Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 52

With NFL free agency opening up this week, players across the league are signing life changing deals for higher and higher amounts as the salary cap rises. Former Alabama center and current Philadelphia Eagle Landon Dickerson is the latest, landing a four-year deal worth up to a maximum of $87 million, with at least $50 […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville has long advocated for the ending of Daylight Savings time. With clocks springing forward once again across the country, Alabamians will have an extra hour of sunlight and it will not be dark out until after 7:00 P.M. Tuberville (R-Auburn) says that this should be the national standard year round — […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide closed out the regular season on a high note with a thrilling 92-88 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks to clinch a double-bye in the SEC Tournament. As has been the case countless times this season, it was not a good start for the Tide, falling behind by 15 points with around […]

Birmingham Fire and Rescue have freed a U-Haul driver who was pinned underneath a concrete column that the truck hit at a parking deck along Highland Avenue, according to a report from Stephen Quinn of ABC 33/40: The driver was pinned under the column for a full 90 minutes before he was freed and taken […]

Alabama men’s basketball will play its final regular season game on Saturday afternoon at home against the struggling Arkansas Razorbacks. After back-to-back losses against Tennessee and Florida, the Tide will look to close out the year in the win column before heading to Nashville for the SEC Tournament. Nate Oats spoke on the fact that […]

As college athletics continue to evolve and change, elected officials are becoming more interested in regulating Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) toward a positive future. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will host a bipartisan roundtable with some of the biggest names in college sports in attendance. In 2023, Cruz drafted legislation aimed at providing legal certainty […]

Charles Barkley has always been outspoken politically. While Barkley has made it well known that he is no fan of former President Trump, he has open criticisms for the left as well. On Barkley’s CNN program King Charles with Gayle King, he spoke openly about why he believes Joe Biden and the Democratic party have lost […]

Since Nick Saban retired as head coach of Alabama and Bill Belichick parted ways with the New England Patriots, many have speculated as to what each will do next. Saban last month already signed a deal with ESPN to join the College Gameday broadcast as an analyst. Belichick, meanwhile, still wants to coach but did […]

Eli Gold, former voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide, will have another gig at the college level starting very soon. While news broke last week that Gold would soon be calling games for the Arena Football League’s Nashville Kats, Gold stated this morning on 105.5 WNSP’s The Opening Kickoff that he’s agreed to a deal […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville joined the Fox News program “America Reports” with John Roberts to talk about legislation surrounding the ongoing Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) issues in college sports. Tuberville’s appearance came in the wake of the news that the Dartmouth University men’s basketball team had chosen to unionize. The former Auburn head football coach […]

No member of the media has a better “in” with former Alabama head coach Nick Saban than ESPN’s Chris Low. Low published explosive new article on Wednesday morning that provides insight into Saban’s decision to hang it up, the turbulent 48 hours that followed, Greg Byrne’s daunting replacement search, and much more. Throughout the entire […]

It was another defeat for Alabama in beatdown fashion Tuesday night, falling 105-87 in Gainesville against Florida. In what was yet another horrendous defensive performance, head coach Nate Oats addressed the struggles on that end of the floor in his postgame media availability: "Our guys have to understand that there's a defensive mindset that has […]

If you ever needed an official sign that signified a new era in Tuscaloosa, Kalen DeBoer taking the podium as Alabama’s head coach following the conclusion of the first spring practice might just be it. DeBoer spoke on a litany of topics including how the practice went, new helmet communication, Jalen Milroe and the quarterback […]

Tide and Tigers fall in latest AP Poll

In the wake of 1-1 weeks for Alabama and Auburn, the men’s basketball teams have fallen in this week’s AP Top 25. Auburn was defeated by Tennessee in Knoxville last Wednesday before dominating Mississippi State on Saturday, but the Tigers slipped from No. 11 to 13. Alabama, who defeated Ole Miss on the road last […]

With Alabama and Auburn losing to Tennessee last week, it nearly erased any possibility that either squad could claim a sole outright SEC regular season title. However, both are still alive in the pursuit of a share of the title. But there is a doomsday scenario that could play in this final week of the […]

Alabama Gulf Seafood has opened registration for its ninth annual Alabama Seafood Cook-Off. Teams will participate in the two-day event May 5-6 with the winner receiving the state title, a $2,500 cash prize and the opportunity to represent the state on a national stage in late summer. “As we approach our ninth year of ASCO, […]

There was some big news to come out of roster updates in Tuscaloosa, with many players electing to change numbers as well as finding out numbers for incoming players. But the biggest piece of news revolves around one of Alabama’s best players on defense. Star linebacker Deontae Lawson will wear No. 0 this season, becoming […]

Alabama’s Saturday night matchup against Tennessee did not go as many Tide fans hoped, as the Vols left Coleman Coliseum with an 81-74 victory in hand. But in the shadow of College Gameday’s first appearance in Tuscaloosa for basketball, the stars were shining out for the massive showdown. Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe snapped a historic […]

According to a report from Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, there are some big rule changes coming to college football this year. The first rule has been a long expected change, with a player-to-coach helmet communication system being implemented. Signals will be able to be called from headsets to the field directly rather than using […]

Court storming and whether or not it should be allowed has found itself in the news cycle this week after an incident at Wake Forest following a win over Duke. Even Alabama’s AD Greg Byrne weighed in with a radical suggestion that teams whose fans storm the court after a victory should simply be assessed […]

J. Holland brought listeners his final newscast this week after ten years with YHN Network and over 50 years on the air across the South. J. is an Alabama radio icon in every sense of the word and has stories to tell that would captivate anyone with even the smallest amount of interest in the […]

The Auburn Tigers were defeated in Knoxville at the hand of the Tennessee Volunteers by a score of 92-84. With star forward Jaylin Williams returning unexpectedly quickly from injury, hopes were high that the Tigers may be able to pull off an upset on the road and stay in the SEC regular season title race. […]

According to new polling data from the Auburn University at Montgomery‘s Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Jerry Carl is leading his opponent Barry Moore by eight points ahead of the March 5th Republican primary election for Alabama’s First Congressional District. The data, which was also in conjunction with the Survey Research Center at […]

After the Alabama Supreme Court last week ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, the largest hospitals in the state began a pause on all IVF treatments. For Auburn men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl and his son, associate head coach Steven Pearl, the issue is personal. "Government is supposed to […]