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The Alabama Gazette staff has made its picks for the Southeastern Conference Week 7. The picks this week are: South Carolina is at Alabama Missouri is at Massachusetts Texas at Oklahoma Mississippi State at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Ole Miss at LSU Vanderbilt at Kentucky The Gazette panel is Brandon Moseley, Luisa Reyes, Sam Adams, Christopher Peeks, Perry O. Hooper Jr., and Harry Still III. Brandon Moseley is picking Alabama over South Carolina, Missouri over Massachusetts, Texas over...
When summer starts with a stifling heat wave, as many places are seeing in 2024, it can pose risks for just about anyone who spends time outside, whether they're runners, people who walk or cycle to work, outdoor workers or kids playing sports. Writing for The Conversation, Susan Yeargin, an associate professor of athletic training at the University of South Carolina and an expert on heat-related illnesses, explains what everyone should think about before spending time outside in a heat wave...
Auburn University is holding its Fan Day this Saturday, August 10, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. CDT in the indoor complex located behind the Athletics Complex. On To Victory will host a private event and autograph session, exclusively for its members prior to fanfest, beginning at 2:00 p.m. CDT p.m. Doors for that event will open at 1:45 p.m. Aubie's Kids Club members will receive early admission prior to the event at 2:45 p.m. Fan Day will feature a family fun zone as well as autograph sessions and...
The American sports betting boom is a freight train hurtling down the track. Despite increasing calls for regulation, there's no sign it will slow down as states in on the action continue raking in absurd sums. With climbing revenue, tax revenues climb too. According to the American Gaming Association, in the first quarter of 2024, gamblers wagered a record $36.86 billion on sports, creating $3.33 billion in revenue—and $804.5 million in tax revenue. Sports betting behemoth New York tops the l...
In a year where two of the most prominent leagues for women's sports shattered attendance and viewership records, the brightest stars are cultivating burgeoning audiences on social media—audiences that those players can now leverage for lucrative sponsorship deals as early as their college years. Collabstr analyzed data from SponsorUnited to rank the athletes in women's sports whose social followings grew across all platforms the most over the last year. The report analyzes social media e...
Southeastern Conference football cranks up the 2024 season starting this weekend - August 31. The Alabama Gazette panelists ranked the SEC and found Georgia to be the class of the SEC. 4 of the 5 panelists picked Georgia to finish the regular season in first place in the SEC. Luisa Reyes was the lone vote picking Alabama. Texas was second, followed by Alabama. Historically that would be a disappointing year for Tide fans, but with the 12 team playoff format this year, third place will get you a...
On Monday, longtime TV and radio sports journalist John Longshore spoke to the Montgomery Kiwanis Club about the upcoming college football season. Longshore predicted that after 2026 there would be another round of conference realignment and that the SEC would not take Clemson and Florida State because Florida and South Carolina like being the only SEC teams in their respective states. Longshore said that the SEC's long-term expansion interests are in Notre Dame and North Carolina. Longshore...
The Alabama Gazette panel unanimously voted to pick Alabama and Auburn to win their SEC openers. The Tigers will be hosting Alabama A&M on Saturday; while Alabama will host Western Kentucky. The SEC game of the week is Georgia hosting Clemson. The panelists all predicted that Georgia would win; though Luisa Reyes said that she would not be surprised if Clemson wins. The panelists are all predicting that Notre Dame will defeat Texas A&M at College Station. All the panelists also agreed that...
The UAB Blazers opened the 2024 college football season on Thursday with a resounding win over Alcorn State 41 to 3. The game was delayed over an hour and twenty minutes due to bad weather in Birmingham; but that was the only setbacks that the Blazers faced on Thursday. The Blazers were up 28 to 3 by halftime, allowing Coach Trent Dilfer to substitute a lot of players in for the second half. UAB's offense ran the ball at will accounting for 298 yards of offense on the ground. The stout Blazer's...
On Sunday night the Louisiana State University Tigers face the University of Southern California. This is an early test for the SEC versus the Big 10. The Alabama Gazette panelists are all picking LSU to be victorious in their opener. USC started 5 and 0 in 2023; but collapsed down the stretch to a disappoint 7 and 5 finish. A victory over Louisville in the Holiday Bowl on December 27 did little to improve the mood of USC fans. Now USC head coach Lincoln Riley has to replace 2022 Heisman trophy...
For those Tide fans who have expressed trepidation about Kalen DeBoer as the new head coach – they had nothing to fret about on Saturday. Bama's beat down of the Western Kentucky team was as thoroughly dominating as possible. Alabama had 63 points and over 600 yards of offense. Star Quarterback Jalen Milroe threw for two touchdowns and ran it in for two touchdowns on the ground. The veteran signal caller contributed over 200 yards through the air and 79 yards of rushing. Milroe was sacked j...
Auburn opened its football season with historically Black college Alabama A&M. The game was not expected to be competitive and it wasn't. Auburn jumped out to an early lead and never looked back strolling to a 73 to 3 win. This is Coach Hugh Freeze's second year on the Plains and Tigers fans are hoping that this season will be an improvement on the 6 and 7 finish of last year. Auburn jumped out to a 28 point lead in the first quarter and another 24 points in the second quarter to go to halftime...
