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Sunday, April 24, is race day in Talladega for the Geico 500. The Saturday before the race, Alabama native and country music star Riley Green will take center stage for the annual infield concert.
Eli Gold has called the action of many gridiron battles involving the Alabama Crimson Tide, but he never served on the battlefield as a member of the military.
Stanislav Horuna is currently on the Ukrainian battlefield defending his nation against the Russian bombardment. This summer, he intends to be in the Yellowhammer State competing in The World Games 2022.
Barber Motorsports Park and Zoom Motorsports on Tuesday announced former Heisman winner and first-round draft pick Tim Tebow will be the Grand Marshal for the 12th anniversary of the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.
The University of Alabama and Auburn University both rank among the best in Southern Living‘s recently unveiled “The South’s Best College Towns for 2022.” The poll, voted on by the readers, placed Tuscaloosa at number seven and the Plains at number three. Southern Living highlighted college towns that were loved for reasons that went beyond […]
The Oakwood Adventist Academy varsity boys basketball team received widespread praise for its decision to recognize the Sabbath and forgo an opportunity to advance to the Class 1A Northeast Regional final.
Protective Life Corporation and the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex have collaborated to mint a unique piece of digital art, known as an NFT, on the Ethereum blockchain.
The World Games 2022 Birmingham Organizing Committee on Monday announced that it had placed a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in July's upcoming events.
Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from participating in the upcoming World Games 2022 in Birmingham. The ban also includes official representatives of the two nations.
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt spoke out to protect female athletes with so-called transgender bans, which she argued preserve fairness and safety for women participating in sports.
Birmingham's state-of-the-art Protective Stadium is in the running for the recognition of Stadium of the Year 2021.
A leopard can’t change its spots and a tiger can’t change its stripes, but Protective Stadium can now seamlessly change its lines to conform to soccer and other sports. Fans will see the transformed field at 2:30 p.m. Sunday as the Birmingham Legion hosts Atlanta United of Major League Soccer in an exhibition “friendly.” Tickets start at $7. The chameleon nature of the […]
For the Oakwood Adventist Academy varsity boys basketball team, upholding the principles of the school's faith is bigger than the game of basketball.
University of Alabama Athletics Director Greg Byrne appeared on The Next Round to offer new details about a planned $183 million arena for basketball and gymnastics and offered an update on possible beer sales at campus venues. Concept images of the arena were released when the project was presented to the University of Alabama System board of trustees. It will seat an […]
Allow me to deviate from politics to discuss an important event for our state. The World Games 2022 will place Birmingham and the entire state of Alabama squarely in the global spotlight. Believe it or not, this once-in-a-lifetime event is only a few months away with approximately 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries and […]
Auburn University president Jay Gogue on Friday confirmed that Bryan Harsin will continue to serve as head coach of its football program.
Auburn University administration officials are actively gathering all related information regarding the stability of its football program, according to a statement the university released on Monday.
Birmingham officially announced as USFL headquarters, to serve as host city of league's first season
BIRMINGHAM -- City officials gathered alongside United States Football League (USFL) representatives at Birmingham's Protective Stadium to formally announce that the Magic City will serve as the league's headquarters and play host to its first season this spring.
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt argued against the United States' participation in the Beijing games.
Birmingham native, film producer and original MTV VJ Alan Hunter has joined The World Games 2022 as an honorary co-chair. Birmingham will host The World Games 2022, an international multisport competition organized with the support of the International Olympic Committee, July 7-17. About 3,600 elite athletes from more than 100 countries will compete in a variety of […]
University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban has co-signed a letter to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) commending him for his support of the so-called "Freedom to Vote Act."
Some of the biggest acts in music history have strolled down the halls of the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville. That venue has served as the location for most of Huntsville’s major events since the doors were opened in 1975.
University of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart finally got it done against his former boss Nick Saban. Alabama fought hard but ultimately fell to the Georgia Bulldogs 33-18 in the game that mattered most. The National Championship game this year featured the undisputed two best teams in the nation. While Georgia looked like the top […]
Monday, in the prelude to the National Championship game match-up between the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia, Gov. Kay Ivey announced her end of a wager with her Georgia counterpart Gov. Brian Kemp (R) over the contest. Ivey offered Dreamland BBQ, an Alabama institution that began on the outskirts of Tuscaloosa near […]