KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have released outfielder Nick Swisher. The team won't take much of a financial hit, even though Swisher is set to make $15 million this season. The Braves are set to receive $14,631,148 from…
TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – The Troy softball team will hit the field on Tuesday as it hosts Kennesaw State in a doubleheader at the Troy Softball Complex beginning at 3 p.m. The Trojans (21-10) are looking to bounce back after…
TUSKEGEE, Ala (goldentigersports.com) - The Tuskegee University women’s tennis team puts their 11-match winning streak on the line Wednesday morning when they host top-ranked BYU-Hawaii at the PepsiCo Tennis Courts. Tuskegee (12-3, 11-1 SIAC) has not lost since February 25 against…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn’s Jade Rhodes has been named SEC Player of the Week the league office announced Monday afternoon. The senior from Sarasota, Fla. batted .625 on 5-of-8 hitting during the Tigers’ 4-0 week that included a SEC…
TUSKEGEE, Ala (goldentigersports.com) -- The Tuskegee University softball team returns to action Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action against NCAA Division I-member Alabama A&M University. The game was originally scheduled to be played on Tuesday but was moved a day following the…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn's first black scholarship football player, James Owens, has died after battling heart problems. He was 65. Owens' wife, Gloria, told the Opelika-Auburn News that he died of renal and heart failure shortly after noon Saturday…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama Softball split a Saturday doubleheader against SEC foe Missouri, falling in the opener, 7-3, before bouncing back with a five-inning win, 9-1. Alabama (28-6, 2-3 SEC) dropped the opener as Missouri (24-5, 3-2 SEC) jumped…
AUBURN, Ala. – No. 3 Auburn swept the weekend series against South Carolina posting 5-2 and 4-3 wins in the doubleheader on Saturday. Auburn improved to 30-4 on the season and 6-3 in SEC action. “The thing we talked…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Cole Lipscomb allowed just one run in 6-plus innings and Jackson Burgreen hit his first home run of the season, but Auburn baseball dropped the series finale to No. 18 Arkansas 3-1. “We left some guys…
TUSKEGEE, Ala | The Tuskegee University women’s tennis team puts their 11-match winning streak on the line Wednesday morning when they host top-ranked BYU-Hawaii at the PepsiCo Tennis Courts. Tuskegee (12-3, 11-1 SIAC) has not lost since February 25…
Jay Jacobs “James Owens was the epitome of courage. All of us at Auburn are forever indebted to him for the grace and courage he showed in being our first African-American player. It takes a special person to break down…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team worked two hours in full pads on Friday afternoon outdoors on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields. The two-hour session was the Crimson Tide’s fourth practice of the spring and concluded the first full…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama men’s basketball senior guard Retin Obasohan added two more awards to his growing list of honors following the 2015-16 season. The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named Obasohan first team all-district, while the National Association…
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl’s surgery on his left knee was successful. The total knee replacement surgery was performed by Dr. Brett Smith under the recommendation of Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla., at Baptist Hospital on…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (aumathletics.com) -- Auburn Montgomery guard Jatoria Carter was one of 10 players selected to the 2015-16 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball All-America First Team Thursday. In addition, forward Reggotta Craig earned honorable mention honors. A Montgomery native,…
DUTTON, Ala. (WHNT) – Alabama A&M University announced Thursday that football player Danny Johnson died in an early morning wreck in Dutton. “This is a tragic loss for the Alabama A&M University family,” said Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks. “Danny…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn women’s tennis returned home after two weeks on the road and improved to 17-4 (5-2) on the season with a convincing 5-2 victory over No. 27 Mississippi State (11-6, 2-5). “Mississippi State is a tough…
ATLANTA, GA (auburntigers.com) – Peter Holoda is going to sleep in a little later on Friday. He has earned that right after one busy Thursday. After swimming four times during the morning prelims session, the sophomore from Hungary swam three…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - The game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves was rained out Thursday after being stopped in the fourth inning. Ryan Howard grounded out before lightning and thunder caused the game to be halted. It was…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (rolltide.com) - Alabama head football coach Nick Saban was named to Fortune's list of 2016 World's Greatest Leaders, the magazine announced on Thursday. It was Fortune's third annual list of world leaders and it ranked Saban at No. 11 after…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The No. 1 Auburn equestrian team opens postseason play at the 2016 SEC Championship this weekend. The Tigers will travel to Bishop, Ga., for the conference meet, competing at the UGA Equestrian Complex. As the top…
TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – Two of the top slugging teams in the country meet this weekend as Troy plays host to No. 5 UL Lafayette in a three-game Sun Belt Conference series at the Troy Softball Complex. The two teams…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed unrestricted free-agent linebacker Philip Wheeler, an eight-year veteran from Georgia Tech, to a one-year deal. Wheeler first signed with the Falcons in October. He had 29 tackles with one sack…
TALLADEGA, AL (talladegasuperspeedway.com) – Six-time Talladega Superspeedway winner and current NASCAR on FOX analyst - Jeff Gordon - might not be competing in this year’s GEICO 500, but with the new 24EVER Talladega special ticket package, fans will still get the opportunity…
ATLANTA, GA (auburntigers.com) -- The Auburn track and field team will open the 2016 outdoor season this weekend at the Yellow Jacket Invitational at the George C. Griffin Track on the Georgia Tech campus. Over 40 Tiger men and women…
