Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 21

The Auburn Tigers are in the midst of the most successful basketball season in the history of the school, advancing to just their second-ever Final Four after winning the SEC regular season title during the best year for the conference in its own history. When Auburn takes on the Florida Gators on Saturday evening in […]

During a historic year for basketball in the state of Alabama, with successful seasons from a host of college teams, there’s also a new, lesser-known program on the rise. For the first time ever, the Shelton State women’s basketball team is playing for a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship. The team belongs […]

The Auburn Tigers men’s basketball program had an absolutely massive accomplishment on Sunday evening when they won the South regional title of the NCAA Tournament to advance to just their second-ever Final Four in program history, both under head coach Bruce Pearl. After Pearl took his Tigers to the Final Four in 2019 and suffered […]

There was a time in the not so distant past where a run to the Elite Eight for the Alabama Crimson Tide would have been celebrated as one of the biggest accomplishments in the program’s history and fans would have been absolutely thrilled. Such is the nature of the raising of the bar head coach […]

The Auburn Tigers are headed back to the Final Four for just the second time in program history and first since 2019 after largely dominating their way through the South region and closing it out with a 70-64 victory in the Elite Eight to lock up their trip to San Antonio. After both Auburn and […]

An arrest has been made following the assault and armed robbery last week of Montgomery businessman Jim Massey III. Last week, news broke that Massey III had been violently assaulted, bound, and robbed at gunpoint at his business – Jim Massey’s Cleaners – in the 500 block of South Street in Montgomery. Massey told WSFA […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide made headlines this week when it was announced the program would be going the same way as numerous other schools have and modifying the spring game into more of a practice-like atmosphere. Though it’s incredibly disappointing to fans across the country to do away with a timeless tradition, it’s just another […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball program is headed back to the Elite Eight after a historic 113-88 victory over the BYU Cougars. During the course of the game, numerous program and NCAA Tournament records were set. Alabama’s 25 successful three point shots broke the program record of 23 – which it first set against […]

Former Tennessee Volunteers head coach and Alabama Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt is suing the NCAA for $100 million in lost wages, alleging a conspiracy between the association and Tennessee, among other explosive claims. Pruitt was fired by Tennessee shortly after the 2020 season after three years leading the program as a result of […]

The No. 2 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament Alabama Crimson Tide has a chance on Thursday evening to advance to just their third Elite Eight in program history but second consecutive appearance. Standing in their way will be the red hot BYU Cougars coming off wins against No. 11 seed VCU […]

A-Day in Tuscaloosa is a tradition fans across the state look forward to all year round. It’s a time for fans to get into Bryant-Denny Stadium in the spring at no cost to them and their families and get a look at who may be the Crimson Tide stars of the future in a fun […]

The SEC has not felt the same in the year since the deal with CBS has expired and fans across the South have had to watch their schools play on the ESPN family of networks. One of the more iconic pieces of what made that broadcast so special for so many years was the chemistry […]

Former UAB Blazers legendary head football coach Bill Clark is taking the next step in his gridiron journey and has been named the President of the CoachSafely foundation, a national leader in youth sports injury prevention. Clark has always been a strong advocate for athlete safety and helping to find ways to prevent injury and […]

Throughout the better part of the last two years, the idea of legalized sports betting has gained momentum in the state of Alabama. Though it has fallen short of making it to the ballot, it’s easy to see that betting may now have more momentum in the state than it ever has. Currently, sports betting […]

Times have changed in college sports over the last several years with the ever-increasing influence of Name, Image, and Likeness and the growing widespread use of the transfer portal. While much of the publicity has been on college football, the basketball court has also changed dramatically in that same time. Now, both the Alabama and […]

The Southeastern Conference has continued its incredible dominance on the basketball court this season through the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. After a record 14 teams from the conference were selected to the tournament field, expectations were rightfully high, and they somehow may have even been exceeded. Previously, the record for most teams from […]

The No. 1 seed in the South Region Auburn Tigers and No. 2 seed in the East Region Alabama Crimson Tide each took care of business in their second round games over the weekend after being tested. In the NCAA Tournament, the name of the game is simply to survive and advance, and both teams […]

The Auburn Tigers earned their biggest win on a basketball court in a very long time on Saturday evening when they defeated the Creighton Blue Jays in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to get to the Sweet Sixteen and the second weekend for the first time since 2019. Head coach Bruce Pearl has […]

The No. 2 seed in the East region Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the No. 15 seed Robert Morris Colonials on Friday afternoon by a score of 90-81 to advance to the second round. The Tide will now face off against No. 7 seed St. Mary’s Gaels on Sunday in Cleveland. The West Coast Conference champions […]

The No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, Auburn Tigers, will face a tough test Saturday evening in their second-round matchup against the No. 9 seed Creighton Bluejays. After surviving an ugly first half against the Alabama State Hornets, the Tigers are just two halves away from returning to the Sweet Sixteen for the […]

The No. 2 seed in the East region Alabama Crimson Tide are moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after a 90-81 victory over the No. 15 seeded Robert Morris Colonials. Throughout the first half, there were several moments where it looked like Alabama might be on the verge of running away […]

The No. 12 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are off to an absolutely incredible start this season on the baseball diamond. After finishing their non-conference slate with a record of 18-1, Alabama went on the road for their first SEC series of the season and swept the Texas A&M Aggies in three games. Sweeping the Aggies […]

The No. 1 overall seed Auburn Tigers earned an 83-63 first-round victory over the 16th-seed Alabama State Hornets on Thursday. Auburn will now advance into the Round of 32 and take on the No. 9 seed Creighton Bluejays. RELATED: Who are Auburn’s greatest threats to making the Final Four? Despite the win, it was not […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide have begun spring practice and while a ton of the attention is on the quarterback battle, someone outside the position is unsurprisingly getting a significant amount of buzz. After bursting onto the scene as a 17-year-old freshman, star wide receiver Ryan Williams is already becoming one of the best in the […]