TROY – In a different twist this spring, the Troy offense has been winning its share of battles against a defensive unit that so often dominated play a year ago.
After a highly-successful 12-2 season, a Sun Belt Conference title and a Cure Bowl victory, Troy University has apparently rewarded head football coach Jon Sumrall with a new four-year contract, reported several multiple news outlets on Friday.
TROY – With scouts from 21 NFL teams and one CFL team plus representatives from the Senior Bowl watching, 17 Troy Trojans football players went through drills Tuesday during Troy’s annual Pro Day activities.
New Troy defensive coordinator Greg Gasparato pointed to two things as the main drawing card for leaving Cincinnati and coming to south Alabama – the history of the Trojans’ football program and the current man in charge, head coach Jon Sumrall.
After entering the day tied for first, Rehobeth’s Brantley Scott shot a 1-over in Tuesday’s final round of the Tiger Invitational at the RTJ Grand National Lakes Course in Opelika to finish tied for eighth in helping Troy University to a runner-up finish to host Auburn.
TROY – After belting four home runs and posting a 1.617 OPS, Troy junior slugger Anslee Finch has been named the Sun Belt Conference Hitter of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
TROY – One Dothan product was back on the field full speed as Troy began spring football practice Tuesday morning and another was watching from the sidelines as he recovers from offseason surgery.
TROY – Troy landed a league-high three players on the All-Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Team released Monday by the conference office.
Troy – Senior Zay Williams was named to the 2022-23 All-Sun Belt Second Team, the Sun Belt Conference announced Monday afternoon.
TROY – Down by nine with 10:11 left, Nelson Phillips erupted for 10 points down the stretch to help Troy rally past South Alabama 61-57 on Thursday night in Trojan Arena.
Troy has added much-traveled running back Asa Martin in addition to several other transfers to its football roster.
Carlton Martial has more hands-on experience with the Reese’s Senior Bowl than his Troy teammate Jake Andrews does, but playing in the game is the culmination of a lifelong dream for both.
TROY – Coming off Sun Belt and Cure Bowl championships, Troy is ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Poll for the first time in program history as both polls were announced Tuesday following the CFP National Championship Game on Monday.
ORLANDO – In putting a bow on the Troy football season, I decided to go back in time to the day Jon Sumrall was formally introduced as the 23rd head football coach in school history.
Dothan wins opener in Oxford
G.W. Long finished the Gulf Coast Classic with a split on Wednesday, beating Morristown West (Tenn.) 9-0 in six innings and losing to Hueytown 3-0 without earning a hit.
Both Houston Academy and Enterprise advanced to the second round of bracket play Wednesday at the Gulf Coast Classic III Tournament at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex before being eliminated.
Wicksburg defeated county rival Rehobeth 6-2 in Tuesday action of the Gulf Coast Classic III Tournament to finish play unbeaten earning tournament bracket play.
MIAMI — If tennis and pickleball are adversaries as some say — the traditional racket sport vs. the upstart with the funny name — then mark Sunday as the first major battle in the war, with the volley of shots fired in South Florida. John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Michael Chang are retired tennis stars with 17 Grand Slam wins among them. But Sunday they will be on the other side ...
Baylor’s decision to let Kim Mulkey walk across the states lines over to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the rare instance where it’s perfectly reasonable, and embarrassingly indefensible. The Outfit is back in Texas, doing her “thang.” The NCAA women’s Final Four is in Dallas this weekend, and Mulkey is there. In her second season at LSU, the Tigers are in the Final Four. Mulkey is one of those ...
As Kentucky opened its spring football practice back on March 6, Mark Stoops said this about 2022: “There were probably things I could’ve done better, going all the way back to last winter. I’m not going to let that happen again.” So far, the UK coach is a man of his word. Last Saturday, Stoops was stewing after his team’s scrimmage. He talked of entitlement, of players not working hard ...
Iowa G Caitlin Clark wins Naismith Trophy
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BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has become an NFL unicorn for his ability to make something out of nothing. In the open field, he impossibly evades tacklers, and in the backfield, he dodges linemen and squeezes downfield passes between defensive backs. But as Jackson, now a veteran of five professional seasons, tries to navigate a long-term contract, he’s run into dead ends and ...
BALTIMORE — Calais Campbell’s career in Baltimore was short but impactful. The 36-year-old veteran defensive lineman spent just three of his 15 seasons in the NFL with the Ravens, but he made the Pro Bowl in 2020 and last season was the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award winner. He was also a respected voice in the locker room and mentor to a young defensive line that had barely more collective ...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anthony Richardson stole the show during a record-setting NFL scouting combine to position himself as the possible No. 1 pick in next month’s draft. For an encore, Florida’s former quarterback plans to throw on Thursday during the Gators’ Pro Day as he pushes to build a case as the best quarterback available. “We look at it like: as a competitor, any time you get a chance ...