CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Cameron Johnson and Roti Ware scored 18 points apiece as Stephen F. Austin defeated Central Arkansas 79-66 on Monday.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gavin Kensmil had 28 points plus 10 rebounds as Stephen F. Austin got past New Orleans 89-79 on Monday.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Gavin Kensmil tied his career high with 23 points and had 10 rebounds as Stephen F. Austin extended its home winning streak to 10 games, defeating Texas A&M-Corpus...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Calvin Solomon had 13 points to lead six Stephen F. Austin players in double figures as the Lumberjacks defeated UIW 83-65 on Saturday night.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Gavin Kensmil tied his career high with 23 points and Stephen F. Austin beat McNeese State 86-76 on Friday night in a Southland Conference opener for each...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music firebrand Charlie Daniels has died of a stroke at 83; had hit with ‘Devil Went Down to Georgia’.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Gavin Kensmil scored 17 points as Stephen F. Austin defeated Sam Houston State 81-76 on Saturday. Kevon Harris and Nathan Bain added 16 points each for the...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Gavin Kensmil had 16 points as Stephen F. Austin won its seventh straight home game, easily defeating Houston Baptist 96-68 in a Southland Conference opener on Wednesday...

Oct. 27: Actor-comedian John Cleese is 80. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 77. Director Ivan Reitman is 73. Country singer-guitarist Jack Daniels (Highway 101) is 70. Bassist Garry Tallent of...

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — An early goal from Raul Jimenez and a late strike by substitute Ivan Cavaleiro guided Wolverhampton to a 2-0 victory over Bournemouth in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Following wins against Chelsea and Newcastle in the past 10 days, Wolverhampton has recorded three consecutive victories in the top division for the first time since March 1980.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama university that was struck by a tornado earlier this year is preparing for a benefit concert to help with the recovery.

The country music group Alabama will headline a show at Jacksonville State University on Wednesday night with the goal of helping rebuild the campus about 80 miles (129 kilometers) northeast of Birmingham.

Alabama lead singer Randy Owen is a graduate of Jacksonville State and serves as a university trustee.

LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The 10-day West Virginia State Fair kicks off next week, and thousand are expected to visit the showcase in Lewisburg.

Organizers say one new event this year offers a Best of Fair Food contest, with 10 new items from food vendors that fairgoers can try and vote on.

The concert lineup begins on Aug. 9 with a sold-out show by Luke Combs. Other shows include the Southern Uprising Tour Featuring Travis Tritt, the Charlie Daniels Band and the Marshall Tucker Band.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Country music band Alabama will be hosting a benefit concert in Alabama for Jacksonville tornado relief.

A statement by Jacksonville State University says Alabama has pledged to give the proceeds after expenses to the school for tornado relief. A storm hit the campus and city in March. Citing the statement, AL.com reports Alabama has added several bands to the line-up including the Charlie Daniels Band, Jamey Johnson and Riley Green.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Lottery Control Board chairman has resigned after tweeting a vulgarity to describe East St. Louis that got President Donald Trump into hot water earlier this month.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Lt. Gen. Keith Huber's almost 40 years in the U.S. Army, including distinction as the longest-serving Green Beret when he retired in 2013, involved some life-threatening scenarios that he still can't discuss.

But, as MTSU's senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives prepared for the new year, he recently shared about what could have been a fatal heart attack last fall — and how he approaches life with renewed vigor.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Cheyenne Frontier Days staff has announced five country music performers that will play during the 2018 rodeo.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports the night show headliners include Florida Georgia Line, Eric Church and the Charlie Daniels Band joined by special guest Tracy Lawrence.

Reaction to the death of Southern rock music legend Gregg Allman at age 69:

"IVE TRIED.WORDS ARE IMPOSSIBLE GUI GUI FOREVER, CHOOCH" — Allman's ex-wife Cher, via Twitter.

"My southern-rock heart is breaking. He showed me his tattoos... his voice... his voice.... his soul." — musician Melissa Etheridge, via Twitter.

"Gregg Allman had a feeling for the blues very few ever have hard to believe that magnificent voice is stilled forever" — country legend Charlie Daniels.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — George "Bucky" Sallee, who bugled horses to the post at Keeneland for more than 50 years, has died. He was 87.

Sallee's wife of 38 years, Barbara Cook Sallee, confirmed that he died on Monday from natural causes. She says Sallee "loved Keeneland, the horses and the people, especially the kids."

GEDDES, N.Y. (AP) — Police are looking for the vandal who defaced a sand sculpture of Justin Bieber at the New York State Fair.

State police tell the Post-Standard of Syracuse (http://bit.ly/2bJcVFh ) that the sculpture apparently was vandalized Thursday night.

Bieber's likeness was part of a 200-ton sand sculpture depicting artists who performed at the fair's old grandstand, which was imploded in January.