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  • Ravens LB McClain 'retires' from NFL

    The Ravens say linebacker Rolando McClain is retiring from the NFL.
     

    May 15, 2013

  • Auburn AD: Football, athletic program will rebound

    Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs is adamant that the football program and overall department will bounce back from a rough year, and that he'll be around to enjoy the resurgence.

    May 15, 2013

  • Body recovered near Talladega Superspeedway

    Authorities have said Nick Bower came to the race with his girlfriend and co-workers and was reported missing May 4.

    May 14, 2013

  • Auburn committee completes review of athletics

    A six-person committee has completed its review of Auburn's athletic department, and expressed confidence that athletic director Jay Jacobs can make needed fixes.
     

    May 14, 2013

  • COLUMN: Athens girls soccer caps remarkable run

    The journey for the Athens girls soccer program over the past decade is nothing short of remarkable.
    Since making the state soccer tournament for the first time in 2007, the Golden Eagles can’t get enough of it. The team has made an appearance in the 5A tournament for seven consecutive years, finally winning it all on Saturday.

    May 14, 2013

  • Woods keeps it dry and wins Players Championship

    A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The Players Championship, this one staged across the water in a tiny, terrifying section of the TPC Sawgrass.

    May 13, 2013

  • DSC_0588.JPG Champions, Finally

    One after another, holding back tears, Athens players said the same thing after winning the 5A soccer championship Saturday afternoon.
    “Finally.”
    Exactly a year removed from losing to Chelsea in their first state championship appearance, Athens’ players walked off as winners after beating St. Paul’s 1-0 at John Hunt Park.

    May 12, 2013 1 Photo

  • DSC_0113.JPG UPDATED w/ HD VIDEO: Ridgeway’s OT goal sends AHS to state finals

    Riley Ridgeway scored a goal just over a minute into overtime that sent Athens to a second consecutive state championship game. After two scoreless halves in regulation, Ridgeway’s left-footed shot sailed over the Briarwood keeper’s head to give Athens a 1-0 win.

    May 10, 2013 1 Photo

  • Troy in midst of $73 million athletics makeover

    Football coach Larry Blakeney said the Trojans might have become the Boise State of the South if this extensive makeover had started during a five-year run as Sun Belt Conference champions instead of after two losing seasons and lagging recruiting.

    May 10, 2013

  • Search for missing race fan widens to 2nd campsite

    May 10, 2013

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