Sports
Alabama Sports HOF Banquet to go Virtual
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 52nd Annual Induction Ceremony will be held virtually on Saturday, August 1, 2020 in lieu of the previously scheduled…
Alabama, Auburn and Troy on Bednarik Award Watch List
TROY, Ala. – Troy All-America linebacker Carlton Martial has been named to the Bednarik Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. The Bednarik Award is presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college…
PAC-12 joins Big Ten, will play in-conference only for Fall Sports
Statement from Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne on 2020 Football Season Opener: “As I’ve said before, USC AD Mike Bohn and I had multiple conversations over the last several months, and we were both planning on playing the football…
SWAC Media Days are rescheduled for August
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced that its upcoming SWAC Football Virtual Media Days initially slated for July 22-24 has been rescheduled for August 5-7. The rescheduling of football media days now aligns with recently adopted league policy…
Tuskegee will wait to play, SIAC Suspends sports through Fall
ATLANTA, Ga. (July 9, 2020) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has made the very difficult decision to extend the suspension of all sporting and championship events through the Fall of 2020. This…
Alabama State adds Tate, the ACCC Player of the Year
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State head men’s basketball coach Mo Williams added another signee to the 2020-21 class with the addition of Alabama Community College Conference State Player of the Year LaTrell Tate Wednesday afternoon.…
Pike Road's Browning talks Football as AHSAA meets with Dept. of Education
MONTGOMERY – The AHSAA met with its Fall Sports and Football Coaches’ Committees Tuesday through an online virtual meeting and heard updates from the AHSAA Medical Advisory Board Committee and the Alabama…
Brewbaker Tech's Spicer talks Gatorade Alabama T&F Athlete of the Year Award
CHICAGO (June 25, 2020) — In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Chanice Spicer of Brewbaker Tech as its 2019-20 Gatorade Alabama Girls Track & Field Athlete of…
MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dodger Stadium's 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The game scheduled for July 14 has been canceled because of the Coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022…
Alabama State Athletics release 'Return to Play' Plan
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in conjunction with the release of the University’s Return to Campus Plan, released their Return to Play plan for its student-athletes. Student-athletes will begin reporting to campus July 12 with…
Biscuits, Minor League Baseball Season officially Cancelled
STATEMENT FROM THE BISCUITS: Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 Virus Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball have announced that the 2020 MILB Season has been cancelled. The Montgomery Biscuits are…
Alabama HS Sports Hall of Famer, Chafin, passes away at 92
MONTGOMERY – The AHSAA is saddened to learn of the death of school football coaching legend and Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame member James Robert “Jim” Chafin, 92. He passed away peacefully on…
AHSAA Studying State Plan to Reopen Schools
In a statement, the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) says it's reviewing the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) Roadmap to Reopening Schools, which was released Friday by State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey. The ALSDE, in conjunction with the…
Brewbaker Tech Junior Named Gatorade Alabama Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year
In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company on Thursday announced Chanice Spicer of Brewbaker Tech as its 2019-20 Gatorade Alabama Girls Track & Field…
FBI determines NASCAR's Bubba Wallace was not the Target of a Hate Crime
Statements from the FBI and NASCAR are as follows:
FBI: No Charges Planned in Noose Incident at Talladega Superspeedway
The noose found hanging in NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace's garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, according to investigators. Federal authorities say no charges are planned. Wallace, a native of Mobile, is the only…
MLB set to Return after Owners return to March Agreement with Player's Association
NEW YORK (AP) — The executive board of the Major League Baseball Players Association rejected a proposed 60-game schedule by a 33-5 vote, daring Commissioner Rob Manfred to give a unilateral order for the regular season's start and provoke what…
Noose found in NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — A noose was found in the garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace at the NASCAR race in Alabama on Sunday, less than two weeks after he successfully pushed the stock car racing series to ban…
SEC may not hold Championship Events in Mississippi Until Flag Change
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is considering barring league championship events in Mississippi unless the state changes its Confederate-based flag. “It is past time for change to be made to the flag of the State of Mississippi,” Commissioner…
SWAC announces Football Media Days will go on virtually
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | For the first time in history, the Southwestern Athletic Conference will conduct its annual football media event using a virtual format on Wednesday, July 22 through Friday, July 24. 2020 SWAC Football Media Day was initially slated to…
Alabama Football announces Home-and-Home with Ohio State
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama and Ohio State announced a home-and-home football series between the two programs for the 2027 and 2028 seasons on Thursday. "This series with Ohio State adds another outstanding non-conference opponent to our future football schedules," said Alabama…
Several Troy University Football Players, Coaches and Staff Test Positive for COVID-19
Troy University Athletic Officials have confirmed to Alabama News Network that a group of football players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19. All players and coaches were asymptomatic and placed in immediate isolation and quarantine. Officials say they expected…
