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It’s Iron Bowl week in Alabama, and it’s always the most anticipated day of the year in the state when the Alabama Crimson Tide face off against the Auburn Tigers. This year’s edition will be held in Bryant-Denny Stadium, a place Auburn has not won since 2010 and a place where historically they have not […]

The Mayors of Auburn and Tuscaloosa are once again taking part in a friendly annual wager for the upcoming Iron Bowl that will benefit local charities. The two elected officials, Mayor Walt Maddox and Ron Anders,  have agreed that if the Crimson Tide wins, Anders will make a $100 donation to the Tuscaloosa Pre-K Initiative. […]

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. is still hospitalized following a head injury he received Oct. 26 in the Magic City Classic. He was a second-year freshman from Lakewood, Calif., and transferred from Grambling State during the offseason. Burnett sustained the injury during a head-on-head collision in the Magic City Classic against Alabama State. He […]

Thanksgiving is always synonymous with two things: food and football. This year will be no different, and as the turkey is carved, TVs across the South will be tuned to both NFL and college football as well as college basketball. Here are the best events you won’t want to miss Thursday and Friday ahead of […]

Alabama DL says Iron Bowl is like 'gang violence’

It’s Iron Bowl week in Alabama as the Auburn Tigers prepare to head to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in a yearly tradition that just might be the most anticipated day of the year in the state. Crimson Tide defensive lineman Tim Keenan III put in perspective just how much the game […]

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Auburn Tigers, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Auburn Tigers are coming off their biggest win of the Hugh Freeze era. Now, they’re heading into Tuscaloosa for the gargantuan task of […]

It’s officially Iron Bowl week in the Yellowhammer State — and the big game already has some players acting absolutely insane. Auburn freshman linebacker DeMarcus Riddick, an in-state former Chilton County standout who both Auburn and Alabama were battling for, was asked about the prospect of facing fellow freshman superstar wide receiver Ryan Williams and […]

In this episode of Longshore and McKnight, the hosts kick off with the excitement of Iron Bowl week, highlighting Auburn’s dramatic comeback victory over Iowa State in Maui. The win marked a significant milestone as Auburn became the first team in program history to notch two top-five non-conference wins in a single season, setting the […]

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes”, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Alabama Crimson Tide was thoroughly dominated on Saturday night by the Oklahoma Sooners in what was a 24-3 beatdown by an inferior team and […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide has lost for the third time this season — and all three losses resulted in fans from the home teams storming the field. Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Oklahoma fans all descended upon the field with a signature victory over Alabama. But there is a bit of a bright side for Alabama due […]

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks have been on an absolute tear down the stretch this season, winning eight games in a row and clinching the right to not only play in but also host the Conference USA title game. The Gamecocks earned a 21-11 victory over Sam Houston State to lock up the hosting status, something […]

What a weekend of college football! On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, Alabama’s 24-3 loss to Oklahoma and Auburn’s thrilling 43-41 four-overtime win against Texas A&M couldn’t have been a more stark trajectory for the rivals! Available now on YouTube and Spotify?️? You can stream the show live from 7 to 9 a.m. every weekday. John and […]

Lakeshore Foundation welcomed developmental teams from USA Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Rugby Canada and Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Nov. 7-9 to compete in the USA Developmental Wheelchair Rugby Invitational. Athletes traveled from their respective countries to Lakeshore’s campus for the competition, which totaled nine matches over the course of three days. Lakeshore Foundation, a noted U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, has […]

The Auburn Tigers have just earned the biggest win so far of the Hugh Freeze era, taking down the No. 15 Texas A&M Aggies 43-41 in a thriller that took four overtimes to settle. It was the first ranked win of the Hugh Freeze era for the Tigers and the biggest victory in a very […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide was dominated at the hand of unranked Oklahoma on Saturday night in Norman in what was the first-ever SEC matchup between the Tide and Sooners. Oklahoma claimed a 24-3 victory on a night Alabama was simply outplayed on both sides of the ball. It was a particularly poor game from Jalen […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide did not show up with anything close to their A-game on Saturday night in Norman, Oklahoma to take on the Sooners in the first SEC matchup between the two storied programs, but the team also became the victim of what was potentially the worst call in the history of the sport. […]

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) is sponsoring its Big Buck Photo Contest for the 13th year. The winner will be selected exclusively through online voting. “We encourage all hunters to submit photos into the Big Buck Photo Contest this deer season,” said ALBBAA director Pam Swanner. “Alabama’s Black Belt has earned its reputation […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers both have massive games this week with the Tide traveling to Oklahoma to take on the Sooners and Auburn hosting the Texas A&M Aggies looking to play spoiler. In what is a fairly light week around the conference, there are two games you absolutely need to have […]

College football is going through a period of change and nobody knows exactly how the College Football Playoff committee is going to evaluate for spots in the expanded 12-team field. The new format comes at a time when the SEC is the deepest and most competitive it has been in years. Six teams have a […]

In the latest episode of Longshore and McKnight, hosts John Longshore and Barry McKnight kick it off with Troy athletics.Troy football faces a critical weekend game against Louisiana, while the men’s basketball team gears up for Monday’s “Turkey Tip-Off” against UTSA. Available now on YouTube and Spotify?️? You can stream the show live from 7 to 9 a.m. […]

The way the Alabama Crimson Tide has been playing as of late has garnered the attention of some of the biggest names in the media space. Barstool Sports founder and noted Michigan alumnus Dave Portnoy has placed a $100,000 wager on the Tide to win the national championship, a bet that would pay out $1.1 […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is on the cusp of a trip to the SEC Championship and potentially the College Football Playoff, but the team cannot afford to get ahead of itself going into a final two games that should be beyond winnable on paper. With a trip out to Norman, Oklahoma this week to take […]

On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, our hosts tackled a wide range of sports topics, from college football playoff implications to basketball matchups and local team updates. Expert guests, Jason Caldwell and Rodney Orr, join our hosts and give their insights. Available now on YouTube and Spotify?️? You can stream the show live from 7 to 9 […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is sitting at 8-2 with two games remaining in the season in what has been a logjam of an SEC season. Barring absolute chaos in the last two weeks, it appears the two teams that are going to represent the conference in the SEC Championship game in Atlanta is going to […]