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Florida renames field after former coach Steve Spurrier

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida is renaming its football field after former coach Steve Spurrier. The university's board of trustees approved the change Thursday, making it Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The modification recognizes Spurrier, the program's…

Auburn's Krickovic 2nd team Academic All-America

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) - Auburn senior Marko Krickovic of men's tennis was named second team at-large CoSIDA Academic All-America on Thursday, the first Auburn men's tennis player ever honored nationally by the program. Krickovic was one of 10 male student-athletes…

Biscuits Drop 14-Inning Thriller to Shuckers

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits lost their longest game of the season on Wednesday night, falling to the Biloxi Shuckers 3-2 in 14 innings in a contest that lasted almost four hours. Jake Faria (1-5) got the start for…

Lanier tabs Marvin Cunningham as Poets' new head football coach

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AlabamaNews.Net) -- The Lanier High School Poets have their third head football coach of 2016, with Principal Antonio Williams telling AlabamaNewsNet Wednesday evening that previous interim head coach Marvin Cunningham will now take the job on a permanent basis. Cunningham has…

Panthers' Cam Newton named ASWA pro athlete of year

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will be named Alabama Sports Writers Association's professional athlete of the year. The former Auburn quarterback will receive the honor at the ASWA awards banquet Sunday night in Birmingham. Newton beat…

Dickerson homers twice, Rays beat Arizona 6-3

PHOENIX (AP) - Corey Dickerson homered twice and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a 10-game trip with a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Desmond Jennings also homered for the Rays, who took two of three in Arizona…

SIAC: Tuskegee football's GPA tops of the conference

ATLANTA, GA  (goldentigersports.com) --  Four hundred and forty-seven student-athletes were named to the Commissioner’s All-Academic Team for maintaining at least a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average throughout the 2015-16 academic year. One hundred and nine student-athletes were placed on…

Alabama hires Marynowitz as associate AD for football

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Former Philadelphia Eagles executive Ed Marynowitz has returned to Alabama as associate athletic director for football. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban announced Marynowitz's hiring on Wednesday. Formerly Alabama's director of player personnel, Marynowitz was the Eagles'…

Mets reacquire Kelly Johnson from Braves

NEW YORK (AP) - Kelly Johnson is back with the New York Mets. The Mets acquired the utilityman from the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday for right-hander Akeel Morris. As part of the deal, the Braves will pay the Mets $450,000…

NCAA basketball attendance declines slightly in 2015-16

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA says attendance at men's college basketball games declined slightly last season. Total attendance in all three NCAA divisions was 32,382,283, the 10th-highest total in history. The per-game average dropped by 25 from 2014-15. Fewer fans…

ASU's White, Amion named Freshman All-American team

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  (bamastatesports.com) - Alabama State baseball players Eriq White and Diandre Amion were named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-America team Wednesday, announced by Collegiate Baseball. White (5-8, 175; Fr., Snellville, Ga.) hit .346 this season with three home…

Kickoff time set for Troy at Southern Miss

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com)  – Troy's non-conference football game at Southern Miss on Sept. 17 has been scheduled for a 6 p.m. kickoff and the game will be broadcast live on beIN Sports USA, Conference USA announced Wednesday morning. Troy's visit…

Biscuits Drop Shuckers, 6-3

MONTGOMERY, Ala.(biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits won their first game of their five-game home stand against the Biloxi Shuckers, taking Tuesday night's contest, 6-3, over their South Division rivals at Riverwalk Stadium. Hunter Wood (2-0) was making just his second start…

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