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  • Sun Belt Conference Baseball semifinal games are Saturday

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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....

  • Southeastern Conference baseball tournament semifinals games are Saturday

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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...

  • Governor Ivey signs paperwork of state purchase of Foley Express Toll Bridge

    Brandon Moseley|May 1, 2024

    On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) held a ceremonial paperwork signing accepting locally-owned roadway and right of way assets related to the state's purchase of the Foley Beach Express toll bridge. Gov. Ivey was joined by local officials in Baldwin County at the ceremonial bill signing. The state's purchase of the bridge will make its use toll-free for Alabamians and visitors. Additionally, it will help alleviate traffic congestion for citizens living in the area. Governor Ivey...

  • Tuberville said that "It is a tragedy what has happened to our country" through open borders

    Brandon Moseley|May 1, 2024

    On Thursday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) appeared on the Fox Business Channel with Maria Bartiromo. Sen. Tuberville said that "You can't allow" "open borders" with a constitutional republic. "It's just a tragedy what's happened to our country," Sen. Tuberville told Bartiromo. "It's not the same country that you and I grew up in. Open borders, you can't allow that with the constitutional republic that we have. You have to have law and order. We've turned into more of a third world...

  • UAH-led FTPP recognized nationally as National Science Foundation ranks in top 10 best places to work

    May 1, 2024

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 22, 2024) – The $20 million, five-year Future Technologies and Enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) initiative led by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, is cited in "The Washington Post" as a key contributor toward the National Science Foundation's (NSF) top-10 ranking in the 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. FTPP is an alliance of nine Alabama u...

  • Alabama ties series with Tennessee in softball playoffs

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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 Miss to play Georgia Southern in Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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...

  • LSU and Tennessee will meet for SEC Championship

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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...

  • San Antonio defeats the Birmingham Stallions

    Brandon Moseley|May 1, 2024

    On Saturday, the Birmingham Stallions lost a game for the first time in over a year when they were defeated by the San Antonio Brahmas 9 to 18. The Stallions fall to 8 and 1; but had already clinched a home playoff game in two weeks. The Stallions are coached by Skip Holtz. "The effort put out there today was not good enough to get it done," Holtz said. "I think this was a great wakeup call for us." Stallions Quarterback Adrian Martinez was the team's leading rusher on Saturday with 56 yards on...

  • Alabama softball team eliminates Tennessee: advances to the college world series

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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...

  • Tennessee wins SEC tournament

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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...

  • With freedom comes great sacrifice.

    Dr. Nicole Jones Wadsworth|May 1, 2024

    With freedom comes great sacrifice. On Memorial Day, we pause to reflect on the immense sacrifices made by the brave men and women who have served in our armed forces. It is a day to honor and remember those who gave their all, laying down their lives so that we may enjoy the freedoms and liberties we hold dear. Our hearts swell with gratitude as we think of the countless heroes who faced the ultimate test of courage and duty. Their selflessness and dedication to our country are the foundations...

  • The NCAA agrees to pay out $2.7 billion to settle claims from former student-athletes

    Brandon Moseley|May 1, 2024

    The NCAA has agreed tentatively to pay out $2.7 billion to settle three anti-trust lawsuits claiming that the college and university members formed an illegal trust to deny thousands of student athletes just compensation over the course of decades. After decades of claiming that the athletes were "amateurs" and "student-athletes," the NCAA has agreed to rule changes that will allow the "schools" to pay the players. This is to resolve the three pending federal anti-trust lawsuits. The current and...

  • Southern Miss wins Sun Belt Conference Tournament

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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 is going to the NCAA baseball playoffs, Troy is left out

    Brandon Moseley|May 1, 2024

    On Monday, the University of Alabama was selected to play in the NCAA baseball tournament. Troy University, another bubble team for the tournament, was left out. Alabama will be joined by the University of Central Florida, Stetson and Florida State in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional at Dick Howser Stadium from May 31 to June 3. The Crimson Tide is the No. 2 seed in the region. They will begin play with the third-seeded UCF Golden Knights at 5:00 p.m. CDT. Florida State, who is the number 8 team...

  • Steve Marshall commends Supreme Court decision affirming enhanced penalties for career criminals

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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...

  • DAV, RecruitMilitary® host National Government Agency Virtual Career Fair

    Guest Writer

    ERLANGER, KY. – DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and RecruitMilitary® will co-host the National Government Agency Virtual Career Fair, June 4 from 11:00am – 3:00pm CST. The event is free to veterans, their spouses, active-duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and Reserve. More than 12 employers actively seeking the unique talents of America's veterans will be on-site representing a range of industries, from construction to medical to administrative and logistics, wit...

  • Sewell votes for NDAA says that there were big wins for Alabama

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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....

  • May is National Mobility Month

    Guest Writer, Queen Pettway RN|May 1, 2024

    National Mobility Month was established by the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA). National Mobility Awareness Month was created to recognize the power of mobility accessibility to enhance lives and improve health and care. Those with mobility-impacting disabilities or diagnoses still play large roles in our society as workers, caregivers, neighbors, family members, and as consumers within the community. Take the time to see the world from their perspective. What to us is...

  • Tuberville and Britt cosponsor Cruz's legislation to repeal Biden's Natural Gas Tax for Unleashing American Energy

    May 1, 2024

    ***UPDATE***May 29 at 4:24 p.m. This story has been updated from an earlier version to include comments from Sen. Britt and Cruz. On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing legislation to repeal the Natural Gas Tax included in the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act. Biden's new fees and taxes on energy companies will raise costs for customers, creating a burden that will fall most heavily...

  • UAH researcher leads groundbreaking paper that demonstrates for the first time a subluminal warp drive is possible through known physics

    Russ Nelson, UAH Research Writer|May 1, 2024

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (MAY 29, 2024) – Two researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published a paper that demonstrates for the first time that a subluminal warp drive is possible within the bounds of known physics without the need to employ exotic unknown forms of matter or energy, while also advancing our understanding of gravity. UAH alumnus Dr. Jared Fuchs led a team of physicists that produced the paper, supported by Dr. Christopher Helmerich, also an alumnus of UAH, a...

  • Alabama's Student Archers Excel at National Tournament

    Guest Writer, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|May 1, 2024

    For the first time in the Eastern National Tournament of the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), a student archer shot a perfect score of 300 to take top honors in their division. That feat was accomplished by Gunnar Couch, a seventh grader from Grand Bay Middle School in Mobile County, during the event held in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 9-11, 2024. For his first place finish in the overall high school division, Gunnar received a $1,000 scholarship and the opportunity to compete...

  • Alabama to play UCLA today in College World Series

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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...

  • Auburn wins its first Golf national title

    Staff Writer|May 1, 2024

    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...

  • Trump found guilty on all 34 counts

    Brandon Moseley|May 1, 2024

    On Wednesday, the New York City jury has found former President Donald J. Trump (R) guilty on all 34 counts in the hush money trial. The jury found Trump guilty in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president. Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his ex-fixer, Michael Cohen, made to former porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election to keep her secret liaison with Trump a prior secret until after the 2016...

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