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Birmingham’s first professional soccer franchise set to launch Sunday

Chandler Hoffman has played soccer since he was 5 years old and has experienced the opening of soccer seasons for more than two decades. But...

Alabama’s Xtreme Concepts Racing riding high after first NASCAR win

Xtreme Concepts Racing owner Landon Ash had been in victory lane as a guest of Kyle Busch’s following the popular driver’s win in Charlotte...

Thom Gossom Jr.’s legacy with Auburn football is everlasting

Thom Gossom Jr. is an actor whose credits include the “Fight Club” movie and “In the Heat of the Night” television series. Gossom also owns the public relations and...

Birmingham Iron making case as best team in Alliance of American Football

Birmingham Iron safety Max Redfield was appalled when he saw the initial Vegas odds. Heading into the inaugural season of The Alliance of American Football, the Iron...

Recent top-10 finish boosts Alabama-based NASCAR team

Xtreme Concepts Racing and its iK9 car recently enjoyed its highest-ever finish in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series. Driver Jeffrey Earnhardt took the iK9 car to a...

Legally blind Huntsville high school wrestler wins state championship

This weekend, Jay Spencer became the first wrestler in his school's history to win a state title. And even more impressively, he did so...

Trent Richardson’s redemption: ‘I’m back to a place where it’s just fun’

Trent Richardson never played a snap inside Legion Field before Sunday afternoon, but he had experienced joy there. Prior to the rebirth of his football career with The...

Auburn AD Allen Greene doing a job that’s ‘rewarding beyond measure’

Allen Greene had it all figured out. “My plan was to be a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player,” he said. “I had that...

Birmingham Iron coach Tim Lewis embarks on a new chapter of his career

Cut Day is a painful day on a pro football team, and Tim Lewis knows that as well as anybody. The 57-year-old has been on...

Paul W. Bryant Museum to close for renovations

The Paul W. Bryant Museum will close temporarily for renovations beginning Friday, Feb. 1. The renovations include facility updates and a new interactive video wall that...

Alabama Gang’s Davey Allison Highlights 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class

On Friday night, the late Davey Allison will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., joining his father Bobby Allison,...

Saban scores a win over the IRS

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban has added a new type of adversary to his list of victories: the Internal Revenue Service...

‘They’re my guys forever’: Saban discusses caring for his players

While the national media loves to portray University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban as a bit of a grouch, the truth is...

New tunnel, premium RV section at Talladega Superspeedway on schedule despite weather

Construction of a new oversized vehicle tunnel and premium RV infield parking section at Talladega Superspeedway is still on schedule to be completed in time for...

How the Birmingham business community pitched in to help save UAB football

It may have been the turning point for the return of University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) football. And it came with support — and,...

UAB Head Football Coach Bill Clark: The heart of a champion

It’s halftime of the game against the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers are facing a tough conference opponent on...

Birmingham Iron football team finishes first week of training camp, holds joint practice

The Birmingham Iron has finished its first week of training camp in San Antonio, ending with a joint practice with the Salt Lake Stallions. Birmingham’s Alliance of American Football team...

How Jalen Hurts helped teach one young Bama fan sportsmanship

He might have been tripped up by the word "resemble" in finishing second in his school spelling bee, but one eight-year-old University of Alabama...

Maori Davenport has been ‘consulting with God’ throughout AHSAA ordeal

Throughout USA Basketball and Charles Henderson High School star Maori Davenport's ongoing saga with the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), she has leaned...

Alabama judge rules Maori Davenport can play while lawsuit against AHSAA is reviewed

Circuit Judge Sonny Reagan in Pike County has issued a temporary restraining order against the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), meaning USA Basketball...

Kobe Bryant on Alabama’s Maori Davenport: ‘Let her play!’

Thursday evening, NBA legend Kobe Bryant came to the defense of Maori Davenport, the USA Basketball and Charles Henderson High School star from Troy who...

Swinney on connection with mentor from Atmore: ‘This is how God works through the game of football’

Dabo Swinney delivered a powerful message at the award ceremony named in honor of Paul "Bear" Bryant. In front of a bronze statue of the...

Bill to provide AHSAA accountability officially prefiled

State Rep. Kyle South (R-Fayette) has officially prefiled his heavily supported bill to bring public oversight and accountability to the Alabama High School Athletic...

Alabama House GOP caucus unanimously approves resolution urging AHSAA to reinstate Maori Davenport

This week, the 77-member Alabama House Republican Caucus unanimously approved a resolution urging the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) to immediately reinstate the...