and…
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The New Orleans Saints are planning to keep their training camp in West Virginia after recent flooding in the state killed at least 23 people. The team says in a statement it has been in contact…
ATLANTA (AP) - Braves right-hander Alexi Ogando has been designated for assignment and right-hander Mauricio Cabrera has been recalled from Double-A Mississippi. Ogando gave up two runs in two-thirds of an inning in Atlanta's 5-2 win over the New York…
ATLANTA (AP) - Braves rookie right-hander John Gant has left Monday night's game against the Cleveland Indians with an apparent injury to his left side. After giving up a single to Chris Gimenez in the third inning, Gant grabbed his…
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer has been found not guilty of DUI charges. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://on-ajc.com/2938xhW) reports that the jury deliberated for less than three hours on Monday before returning the verdict around 5:20 p.m. He…
UTICA, Mich. (aumathletics.com) ---- Auburn Montgomery senior outfielder Dalton Kelley signed a contract to play professional baseball with the Utica Unicorns of the United Shores Professional Baseball League this weekend. Kelley, a two-year letterwinner from Prattville, Ala., became the third…
ATLANTA, (siac.com) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) will host its annual Football Media Day on Wednesday, July 20 at the Doubletree by Hilton Montgomery Downtown (120 Madison Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104). Head football coaches and two student-athletes from…
MONTGOMERY, Ala.(biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Montgomery Biscuits will celebrate Independence Day on Sunday, July 3 at 6:35 p.m. at Riverwalk Stadium. Due to the Biscuits playing on the road in Mississippi on Monday, July 4, the Biscuits Independence Day Celebration is…
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (huntingdonhawks.com) – The USA South Athletic Conference formally released the details for the 2016 Football Media Day on Monday. Huntingdon College will host the event in the Drum Theater on Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. Central. Each of…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( outdoorsalabama.com) -- School is out, the temperature is rising and the beaches are calling - a typical summer in Alabama. Add to that summertime list an increase in black bear sightings outside the animal's primary ranges in…
AUBURN, Ala.(auburntigers.com) —The Auburn football team will play a home-and-home series with Penn State in 2021 and 2022, Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs announced Monday. Auburn will travel to State College, Pa., to face Penn State in Beaver Stadium on Sept.…
