Samford University NCAA News

Five members of the Samford football team were named to the Southern Conference's Coaches All-Conference teams when the league released its postseason awards on Tuesday.

Ryan Odaffer believes the Carl Junction High School boys basketball team can show improvement this season.

Terrell Hudgins' 10-yard touchdown catch with 16 seconds remaining in the second quarter has lifted Elon University to a 10-0 halftime lead at Samford in Saturday's critical Southern Conference football game.

A trio of teams raised championship banners for their tremendous 2009 seasons. With Ravenna, Mogadore and Woodridge rising to the top of their respective Portage Trail Conference divisions, it is fitting that those same three teams are well-represented on the Northeast Inland All-District team that was released on Friday.

The Samford football team practiced for about an hour in shorts and helmets Thursday afternoon at Seibert Stadium.

The Texas A&M men's basketball team will be on the floor at Reed Arena Friday night to take on Samford.

The Samford football team practiced for about an hour and a half in shells Wednesday afternoon at Seibert Stadium.

VERMILLION - Four weeks into the high school football season, the Milbank Bulldogs were 1-3 and owners of a three-game losing streak.

The Samford University basketball team suffered its third-straight loss by three points or less Sunday as the Bulldogs were defeated 55-52 by the UAB Blazers in the first game between the cross-town rivals in over 26 years.

Howard Crawford and Dexter Fields each scored 12 points and Alabama-Birmingham scored the final five points in a 55-52 victory over Samford on Sunday.

Rahmon Fletcher scored 22 points to help Wisconsin-Green Bay hold off Samford in a 70-68 win on Saturday.

Chris Evans, shown in Samford's win over Georgia Southern on Nov. 7, had a career-high 257 yards rushing in Saturday's win over Wofford.

Samford head coach Jimmy Tillette would love to have UAB on his schedule on a regular basis.

Chris Singletary scored 19 points to lead Kent State to a 69-66 victory over Samford on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Kent State could have found an easier start to the 2009-10 college basketball season than taking one of the most skilled practitioners of the Princeton offense in Friday's season opener.

The Samford University basketball team picked up a pair of highly-touted commitments Wednesday as the Bulldogsa coaching staff received national letters-of-intent from Will Cook and Tyler Hood on the first day of the early signing period.

In its lone preseason exhibition game of the year, Samford streaked to a decisive 85-44 victory against the Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs at the Pete Hanna Center.

Samford wide receiver Riley Hawkins tries to get by Ronnie Wiggins in Saturday's 31-10 win over Georgia Southern.

There may not be postseason play for Georgia Southern this season, but the final three regular-season games have some meaning for the Eagles.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:36 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:36 p.m. North Alabama is aiming for perfection, and West Alabama has some history in its sights.