The 2024-2025 season has been a banner year for the state of Alabama’s men’s basketball programs. 16 in-state teams sit in the top four of their respective conference standings, the most prominent of which are Alabama (18-3, 7-1) and Auburn (19-2, 7-0). The Iron Bowl rivals stand alone atop the SEC, boasting a combined conference […]

The North Alabama men’s basketball team is among the most storied of any in the state. Established in 1932, the Lions competed at the Division II level for the first 86 years of their existence. During that period, they reached 14 NCAA Tournaments, appeared in five Final Fours, and became one of just ten DII […]

Hoover High School football coaches Drew Gilmer and Adam Helms have resigned just days after being placed on administrative leave. RELATED: Hoover football coaches placed on administrative leave Gilmer, the Buccaneers’ head coach, and Helms, the team’s defensive coordinator, were hired in January after a successful tenure at Clay-Chalkville High School. The pair was suspended […]

Hoover High School head football coach Drew Gilmer and defensive coordinator Adam Helms have each been placed on administrative leave, Hoover City Schools confirmed on Tuesday. “The decision to place these two athletic coaches, Mr. Gilmer and Mr. Helms, on administrative leave was made to ensure a thorough and impartial review of recent developments,” read […]

Four running backs from the state of Alabama have been selected to the preseason Doak Walker Award watchlist, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced on Tuesday. Alabama’s Justice Haynes and Jam Miller, Auburn’s Jarquez Hunter, and UAB’s Lee Beebe, Jr. were each named candidates for the award, named after former SMU RB Doak Walker, which […]

Former University of Alabama football player Terrance Howard has died several days after being struck by a moving vehicle in North Carolina. Howard, a Texas native who recently transferred from UA to North Carolina Central University, was in the process of moving his belongings from Tuscaloosa to Durham. According to Houston-based outlet KPRC-TV, Howard was […]

The Auburn Men’s Basketball team has finalized a neutral-site game against Ohio State for December 14, 2024, reports On3’s Justin Hokanson. https://x.com/_JHokanson/status/1820449057958969841 The game will be held in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena as part of an event called Holiday Hoopsgiving, which will feature concurrent matchups between Florida and Arizona State and Georgia and Grand Canyon. […]

Reigning Southern Professional Hockey League MVP Carson Rose will return for a third season with the Birmingham Bulls, the team announced in a video posted to social media on Wednesday. https://x.com/BullsBirmingham/status/1816177931107913745 The SPHL is an independent hockey minor league based in the southeastern United States, of which the Bulls are a member. Rose, a left […]

ESPN writer Bill Connelly has released his annual SEC conference preview, and for the first time in several years, the Alabama Crimson Tide aren’t projected to finish in the league’s top two, being ranked behind Georgia and Texas. UA’s relative fall from grace can be attributed to the depth of the league. Per Connelly’s SP+ rating system, […]

Auburn University football recruiting target Logan Anderson, a four-star linebacker from DeKalb County’s Fyffe High School, has committed to Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers. https://x.com/samspiegs/status/1816878901190103455 As a running back, Anderson turned in 265 carries for 2,864 yards and 45 touchdowns last season, one of the most prolific rushing campaigns in state history, “We’re really, […]

In the latest resounding change to the college sports landscape, the NCAA is expected to remove by-sport scholarship restrictions, allowing schools to offer scholarships to the entirety of their rosters. On Wednesday morning, Yahoo Sports senior college football writer Ross Dellenger reported that “power conference commissioners [have] finalized new roster-size limits that pave the way […]

UAB head football coach Trent Dilfer took to the stage Tuesday morning in Arlington, Texas, representing the Blazers at the American Athletic Conference’s annual media days. Alongside quarterback Jacob Zeno and linebacker Michael Moore, Dilfer fielded several questions related to the state of the program, discussing the Blazers’ new-look defense, his personal scheduling philosophy, and […]

Former UAB head coach Bill Clark took to Birmingham TV station WVTM on Tuesday to preview the 2024 college football season, giving his opinions on the Blazers, the Crimson Tide, the Tigers, and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. Clark, who led UAB back from shutdown in 2017 and won two conference championships with the program, maintains […]

The first wave of betting odds for the 2024 college football season have been released, and Vegas is optimistic about Alabama’s chances. The Crimson Tide will open the season with home games against Western Kentucky and South Florida, both of which are expected to contend in their respective conferences, but neither of which are projected […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham football program will be represented at this week’s American Athletic Conference media days by head coach Trent Dilfer, record-setting quarterback Jacob Zeno, and breakout linebacker Michael Moore, the program announced on Friday. https://x.com/UAB_FB/status/1814301009512157494 The trio will take the podium in Arlington, Texas, at 8:40 CT on Tuesday morning, televised […]

On Friday morning, the Honorary Degrees and Recognition Committee of the University of Alabama Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution approving the renaming of Bryant-Denny Stadium’s field in honor of former Alabama head coach Nick Saban. A ceremony to officially rechristen the playing surface to “Nick Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium” will take place […]

ESPN personality Sam Acho, a Texas native who played for the Longhorns from 2007-2010, made waves at this week’s SEC Media Days with a bold claim about the SEC’s newest members. During a conversation about the most heated rivalries in the conference, Acho confidently asserted that the Texas-OU Red River Rivalry will instantly become the […]

The Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) has been named one of the world’s top arenas by Pollstar, a trade magazine for the live music industry. According to the publication’s 2024 Mid-Year Rankings, Legacy Arena ranks 52nd worldwide in tickets sold and 55th worldwide in gross revenue, while the BJCC Concert Hall ranks 46th worldwide in tickets […]

Troy wide receiver Chris Lewis will miss the upcoming season following cancer treatment, he announced in a statement posted to social media by the football team. https://x.com/TroyTrojansFB/status/1813222188159258893 “Trojan Nation, thank you so much for your calls, messages, Tweets, DMs, and love over the past six months; I can’t express how much your support has meant […]

At the first SEC Media Days with Texas and Oklahoma as official conference members, Commissioner Greg Sankey was adamant about one thing: the SEC is not growing anytime soon. “16 [teams] is our today, and 16 is our tomorrow,” Sankey said. “I’m not a recruiter. My job is to make sure we meet the standard of […]

Ben Hess of the University of Alabama and Carter Johnson of Oxford High School each saw their names come off the board during Sunday night’s MLB Draft, as Hess was selected by the Yankees with the 26th overall pick and Johnson was picked by the Marlins with the 56th overall pick. Hess, a towering junior […]

After years and years of anticipation, eager gamers will finally get their hands on EA Sports College Football 25 today. For customers that pre-ordered the deluxe edition of the game, early access begins at 3:00 PM CT. Everyone else will have to wait until Friday afternoon to play what some are calling the most anticipated […]

According to migration data released last week by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the state of Alabama gained tens of thousands of net residents and hundreds of millions of dollars in adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2022, outpacing several other Southern states of comparable size. The IRS report shows the South as a whole attracted […]

Nashville Sounds minor league Brewer Hicklen, a Huntsville native and UAB alumnus, made history on Saturday by baptizing teammate Wes Clarke after the Sounds’ 4-1 win over the Memphis Redbirds. The baptism was conducted on the field moments after the game’s end with permission from the Sounds’ front office. Several baseball veterans described the ceremony […]