Investment in Birmingham’s growing biotechnology sector is crucial in making the United States a world leader in healthcare innovation, several of Alabama’s top elected officials wrote in a joint editorial for Fortune Magazine. It’s also a matter of national security, they say. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (R-Birmingham), Governor Kay Ivey, […]

Birmingham native Tanner Tessmann, a defensive midfielder for Venezia of the Italian Serie A, has been named to his first U.S. Olympic roster, the U.S. men’s national team announced on Monday. Tessmann is also the godson of Clemson University head football coach Dabo Swinney. Tessmann, who played for Birmingham’s BUSA soccer academy until he was […]

Former University of Alabama cornerback Khyree Jackson was among the victims of a Saturday morning car accident that claimed the lives of three men, Maryland police announced. Jackson was 24 years old. The crash occurred in Prince George’s County, Maryland, which encompasses Jackson’s hometown of Upper Marlboro. According to a police department news release, Jackson […]

Phil Steele, a college football analyst known for his preseason predictions, has named Auburn University’s Walker White among the nation’s top freshman quarterbacks. As part of his 2024 preview magazine, Steele released a ranking of the country’s top 25 first-year QBs. White came in at 10th, one of just two SEC players to make the […]

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe put on a show for spectators at one of the most prestigious summer events in the country last week. Milroe, who spent June 27-30 as a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy (MPA) in Thibodaux, Louisiana, participated in the camp’s Friday Night Lights showcase, a competition between elite quarterbacks. According to […]

UAB football alumnus Matt McCants, a former NFL player, has been named the program’s offensive line coach, Blazers head coach Trent Dilfer announced on Monday. “I am so honored to announce one of the all-time great Blazers, Matt McCants, as our new offensive line coach,” Dilfer said in a statement released by the team. “As […]

University of North Carolina runner Ethan Strand, an Alabama native and 2021 graduate of Birmingham’s Vestavia Hills High School, advanced to the finals of the U.S. Olympic 1,500-meter trials last week. However, in Monday’s finals, Strand fell behind the pack during the final lap and wasn’t able to secure a spot on the Olympic team. […]

The University of Alabama athletic department finished the 2023-24 school year in ninth place in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced Wednesday morning. It marks the second-highest finish in school history, behind only 2021’s seventh-place finish. The Directors’ Cup is an annual award given to the NCAA […]

The week of June 23-29 is ‘Rankings Week’ for EA Sports College Football 25, one of the most anticipated sports video games in history. According to the developers, Rankings Week is a showcase of some of the game’s highlights, “from the Toughest Places to Play, to the Top Offenses and Defenses, to our final Team […]

For the first time in seven years, no players from the state of Alabama’s 43 college programs were selected during this week’s NBA Draft. Fans have become accustomed to seeing homegrown Alabama players take center stage at the league’s annual event, with Auburn’s Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler selected in the first round of the […]

Nick Saban, who six months ago shocked the college football world with news of his retirement, has been no stranger to the national spotlight since he called it a career. He’s been spotted testifying on Capitol Hill, relaxing at the Masters, providing NFL Draft commentary, and seemingly everywhere in between. However, the former coach is still […]

Over the past few years, the state of Alabama has become one of the nation’s basketball hotbeds, producing a total of nine first-round picks in the NBA Draft since 2018. Although the state lacks elite prospects in 2024, local fans still have several reasons to watch this year’s draft, which begins on Wednesday and runs […]

Rev. Bill Greason, the oldest living Negro League player and a former member of the Birmingham Black Barons and St. Louis Cardinals, will throw out the first pitch before tonight’s MLB game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham. Greason, born in Atlanta in 1924, grew up across the street from Martin Luther King Jr. He enlisted […]

It’s been a banner decade for men’s basketball teams in the state of Alabama. The Auburn Tigers set the tone in 2019, coming seconds short of a national championship berth. The Alabama Crimson Tide, likely the nation’s number one team this fall, made their first-ever Final Four appearance three months ago. Just last season, the […]

Willie Mays, regarded by many as the greatest baseball player to ever live, died Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants announced. The Hall of Famer was 93. Mays was born in 1931 in Westfield, an unincorporated mining town outside of Birmingham. He began his professional career while attending Fairfield High School, joining the Birmingham Black Barons […]

Lulu Gribbin, the Mountain Brook teenager attacked by a shark less than two weeks ago, has completed surgery, her family writes. “[Sunday] was a surgery day and Lulu did great!” Gribbin’s aunt posted on CaringBridge, a platform used to chronicle health journeys. “We got the best news from her doctor stating that he was able […]

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe will spend the last week of June as a counselor at one of the most prestigious football camps in the country. The Manning Passing Academy, founded and run by former NFL quarterback Archie Manning with the help of his sons Peyton, Eli, and Cooper, is a four-day clinic hosted on the […]

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe will appear in the “Fan Jam” celebrity softball game at Birmingham’s Rickwood Field on June 19th. The game, which will “embrace the culture, style and skill of the Negro Leagues,” is being hosted in the run-up to June 20th’s MLB at Rickwood Field game between the San Francisco Giants and the […]

The Auburn University Board of Trustees has given final approval to the construction of a new videoboard in the north end zone of Jordan-Hare Stadium, the school announced in Monday’s Board of Trustees June recap. The project, which was originally approved in February, will carry an estimated cost of $25.7 million. It is expected to […]

Auburn University is initiating a project aimed at extending its support for the state’s advanced manufacturing capabilities, the school announced in Monday’s Board of Trustees June recap. Late last week, the Board approved the construction of an Analytical, Innovation and Manufacturing Laboratory at the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. According to the release, the lab […]

A Mountain Brook teen attacked by a shark last Friday has begun the recovery process, her mother writes. “Today is Sunday June 9, 2024 and I wanted to share Lulu Gribbin’s story so that everyone can continue to pray for this sweet and beautiful child of ours,” Ann Blair Gribbin posted on CaringBridge, a platform […]

According to data from Pro-Football-Reference.com, the state of Alabama’s colleges are among the nation’s best at producing NFL players — and not just because of the Tide and the Tigers. Of course, the University of Alabama and Auburn University play a major role in the state’s high standing. Alabama boasts 444 NFL alumni all-time, trailing […]

On the same weekend their 168-year-old university closed its doors, the Birmingham-Southern College baseball team experienced a roller coaster of emotions, ending in a heartbreaking 11-10 elimination at the hands of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Panthers, whose storybook run to the Division III College World Series has captured the nation’s heart, lost their Friday CWS opener to […]

Topps, one of the world’s leading producers of baseball trading cards and other sports-themed collectibles, has announced the publication of an official Birmingham-Southern College baseball card. 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: We’re making an official trading card of the Birmingham-Southern College baseball team. Despite the college PERMANENTLY CLOSING, their baseball team has made the NCAA College World Series. […]