ATLANTA (AP) - Jay Bruce had a three-run homer in the first, Brandon Finnegan pitched six strong innings and the surging Cincinnati Reds escaped a jam in the ninth to beat the weak-hitting Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night. Finnegan…
PENSACOLA, Fla. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 7-1, on Tuesday night at Admiral Fetterman Field in downtown Pensacola in the five-game series finale on the Panhandle. Taylor Guerrieri (5-4) got the start for Montgomery and delivered…
On Saturday June 11th, Wilson Adams received a call that changed his life. "My dad calls me. Did you hear? As far as I knew my nephew had said his first words or something. He said no, you've been drafted."…
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Former Auburn tailback Roc Thomas is transferring to Jacksonville State. A onetime prized recruit, Thomas played for Gamecocks coach John Grass at nearby Oxford High School. Jacksonville State said Monday that Thomas has signed a financial…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have optioned right-hander Ryan Weber to Triple-A Gwinnett and recalled left-hander Dario Alvarez. The Braves claimed Alvarez on waivers from the New York Mets on May 25. Alvarez, who will join Atlanta's bullpen, posed…
NEW YORK (AP) - Heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder and promoter DiBella Entertainment have filed a $5 million lawsuit against Russian Alexander Povetkin and his promoter. Wilder and DiBella filed suit alleging breach of contract Monday in U.S. District Court of…
DALLAS, Texas (aumathletics.com) ---- The Auburn Montgomery sports information staff was honored with the 2015-16 Gary Spitler Memorial Award for Excellence in Publications Monday, after earning 15 top-10 finishes, including four first-place showings, in the NAIA-SIDA Publications and Media Contest.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Alabama State baseball pitcher Joseph Camacho has signed a free agent contract with the Oakland A’s. Camacho (5-9, 175; Sr., El Paso, Texas) recorded one of the most outstanding careers in the history of Hornet Athletics.…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays are dedicating their annual Pride Night to the victims of Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando. The team announced Tuesday that open seats for Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– Auburn women’s basketball rising senior Khady Dieng is competing for a spot on the Senegal women’s national team as tryouts began this week. Dieng, a native of Dakar, Senegal, is in her home country for the summer. Tryouts…
PENSACOLA, Fla.(biscuitsbaseball.com) - For the third time in four nights, the Biscuits lost to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on a walk-off, this one a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth by Kyle Skipworth, as Montgomery fell, 4-3.…
ATLANTA (AP) - Tyler Holt's bases-loaded walk off closer Arodys Vizcaino forced in the tie-breaking run in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 9-8 on Monday night in a matchup of teams with the worst…
JACKSONVILLE, Ala (jsugamecocksports.com) – The Jacksonville State football program got another big addition on Monday, when running back Roc Thomas signed his financial aid agreement to join the Gamecocks. Thomas, an Oxford native and transfer from Auburn, is the fourth…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AlabamaNews.Net)--- Auburn football is a program undergoing change like bringing in a new defensive coordinator in Kevin Steele and a starting quarterback that right now has yet to be decided. But what do former Tigers think of the current state…
BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Boone County Sheriff's Department says Kentucky senior forward Derek Willis was found lying in the street and stated that he had "a lot" to drink when he was arrested for public intoxication. The arrest citation…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a former Vanderbilt football player encouraged his teammates to have sex with an unconscious woman whom he had been dating. During opening statements Monday in the retrial of Brandon Vandenburg, a prosecutor said the…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Fresh off of the first Sweet 16 appearance in program history, the Auburn soccer team will face a challenging schedule this fall as it faces eight NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago. “We are excited about…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) With just 82 days before the college football season opens across the country, preseason polls are beginning to be released by several national publications. Tuskegee, fresh off a quarterfinal appearance in the 2015 NCAA Division II playoffs, has…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Boxing great Cassius Clay's hometown newspaper refused to call him Muhammad Ali for years after he adopted the Muslim faith and changed his name. The Courier-Journal, Louisville's daily paper, has apologized 50 years later for continuing…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Alabama State student-athletes have posted unprecedented success in competition this past year, and that success is mirrored in the classroom as well. Alabama State student-athletes, which won 14 championships this past athletic season in sweeping the…
ATLANTA (AP) - Left-hander Eric O'Flaherty has been put on the 15-day disabled list by the Atlanta Braves because of a right knee strain. O'Flaherty is 1-3 with a 6.52 ERA in 27 games. He allowed three runs in two…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- Jewell Ratliff made a name for himself during the 2015 season, topping each performance with another for the record books throughout the record-breaking season for the Tuskegee University football team. Six months after playing his final collegiate…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel became the major league pitcher to lose nine games this season when Matt Moore pitched two-hit ball over seven innings to lead the Tampa Bay Rays over…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Longtime Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley, one of the most successful college sports leaders in the country, is retiring. The school announced the decision Monday, saying he will officially step down Oct. 1. The 63-year-old Foley…
EUGENE, Ore.(auburntigers.com) —Senior Shawn Johnson claimed fifth in the men’s triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at historic Haward Field Friday. Johnson earned his second outdoor All-America honors and became Auburn’s highest finisher in the event since Leevan Sands…
