Articles by Nicole Layton
Forbes earns spot on Bednarik Award watch list
Mississippi State junior cornerback Emmanuel Forbes has been named to the watch list for the 28th Chuck Bednarik Award, which is presented annually to the
Starkville Academy hosts weekend jamboree at Sportsplex
STARKVILLE — Six girls soccer teams from across Mississippi gathered at the Starkville Sportsplex on Saturday for three rounds of preseason friendlies ahead of the
Braves complete sweep of Arizona with 1-0 win
ATLANTA — Austin Riley hit a run-scoring double off Mark Melancon in the ninth inning and Atlanta completed a three-game sweep of Arizona with a
Bill Russell, NBA star and civil rights pioneer, dies at 88
BOSTON — Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a racially divided country. The most
England beats Germany in extra time to win Euro 2022
LONDON — Just when it seemed England might again be weighed down by expectations and history, Chloe Kelly made the breakthrough. Kelly’s goal in the
Reddick wins at Indy to close best month of NASCAR career
INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Reddick this month already grabbed his first Cup career victory, qualified for NASCAR’s playoffs and signed a big contract with a new
Finau wins Rocket Mortgage for 2nd straight PGA Tour victory
DETROIT — Tony Finau has changed the conversation about him in less than a calendar year. Finau ran away with the Rocket Mortgage Classic on
Register for flag football, cheerleading
Register now for Upward Sports’ fall flag football and cheerleading sessions. To participate, a child must be in the first through sixth grade during the
Braves World Series trophy coming to Columbus
The Atlanta Braves World Series trophy tour will stop Wednesday in Columbus. The trophy, which the team won at the end of the 2021 season,
Judge slugs 3rd walk-off homer, Yankees beat Royals 1-0
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit his third walk-off homer this year, his major league-leading 39th home run, to lift the New York Yankees over
Newgarden cleared to practice at Indy after Iowa collapse
INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden was cleared Thursday to practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway following his collapse after crashing at Iowa. Newgarden will
Finau, Pendrith share Rocket Mortgage lead at 8-under 64
DETROIT — Tony Finau sent an approach from 250 yards soaring over trees and onto the seventh green at Detroit Golf Club, going for the
Kurt Busch to miss Indy with concussion-like symptoms
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch will miss Sunday’s NASCAR race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with concussion-like symptoms and be replaced again by Ty Gibbs in
Rocket Mortgage Classic gives players a shot before playoffs
DETROIT — The Rocket Mortgage Classic, nestled between the British Open and FedEx Cup playoffs, could have been a tournament to skip for all of
Starkville Academy girls’ soccer finds footing under new head coach
Preseason preparations are underway for Starkville Academy girls’ soccer, and new head coach Chris Doss has had his first two friendlies to try and prepare
Saudi-backed LIV Golf announces 14-event schedule for 2023
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — The Saudi-funded LIV Golf series announced a 14-tournament schedule for next year with 12 established team franchises and a chance for players
In rare contact, US offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary
Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning
NEW YORK — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum
NFL teams open camp with biggest question still unanswered
Training camps opened across the NFL and the biggest offseason question remains unanswered. The Cleveland Browns still don’t know how many games they’ll be without
