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Edwards wins Bristol pole, second straight

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Carl Edwards won his second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup pole Friday, helping Joe Gibbs Racing take four of the top five spots in qualifying Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Edwards, the winner at Bristol in March…

Troy's defending Sun Belt golf champs look to repeat

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com)  – Troy, the two-time defending Sun Belt Conference women’s golf champions, heads to the Raven Golf Course in Miramar Beach, Fla., looking to build on a successful spring and claim its third straight Sun Belt title. Play…

Hornets reveal Black & Gold weekend plans

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com)  – The 2016 Alabama State University football team’s Black and Gold Game will be the centerpiece of a full weekend of athletic events on the ASU campus April 22-23. All events are free and open to the…

Lady Hornets' Golf APR recognized by NCAA

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com)  – The Alabama State women’s golf team earned public recognition from the NCAA for its stellar Academic Progress Rate (APR). The Lady Hornets earned a perfect APR score of 1000 for the third straight year. The Academic…

AUM upsets Georgia Gwinnett 2-1

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (aumathletics.com) ---- Six Auburn Montgomery pitchers combined to limit top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett to just five hits, as the No. 8 Warhawks upset the Grizzlies 2-1 Wednesday at the Grizzly Baseball Complex. NOTES • The Warhawks improved to 32-11…

Alabama hires John Pelphrey as associate head coach

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has hired former Arkansas coach John Pelphrey as associate head coach. Crimson Tide coach Avery Johnson announced the hiring on Wednesday. Pelphrey was head coach at South Alabama from 2002-07 before spending four years leading…

Florida warrant out for ex-Tiger Tre Mason

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - A South Florida judge has issued an arrest warrant for Los Angeles Rams player Tre Mason, who was arrested last month on reckless driving and marijuana possession charges. Online court records show that Mason missed a…

Nationals defeat winless Braves 3-0

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tanner Roark pitched seven innings, Stephen Drew and Jayson Werth hit fourth-inning home runs and the Washington Nationals defeated the winless Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Roark, who moved up a…

Tiger netters host two matches in final SEC weekend

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) - No. 63 Auburn closes the men's tennis regular season this weekend with a pair of home conference matches at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. Friday, Auburn hosts Tennessee at 5 p.m. Sunday, the Tigers host No. 20…

Auburn, Alabama tee up for SEC Championship

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – No. 6 Auburn men’s golf begins play in the SEC Championship at the par 70, 6,898-yard Sea Island Golf Course at St. Simons Island, Ga., Friday through Sunday. Eight teams are ranked in the top 25,…

13 Tiger Equestrians earn SEC post-season honors

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Southeastern Conference announced its postseason awards for equestrian Wednesday and 13 student-athletes of the No. 1 Auburn Equestrian team were honored. Highlighting the team’s honors were the selections for seniors Elizabeth Benson and Griffin Knight…

Auburn softball goes long on UAB 8-1

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – No. 3/2 Auburn softball used three home runs to defeat UAB 8-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Mary Bowers Field. Auburn improves to 38-4 on the year picking up their 13th straight win while the Blazers fall…

Geneva's Lacy Stafford signs with Trojans

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com)  – The Troy women's basketball program and head coach Chanda Rigby announced the addition of local high school standout Lacy Stafford on Wednesday.  Stafford joins an incoming class that already features three other incoming freshmen. “Our program…

Hank Parker visits Girls Ranch at Camp Hill for 50th anniversary

MONTGOMERY, Ala  (AlabamaNews.Net) ---Wednesday, the Boys and Girls Ranches of Alabama celebrated its 50th anniversary. For five decades, the ranches have welcomed the abandoned and neglected children of Alabama and provided them a home. "I can't make it go away. What happened to…

Samford softball triumphs over Troy 8-6

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com)  – The Troy softball team dropped a close game against in-state rival Samford, 8-6, on Wednesday at the Troy Softball Complex. Kate Benton and Carli Kayler both had two hits on the day while Hannah Day, Meg…

Trojan hoops celebrates inking Kevin Baker

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – Troy men’s basketball head coach Phil Cunningham announced Wednesday the signing of junior college point guard Kevin Baker. "We are very excited about Kevin Baker's decision to continue his career as a student-athlete here at Troy,”…

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