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On Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictments of two Walker County men for the 2015 death of Eric Cates. Joshua Franklin Hill, age 35, and Luke Williams, Jr., age 34, were both served with indictments for Capital Murder. Cates and his dog, Gypsy, were both found deceased in the Empire community on March 21, 2015. Their bodies were badly burned as was the interior of the small truck where they were found. Cates was just 32 when he and his bulldog Gypsy were...
On Sunday, the University of Florida defeated the University of South Alabama softball team in the Gainesville NCAA regional. South Alabama defeated Florida Atlantic on Friday 1 to 0 in a pitching due. They then lost to Florida on Saturday 9 to 1. In the double elimination tournament, South Alabama went on to defeat Florida Gulf Coast 5 to 1 to advance to the NCAA regional title game where they played Florida again Sunday. For the second time Florida won 9 to 1 to advance to the NCAA super...
The SEC baseball tournament has begun and the University of Alabama, the number 7 seed in the tournament, will begin play at 1:00 p.m. CDT against the number 10 seeded South Carolina Gamecocks. SEC tournament action has already begun with the University of Georgia playing LSU. Alabama closed out the season with a series in Auburn. The Tide won the third game on Saturday12 to 6 over the Tigers; but lost games 1 and 2 in the series on Thursday and Friday. Alabama is 33 and 21 overall on the...
Troy University is hosting the Sunbelt Conference baseball tournament this week in Montgomery at Riverwalk Stadium starting on Tuesday. Troy finished with 36 wins and 20 losses and 18 in 12 in the conference. The University of South Alabama will play Old Dominion on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CDT. Mark Calvi is the coach of USA. Calvi has coached the team since 2011. The hosting Troy University will play on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. CDT against App State. The conference tournament will conclude with the...
The University of Alabama baseball team fell in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament to the University of South Carolina 5 to 10. The loss in Hoover makes the Tide's likelihood of getting an invitation to the NCAA tournament highly unlikely; but it is still a possibility. Alabama baseball's head Coach is Rob Vaughn "We are not thrilled with the result, but South Carolina played well – you have to tip your cap to them," Vaughn said. "Now we kind of sit and wait. We'll go b...
The University of South Alabama baseball team lost their first round Sunbelt Conference tournament game to Old Dominion 3 to 2. The USF Jaguars got out to an early first inning lead when Micah Morgan had a single that led to an RBI scoring Will Turner. Turner bunted Tyler Borges home in the top of the fifth inning. ODU responded with a two-run home run. ODU scored again in the sixth inning to take the lead. South Alabama's Head Coach is Mark Calvi. "Great college baseball game, two pretty solid...
On Wednesday, Troy University baseball came back from 0-4 in the fourth inning against Appalachian State to win their opening tournament game 6 to 5. The win means that Troy advances in the Sun Belt Conference tournament which is now underway at Montgomery's Riverwalk Stadium. The Trojans had a six run fifth inning after the slow start. Troy did not get a hit on App State in the first four innings. Brooks Bryan drove in the first run for Troy with a shot to right center. Tremayne Cobb Jr., Kyle...
The Sun Belt Conference Tournament will continue at Montgomery's Riverwalk Stadium on Thursday. The action begins at 9:00 a.m. when Coastal Carolina University will play Appalachian State. James Madison plays Louisiana at 12:00 noon. Troy University plays Southern Mississippi at 4:00 p.m. Old Dominion will play Georgia Southern at 7:00 p,m. The conference championship game will be played on Sunday. The University of South Alabama was eliminated on Tuesday....
The Southeastern Conference baseball tournament continues today in Hoover. The action begins at 9:00 a.m. when Kentucky plays Arkansas. At the conclusion of that game, Tennessee will play Texas A&M. At 4:30 p.m. LSU plays South Carolina. Vanderbilt plays Mississippi State on Thursday night. This is a double elimination tournament after the Tuesday play in games which were single elimination. On Wednesday LSU defeated Kentucky 11 to 0, South Carolina beat Arkansas 6 to 5. Vanderbilt defeated...
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Office of Emergency Medical Services is celebrating the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week, May 19 to 25, 2024. ADPH said in a statement that this is a time to honor the entire EMS profession and its importance in protecting the safety and health of Alabamians. EMS professionals serve in a broad range of roles, from providing highly skilled care on scene and in an ambulance to serving as educators, to practicing community paramedicine, to...
On Thursday, the Troy University baseball team lost a close game in the Sun Belt Conference tournament to Southern Mississippi. On Friday they will get another chance when they play App State in Montgomery to advance to the weekend. Southern Miss scored 3 runs in the eighth inning Thursday after finding themselves down 5 to 3 to Troy after seven innings. First baseman Will Butcher and 2 hits in 5 at bats for the Trojans and scored 1 run. Ethan Thomas also scored for Troy. Thomas had 1 hit in...
The Southeastern Conference baseball tournament continues today in Hoover. Kentucky plays South Carolina late Friday afternoon, while Tennessee plays Mississippi State in the primetime game. The action begins at 4:00 p.m. at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium with the Kentucky versus South Carolina game. At 7:30 p.m. the University of Tennessee will play Mississippi State. This is a double elimination tournament after the Tuesday play in games which were single elimination. The winners on Friday will a...
On Friday, the University of Alabama softball team lost its NCAA super regional game to the University of Tennessee 3 to 2. This was the first of a three game series so Alabama gets a chance to even the series to force a third game on Sunday. The Tide women play the Lady Vols on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CDT. Alabama falls to 36 and 18 on the season; while Tennessee improves to 44 and 10. It was a strange game where Tennessee benefitted from Alabama's errors. Patrick Murphy is the head coach of the...
On Friday both App State and James Madison won games to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Troy University is hosting the tournament in Montgomery; but they were eliminated Friday by App State. App State will play Southern Mississippi on Saturday at beautiful Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery at 9:00 a.m. Because this is a double elimination tournament, App State will need to defeat No. 2-seeded Southern Miss twice on Saturday to advance to the championship game....
Saturday, May 25 is another day of exciting college baseball action at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The action starts at noon CDT with South Carolina playing LSU. That game will be followed by Tennessee versus Vanderbilt at 3:30 p.m. All of Saturday's games will be televised on the SEC Network The winners on Saturday will advance to the Southeastern Conference championship game on Sunday The SEC baseball championship game will be televised on ESPN at 2:00 p.m. CDT. In...
The University of Alabama softball team fought off elimination and narrowly won an extra inning game on Saturday with the Tennessee Lady Vols. Tennessee had won the first game of the three game NCAA playoff series so Alabama's season would have ended with a loss. Instead, Alabama plays Tennessee on Sunday for the super-regional. Winner advances and loser goes home. Alabama won 3 to 2. The Tide finally broke through in the fourteenth inning when Kristen White drove Lauren Johnson home. Bailey...
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...
