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PGA Tour event could make $25 million impact in Auburn-Opelika

By Minnie Lamberth The Auburn-Opelika area is expected to benefit from a $25 million economic boost this month, thanks to the Barbasol Championship. The...

Alabama, Auburn football given best odds to win SEC

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Odds-makers in Las Vegas give the University of Alabama and Auburn University football teams the best odds to win the Southeastern...

Champ Deontay Wilder downs challenger ‘faster than a plate of Alabama BBQ’ (video)

https://youtu.be/YriPzIzXFVE (Video above: Deontay Wilder knocks out Eric Molina in the 9th round) Alabama native and reigning WBC heavyweight champion of the world Deontay Wilder successfully...

Boxing’s reach in Alabama has longer history than you may think

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Boxing history will be made at Birmingham’s Bartow Arena Saturday night when Tuscaloosa’s Deontay Wilder makes the first defense of his...

From IHOP to Heavyweight Champ: Deontay Wilder thankful for his pancake-flipping past

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- As Heavyweight boxing champ and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native Deontay Wilder prepares to defend his title against Eric Molina Saturday, the Bronze...

Bama’s season opener is the most expensive non-conference ticket in the country

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- When the University of Alabama Crimson Tide kick off the 2015 college football season in Cowboys Stadium against the Wisconsin Badgers,...

Saban: Guilty until proven innocent is not ‘what our country was really built on’

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban expressed his dissatisfaction with a new rule handed down by the Southeastern Conference...

BREAKING: UAB is bringing football back

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will announce Monday it is reinstating the school's football program, almost six months to...

Saban’s daughter rides across stadium in Rolls-Royce for epic wedding finale

'Bama-themed weddings are hardly out of the ordinary in the Yellowhammer State, but few could ever hope to pull it off the way Adam...

Heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder: I want to bring the world to Alabama

Deontay Wilder from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo. (Video Above: Deontay Wilder prepares for the June 13th fight against Texan Eric Molina) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- "You...

Liberals attack former Bama player, current Clemson coach Dabo Swinney for Christian views

CLEMSON, South Carolina -- The top Democrat in the South Carolina House has called on Alabama native and current Clemson University head football coach...

(Video) God bless whoever blared ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ at Tennessee football practice

https://youtu.be/c5ZYq6zQT-w (Video above: Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones really wishes "Sweet Home Alabama" wouldn't get played during Tennessee football practice.) KNOXVILLE, TN -- Butch Jones...

Will UAB football return? We’ll find out June 1

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- There appears to still be a glimmer of hope for UAB football fans hoping their team will be revived. UAB President...

It’s official: Wilder bringing heavyweight title fight to Alabama for first time ever

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Heavyweight champion and Tuscaloosa native Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder will officially defend his title in Birmingham next month, taking on...

This is apparently what happens when Ole Miss upsets Alabama

OXFORD, Miss -- Ole Miss's 23-17 upset over the University of Alabama last fall was a definite low point for many Alabama fans, but...

Deontay Wilder to defend his heavyweight title for the first time in Birmingham

After winning the heavyweight boxing title in January, Tuscaloosa boxer Deontay Wilder had to pick a place for his first title defense. Wilder, who broke...

Landon Collins vows to ‘prove the doubters wrong’ after not being drafted in first round

While Amari Cooper celebrated being taken fourth overall in the first round of last night's NFL Draft, Alabama safety Landon Collins waited backstage in...

Cooper first receiver drafted in 2015 NFL Draft: ‘I’m ready to go to work’

All eyes were on Chicago for the NFL Draft on Thursday night, but Amari Cooper heard his name on a television set in Tuscaloosa. The...

Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones arrested for third-degree domestic violence

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.--Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones was arrested Tuesday night and charged with third-degree domestic violence criminal mischief and third-degree domestic violence harassment, per a...

(video) Bo Jackson and Gus Malzahn clean up at charity golf event

Bo Jackson is a 51-year-old former football player with a hip replacement, but he is still one of the greatest athletes of all time....

Former Alabama WR Amari Cooper stars in new Nike ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj44gM6eBNI (Video above: Amari Cooper in a new Nike commercial) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Heisman trophy finalist, 2014 Biletnikoff Award award winner, and University of Alabama permanent...

Hilarious: Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl channels Taylor Swift in epic lip sync battle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26&v=PVXpst3tpl0 (Video above: Bruce Pearl takes on soccer coach Karen Hoppa in an epic lip sync battle) AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn University men's basketball coach Bruce...

Making sense of the Braxton Miller to Alabama rumors

I blame Paul Finebaum. The ESPN and SEC Network personality stated on Tuesday that a source told him there was "a chance" that Ohio State...

Malzahn officially names Jeremy Johnson Auburn’s starting quarterback

AUBURN, Ala.--It's far from surprising, but Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson has officially been named the team's starter going into the fall. Auburn head coach Gus...