Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 24

Alabama and Auburn have each had special baseball seasons, campaigns that each program hopes can continue with deep postseason runs starting with the SEC Tournament this week. The Tigers earned the No. 6 seed in the SEC Tournament and will face the winner of No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 11 Mississippi State in their […]

Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules in college football have taken center stage over the last couple of years, but the last month or so in particular it seems things have been scaled up a notch. The presence of President Donald Trump in potential action being taken by lawmakers to bring order to a chaotic […]

The Auburn Tigers are entering the third season of the Hugh Freeze era and are hoping to turn things around after the first two under the head coach didn’t meet expectations. Last season was a disaster, and Freeze’s feet were held to the fire coming off a 5-7 season in which his team did not […]

Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has stayed in the spotlight since he announced his retirement after the 2023 season, and fans were desperate to know what he was gonna get up to on a day-to-day basis now that he is no longer coaching. Of course, Saban has stayed busy with endeavors such […]

There was an incredible story in college baseball this week with the Auburn Tigers at the very center of it. The Tigers were taking on Jacksonville State in a midweek clash at Plainsman Park on Tuesday evening before wrapping up their regular season this weekend against Ole Miss, and things in the game got out […]

Wednesday morning brought one of the best events of the year to the Magic City with the annual Regions Tradition pro-am at Greystone Golf and Country Club. Bringing some of the most notable folks in college sports, politics, and even country music to play in the tournament with professionals on the Champions Tour. One of […]

College athletics have gone through some radical changes over the last several years, and one of the biggest changes has of course been the NIL era. As an essentially legal pay-for-play type environment has arisen, programs have had to raise millions of dollars in order to keep their teams competitive. A huge chunk of that […]

Former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban addressed growing speculation Wednesday about his possible involvement in a new college sports commission reportedly being formed by President Donald Trump to address issues surrounding name, image, and likeness (NIL) rules. Saban, speaking at the Regions Tradition pro-am golf tournament, confirmed he had heard about the effort but […]

This week is one of the best in Birmingham of the entire year with the Regions Tradition coming to Greystone Golf and Country Club, but before the Champions Tour players tee it up, the morning before brings the annual celebrity pro-am. Looking at the pairings is always entertaining, but one of the more notable groups […]

Montgomery residents now have a delicious new breakfast option right in their backyard. Experience Montgomery shared in a Facebook post that the brand new location of Hero Doughnuts is now officially open in Alabama's capital.

When the Alabama Crimson Tide takes the field for the first week of the upcoming season this fall, they will be playing in one of the premier non-conference showdowns against the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee. RELATED: DeBoer offers serious praise for his presumptive starting quarterback  According to a report issued this morning from Brett […]

The graduating class at Enterprise High School will be hearing from a very special commencement speaker at their graduation ceremony next week. According to WDHN News, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) has agreed to deliver remarks at the event, which is scheduled to take place on May 22 at the Wildcats’ football stadium. RELATED: Britt […]

The University of Alabama’s football team is getting it done both on and off the field, according to a post shared by the program’s official social media account. The Crimson Tide managed to set a team record in the classroom this past semester, notching the highest overall team Grade Point Average (GPA) in the program’s […]

College football has experienced some radical changes recently, including the first edition of the expanded 12-team playoff. Though some fans loved it and some hated it, it will likely never decrease in size again.

The Alabama Crimson Tide has yet to officially select a starting quarterback heading into summer training. Though there are three real options, including Ty Simpson, Austin Mack, and Keelon Russell, the heavy favorite has been Simpson throughout the last several months.

Over the last week or two, the hottest topic in college sports has been the possibility of an executive order from President Donald Trump to address the rising level of chaos caused by Name, Image, and Likeness issues in college sports across the country.

Mobile made headlines this week when news broke that Shawn Carter — better known by his professional rap name, Jay-Z — had filed a defamation lawsuit in the State of Alabama against a Jane Doe, who accused him of sexual assault. The woman would admit inconsistencies in her story and go on to drop her […]

President Donald J. Trump made national news last week when he spoke at a commencement ceremony on the campus of the University of Alabama. While his visit alone was significant, the headlines got much bigger when it was revealed that he was discussing the NIL issue with Nick Saban and potentially even considering an executive order to try to put an end to the pay-for-play chaos.

Last week, news broke that President Donald Trump is considering an executive order to help end the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) chaos now saturating college football.

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze traveled to Birmingham with his wife, Jill, earlier this week and enjoyed some rare downtime at BrickTop's restaurant.

Auburn Tigers men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl has always been unapologetically open about his unwavering support for Israel. After leading Auburn to its second Final Four in school history, Pearl has had a busy offseason in terms of his political and religious beliefs.

The Alabama Crimson Tide is coming off a tough first year of the Kalen DeBoer era — at least by their own standards. With a 9-3 regular season record that resulted in missing the first edition of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, the Tide followed up that bitter result with an embarrassing bowl game […]

Sports betting

A class action lawsuit was filed last week in federal court in Alabama against Stake.US, a sweepstakes-based online casino, accusing the company of operating an illegal gambling platform accessible to Alabama users, despite the state having some of the strictest laws in the nation. The lawsuit names Laura Hall and her minor child as plaintiffs, […]

The University of Alabama remained in national headlines this week with the arrival of President Donald J. Trump, who delivered a commencement address to graduates preparing to walk the stage this weekend. It marked just the second time in history that a sitting U.S. president has spoken on campus, and the first since President Ronald […]