Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 24

This week, Birmingham’s Legacy Arena at the BJCC will host the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s state championship boys and girls basketball championships, an event which brings 56 teams from around the state to the Magic City to try to win a state title in their respective classifications. Each classification from 1A to 7A plays […]

The No. 1 ranked Auburn Tigers earned one of the biggest regular season wins in program history last weekend when they went into Tuscaloosa and defeated the No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. For as monumental as the victory was however, head coach Bruce Pearl isn’t going to be satisfied unless his team wins the […]

In what was quite the heavy hitting duo, the greatest golfer of all time accepted a special guest appearance to the White House by President Donald Trump as part of a celebration for Black History Month. https://x.com/cspan/status/1892684928489320924 Woods, who was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Trump back in 2019, donned the medal […]

The Auburn Tigers defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in a thrilling 67-60 victory at Neville Arena on Wednesday night in front of a crowd in The Jungle, which was loud and raucous, as always. But for all the fanfare of another chapter being written in the special and historic season the Tigers are having, there was […]

The Auburn men’s basketball team is in the midst of what may very well be their best basketball season in program history. Dominating their way through an SEC conference which is having a historic season itself, the Tigers reaffirmed themselves as the best team in the country when they went to Tuscaloosa this past weekend […]

Auburn survives, Alabama stumbles in midweek showdowns

The SEC once again dominated the college basketball spotlight Wednesday night. Coming off the supposed Game of the Century between the No. 1 ranked Auburn Tigers and now No. 4 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, how each team would respond to the emotional Auburn victory was one of the main storylines going into the evening. Auburn, […]

The historic No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup over the weekend between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers drew massive ratings for ESPN, according to their official viewership announcement. With an average of 2.8 million viewers and a peak of 3.5 million, the game was ESPN’s most-watched broadcast of the season and the […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide has always been under a spotlight for their on-field performance — but 2024 was in the limelight especially. Having to replace the greatest coach in the history of the sport is no small feat, but that’s exactly what Kalen DeBoer was tasked with upon accepting the biggest promotion of his career. […]

WATCH: Alabama wide receiver commit makes unreal catch

The Alabama Crimson Tide is moving into year two of the Kalen DeBoer era. In order to replicate some of the success they saw under Nick Saban, it’s going to still take the same thing it always did: talented players. In DeBoer’s first full recruiting class — the 2025 cycle — we already know all […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers boast three of the top-ten returning wide receivers in college football according to a new ranking from Pro Football Focus. All-star Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams was ranked No. 2 on the list only behind Ohio State Buckeyes fellow freshman sensation Jeremiah Smith after Smith’s historic season. […]

FOX Nation is rolling out a new, six-part docuseries titled ‘The Tides That Bind: Inside Alabama Football’ this week which follows the highs and lows of the 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team in their first season after the retirement of Nick Saban and debut year for his replacement Kalen DeBoer. The series, which debuts on […]

The Auburn Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 94-85 in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown at Coleman Coliseum on Saturday afternoon in order to hold onto the top spot with the release of Monday’s brand new AP Poll. Alabama, on the other hand, dropped down two spots, but remained in the top-five, now […]

Last week, State Rep. Joe Lovvorn made major headlines when he filed a bill that, if passed, would make earnings of college athletes in the state of Alabama through Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) exempt from state income taxes. HB240, known as the “Competitive Edge NIL Tax Cut Act,” has a goal of benefiting schools […]

Auburn wins showdown over Alabama in Coleman Coliseum

The top-ranked Auburn Tigers earned a 94-85 victory in the matchup in Tuscaloosa on Saturday against the No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, a game that was billed up as potentially the biggest basketball game in the history of the state. In control for a large portion of the game, Auburn got off to a […]

Tide vs. Tigers: Who wins the No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown?

The No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide is getting set to host the No. 1 ranked Auburn Tigers in Coleman Coliseum on Saturday afternoon in what looks like it could be the biggest matchups between the two in each program’s history. In terms of regular season games, it doesn’t get higher stakes than this. With […]

When the Alabama Crimson Tide hired Kalen DeBoer to be their next head coach, the former Washington Huskies coach’s life and family were obviously uprooted with a move to Alabama. In a decision that couldn’t have been easy, DeBoer’s eldest daughter Alexis elected to stay in the Pacific Northwest, having committed already to play for […]

The No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are set to host the No. 1 ranked Auburn Tigers tomorrow afternoon in what promises to be the game of the year both in the SEC and all of college basketball. Ahead of the matchup, prominent figures from both schools have offered their thoughts on the game and […]

Manufacture Alabama has announced the launch of Manufacturing Madness: The Coolest Thing Made in Alabama, a contest celebrating the state’s best manufacturers and their top-of-the-line products. “Alabama’s manufacturers produce some of the most innovative, high-quality products in the world, driving our state’s economy and shaping the future for generations to come,” said Jon Barganier, the […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is hardly the only example of a home team pulling off a big upset and having their fans run onto either the football field or the basketball court. But it’s a topic that has gained momentum over the last couple of years. With several incidents involving Alabama’s football program — who […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers aren’t just the two best teams in the SEC, they are the two best teams in all of college basketball. With the two programs set to face off Saturday at Coleman Coliseum, both teams had to go on the road Tuesday night and remain focused on the task […]

State Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn) filed a bill in the Alabama legislature late last week that could be a game-changer for college athletes in Alabama. HB240, also known as the “Competitive Edge NIL Tax Cut Act,” would exempt any compensation earned by student-athletes through the use of their name, image, and likeness from the state’s […]

Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback, Jalen Hurts, brought delight to fans in Tuscaloosa and throughout the Yellowhammer State when he helped his Philadelphia Eagles win their second Super Bowl in franchise history over the weekend. Both Hurts and former Heisman-winning Crimson Tide wide receiver, DeVonta Smith, were critical in the victory, with the two connecting […]

One of Birmingham’s most famous former residents is moving back to the Yellowhammer State. According to a story from the Birmingham Business Journal, SEC Network analyst and one of the most well known figures in sports media, Paul Finebaum, is purchasing a 12,165-square-foot, five-bedroom, eight-bathroom home Mountain Brook home with his wife Linda for a […]

After at least two Alabama cities moved to ban Delta-8 THC products, State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence) has introduced a bill that would outlaw the substances statewide. SB132 would classify Delta-8, Delta-10, and other psychoactive THC variants as Schedule I controlled substances, placing them in the same category as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. Currently, Delta-8 […]