University presidents throughout the Southland Conference met Friday, but did not make a final decision regarding the league's 2020 football season, The Item has learned.

A plethora of new faces are set to take the field for the Huntsville football team this fall, but head coach Rodney Southern isn’t expecting a drop-off.

A few years ago, I was attending an outdoor show in Waco when I noticed a little shooting range for air guns set up in a room off to the side of the main floor.

Join Huntsville Item sports editor Josh Criswell and KSAM 101.7 sports director Rob Hipp for the latest episode of Huntsville Sports Weekly, which will go live at roughly 6:30 p.m.

As uncertainty continues to loom over the 2020 college football season, the preseason Amway Coaches Poll has arrived to provide fans with a dose of non-coronavirus-related content.

New Waverly’s volleyball program got back on the court this week for tryouts, signaling the start of the 2020 preseason.

Sam Houston State is scheduled to begin training camp for the 2020 football season later this week. However, according to the latest update from the NCAA, it could be two more weeks before the Bearkats and other FCS programs even know what they’re playing for.

The NCAA Board of Governors on Wednesday directed each division of the association to decide independently by Aug. 21 whether it will be able to conduct championship events safely in fall sports such as soccer, volleyball and lower levels of football during the coronavirus pandemic.

PHOENIX — José Altuve and Carlos Correa hit solo homers, George Springer added a two-run double and the Houston Astros roughed up Madison Bumgarner in an 8-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.

STORRS, Conn. — UConn canceled its 2020-2021 football season Wednesday, becoming the first FBS program to suspend football because of the coronavirus pandemic, as other schools had taken the Huskies off their schedules and the governor was reluctant to allow UConn to travel to states with hi…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Devin Booker does not like the notion that the Phoenix Suns, whose playoff chances were beyond slim when the season was suspended, should simply be happy to be in the NBA's bubble.

Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered season continued to fall into place.

There was a different feeling in the air when the New Waverly Bulldogs took the practice field late Monday afternoon — and it wasn’t just the pleasant breeze and cloud coverage, providing a momentary reprieve from the sweltering Texas summer.

After capping his high school career by helping lead the Trinity Tigers to the playoffs, Jace Stout is ready to take his game to the next level.

Folks that hunt with me will concur that I have a habit of ignoring smart, precautionary measures to keep myself safe from critters in the outdoors.

While the University Interscholastic League has pushed back the start of the football season for Class 5A and 6A teams, a pair of local 3A programs will get started early next week.

During the July 20-26 week, world class athletes competed in Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association shows at Deadwood, South Dakota, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Burwell, Nebraska.

Sam Houston State head coach K.C. Keeler recently joined myself and KSAM 101.7 sports director Rob Hipp on the inaugural episode of Huntsville Sports Weekly to discuss an array of topics surrounding the 2020 college football season.

At the start of spring practice, days before the COVID-19 pandemic began to alter the sports world as we knew it, Sam Houston State head coach K.C. Keeler remarked that “rebuilding the offensive line is going to be the single most important part” in the Bearkats’ pursuit of a championship.

Join Rob Hipp, Sports Director at KSAM 101.7 / KHVL The Hits and Josh Criswell of The Huntsville Item for Episode 1 of Huntsville Sports Weekly.

The powerhouse Southeastern Conference reconfigured its schedule Thursday to include only league games in 2020, a pandemic-forced decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths.

HOUSTON — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after throwing a fastball near the head of Houston's Alex Bregman and mockingly taunting Astros star Carlos Correa.

A local student-athlete is looking forward to the opportunity to represent his school and family on the national stage.

Like countless high school programs across the country, the New Waverly Bulldogs will be forced to fill a void left by a departing senior class.

The July 16-18 Ute Stampede in Nephi, Utah, drew numerous world class Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association competitors.

Looking back on well over a half-century spent as a very active participant in all sorts of hunting and fishing endeavors, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s more fun to diversify than stick with one method of hunting or, fishing for that matter. 

A local motocross racer is set to compete against some of the best in the country next month, as he goes for his shot at a national title.

Expectations are high for the Sam Houston State football team leading into the 2020 season.

The Sam Houston State football team was picked to finish second in the 2020 Southland Conference Preseason Poll, announced Wednesday by the conference.

College coaches might be kept away from high school campuses at the moment, but that hasn’t stopped Huntsville defensive lineman Ed Bobino from gaining interest from teams at the next level.

For many years, I had access to hunt and fish on a couple hundred acres situated about three-quarters of a mile from my home. The place is an outdoor paradise, rough country with plenty of water and always an ample supply of wild hogs that I dearly love to hunt, butcher and turn into tasty m…

The same pandemic-related questions that have bedeviled professional and college sports are front and center for high school administrators across the country -- and they are far more complicated.

With the 2020 season in limbo, Alpha Omega Academy head coach Jeff Norris is still keeping faith that football will be played this fall.

While the Southland Conference might have its virtual media day scheduled for next week, the prospects of FCS football being played this fall appear to be getting slimmer by the day.

During this challenging time when many rodeos have cancelled because of coronavirus concerns, the organizing committee at the Parker County Sheriff's Posse Frontier Days in Weatherford ultimately decided to produce the traditional annual rodeo this year.

Dak Prescott will play whatever becomes of the 2020 season under the one-year franchise tag after the Dallas Cowboys and their star quarterback couldn't agree on a long-term contract.

The Southland Conference unveiled its preseason all-conference teams Wednesday morning, with several Sam Houston State Bearkats receiving honors.

The 2020 Southland Conference Football Preseason All-Conference Teams were announced on Wednesday, with defending co-champion Central Arkansas leading the league with 13 total selections.