Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 42
The Kalen DeBoer era keeps on rolling on the recruiting trail. The Crimson Tide added an elite tight end recruit from El Dorado Hills, CA by the name of Kaleb Edwards on Tuesday. https://x.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/1808214036120768752 Edwards is the No. 6 tight end in the entire country and the No. 10 player in the state of California. […]
Longleaf Recovery & Wellness has announced that they will be opening a new facility on the Gulf Coast in Spanish Fort on July 11, the company’s fourth center. Birmingham Recovery Center in Hoover was the flagship facility, but Longleaf also operates both Longleaf Recovery and Wellness (also in Hoover) as well as Longleaf Recovery Huntsville […]
Someone might need to inform CBS Sports that Texas and Oklahoma have been in the SEC for less than a week. In an article that ranked 1-20 the rivalries in the best conference in college football, the site ranked Texas and Oklahoma’s ‘Red River Rivalry’ as the No. 1 rivalry in the SEC. Nevermind the […]
The University of Alabama announced that single game tickets for the upcoming 2024 football season will go on sale starting next Tuesday, July 9 for matchups that include Missouri, Western Kentucky, USF and Mercer. For the opening game of the Kalen DeBoer era against Western Kentucky, which will take place at 6:00 P.M. CST on […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide could be landing the best running back in the country for the class of 2025 very soon. Akylin Dear, who just last week backed off his commitment to Ole Miss, has been crystal balled to select Alabama coming off a visit to Tuscaloosa last weekend. https://x.com/RecruitsBama/status/1808189947121488377 Dear is rated as 247’s […]
According to the Alabama Retail Association, the retail theft crime prevention law passed by state lawmakers last year is proving to be effective. “We’ve had arrests in Cullman, and in Mobile, and in Hoover,” Nancy Dennis told WSFA. “There are people who will steal from retailers in various ways, then they will sell it online […]
As of this week, the Universities of Texas and Oklahoma are officially members of the SEC. As the two former Big 12 behemoths enter the fray, let’s take a look at how in-state teams have fared historically against the two. Texas has a winning record against both teams, but the gap against Alabama is a […]
A star swimmer from Mobile has clinched her second Olympic berth. Paige Madden, a silver medalist in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2021 Toyko Olympics, secured her spot on the Paris 2024 team last week at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis. Due to COVID restrictions, Madden’s relatives were not able to attend […]
Two former Alabama and Auburn basketball superstars have been selected to the USA Basketball Men’s Select Team, Team USA announced on Friday. Brandon Miller and Jabari Smith Jr. will play with the Select Team, which practices with the U.S. Olympic team in order to help them prepare for the competition they’ll face this summer in […]
Restaurant chain Hooters is shuttering locations in up to six states nationwide, with at least two of those locations to close their doors in the state of Alabama. Both Huntsville and Homewood are seeing permanent closures as the company was forced to close underperforming stores. “Like many restaurants under pressure from current market conditions, Hooters […]
A video circulating online showing people climbing out of the back of a moving truck sparked widespread speculation into human trafficking. But local law enforcement officials in Georgia have debunked that theory, clarifying the individuals — two families totaling eight people, including two children — were not in any danger. They were simply relocating from […]
With the earliest Presidential debate in an election cycle in history taking place on Thursday night, nobody knew exactly what the American people were going to get upon tuning in. Joe Biden was noticeably and visibly weaker sounding in what was a disaster of an evening for the Democratic Party. Election bookmakers took notice, and […]
Spain Park High School track and field assistant coach Curtis Thompson is headed to the Olympics for a second time after winning his fourth U.S. javelin title at the trials in Eugene, Oregon. His javelin throw of 83.04 meters was three feet further than anyone else in the competition and will send him to the […]
On Thursday, Auburn men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl shared a powerful video of the start of an Auburn basketball youth camp, with the stadium lights dimmed and a version of the National Anthem echoing throughout Neville Arena just like a pregame setting: https://x.com/coachbrucepearl/status/1806337276185821408 RELATED: Bruce Pearl: ‘This morning our basketball camp sang GOD BLESS […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide is just getting started in the Kalen DeBoer era, and things have gotten off to a smoother beginning than many anticipated in the first offseason. From a recruiting standpoint, which was the concer of many around DeBoer, the Tide are on fire and only continuing to rise in rankings. Nobody questioned […]
College Football 25 may very well be the most anticipated sports video game in history, and EA Sports is capitalizing on the hype. The video game giant released rankings of the top-25 ‘toughest places to play’ which will impact a new home-field advantage feature in the game and make some stadiums more difficult to win […]
It’s a great day to be a recruiter for either of the two major programs in the state of Alabama. According to their latest update, On3 has both Alabama and Auburn ranked well within their top ten in the latest update of their Industry Team Recruiting Rankings for the class of 2025. https://x.com/On3Recruits/status/1805955006245343539 Alabama, currently […]
June 25 on the calendar marks National Catfish Day, a designation that originated in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan to promote the importance of farm-raised catfish in the American diet. According to the Orange Beach, Alabama website, catfish farming dates back to the 1960s and found its roots in the South due to warm climate […]
A deadly shooting in Birmingham left two people dead and another with non-life threatening injuries on Friday afternoon. A South Birmingham neighborhood saw what is suspected to be an attempted robbery gone wrong, according to AL.com. Officer Truman Fitzgerald of the Birmingham Police Department issued a plea to violent criminals after a deadly week in […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic smash hit ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ turns 50 today. The all-time jam still, which was originally meant as a response to Neil Young’s Southern Man, echoes around the state to this day with legendary lyrics that talk about Muscle Shoals and Birmingham. Releasing in 1974 as the single to the band’s second album, Second […]
Tuscaloosa’s Metro Animal Shelter announced over the weekend that they will be closing their doors for the next two weeks due to a canine distemper outbreak in the city. “We are seeking emergency fosters for asymptomatic dogs/pups. Any dog/pup with minor symptoms are being isolated to one side with further treatment of the symptoms while […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide secured a commitment from an elite, in-state offensive lineman after a huge visiting weekend in Tuscaloosa. Vigor (Mobile, AL) offensive tackle Micah DeBose has committed to play for the Tide. https://x.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/1804692150296137928 DeBose, who had previously been committed to Georgia, backed off that pledge around Christmas time and saw heavy pursuit from […]
Waters across the Gulf have seen double red flags most of the week, indicating they are closed to swimmers due to the rough conditions of the surf. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) now has a helicopter patrolling the state’s Gulf Coast in order to increase the speed with which first responders and rescue crews […]
Thursday night in Birmingham was historic, with Major League Baseball paying homage to the Negro Leagues and the historic Rickwood Field, which holds the claim as the oldest professional ballpark in the United States. It was already going to be a special night for baseball, the city of Birmingham, and the entire state of Alabama, […]

