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Alabama picked to win SEC, Auburn is third(Western Division) in Media Preseason Predictions
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (September 23, 2020) ---- Alabama has been predicted to win the 2020 SEC Championship, according to a preseason poll of media covering SEC football. Alabama received 77 votes to be crowned SEC Champion on December 19in Atlanta at…
Air Force Football Team Honoring Tuskegee Airmen with Special Edition Uniforms
The Air Force football team will honor the Tuskegee Airmen with the 2020 edition of the Air Power Legacy Series uniform. The Falcons will debut the special uniform for the…
No NFL Players Test Positive for COVID-19 in Week 2 of Season
The National Football League and NFL Players Association today announced the COVID-19 monitoring testing results for September 13 – September 19. During this period, players and Tier 1 and 2 personnel were tested daily. Tier 3 individuals were tested weekly.…
Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin Forming Racing Team with Bubba Wallace as the Driver
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Denny Hamlin is starting his own race car team in partnership with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan and Bubba Wallace as the driver. Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner and top contender for this year's Cup…
Two Elmore County Schools Athletic Programs Suspended Due to COVID-19
Two schools in Elmore County are suspending sporting competitions due to COVID-19. The Wetumpka High School football teams is suspending their season for one week following positive COVID-19 tests from players. The Elmore County High School volleyball team is suspending…
LACEUP Highlights - Week Five
AHSAA FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD FRIDAY’S RESULTS (Includes Thursday results) CLASS 7A Auburn 47, Jeff Davis 0 James Clemens 35, Huntsville 14 Florence 1, Bob Jones 0, forfeit Sparkman 21, Austin 14 Vestavia Hills 17, Tuscaloosa County…
Alabama's Nate Oats reacts to Maui Invitational being moved to North Carolina
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the first time in it’s 36 year history, the Maui Jim Maui Invitational will not be held in its namesake location — moving over 4,000 miles to North Carolina.…
Alabama, Auburn well represented on Coaches Preseason All-SEC teams
2020 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Team (* - ties) First Team Preseason All-SEC OFFENSE TE Kyle Pitts, Florida OL Alex Leatherwood, Alabama Trey Smith, Tennessee Darian Kinnard, Kentucky Landon Dickerson, Alabama C Drake…
Division I Basketball is set to begin on November 25th
The Division I Council approved moving the first contest date in Division I men’s and women’s basketball to Nov. 25 for the 2020-21 season. No exhibition games or closed scrimmages will be allowed before that date. Moving the start date…
Troy Basketball Players, Davis and Rushing, named to ASUN All-Decade Team
TROY, Ala. -- Former Troy men's basketball standouts Greg Davis and Robert Rushing were named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Decade Team (2001-10), the conference announced Wednesday. The 22-man team was comprised of players…
ASWA High School Football Rankings: Week Five
CLASS 7A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts 1. Thompson (21); 4-0; 269 2. Hewitt-Trussville (2); 4-0; 211 3. Hoover; 4-0; 184 4. Auburn; 4-0; 161 5. Austin; 4-0; 140 6. Central-Phenix City; 2-2; 103 7.…
Big 10 Decides to Play Fall Sports After All
The Big Ten Conference is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after the conference announced it would push football and other fall sports to spring because of the pandemic, the conference changed course.…
MLB to hold World Series, Postseason in 'Bubble'
NEW YORK -- The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers' new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association, the first time the sport's championship will…
LACEUP Highlights - Week Four
AHSAA Football Scoreboard Friday’s Results, Sept. 11 (includes Thursday games) Class 7A Auburn 42, Dothan 13 Austin 42, James Clemens 28 Baker 50, Alma Bryant 18 Bob Jones 35, Huntsville 25 Enterprise 52,…
LACEUP Highlights - Week Three
AHSAA Football Scoreboard THIS WEEK’S RESULTS (includes Thursday results) CLASS 7A Daphne 41, Fairhope 13 Hewitt-Trussville 45, Sparkman 13 Huntsville at Grissom, postponed to Sept. 24 Theodore 28, Alma Bryant 0 Thompson 49, Tuscaloosa County 7…
SWAC Announces new Divisional Realignment Layout
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced today divisional realignment with the additions of Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman beginning with the 2021-22 academic year. The SWAC Council of Presidents and Chancellors along with the leagues’ Athletic Directors and Senior Woman…
CBS Announces SEC Football TV Schedule
The 2020 SEC schedule is unlike anything in history with the entire league adopting a 10-game, conference-only schedule that will put the best teams from…
Auburn is without 16 players due to Covid19 concerns
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn expects to return to practice Monday minus 16 players sidelined after positive COVID-19 tests. Coach Gus Malzahn said Sunday night that the Tigers had five positives early in the week and four more after additional…
LACEUP Highlights - Week Two
High school football highlights and scores from across Central Alabama. AHSAA Football Scoreboard FRIDAY’S RESULTS CLASS 7A Alma Bryant 26, Mary Montgomery 6 Auburn 37, Opelika 10 Enterprise 35, Carver-Montgomery 14 Fairhope 28, Andalusia…
Montgomery Announces Plans for Saturday's FCS Kickoff Classic
The 2020 college football season kicks off Saturday in Alabama’s Capital City. Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl will host the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff Classic for the fourth straight year. One of the first nationally televised college football games this year…
Troy Postpones Season Opener against ULM to December
TROY, Alabama – Troy’s football season opener scheduled for Sept. 5 against ULM has been rescheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at 2:30 p.m. the Sun Belt Conference announced Thursday. Positive tests at ULM – followed by contact tracing, quarantines, and return…
