Matt Ridings and Adam Balcom held Florida Atlantic to six hits and Western Kentucky got eight early runs to beat the Owls 9-0 in the opening game of the Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament.

New Orleans Saints defensive end Charles Grant has been indicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a February altercation at a nightclub.

Former Oklahoma guard Tony Neysmith is transferring to Auburn. Auburn coach Jeff Lebo said Tuesday the 6-foot-5, 203-pounder has signed with the Southeastern Conference school.

Alabama is riding a hot offense into the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Mike Piazza is retiring from baseball following a 19-season career in which he became one of the top-hitting catchers in history.

Tom Glavine retired his last 17 hitters during his first post-New York appearance against the Mets, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 6-1 victory Tuesday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.

Pairings for the double-elimination Southeastern Conference baseball tournament at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala., with seedings:

Florida State receiver Preston Parker will have to sit out the first two games of the 2008 season after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges in Palm Beach County.

Ryan Peisel scored the game-winning run off an error in the ninth inning to lift Georgia to a 5-4 win over Alabama on Friday night in the second game of a doubleheader.

Alabama's Andre Smith and Auburn's Sen'Derrick Marks have been named to the 52nd annual Playboy Preseasonn All-American Football team.

Matt Hall, Joseph Sanders and Kevin Patterson homered in an 11-run fourth inning and Auburn beat Mercer 18-6 Tuesday night.

Jayson Werth drove in four runs, Kyle Kendrick pitched six effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Auburn defensive linemen Sen' Derrick Marks and Antonio Coleman along with Alabama safety Rashad Johnson are among 88 players named on Monday to the 2008 watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.

The much sought-after former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux reportedly visited the Jacksonville State University campus yesterday.

Former New England Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh spent more than three hours talking with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about Spygate

The University of Alabama is seeded Number 3 in the NCAA softball tournament set to open later this week.

Here's one wish Alabama coach Nick Saban can't necessarily make come true: To have all the signees in school when the first summer session begins June 3rd.

Taylor Thompson struck out six and pitched a complete game as Auburn beat Mississippi 11-1 on Saturday.

Stephen Locke fired a complete-game, seven-hitter in leading Florida to a 6-2 win over Alabama on Saturday.

Milwaukee Bucks point guard and former Alabama standout Mo Williams had surgery to repair ligament damage in his right thumb and is expected to be ready for training camp in October.

Auburn baseball player Hunter Morris has accepted an invitation to participate in the USA Baseball National Team Trials next month. He's among 12 players on the initial invite list.

School officials say Florida State's starting offensive tackle is ineligible for the 2008 season.

University of Alabama golfer Michael Thompson is one of three finalists for the Ben Hogan Award.

Troy's Bryan Miller is the Sun Belt Conference player of the week.

Auburn lefthander Grant Dayton has been named the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the week.