Carver High and CVCC Alum, Alycia Reese, Commits to Auburn
Chattahoochee Valley Community College sophomore and former Carver Tiger shooting guard, Alycia Reese, announced her commitment to play basketball for the Auburn Tigers next season. She…
Tiger Hosts His Own Masters 'Champions Dinner'
(CNN) - It should be Masters week, and Tiger Woods should be wearing his green jacket at the champions dinner. Instead of being in Augusta, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Woods was celebrating responsibly at home on Tuesday. He…
River Dragons Raise Over $11K for Civic Center Workers
In the absence of playing games and competing, some organizations have found incredible ways to give back to their communities. When the Columbus River Dragons season ended, they were worried about Civic…
Alabama Gymnastics Bringing People Together For a Virtual 5K Run
The NCAA women s gymnastics championships was supposed to to take place on April 18th. The NCAA has canceled that event due to growing concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The 8th ranked…
NFL Draft To Be Conducted Virtually
(CNN) - The NFL draft will happen virtually this year. Commissioner Roger Goodell says it will take place in the individual homes of players and coaches. The league had said it was considering two options for the three-day draft…
Auburn Baseball Signee Ben Schorr's Senior Season Cut Short at Columbus
Columbus High baseball graduates seven seniors this season, including Auburn Tigers catcher signee Ben Schorr. Their season came to an abrupt halt once COVID-19 started to spread in the United…
Auburn University Coaches Call for “Teamwork” in Keeping Safe from Coronavirus
Auburn University coaches Gus Malzahn, Bruce Pearl and Butch Thompson want you to join the team in the ongoing fight against coronavirus. The head coaches…
Thompson Named Finalist For Haskins Award
Georgia golfer Davis Thompson has been selected as a finalist for the 2020 Haskins Award, according to an announcement Tuesday by the Haskins Commission, Golfweek, and Golf Channel. The Haskins Award, often called the Heisman Trophy of college golf, has…
Auburn Equipment Team Making Masks for Health Care Workers
Every sports program has unsung heroes. People that are behind the scenes that aren't in the spotlight. Those unsung heroes involved in sports are impacted by the COVID- 9 pandemic as well. During this…
Spring High School Sports Canceled in Georgia
Just one day after Governor Kemp announced the shelter-in-place order due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Georgia High School Athletic Association made the decision to cancel the…
River Dragons Hold Gray Jersey Auction to Benefit Arena Employees
The Columbus River Dragons are holding a jersey auction this week. The proceeds from the auction will be placed into a pool to be distributed to the part-time Civic Center workers that…
Columbus Lions Season Postponed
The National Arena League, the league that the Columbus Lions play in announced a new starting date to the 2020 season. The Lions home opener was scheduled for April 17th. The NAL released a statement…
NCAA To Give Athletes Additional Year To Play
Indianapolis, IN (WISH) - NCAA athletes will get another chance to take the field. Spring seasons for numerous sports were canceled early due to the coronavirus pandemic Among the affected programs: baseball, golf, lacrosse and softball. But now those…
Edwards Selected Georgia Player Of The Year
Anthony Edwards, who was the nation’s top-scoring freshman for the Georgia Bulldogs this season, was named the state of Georgia’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Thursday. Edwards is the ninth Georgia player to…
Alabama High School Spring Sports are Canceled Due to the Coronavirus
Spring high school sports in Alabama have officially been canceled after Governor Kay Ivey issued and order on Thursday afternoon, announcing that all local school systems finish…
Local Track Star, James Harris, Trains for Postponed Olympic Trials
Postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games evens out the playing field for athletes like former Lanett track star James Harris. “The weight room is so…
Yarbrough named to Softball America’s Top 100 Players of 2020
With the season coming to an unexpected end, Softball America released its Top 100 Collegiate Players of the shortened 2020 campain. Auburn softball sophomore Samantha Yarbrough checked in at No. 67 in the publication’s rankings. Over her debut season with…
Smiths Station's Jake Robinson Receives AHSAA Bryant-Jordan Achievement Scholarship
Every year since 1986, the Alabama High School Athletic Association's Bryant-Jordan Student Athlete Program has awarded scholarship to hard-working athletes like Smiths Station's Jake Robinson. “Getting some recognition for all of the…
Columbus Lions Training Camp Postponed Due to Coronavirus
The National Arena League announced that the 2020 season will take place, but some adjustments may need to be made to the NAL schedule in response to the news surrounding COVID-19, the…
Southeastern Conference Cancels Spring Football Games
The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday that all regular season conference and non-conference competitions are cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-20 athletic year, including all remaining SEC championship events, due to continuing developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). In addition,…
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