This past weekend, the NCAA Tournament field narrowed down to the prestigious Final Four, with only North Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon, and South Carolina remaining. Two of the four schools (Gonzaga and USC) will make their first-ever Final Four appearance on Saturday, and another (Oregon) will make its first appearance since it won the tournament in […]

The Wall Street Journal recently featured the incredible striking power of Justin Thomas, the PGA golfer who made his collegiate mark at the University of Alabama. The article pointed out the incredulous reaction of Tour enthusiasts when they realize the 5’-10” 145-pound Thomas is one of the most powerful athletes in today’s pro game. Despite […]

A lot has changed under President Donald Trump. Amid a wave of new policy proposals and executive orders that aim at restoring national security and dismantling Obamacare, at least one prominent Alabama Democrat is angry that the Republican Commander-In-Chief won’t fill out an NCAA tournament bracket this year. President Trump confirmed in February that he […]

TALLADEGA, Ala. — There are obstacle courses, and then there’s Bonefrog. As the only Navy SEAL obstacle course in the country, Bonefrog boasts a unique and intense experience that will come to Alabama later this month. “We are known as a very hard obstacle course race,” said Brian Carney, founder and CEO of Bonefrog. “We […]

TROY, Ala. — Winning your conference’s end of the season tournament? Pretty tough. Winning both the men’s and women’s tournament for your conference? Almost impossible. In winning both the men’s and Women’s Sun Belt Conference Tournaments, Troy University is one only seven schools to accomplish this incredible feat. In doing so, the school will be […]

FULTONDALE, Ala. — Umpiring is a tough gig. From balls and strikes to safe or out, baseball and softball are full of judgement calls bound to make someone mad. But every once in a while, there’s a call so bad that it is almost impossible to justify. Unfortunately for Fultondale High School softball player Lindsey […]

CHICAGO, Ill. — Six years ago Tim Anderson wasn’t playing baseball. Today he’s a star for the Chicago White Sox. In a video featured on their Facebook page, the White Sox posted a video titled, “A day in the life with the very calm and collected, Tim Anderson,” where a videographer followed him around leading […]

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — The Jacksonville State Gamecocks men’s basketball team is the first to clinch a bid to the NCAA Tournament. In winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, the Gamecocks qualified for March Madness for the first time ever. JSU was the fourth seed in the OVC Tournament and upset two seed UT Martin in […]

If you’re a millionaire athlete and happen to compare your sport to slavery, Charles Barkley may have some tough words for you. The Auburn legend and Alabama native recently threw barbs at Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green after he said that New York Knicks owner James Dolan has a “slave-master mentality.” Green made the […]

Quincy Leonard is a father of three, all of whom are learning to play the game of golf. A good player himself, he has instructed his kids to be high level golfers at an incredibly young age. One of his children even placed at the 2016 Augusta National Drive, Chip, and Put Championship at eight […]

Football season may have just wrapped up, but Alabama has come close to taking one more title. A study by Wallethub found that Tuscaloosa was the second best town in America for college football fans. Alabama’s 2016 foes, the Clemson Tigers, were said to have the number one hometown for college fans last year. To […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The singing of the national anthem always brings chills to a captive audience at a sporting event. But the somber moment becomes even more epic when an artist re-creates patriotic imagery while the song is performed live. Before the Alabama Crimson Tide’s home basketball game against the Auburn Tigers, Joe Everson of […]

HOUSTON, Tex. — In the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, Quarterback Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to their fifth title by defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime. Trailing 28-3 in the second half, Brady engineered several touchdown drives to ultimately will his team to victory. On the touchdown drive that would […]

Lebron James is laying out a case against Auburn basketball great Charles Barkley, creating what could soon become a nasty public feud. James, a player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, threw barbs at Barkley on Monday after his team lost to the Dallas Mavericks. His shots were in response to a recent comment made by Barkley, […]

What do you do when your scheduled challenger for a heavyweight title fight is dropped when he fails a drug test? You pick up a better fighter. That’s what promoter Lou DiBella says happened as Poland’s Andrzej Wawrzyk has been replaced by California’s Gerald Washington in Deontay Wilder‘s Feb. 25 World Boxing Council heavyweight title […]

SYLACAUGA, Ala. — FarmLinks Golf Course at Pursell Farms is the seventh best in the nation, according to the reviewers at Golf Advisor. The popular golfer’s website ranked the top 50 golf courses in the United States for 2016, and based its evaluations on architecture, course layout, history, staff friendliness, pace of play, and overall […]

Former NFL star and Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett graduated from the school of hard knocks. Years later, he’s paying the price for his determination to excel on the football field with memory loss and other physical ailments. Dorsett talks openly about sustaining numerous concussions and the resulting brain injury he suffered as a result […]

TROY, Ala. — Records are made to be broken. Well, most of them are. For the Troy University Trojans, one sports record is likely safe for a very long time. 25 years ago this week, Troy men’s basketball scored 258 points in a single game. Yes, you read that correctly. 258 points. Back in 1992, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In the past few years, ESPN’s flagship program has instituted “Stars of the Night” where the anchors select an athlete or athletes from around the world to praise for an impressive performance. On Wednesday, anchor Kevin Connors highlighted the UAB Blazers men’s basketball team, but not because of their performance on the […]

Deontay Wilder is heading back to a ring near you. The World Boxing Council heavyweight champion announced today that he will defend his title against Poland’s Andrzej Wawrzyk on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Legacy Arena at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. The event will air nationally via Premier Boxing Champions on Fox with the broadcast beginning […]

Come the 2019-2020 academic year, the composition of high school sports in Alabama could be totally different. A new bill proposed by Rep. Ritchie Whorton (R-Owens Cross Roads) would split up public and private schools when it comes to athletic competitions. Currently, the Alabama High School Athletic Association is divided into seven classifications based on […]

As college football playoff games kick off, nationwide rivalries have just begun to heat up. Now, one of the Yellowhammer State’s Senators is making a wager against one of his colleagues that the University of Alabama’s winning streak will continue against the University of Washington. The Alabama Senator bet his Washington State counterpart, Maria Cantwell […]

Auburn’s head basketball coach is striking out at President Obama for sitting out of a United Nations vote that he says endangers the nation of Israel. Coach Bruce Pearl shared his reaction on Twitter Saturday following a United Nations Security Council vote that condemned Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. “Our Country, our […]

ATLANTA, Ga. –For most people, Christmas is the time of year to get together with family and friends to fellowship in the comfort of a home. But not everyone is that lucky. Ten year old Taylor Deckard spent Christmas in the hospital battling his severe heart condition. As a huge Auburn Tigers fan, he only […]