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Southern Mississippi and Georgia Southern both advanced to the championship final at the 2024 Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship in Montgomery. Southern Miss defeated App State 7 to 5 on Saturday. The game was marked by two weather delays that totaled nearly eight hours. When that game was finished, Georgia Southern played James Madison on Saturday night. Georgia Southern prevailed 7 to 1. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles are 40 and 18; while the Georgia...
On Sunday LSU and Tennessee will play in the 2024 SEC Baseball Tournament Championship game in Hoover. The two teams bested their semi-final opponents on Saturday to advance to the championship game. LSU defeated South Carolina on Saturday with a walk off home run in the tenth inning 11 to 10. Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt on Saturday night 6 to 4 – avenging a loss to the Commodores earlier in the tournament. The Championship game will be at 3:00 p.m. CDT at the Hoover Met. The game will be t...
On Sunday, the University of Alabama softball team defeated the Tennessee 4 to 1 in the third and decisive game of the super-regional series. Riley Valentine hit a grand slam home run that was too much for Tennessee to overcome. Joselyn Briski pitched for six innings giving up just four hits with just one run/ The win means that Alabama will be heading to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Patrick Murphy is the head coach of the Alabama softball team. "We're heading to our 15th...
The University of Tennessee Volunteers baseball team was the best team in the Southeastern Conference all season and the championship game was no different. Tennessee beat the LSU Tigers on Sunday 4 to 3 to win the SEC Baseball Tournament title tilt at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama. Tennessee with the win secured an automatic berth in the NCAA baseball tournament. The Volunteers improve to 50 and 11 on the year. LSU was down 4 to 1, but had a late rally in the ninth inning to pull the game...
On Sunday, the University of Southern Mississippi defeated Georgia Southern University to win back to back Sun Belt Conference baseball tournaments. The 2024 Sun Belt Conference Tournament was held in Montgomery and hosted by Troy University. Southern Miss scored five runs in the ninth inning to win 14 to 11 over Georgia Southern. Southern Miss finished the season 41 and 18. Sothern Miss's Colby Allen was chosen as the Most Outstanding player of the tournament. The Sun Belt Conference head...
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) recently applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. United States, which rejected a claim that the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) allowed him to evade full responsibility for his cocaine-related convictions because the federal government has slightly modified the definition of cocaine. The Supreme Court agreed with the position advanced by an Alabama-led amicus brief in July 2022. "We have recently seen the devastating effects of pro-cri...
Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) is a member of the powerful House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Sewell announced the inclusion of key priorities in H.R. 8070, the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA), which was marked up and passed out of the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday night by a vote of 57 to 1. Proponents claim that the FY25 NDAA makes the most substantial investments in the health and well-being of our service members and their families in years....
The University of Alabama softball team plays UCLA on Thursday in the NCAA Women's College World Series. The game is in Oklahoma City at 11:00 and will be televised on ESPN. This is the 15th time in program history that Alabama has played in the Women's College World Series. The Tide won the world series and the national championship in 2012. The Crimson Tide Sports Network at 97.5 FM in Tuscaloosa will have the radio broadcast. Alabama defeated Tennessee last weekend in a 3 game Super Regional...
The Auburn University men's golf team defeated Florida State 3-2 to win the University's first men's golf national title ever. On Wednesday, Auburn played FSU at the Omni La Costa Champions Course in the California hills near Carlsbad, California. The Tigers' head coach is Nick Clinard. "I've got a great group of young men," said Clinard. "We've got six of the best players in the country." Senior J.M. Butler said, "Glad we could get it done. I knew we had it in us, all we had to do was go out...
The University of Alabama softball team fell 1 to 4 in the College Softball World Series to UCLA. The Tide ladies will face either Oklahoma or Duke in an elimination game Friday at 6 p.m. CDT. The game will be televised on ESPN. Alabama falls to 38 and 19 on the season, while UCLA improves to 43 and 10 on the year. UCLA scored first in the third inning. Alabama tied it up in the fifth inning; but left the inning with the bases loaded. This would come back to haunt the Tide. UCLA took the lead...
Motorists need to be aware that the state of Alabama wants you to put down your phone while driving. Texting while driving is already illegal, now taking pictures, filming a movie, or talking on the phone with your device in your hand is also illegal. You can still talk on the phone while you drive; but it needs to be done wirelessly with a headset or a new car that syncs the phone with the car's sound system. The Alabama Legislature passed this in 2023; but gave motorists a one year grace...
On Friday the University of Alabama softball team defeated Duke 2 to 1 in what was an elimination game. The win improves Alabama to 1 and 1 in College World Series play. Alabama will play the loser of Saturday's Florida versus Texas game next. That game will be on Sunday June 2 at 2:00 p.m. and will be televised on ABC. Alabama improves to 39 and 19 on the season with the win over Duke. Marlie Giles was the batting heroine of the game. She hit a double in the first inning driving in Kenleigh...
