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Alabama State Starts Football Season with COVID-19 Changes
Alabama State University is starting football season with a home game against Southern University tonight. The SWAC delayed the season from last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be…
Tuskegee to Play in Inaugural Red Tails Classic to Honor Tuskegee Airmen
ESPN has announced the creation of the Red Tails Classic, a football event to honor the Tuskegee Airmen who fought in World War II. The game will showcase Historically Black Colleges and Universities and be played in Montgomery. The game…
Regular Season Title evades Alabama with loss to Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- — It had been nearly a quarter-century since Arkansas had played a ranked team at home, let alone beaten one there. No. 20 Arkansas ended both those droughts Wednesday night, beating sixth-ranked Alabama, 81-66. The Razorbacks, once…
Alabama State adds UCLA to future football schedule
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | While the Hornets are two days away from an unprecedented spring football season, the Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics continues to work on the future and announced a trip to the Rose Bowl in 2022.…
Auburn falls to Florida without Cooper
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Tre Mann scored 19 points _ 16 in the first half _ grabbed 13 rebounds and Florida overwhelmed Auburn 74-57.Absent Sharife Cooper’s 20.2 points per game average due to an injured ankle announced before tipoff, Auburn…
Calhoun's Davison is named McDonald's All American
Chicago, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2021) – The McDonald’s All American Games is the pinnacle of high school basketball. Each year ushers a new group of young players into a club of legendary athletes, many of whom are known by a…
Breaking: Tiger Woods Injured in Rollover Crash
Authorities in Los Angeles say golf star Tiger Woods was injured in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says Woods had to be…
Tickets to Magic City Classic Are Now on Sale
Tickets to the 79th Magic City Classic are now on sale. This is the SWAC rivalry football game between Alabama State and Alabama A&M. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, football season was moved from last fall to the spring. This…
Shackelford's 27 helps No. 8 Alabama hold off Vandy, 82-78
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jaden Shackelford scored a season-high 27 points and No. 8 Alabama came from behind to beat Vanderbilt 82-78 and move a step closer to a Southeastern Conference championship. The Crimson Tide moved within a win of…
Thomas scores 27 as hot-shooting LSU scorches Auburn 104-80
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Cameron Thomas, the reigning Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, scored 27 points, his 15th 20-point game of the season, and LSU pasted Auburn 104-80. Thomas was 7-of-16 shooting with three 3-pointers and made 10…
PCA hires Dean as new Head Football Coach
Prattville Christian Academy hires Norman Dean as the Panther’s head football coach beginning March 1. In addition to his head coaching duties, Coach Dean will also assume the newly established Football Operations Director and Strength and Conditioning Program Director roles.…
Oats signs extension with Alabama Basketball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced Thursday that head men’s basketball Nate Oats and the University have agreed to a raise and contract extension. The new agreement will extend his current contract by three…
Faulkner Eagles Soar to Top Seed in SSAC Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament
With only four regular season games left, the seeds are set for the 2021 SSAC Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by Newk’s Eatery. Faulkner (Ala.) claimed the East Division Championship, while Stillman (Ala.) locked down the West Division Crown. The tournament…
SEC Postpones Alabama, Auburn Basketball Games Due to Winter Weather
The Southeastern Conference has announced the postponement of four women's basketball and three men's basketball games on Thursday due to the icy weather that is moving throughout the region this week. Make-up dates for these games have not been determined…
Atlanta Braves to Host Annual Ralph Garr-Bill Lucas HBCU Baseball Classic March 12
The Atlanta Braves will host an annual weekend series between two historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) baseball programs while honoring two Braves greats and HBCU graduates with the Ralph Garr-Bill Lucas HBCU Baseball Classic presented by Truist. The inaugural series…
UCF hires former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn to lead Knights
Central Florida has hired Gus Malzahn to be the Knights' coach a little more than two months after he was fired by Auburn. Malzahn was 68-35 in eight years with the Tigers, never having a losing season and going 39-27…
UCF close to hiring ex-Auburn coach Malzahn
Central Florida is close to a deal to make former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn the Knights' next head coach. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that UCF and Malzahn are finalizing an agreement that would…
