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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Former Auburn All-SEC guard KT Harrell will play for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 24-team NBA Las Vegas Summer League July 8-18 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of UNLV.…
SELMA, Ala. (mj93.org) -- Cincinnati Bengals defensive end and Selma's hometown hero Michael Johnson will proudly host his annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 9th, 2016 at Wallace Community College from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Fun Day…
PEARL, Miss. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits lost for the second time in three tries on Wednesday night, falling in bizarre fashion to the Mississippi Braves by a score of 4-3 at Trustmark Park. Chih-Wei Hu (2-6) got the start for…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - All-Star Mike Trout homered, Jered Weaver pitched six innings of one-run ball and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Wednesday night. Trout led off the fifth inning with his 18th…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Officials say the shooting of a former Detroit Lions cornerback at a multimillion-dollar home in Portland, Oregon, was justified. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday a grand jury found homeowner Robert…
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (alabamawildlife.org)-- The Alabama Wildlife Federation will present this year’s Alabama Wildlife Federation Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards at a formal banquet, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 5, at the Marriott Legends at Capitol Hill in Prattville. The Alabama…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AlabamaNews.Net) -- Wednesday afternoon, communications officials from the Southeastern Conference revealed this year's student-athletes who will speak at the 2016 Media Days set to begin in Birmingham July 11th. The following list includes those expected to speak, along…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– Zane Grothe will swim in lane 2 of the finals of the men’s 1500-meter freestyle on Sunday with a spot in Rio on the line. The Auburn record-holder for the 500-, 1,000 and 1650-yard freestyles, Grothe clocked…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn sophomore Kelli Murphy was named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association, the WGCA announced Tuesday. Murphy was one of 828 golfers nationwide to receive the recognition. She was also named to the SEC…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - C.J. Cron homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame another shaky start by Tim Lincecum to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5 on Tuesday night for just their third…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Maikel Franco homered for the third straight game, and the Philadelphia Phillies hit four overall in a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Peter Bourjos, Cody Asche and Tommy Joseph all hit solo shots…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is paying $2.48 million to settle a lawsuit filed by eight unidentified women who said the school had violated Title IX regulations and created a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward assaults…
Consumer products maker SC Johnson says its OFF! brand has been named the official insect repellent supplier for next month's Olympic Games, to be held in Rio de Janeiro amid ongoing fears about the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The Racine, Wisconsin-based…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers will study some U.S. athletes for Zika during the summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil, to better understand how the virus infects. The National Institutes of Health announced the study Tuesday, amid concern among athletes over…
PEARL, Miss. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits celebrated Independence Day in style with one of their most impressive victories of the season, winning in come-from-behind fashion over the Mississippi Braves by a score of 4-3 on Monday night at Trustmark Park.…
