Alabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare feat. The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll for three straight seasons.…
Three Alabama and three Georgia teams – including Montgomery Public Schools’ Lanier High School – will square off in the first C1N Football High School Classic. Three teams from each rival state will participate in the contest on Saturday, August 25 at Lakewood…
A former Auburn University football player faces criminal charges in suburban Atlanta after police say he robbed a restaurant at gunpoint. Duluth police arrested Myron Burton Jr. Friday, saying he entered a Chinese restaurant Tuesday, pointing a pistol at an…
Defending national champion Alabama is a unanimous No. 1 in the preseason coaches' poll, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3. The Crimson Tide received 61 one first-place votes from a panel of major-college coaches in the poll…
Alabama coach Nick Saban has received a new eight-year deal worth at least $74 million. The agreement runs through the 2025 season and was announced on Friday. Saban gets a one-year extension with a sizable raise for the 66-year-old coach,…
Alabama State University's single-game 'Home' ticket sales are NOW available for the Hornet's four "home" football games, which will be played during its 2018 season at the ASU Football Stadium on campus. The 2018 football season kicks-off on Sept. 1, with the…
SEC Media Days is underway this week in Atlanta. It's the first time since 1985 that SEC Media Days hasn't been held in the Birmingham area. SEC Media Days runs July 16-19 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The…
The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl today released the preseason watch list for the 2018 Dodd Trophy. This list includes 20 of the nation’s top college football coaches representing all Power 5 conferences…
The Biscuits (45-37) made history on Tuesday night, sweeping the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (31-49), 3-1, at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville in front of 11,762 fans. The six-game series sweep was the first ever in Biscuits history. Jacksonville starter Jeff…
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has been suspended without pay for the first two games of the regular season for violating the NFL's conduct and substance-abuse policy. The NFL said Tuesday that Foster will also be fined for violations…
LeBron James is signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time to join one of the NBA's most iconic franchises. James' agency made the announcement in a release, saying he has agreed to a…
The BIG3 says players in the 3-on-3 league of former NBA players are allowed to use cannabidiol (kan-uh-bih-DY'-ahl), or CBD, for pain management and recovery. Under the change announced Wednesday, the BIG3 becomes what's believed to be the first professional…
The Biscuits (33-30) edged the Chattanooga Lookouts (34-29), 2-1, on Sundae Sunday Ice Cream Social at Riverwalk Stadium. Montgomery starting pitcher Sam McWilliams (2-2) frustrated the Lookouts, holding Chattanooga to one run over seven innings. The Lookouts, continuing their offensive…
For the first time this season, the Montgomery Biscuits (31-29) have won seven-consecutive games. It wasn't as straightforward as they might have hoped, but the Butter and Blue won again, 5-2, in the series finale against the Mississippi Braves (25-35)…
Terrell Owens says he will not attend the induction ceremony for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August, an unprecedented decision by an enshrinee. Owens was voted into the hall in February. In a statement released Thursday by his…
In its 33rd year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, today announced Leanna Johnson of Brantley High School as its 2017-18 Gatorade Alabama Softball Player of the Year. Johnson is the first Gatorade Alabama Softball Player of the Year…
The No. 7 Washington Huskies will face the No. 8 Auburn Tigers to open the 2018 college football season Sept. 1 at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta. Kick time has been set for 3:30 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the game will…
Auburn center Austin Wiley and All-Southeastern Conference guard Bryce Brown are returning to school after exploring their NBA draft prospects. Both announced their decisions Tuesday, a day before the deadline for underclassmen who haven't hired an agent to withdraw. The…
The Latest on the NFL's new policy requiring players to stand if they are on the field during the national anthem but permitting them to stay in the locker room if they prefer (all times EDT): ___ 6 p.m. Arizona…
The Biscuits (16-24), powered by a three-run sixth inning, defeated the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (16-23), 3-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Riverwalk Stadium. The victory closed out a 10-game homestand, in which Montgomery went 4-6. Biscuits' starting pitcher Kyle Bird made his first…
Texas and Alabama, which last met in 2010 Rose Bowl, will play each other in 2022 and 2023. Texas officials announced the agreement Wednesday. Alabama will travel to Texas in 2022 and the teams meet in Tuscaloosa the following year.…
The Biscuits' bats (15-23) fell silent as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (15-22) were victorious, 7-4, on Monday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Jacksonville had 16 hits off four Montgomery pitchers, 10 of which came off starter J.D. Martin (1-6). Martin, who…
The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the Professional…
