[ Former Troy outside linebacker Javon Solomon was selected in the fifth round of the NFL draft on Saturday, going to the Buffalo Bills with the No. 168 overall pick. Solomon (6-foot, 247 pounds) led the country with 16 sacks in 2023, when he added 56 tackles and 18 tackles for loss and was a … Read more
[ South Alabama homered four times — including twice in the first inning — to build an early lead at Troy on Saturday, then held on for a 10-8, series-clinching victory at Riddle-Pace Field. Ethan Melton, Jacob Haley, Micah Morgan and Brennan Holt all went deep for the Jaguars, who totaled 12 hits and nine … Read more
[ Christyon Eugene scored 21 points to lead four Troy players in double figures in an 84-78 victory at Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. Myles Rigsby added 19 points for the Trojans, who improve to 19-10 overall and 12-4 in Sun Belt Conference play with the victory. Thomas Dowd added 14 points and Tayton Conerway 12 with … Read more
[ Samuel Tabe had his second straight big game with 29 points as South Alabama cruised past Southern Miss 83-64 in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Thursday night. The Jaguars (14-14, 6-9 Sun Belt Conference) never trailed in the game, and led by at least eight points for the entire second half. South Alabama went 8-for-13 on … Read more
[ Authorities are looking for family members of three men who died recently in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the men as Lugene Tyus Jr., 68, Eddie Lee Smallwood, 63, and Willie Charles Barker, 71. Their bodies are ready to be released for burial, but coroner’s officials have not been able to … Read more