The University of Alabama baseball team lost to the University of Central Florida on Friday 7 to 8 in their first NCAA postseason game. The loss drops the Tide to 33 and 223 on the season. The Tide is playing in the Tallahassee regional of the NCAA baseball playoffs. This is a double elimination regional, so the Tide still has some life left. The Tide will play Stetson in an elimination game on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. CDT. The game is being televised on ESPN+. Shortstop Justin Lebron had 4 hits...
On Friday Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that Alabama was joining a 15-state lawsuit challenging a new rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that redefines the Affordable Care Act's prohibition against discrimination on the basis of "sex" to include "gender identity." If allowed to take effect, the new rule would mandate that medical providers perform surgeries and administer hormone drugs to both children and adults for the purpose of gender trans...
On Saturday Stetson thoroughly dominated the University of Alabama baseball team. They advanced to Sunday, by ending Alabama's season. Stetson scored 1 run in the first inning when Kyle Jones hit a home runj taking an early lead they never relinquished. Stetson added runs in the 3rd, 6th, and 7th innings. Alabama got 5 hits, but never was able to get a runner across home plate. Florida State beat UCF 5 to 2. Stetson had lost to Florida State on Friday; while Alabama lost to the University of...
Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) recently announced $16,910,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in rebate funding for clean school buses in Alabama. The rebates will help schools purchase over 51 clean school buses in 10 school districts across the state. EPA's Clean School Bus program was created by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will help Alabama accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles and to replace older, diesel fueled school buses,...
On Sunday, the University of Alabama softball team lost to the University of Florida 6 to 4. The loss eliminated the ladies from the NCAA 2024 Softball World Series. The game was extended by a three-hour weather delay. Kayla Beaver got the start for the Tide; while Keagan Rothrock was the starting pitcher for Florida. The Tide took an early second inning lead when Riley Valentine batted in Bailey Dowling. Florida, however scored two runs in the third inning to take a 2 to 1 lead. Alabama tied...
On Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that he has joined a Nebraska-led coalition of 22 states in opposing the Biden Administration's strict new energy-efficiency standards for stoves and ovens. The rule is expected to increase the costs for kitchen appliances nationwide. "Biden believes the rule of law doesn't apply to his Administration, and even as our economy hangs in the balance, he is demanding we purchase new 'energy-efficient' kitchen appliances," stated...
On Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) celebrated her seventh year in office as Governor of Alabama. Ivey celebrated the occasion by announcing that more than $7.9 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various, statewide road and bridge projects. Road and bridgework has been a priority of Ivey's administration. To this end, Gov. Ivey, championed the Rebuild Alabama Act, which created the Annual Grant Program responsible for this allocation by raising fuel taxes...
On Sunday April 28th the 9th Annual Tuscaloosa Bible Reading Marathon will take place. This an international, annual event where people, young and old, read the entire Bible (Genesis through Revelation) aloud for 80 continuous hours, without commentary. The reading will start with Genesis chapter 1, verse 1. Each volunteer will read aloud for 15 minutes and then pass the reading, like a baton, to the next person. Approximately 300 volunteers are needed to complete the reading of the entire...
The Montgomery Biscuits Baseball team won their home opener over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Tuesday night 9 to 0. Nine players for the Biscuits recorded hits and seven scored runs in the contest. Designated batter Kenny Piper kicked off the offensive spectacle with a home run in the second inning. Piper finished with two runs on three at bats. Short stop Carson Williams scored in the fourth inning when Wahoos pitcher Jonathon Bermudez threw a wild pitch. The Biscuits scored for the third time...
The Democratic Party's national convention begins on August 19; but the Alabama Legislature set August 15 as the deadline for parties to announce their candidate slate ahead of the election. Since Biden won't be actually chosen yet, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) says that there is a possibility that the Democrats won't have a candidate for President or Vice President on the November 5 general election. To address this potential electoral crisis, Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony...
The Elmore County Humane Society announced on Sunday that Doughy is available for adoption. Doughy is a two-year old male. He is a mixed breed dog that looks like he could be a Pit/Akita but certainly could be other mixes. Doughy is a medium sized dog weighing a modest 65 pounds. He was found as a stray and turned into the shelter and never reclaimed. The Shelter says that Doughy has a great personality. "He is an absolute sweetheart, shy at first but then a huge love bug and wants nothing but...
There will be a special screening of the film: "A Walk with Joey" at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church on Thursday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m. hosted by the Knights of Columbus and the United For Life Foundation. Joey Hale suffered a skull fracture in 1976 when he and his entire family were involved in a hit and run car accident caused by a drunk driver. Joey's five-year-old sister was left with permanent brain damage from the crash. Joey was later diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 12....
Faulkner University will host a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony on April 23, 2024 of its Mobile Campus. The Mobile Campus is one of three Faulkner University's extension campuses. The Mobile Campus will be named the Lamar Allen and Marceil Harrison Campus of Faulkner University. Lamar and Marceil Harrison leased the property for the Mobile Campus to Faulkner. They later donated the property and building to for Faulkner. The multi-million-dollar property was officially donated in June of...
