MONTGOMERY, Ala. (faulknereagles.com) - Kevin Bettencourt’s squeeze bunt in the bottom of the ninth scored Shane Elias-Calles with the winning run as Vanguard (Calif.) nipped Faulkner 5-4 here Thursday night in the NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round at Harrison Field.…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (bamastatesports.com) – When the Alabama State softball team gathered to watch the NCAA Softball Tournament selection show this past Sunday night, many of the thoughts flocked to the potential of playing either Auburn or Alabama. It was the…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Atlanta Braves removed infielder Erick Aybar from the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after getting a chicken bone stuck in his throat. Manager Brian Snitker said Aybar arrived at PNC Park Thursday…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – The Troy track and field team qualified for five events and is sending seven different athletes to the NCAA East Preliminaries, which begin on May 26 and end on May 28. The Trojans have two…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) --- The votes have been tallied and Sports Nation has spoken. Kendall Core was named as making the Capital One Cup Impact Performance of the Week. Core was one of four nominees across different sports landscapes. Other nominees…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy senior Kate Benton was named to the NFCA South Second Team All-Region and senior Hannah Day was named to the NFCA South Third Team All-Region on Thursday. Benton was named to the NFCA South Second…
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. (huntingdonhawks.com) – The Huntingdon baseball team’s second NCAA postseason appearance ended with a 4-2 loss to Thomas More on Thursday on the second day of the Division III South Regional. The fifth-seeded Hawks (27-19) carried a 2-1…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ashof.com) - The former NBA All-Star Andrew Toney will be one of eight to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 21, 2016. A native of Birmingham, Toney played collegiately at Southwestern Louisiana…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – No. 11 Auburn women’s tennis fell to No. 6 Vanderbilt, 4-0 in the NCAA Championships Round of 16, ending a historic season. After taking the first point in the first match against Vanderbilt on Apr. 15,…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Five Tigers have been named to the NFCA All Region team the organization announced on Thursday afternoon. Emily Carosone, Kasey Cooper and Tiffany Howard all earned first-team honors while Jade Rhodes and Carlee Wallace picked up…
NEW ORLEANS, La. (bamastatesports.com) – Dillon Cooper’s two-home run, seven-RBI night powered the Alabama State Hornets to a 27-9 win over Southern in the opening round of the 2016 SWAC Baseball Tournament. Cooper’s performance was the biggest in a night…
NEW YORK (AP) - A new book by former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow will be a guide on how to handle success and disappointment. WaterBrook, a Christian imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Julio Teheran allowed five hits in 7 2/3 crisp innings and the Atlanta Braves gave Brian Snitker his first victory as interim manager with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Teheran (1-4) struck…
TORONTO (AP) - Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run homer, Logan Morrison and Desmond Jennings each had solo shots and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Morrison had…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (troytrojans.com) – Paced by under-par rounds from Jared Bettcher and Clayton Vannoy, the Troy men’s golf team climbed two spots into 11th place in Wednesday’s final round of the NCAA Franklin Regional at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. The…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (faulknereagles.com) - Christian Torres tossed perhaps his best game of the season and Nick Cain provided more than enough support as Faulkner stayed unbeaten in the NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round with a 10-0 victory here Wednesday over…
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. (huntingdonhawks.com) – The Huntingdon baseball team opened the NCAA Division III South Regional with a 7-0 loss to fifth-ranked Birmingham-Southern on Wednesday. The fifth-seeded Hawks (27-18) held the second-seeded Panthers (38-11) to two runs in the first…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The No. 8 Auburn men’s golf team saved its best round for last advancing to its fifth consecutive NCAA Championship with a final round 5-under at Ol’ Colony Golf Course on Wednesday. Auburn finished fifth with a…
TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – Troy baseball concludes the regular season with a three-game series against No. 23 South Alabama at Riddle-Pace Field, beginning Thursday at 6 p.m. Friday’s game is also slated for 6 p.m., and Saturday’s game will begin…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn’s Kasey Cooper has been named the espnW's softball player of the year. "It's a humbling honor,” Cooper said. “I’m so proud and appreciative of everything this year especially this national honor. But its not without…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (auburntigers.com) – Due to forecasted inclement weather on Friday in Nashville, Auburn and Vanderbilt will now play a split doubleheader Thursday, no game Friday and a single game Saturday at Hawkins Field. Thursday’s doubleheader will begin at 2…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (biscuitsbaseball.com) - The Biscuits lost their series finale to the Suns on Wednesday afternoon at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, falling 9-8 in 11 innings. Ryne Stanek (1-4) got the start on the hill against Patrick Johnson (1-1),…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR has fined the crew chief for driver Kasey Kahne as a part of a slew of penalties levied against the Hendrick Motorsports team for failing post-race inspection. Crew chief Keith Rodden was fined $25,000, Kahne…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– No. 11 Auburn women’s tennis will travel to Tulsa, Okla. for it’s first trip to the Sweet 16 in school history on Thursday as the Tigers will face off against No. 6 Vanderbilt a 9 a.m. CT.…
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - ESPN is moving play-by-play man Joe Tessitore from Thursday night to Saturday night games and Sam Ponder will now be the sideline reporter for ABC's Saturday Night Football. ESPN also announced Wednesday that Steve Levy will…