The Alabama Gazette panelists correctly picked that Alabama and Auburn would both win their opening games. The panelists were unanimous in their first week picks and went 14 and 2 in the first week. Alabama coasted to an easy victory over Western Kentucky. Auburn similarly boat raced a much less talented opponent in Alabama A&M. The panel correctly picked that Georgia would defeat Clemson in Atlanta; though some members of the panel were shocked by the ease at which Georgia finished off Dabo...
Between new stadiums, ownership changes, and player salaries, the economics of football are changing from the top down. For fans, this means increased costs to both see NFL games in person and watch their favorite NFL teams on TV. To see exactly how prices have risen for NFL fans, the FinanceBuzz team compared the average costs of attending an NFL game in person, including tickets, beer, hot dogs, and parking, for every NFL team over the past decade. This helped determine which NFL teams' fans...
Friday, September 9, 2024 – week two of the college football season is upon us. Most Southeastern Conference teams are still playing nonconference opponents; but some teams are going ahead and starting SEC play. Last week the panel all made the same picks and went 14 and 2. This week the games are a little harder and there is more disagreement from the panel members. The SEC games this week are: Arkansas visits Oklahoma State Texas visits Michigan McNeese State plays Texas A&M Tennessee Tech a...
The 2024 Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26 to Aug. 11. It marks the city's third time hosting the Summer Olympics after previously hosting them in 1900 and 1924. So, of course, a huge chunk of the Olympic events will be held in Paris. Neighboring cities like Saint-Denis, Le Bourget, Nanterre, Versailles, and Vaires-sur-Marne will also host certain events. Way.com reports the opening ceremony of the event will take place in Jardins du Trocadéro on the Seine, and the closing...
For athletes and sports fans alike, the Olympic Games are the pinnacle of sporting events. Every four years, more than 10,000 athletes from nearly every country come together for the Summer Olympics and compete in dozens of sports. With over 3 billion people watching, it's arguably the most popular sporting event in the world, showcasing sports and countries both large and small on the global stage. Every Olympics has great competitions, but upsets are the most memorable. Underdogs take the...
For centuries, sports have impacted the lives and cultures of people worldwide. From the first Olympic games in Greece as far back as the 700s B.C. to the formation of the National Association of Base Ball Players—the first professional sports league in America—in the 1800s, the love for sports has always been apparent. What makes sports so popular? Why do so many people gather around a big screen or spend hundreds of dollars on tickets to appear in person at an event? While there doesn't see...
Way.com reports that top earners among the highest-paid athletes include: - Cristiano Ronaldo– $260 million - Jon Rahm – $218 million - Lionel Messi – $135 million - LeBron James – $128 million - Giannis Antetokounmpo – $111 million Observations - The fact that the top two athletes based in Saudi Arabia are on this list shows their financial might. - It's cool to see two basketball players on the list. It shows how well the NBA is doing financially. Soccer Stars Dominate Soccer players a...
Throughout the history of college sports, money has always stoked controversy. Since the NCAA was formed, student-athletes have been prevented from earning anything apart from their scholarships. No jobs or sponsorships allowed. And yet, over and over, numerous pay-to-play scandals saturated the billion-dollar landscape. Within the last two decades alone, high-profile players from major institutions were caught selling memorabilia, taking thousands of dollars from marketing representatives, and...
What makes a great golf course? Is it the conditions? The architecture? The difficulty? In most cases, there's more than one specific answer. Whether playing 18 holes at your local municipal course or enjoying the day at a pristine country club, there are a few guidelines and factors to consider when ranking your links experience. On the technical side, it's important to consider a course's variety—its obstacles (a well-placed bunker or water hazard), its distances (a diverse group of par-3s a...
The Major League Baseball draft is unique among professional sports drafts. The 30 organizations pick teenagers and college students who will not join their big league clubs for years—if ever. These athletes will spend that time honing their craft in the minor leagues, where long bus rides and minuscule paychecks are the norm. A few will move quickly up the ranks, seizing playing time opportunities to advance their careers and making their names known to scouts, fans, and other observers a...
Way.com reports that top earners among the highest-paid athletes include: - Cristiano Ronaldo– $260 million - Jon Rahm – $218 million - Lionel Messi – $135 million - LeBron James – $128 million - Giannis Antetokounmpo – $111 million Observations - The fact that the top two athletes based in Saudi Arabia are on this list shows their financial might. - It's cool to see two basketball players on the list. It shows how well the NBA is doing financially. Soccer Stars Dominate Soccer players a...
Fewer than 60 current student-athletes qualified to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games for Team USA, all of whom will officially compete in the international games. For most of these students, the Paris games, which will be held from July 26 through Aug. 11, will mark the first time they compete in the Olympics. They join a larger list of more than 300 former student-athletes who will also represent Team USA this year. Some schools, like Stanford, Princeton and Harvard, have multiple...
The Auburn University Department of Athletics announced recently that season tickets are available to the general public for the 2024 football season. Tickets start at just $495 for the whole home season. Public season tickets are upper-level locations only and are not renewable year after year. Members of Tigers Unlimited had until May 31 to pay the balance owed on their football season ticket renewals. Lower level Tigers Unlimited Football season tickets begin at only $805; while upper level...
